von sybilla | 14. August 2014 | Allgemein, Verhalten |
Remember that picture? It was part of a series about playful roughing between Islay and Ice-B. Today, I want you to look at Islay more closely. Doesn’t he look frightening? And it is all play! So how do you (and cats) know when it is serious? First, there is...
von sybilla | 12. August 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
Yesterday the lamps and their boxes were inspected thoroughly, today the tools get scrutinized and Ice-B and Islay get down and dirty. Or – wait a minute – Ice-B would not dare using one of those nice soft earth mounds as a toilet!??! Phew, he changed his...
von sybilla | 11. August 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
We finally did it! After all those experiments with „magic mushrooms“ and spotlights, we not only found some unobtrusive lamps for our garden – we even got them installed! Now we have a wonderfully illuminated garden for the first time. As you can...
von sybilla | 8. August 2014 | Sonderausgabe, Tierschutz |
Dear dog owners, Today you have to be really brave as it is world cat day! We cat owners are of course convinced that our pets are the most intelligent ones around and there are numerous tests to find out which species is smarter than the other. The problem is that...
von sybilla | 7. August 2014 | Außen, Sommer, Verhalten |
I am no expert in the various characteristics of the felidae subfamilies so you have to correct me if I am wrong but to my knowledge only lions hunt in a packs. Normally cats are hunting alone and use stalking and hiding to catch their prey. But not in our household!...
von sybilla | 6. August 2014 | Innen |
The month of July has been the wettest since the beginning of weather recordings in Germany. To mark this occasion you can witness yet another picture story featuring cats and water. While Jaspar seems to contemplate a future as gargoyle, Mira has found a new place...
von sybilla | 4. August 2014 | Außen, Sommer, Verhalten |
The ivy is probably the cats‘ second favourite plant in our garden (number one is of course the catnip). The mice, toads and frogs hide there. Something always rustles there, even if it is only a big bug. The dense ivy that has a firm grip on our fence in the...
von sybilla | 1. August 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
This week has been so busy that I was forced to neglect the Katzenparade and you, dear readers. My apologies! The German text deals with a possibility to save animals from Southern or Eastern Europe when flying on holidays. You probably know how many stray dogs and...
von sybilla | 30. Juli 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
We have a lot of violent weather this year. Yesterday for example another thunderstorm with torrential rain kept us on our toes. In contrast to that Sunday was peaceful and the garden looked positively arcadian. Do you notice the subtle changes of light and shade (and...
von sybilla | 28. Juli 2014 | Allgemein, Sonderausgabe |
This week starts well – with the 350th issue of Katzenparade! As it is now the tradition I have portraits of the team for you today. Apart from that I want to bore you with a few statistics: Did you know that there are actually more than 350 issues (not all are...
von sybilla | 25. Juli 2014 | Gesundheit, Verhalten |
A week has passed since I started my anti-flea campaign. So far I am very happy with the results: After vacuuming I sprayed everything that cannot be washed with AkaFree – the rugs, sofas, doormats, Jaspar’s apartment and Maxine’s cushion plus the...
von sybilla | 24. Juli 2014 | Ausstattung, Verhalten |
With the news about the uric acid attack on Tuesday I had my coming out. Most cat owners are too ashamed to admit that their cats are having – let’s call them – behavioural problems. The talk I had with Hanna, aka Mrs Franz L. Lauter and long-term...
von sybilla | 23. Juli 2014 | Allgemein, Außen, Sommer, Verhalten |
I think these pictures speak for themselves. ——— Ich glaube, diese Bilder sprechen für sich. Bis morgen! Sybilla ice-b_islay_2014_07_look2 jaspar_2014_07_parapet1 jaspar_2014_07_parapet2 jaspar_2014_07_parapet5...
von sybilla | 22. Juli 2014 | Sonderausgabe, Verhalten |
Breaking news: World famous painting victim of acid attack! As was announced yesterday, the painting „The philosopher“ by Franz L. Lauter has been attacked by uric acid. The assault happened a few days ago but the authorities had ordered a news embargo....
von sybilla | 21. Juli 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
Initially, I had planned something different for today. But as it is raining non-stop again after our mini heat wave, I thought you may like to see some brilliant flowers, glaring sunshine and some „hot“ cats. ——— Auch auf die Gefahr hin,...
von sybilla | 18. Juli 2014 | Außen, Sommer |
Do you know what you will do over the weekend? After all that cleaning we did the last couple of days and the prospect of brilliant summer weather, I will try to chill on our patio as much as possible. We finally got the parasol up, cleaned the furniture (again) and I...
von sybilla | 17. Juli 2014 | Gesundheit, Verhalten |
Two days without a new katzenparade. What happened? Don’t worry, all is well and the team is enjoying a current heat wave. But we have fleas. When I was at the vet with Joschi, a flea jumped onto her white coat. Thankfully we could not find any flee faeces which...
von sybilla | 14. Juli 2014 | Gesundheit, Sonderausgabe, Verhalten |
The strategy is from my friend Steed, the long ball was provided by the Saturday edition of our newspaper and you have to decide whether this issue found the back of the net. Actually, the cats are not really interested in football. The ball itself is way too big and...
von sybilla | 11. Juli 2014 | Verhalten |
What women want is a mystery to Joschi. While Ginger is quite a ladies’ man (see here and here) who knows just when to lick a face or nibble an ear, Joschi is constantly perplexed. He has no problems with Islay or Ice-B but with the girls he never gets it right. One...
von sybilla | 10. Juli 2014 | Allgemein |
You inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest know of course that there are other rainforests than the tropical variety. To wrap up yesterday’s rain topic I have included a picture of my very own – taken out of my back office window. Thankfully the rain has...
