Mits writes:

I always enjoy helping GSE in the office. Today I helped by emptying her shredder onto the floor.

Urgh

The cats are back from the cattery and farting copiously, which is no doubt a result of what they were fed while on holiday. I'm used to low class mogs who eat what they are given, albeit grudgingly at times, with no ill effects. This bunch of prima donnas however have incredibly sensitive digestive systems which have necessitated charts to track what food causes what effect. There are three main problems: farting, the sort of constipation that requires a chisel to scrape the crap out and which produces scooting and wavy poo lines all over the kitchen floor and thirdly really dirty bottoms, something I've never seen on a cat before, and you wouldn't believe the number of cat bottoms I've seen, I could tell you a few things about cat bottoms...

Sorry.

Sadly, I have not yet found a single brand of food that meets all three criteria. The thing I just can't stand is the farting. Who would think such a small bundle of fluff could produce a gas cloud of such intensity, volume and noxiousness? So we're switching between Royal Canin Siamese variant (fart free but a little constipating), Royal Canin prescription only sensitive (very constipating but good for cleanliness) and Iams which fails the cleanliness test. Purina Proplan is by far and away the worst for farting and dirt and unfortunately that's what the cattery puts in their mix. It's going to be a long couple of days till we all settle down.

When good bedding goes bad

I was wondering how long it would take Rosa to notice that her bed is made out of fake sheepskin. Anything else involving false sheepskin gets eaten, with loud and enthusiastic sucking noises. This weekend I washed the bed, seeing as it was grime encrusted and a tad whiffy. Now all she wants to do is attack it.

Rosa writes

So far today I have eaten part of a cashmere cardigan GSE is trying to sell on ebay and I also discovered that I very much like stilton, after stealing her lunch. All in all, a good morning's work.

Likes and dislikes

Mits:
likes catnip, leaning, overeating, throwing toys in the air, doing cartwheels, icecream, taps
dislikes opera, washing machines, basic personal hygiene, the vet.

Rosa:
likes eating bubble wrap, eating newspaper, eating fake fur, jumping, things that rattle
dislikes Mits's tail, sharing cuddles, cursors, vibration, cars, being ignored.