Tib's Speciatly--The High Jump.

At 14-1/2 pounds, I guess I have to admit that I qualify for the  heavyweight kitty class.  Even so, I'm still an excellent athlete and can do the 30 yard dash in nothing flat--especially when the old guy has a chicken treat for me.  I'm also a very good gymnast and my balance is quite amazing. However, I've got to believe that my specialty is the high jump.  Here's a short video that Rich took of me yesterday while we were playing with my favorite piece of string.

Another package from one of my fans

Wow!  I got a nice surprise in the mail from, Sonny (Troglodite), one of my biggest fans.  He sent me another gift certificate from PhotoStamps, so Rich and the old guy can make some new postage stamps of me for Easter and a bunch of other really cool stuff, including books, CD's and collectables.  He's so generous.  I feel kinda guilty having so much good stuff when I know there are a lot of kitties having to scrounge food out of trash cans.  Rich and the old guy have been giving some of the things I got for winning the Hartz photo contest to other friends and neighbors who have cats.  There's no way I'll ever be able to play with all the toys we have stashed away.

A big "THANK YOU!" to Sonny.  He's so thoughtful and generous.

 

Tibs the kitty performs his balancing act.

Here's one more fun video from when I was a little kitty.  The old guy says he's now going to start taking some new ones of me. Maybe I'm no longer the cute little kitten I was year ago, but I can now show off how I've sharpened my athletic abilities and how I've grown into a really cool cat.

Tibs Discovers His Tail

Lately, the old guy has been browsing through all of my old videos and reminiscing about the days when I was just a little kitty. Here’s one he took of me when I was still discovering my tail.  It sure took me a while to get used to it and I’m still not sure what good it is.  Anyway, I’ve had some fun playing with it.  I’m also checking out how big my ears were back then.  I guess I’ve grown into them.

What's so funny?

The old guy was going through some of the old videos he took of me while I was still a kitten and finding out how high I could climb.  I don't know why he thinks this one is so amusing, but he seems to think it's funny.  I think he has a weird sense of humor!

My trip to the vet.

Geez, what a day!  Rich and the old guy took me to Tri-City Veterinary Clinic today for my annual check-up.  I'm getting kind of big for the cardboard pet carrier, so I'm hoping the old guy will break down and get me something a little classier.  I really don't like riding in the car, even though it's only for a few minutes.  Maybe it wouldn't be so bad if I could see what's going on outside.

Come on Rod, buy me a classy carrier.

I really like Dr. Porte and his assistant, Robin and they treat me great, but I wasn't expecting a lot of the things that happened to me today.  Can you guess how they took my temperature?  Definitely not cool!  Dr. Porte put drops in my nose and gave me my 3-year rabies feline shot.  He also checked me for feline leukemia and a bunch of other stuff.  The old guy was supposed to take in a stool sample, but the one he fished out of my litter box was from late last night and a little too old, so Rich had to take another one back.  Trust the old guy to goof it up!  I've been growing my claws back out to have some fun with Rich, but the vet trimmed them again, so I need to start all over with them.

Wow!  That made my eyes water.

The vet says I'm a pretty healthy kitty, but I now weigh 14 lbs. 10 ozs.  I've lost about half a pound, but the vet says I'm still too heavy and he wants to see me below 14 pounds. I guess I won't be getting as many treats as before.  Maybe it would help if I did some more high jumping.

Something tells me I'm not going to like this.

Give me the simple life.

It's weird!  I can't believe how many really cool toys I have, but I still have some of my best fun just playing with simple things like a big plastic bag and a piece of string.  Of course, a lot of my fun is because Rich likes to play rough with me and tease me quite a bit.  I'm growing my claws out again as fast as I can, so I can get back at him when he's not expecting it and maybe draw a little blood in the process.  He'd better start wearing long pants.




 

In Training for the Olympics

I hear that the Olympics are going to be held in London this year and I think that maybe I could be a medal winner in the high jump.  I've been practicing for quite a while now and would like to go to the tryouts. What do you think of my chances? I may need to go on a diet and quit eating so many chicken snacks if I want to qualify. The old guy grew up in England and that's where he had his first cat named Tibbles.  He says I'd like it over there because they have lots of fish and chips.

My Hartz Angry Birds Pet Photo Contest Grand Prize

Me with my prizes from Hartz Pets! Love my Angry Birds! 

WOW!  Rich, the old guy and I were totally overwhelmed with the grand prize we received from Hartz yesterday. Thanks, Rich for entering the awesome photo of me.  We all had a lot of fun opening up the box and looking at all the goodies--too many to count.  Rich was busy shooting photos of me, so the old guy was taking the two videos.  They're both several minutes long, but kinda fun to watch.

Rich and the old guy are thinking that we should give some of the stuff to a local pet shelter, or something.  That's cool with me.  I don't think even I could ever get around to playing with everything in the package.  Thank you, Hartz, for all of the great stuff.

It's in the bag

It's nice having Rich back home so he can play rough with me.  I really enjoy all of the toys that Rich and the old guy have given to me, but I still really enjoy playing with simple things like boxes and paper bags.  Last night was trash night, so it was my last chance to play with the paper bag from Trader Joe's.  I think I did a pretty good job of making sure it won't get used again.