Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
He's annoyed Fred *yet* again by his latest claiming of the cat scratchers.
Otis is very territorial about scratchers leaving Chester with only one
outlet - our beautiful mattress. This is slowly driving Fred over the edge.
He went out and bought two *more* scratchers and placed them strategically
around the bed. Otis found them and fell in love with them. Rolled on
them, scratched them, laid on them - the whole bit. Chester came in and
made a bee-line for the cardboard scratcher and Otis went ballistic and
drove him from the room. Little sh&t!
Chester used the cardboard one this morning though so maybe Otis won't hog
it forever. I guess he can't be at more than one place at any given time so
maybe he won't be able to totally enforce it. Poor cat is going to be
beside himself ;-)
Susan M
Otis and Chester
mlbriggs - 19 Jan 2007 15:37 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Typical "kids". No wonder parents go gray
Good luck. MLB
Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:50 GMT
> Typical "kids". No wonder parents go gray
>
> Good luck. MLB
Thank you! ... and yes, I'm quite gray now!
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Kreisleriana - 19 Jan 2007 15:50 GMT
>Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
>longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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>Susan M
>Otis and Chester
OTIS U R A KARAKTER!! MY MOMMY IS A BIG FAN!!!
Yes indeed, Otis. Happy, happy purrday to you!
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Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:50 GMT
> OTIS U R A KARAKTER!! MY MOMMY IS A BIG FAN!!!
>
> Yes indeed, Otis. Happy, happy purrday to you!
Thank you from Otis ... whose mom is a big fan of Stinky and Dante!
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Marina - 19 Jan 2007 16:06 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
Hoppy Purrday Otis! No plans of becoming a distinguished elderly
gentleman yet, then?

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Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:47 GMT
> Hoppy Purrday Otis! No plans of becoming a distinguished elderly gentleman
> yet, then?
I don't hold out hope for the distinguished elderly gentleman role for him -
I suspect that he'll be the grumpy old man as he ages. Chester, however
....
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Takayuki - 20 Jan 2007 07:23 GMT
>> Hoppy Purrday Otis! No plans of becoming a distinguished elderly gentleman
>> yet, then?
>
>I don't hold out hope for the distinguished elderly gentleman role for him -
>I suspect that he'll be the grumpy old man as he ages. Chester, however
>....
I always thought Otis was mellowing as he aged. :)
sriddles@aol.com - 19 Jan 2007 16:12 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Awww. Happy Birthday from my Otie-Man to yours, Absolute Owner of All
Scratching Posts.
Sherry
Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:51 GMT
> Awww. Happy Birthday from my Otie-Man to yours, Absolute Owner of All
> Scratching Posts.
Thank you Sherry! I'm not sure I want that title to go to Otis' head
though - I'm not going to tell him about it ;-)
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Jo Firey - 19 Jan 2007 17:01 GMT
him from the room. Little sh&t!
> Chester used the cardboard one this morning though so maybe Otis won't hog
> it forever. I guess he can't be at more than one place at any given time
> so maybe he won't be able to totally enforce it. Poor cat is going to be
> beside himself ;-)
Those last two sentences. They are getting to you aren't they! ;~)'
Now relax and watch the cats for instruction on rest.
Jo
Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:49 GMT
> Those last two sentences. They are getting to you aren't they! ;~)'
>
> Now relax and watch the cats for instruction on rest.
Not until next week - first I have to clean out the all the little odds and
ends from two rooms, then put away laundry, then take the computer
downstairs, then finish the filing, then set up the baby's room, finish some
more laundry, pack the hospital bed ..... :D
Monday is rest day!
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Adrian A - 19 Jan 2007 17:16 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Happy purrday Otis. :-)

