A Valentines Day question!

On this day o'love, we have to ask!

It's gooooood to be us!

See? THIS is how a distinguished mancat
plays with a silvervine pillow

Silly Hammy, your death stare doesn't frighten the
pillow!

I think you have floofs in your mouth...

And now you just look like you're
cuddling it!

*sigh* Oh Hammy. 

We LOVE our toys!! Nip & Bones, you've once again brought great joy to our home!!

"Mister August"

That darn Ham! He is strutting around the house, preening in front of MY mirror... it seems he was selected for Morris the Cat's "Morris & Friends Calendar"

"Mister August" as he now likes to be known wishes to tell all his fans that if you need a little more Hammy in your year, you should buy this wonderful calendar! The proceeds go to he Hinsdale Humane Society.

And now even MORE Hammy... the wonderful people at Pet360 - a cool community for cat and dog people to meet - send us some WONDERFUL gifts, including a new sisal ball! Hammy immediately claimed it in the name of all that is Ham...



If you haven't seen the Pet360 site I highly recommend it. They've got all kinds of great info, including updates on pet food recalls and contests. They also have forums that need more cat people posting, so check them out if you have a moment!

Return of the Rumbledad

Hooray and hooray! Not only did today mark the return of the rotten roaming Rumbledad, but he brought us back some of our most favorite cat tents!!!

We've adored these tents, but never been able to find them in NZ! Ginger Jasper sent us some a while back, but we've loved those ones to death.  I guess you can only get them in the UK, so I'm very happy that Rumbledad bought several for us.

This is the photo from yesterday, re-cropped so you can see the mangled
old tent. I love to have it near me.

This is the new tent! Note the extremely pleased expression on my face!

Speaking of the UK, I've got a post on behalf of VetVits!

VetVits is a UK company that provides a range of medications for your pet, including some excellent options in case your cat may need flea treatment.

They've got a really pretty and easy to use website, and have supplements for kitties, doggies and even horses! I was quite impressed with their site design and they've got a lot of really useful pet information including a 'What the Vet Says' section!

If you've got a couple of minutes, check out their site. In the meantime I'm going to be hanging out in my beloved tent...

Rumblemum is HOME!!

We are SO happy we forgot to snub her!

We raced over to greet her and smell all the new suitcase-y smells. We smelled that far-away cat but chose to ignore that *glaring at Rumblemum*

She brought us a wonderful gift - but it's so warm here today that we didn't feel like playing too much.

Here's a photo of us being cat-loafs. I have the tail end of our new toy in my paw.

Honestly, I love the new toy. It's just tooooo hot

This is how Hammy and I fight when it's too hot

Hammy's trying to steal the spotlight. We know my pink nose makes
you forget all about him and his blue eyes

We've gotten some AWESOME gifts and awards from our friends out there, we'll post on those soon. Rumblemum is still getting over her jet lag and is thinking of stalking the Hobbit Premiere tomorrow... so we'll see how we go with posting this week :)

The face of an angel - Rumbles

My friends on Facebook will have already seen this one, but look at what an angel I am! I am not at all like that brother of mine, who sits and begs for ham! I just flash this face and wait for the ham to come to ME!

I will also accept tuna and chicken!

...Please could I have some Greenies...?

I think this blog should be called...

RumbleTUM!!

Or better still, HAMMYTUM!

Hammy will never find me here!!

I am dreaming of far-away lands and far-away bootiful ladycats

How'd ya do that? - Rumblepurr

A lot of you wondered how I got myself soooo high... I wish I could tell you, but if I did then Rumbledad would know and he'd try to thwart me!

Rumblemum suspects that I jump from the kitchen counter to the bookcase, but it's a pretty long jump!

(I have no comment, heh heh heh)

ZzzzZZzzZzzzzz

What this blog REALLY needs - Diego Moonfur

Is more DIEGO BOTTOM!! Mew ha ha ha!!!

In honor of Rumblemum's birthday...

I amplified my RUMBLEPURRs and enhanced my cuddles.

I bet you can hear me RUMBLE from where-ever you are! You can't see it, but my tail is plugged into the back!

