Cats - The Good The Bad and The Ugly

Gratuity: A long hot bubble bath in the Jacuzzi

Goal Work: No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. - Leo Dworken

The Good -  I've had cats all my life and I remember them all fondly (Trouble, Pumkin, FatCat, Oscar, Misty, Cory, Morgan, Topanga).   Presently I have 3 cats and I love them dearly.  They are facinating to watch, fairly easy to take care of on a day to day basis, and are the ultimate snuggle machines.

The Bad - I may have mispoke when I said fairly easy to take care of.   I should have said "compared to dogs" fairly easy to take care of.   There is a litter box to be cleaned up on a daily basis, the occasional puke to clean up and they do need to be fed and given water every day.    You also need to be sure to wipe their hair off of your clothes and you have to worry about friends with allergies.

The Ugly -  Unfortunately my cats will urinate/spray/mark (not sure what it really is called) in unwanted places.   This would give them a one way ticket to the ASPCA by a less crazy owner but I feel a commitment to them.  I am struggling with how to control it.  Thanks goodness for enzymatic cleansers such as dumb cat.  I also just started to use ScatMats (I really am not cruel).  The ScatMat works to the effect the cats no longer pee in that same spot. Hopefully they will not choose to pee in a new place.  Since the cats tend to inappropriately pee when they are under stress and when the house is a bit messy,   I am going to try putting a "calming collar" on them to see if that will also help.    Unless I get this problem under control the ghost of my grandmother will never be proud of me.

 Awaken: 07:48AM
Yesterday's MIT and Goals: Overall pretty good although I did not spend as much time at the office as I normally would.  Ran out of time and was unable to do my Yoga MIT but I had a great run and circuit workout that had me feeling a good sore.
Today's MIT: Call Dog Groomer, Stategically place Scat Matts, Yoga (hopefully 3rd time will be the charm)