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Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:51 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis. :-)
Thank you Adrian!
Susan M
Otis and Chester
kilikini - 19 Jan 2007 18:45 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Happy birthday Otis! Is he getting something special for dinner tonight?
kili
Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:53 GMT
> Happy birthday Otis! Is he getting something special for dinner tonight?
ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!! He gets the odd table scrap of fresh cooked meat and
that will have to do tonight for him. Mom is TOO BUSY to go shopping for
such an ingrate as my darling Otis-cat. (I really do love him dearly)
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Karen - 19 Jan 2007 19:05 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Happy Purrday Otis!!!!
Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:53 GMT
> Happy Purrday Otis!!!!
Thank you Karen!
Susan M
Otis and Chester
jXwXeXrXmXoXnXt@sonic.net - 19 Jan 2007 19:20 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
Happy Birthday, Otis!! Actually, it's amazing that he hasn't been
throttled by some haggard human or other. :)
> He's annoyed Fred *yet* again by his latest claiming of the cat scratchers.
> Otis is very territorial about scratchers leaving Chester with only one
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> made a bee-line for the cardboard scratcher and Otis went ballistic and
> drove him from the room. Little sh&t!
Oh, poor Chester! Well, I guess Chester makes do, at your expense (literally).
I hope he figures out that he can get away with using a scratching post
when the dictato- er, I mean your darling Otis is in another room.
> Chester used the cardboard one this morning though so maybe Otis won't hog
> it forever. I guess he can't be at more than one place at any given time so
> maybe he won't be able to totally enforce it. Poor cat is going to be
> beside himself ;-)
Do I detect a note of revenge? :)
Joyce
Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 19:56 GMT
> Happy Birthday, Otis!! Actually, it's amazing that he hasn't been
> throttled by some haggard human or other. :)
I can picture it again now - a rerun of last time with kids. Middle of the
night nursing - keeping the door closed so that Otis doesn't come in and
jump on us. Instead, baby just drifting off and Otis settling in for a good
yowl outside the door, punctuated by scratching at the door for good
measure. He *is* lucky he hasn't been throttled! He used to open the
pantry door and knock down cans of food to get my attention when I was
nursing, he used to go into the basement under the baby's room and yowl, and
used to go outside the window! I kid you not!
> Oh, poor Chester! Well, I guess Chester makes do, at your expense
> (literally).
Yes, he makes do and also, Chester isn't really the hen pecked type. He
doesn't cower around Otis and could more than hold his own with Otis in a
fight. He just does a little cat shrug and figures its not worth it it
seems. I would feel terrible if I thought Chester was truly being bullied.
> Do I detect a note of revenge? :)
Is it so obvious ? ;-)
Susan M
Otis and Chester
Winnie - 19 Jan 2007 20:18 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Happy Purrsday Otis!
Purrs,
Rusty
Victor Martinez - 19 Jan 2007 20:44 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
Yay!!! He's about halfway now, I reckon. :)

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Susan M - 19 Jan 2007 20:49 GMT
>> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
>> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
>
> Yay!!! He's about halfway now, I reckon. :)
I always have assumed that he'll hang on until his twenties - sleeping, but
still managing to look ornery, on the bed!
Susan M
Otis and Chester
CATherine - 20 Jan 2007 02:28 GMT
>Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
>longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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>Susan M
>Otis and Chester
Maybe there should be more than one scratcher in each room of the
house. Purrs for Chester to get some scratching and Otis to calm down.
--
CATherine
meeee - 22 Jan 2007 20:22 GMT
Lol he's a ratbag that one!! :) I feel Fred's pain....as soon as we bought a
new mattress, everyone decided to throw up/poo on it. I still haven't told
DH....they never pood/threw up on the old one...evil creatures!!
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Julie and Sam - 24 Jan 2007 21:26 GMT
>>Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
>>longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
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>>Susan M
>>Otis and Chester
Belated purrday wishes to Otis. Of course this means he get to celebrate
again today.
Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus
polonca12000 - 22 Jan 2007 21:37 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
<snip>
> Susan M
> Otis and Chester
Happy belated purr-day, Otis!
Best wishes,
Polonca and Soncek
Christina Websell - 23 Jan 2007 18:12 GMT
> Happy purrday Otis! As Fred said this morning, Otis has had amazing
> longevity for a cat with such poor judgement!
Belated happy purrdays wishes, Otis. Stop giving your meowmie a hard time!
Tweed. KFC, Boyfie