Moon-bloggie - Diego Moonfur

HELLO my friends!! Rumbles has let me blog again!!

I keep growing, Rumbleparents cannot believe what a big boy I am already, and I'm not yet one!!

Rumblemummy calls me her little Butterball. I like butter, but I've never seen it in a ball? She says Butterball is her favorite type of bird from back home, but I don't think I'm a bird?

Humans are weird. I'm glad I have Rumbles.

Chillin' on a Sunday, but NOT cuddling - Rumbles and the Ham

You see we do get close, but NOT cuddle-close (at least not for photos!)

MOMMMMMM... he's TOUCHING me...

Why is there a straw on the floor you ask? Cause it's an AWESOME TOY!!

You are POWERLESS at our full faced cute!!

Everybody needs a little Buddy!!

This handsome fella is Buddy.

Buddy recently lost his human, and after ten years together he's on his own in Metro ATL, GA.

The local Spay~Neuter~Adopt~ people are trying to find him a new home so he doesn't have to go into a shelter,

Please, please if you can help him or better still if you're in the area and can adopt him can you contact spayneutercoalition@gmail.com

I can't imagine what I'd do if Rumblemum and dad passed away,and I'm really grateful that they've made arrangements to protect me and Diego if anything ever happened to them.

Buddy reminds me of Inigo, and I'm determined to find this little fellow a home.

Let sleeping kittens lie

Now this is how it's done - Rumbles

Inigo keeps strutting around like HE'S the model... let these photos stand as proof of who's the true model!!

Ok, so maybe this one isn't perfect...

And maybe I was thinking about Greenies in this one

This one is PERFECT except SOME Rumbledads
cut my ear tips off!

This one MAY have been a little my fault

Now we're getting somewhere!

See how pink my nose is? Model trick.

And here is MY cover!!

It's super hard work this modeling. I think I require some tuna. Maybe more than one.

Do all top models have to put up with this? - Rumblepurr

Well, today was a BIG day for me, Rumblemum and Rumbledad decided to do my big photoshoot today!

Rumblemum ironed a backdrop (aka a sheet) and they used some of the best lighting in the WHOLE world (aka they opened all the blinds)

I, of course, was a total pro about the whole thing. But SOME big brothers got their noses out of joint and had to muscle in on my big shoot!! 'Good kitty club' my eye! The boy is a camera hog!

Profile one

And now the other side

This one is ruff-tastic!

All I need is a niptini

Ever so relaxed!

And again with the ruff!

Enjoy the limelight my brother... My contest cover will be unleashed tomorrow!!

I can see I'm gonna have to help out now - Inigo

I know Rumbles is the one running for New Zealand's Next Top Cat Model, but I think he needs a bit of help. Since I've been posing a lot longer than him, I'm going to give him some tips.

Tip 1: Fluff that ruff!

A fluffy ruff will make you look more majestic, and will help accentuate your whiskers. There are very few that can resist squeeing when they see the ruff fluff.

Tip 2: The half turn

The advantage to this pose is that you get the fluffy ruff, but you also get both eyes. Since I have handsome eyes, this is a very good pose for me.

Tip 3: I wonder what they're doing over there

This can be a tricky one. It's a full face, but the eyes are looking to the distance. The power of this shot is that it adds a bit of mystery - the viewer wonders what they're not seeing that I am (I was seeing Rumbles knocking something over in case you wondered *sigh*)

Tip 4: Look wise

When in doubt, pretend you're a lion. Look super wise, fluff the ruff and PURRRRRR.

I've also decided that rather than wait for the draw to win the $40 gift certificate for Nip and Bones, I'm going to make the draw tomorrow (we're not good at waiting for exciting things! tee hee!) 

Rumbles is thinking he might hold another draw starting tomorrow for any new donaters that might want to support him in the contest. So, if anyone wants to donate to help him and the Cat Protection Society, it will be a new chance to win a new prize drawing starting tomorrow! 

We all really appreciate how generous everyone has been to help Rumbles. This isn't just something we're just saying, we honestly thank everyone that has left a sweet comment or donated to our cause.