BlogPaws: The Good, The Bad, And The Furries

I thought that I would do a short review of my representative’s human’s experience at BlogPaws.

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaws

“Better late than never,” say the humans. This is a very wise human saying, except when food, treats and play time are concerned. We, kitties, need the attention when we need it (often this moment is now). This review is overdue but what can I do? I work with a human (you know, the species that invents sayings to excuse themselves for their mistakes).

Also, I would like to paraphrase a very wise human, Jackson Galaxy, who, at the Strand Books event a couple of weeks ago, said something to the effect that animals don’t make excuses, there’s no “yes, but”… they just go (my human is not sure – see what I mean?! – of the exact quote, hence the paraphrase).
So let’s not sugarcoat this short review (kitties have no appetite for sugar anyway), but let’s also give the applause when it is due.

Let’s start with the positive.

My human really enjoyed her time spent at the conference and I really enjoyed what she brought back to us. Most of of what she brought back (see “bad” section). Mostly treats, and also some litter that she won from the cat lounge. We really, really liked the Natural Balance Perfect Bites Rabbit Formula!


My human said she learned from each presentation she attended (and there were many options).

What she loved the best though was meeting my furriends’ humans! In no particular order: Curlz and Swirlz, Sparkle, Feline Funnies, The Island Cats, Savannah’s Paw Tracks, Twinkletoe Tails, The Conscious Cat, Catsparella, Sebastian the Sensitive Soul, I Have Cat, Riverfront Cats, Cat in the Fridge, Zee & Zoey, A Tonk’s Tail, Tails from the Foster Kittens, Random Felines, Cattywumpus, Glogirly, Cathy Keisha, Cat Chat with Caren and Cody, Animal Shelter Volunteer Life, BJ Bangs, Brian’s Home… if I have forgotten anyone, that’s my human’s fault!

Among those bloggies, there are some that we discovered thanks to my human going to BlogPaws and meeting their humans! My human also talked and exchanged with many doggie bloggers.

And we have to give extra special thanks to my furriends from Curlz and Swirlz and their human who gave my human a special treat bag for me us kitties (and the human)!

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaws

Isn’t it super nice?

My human really enjoyed talking (mostly cats, she claims) with my furriends’ humans and said it was a well needed break for her (whatever that means… she’d better not talk about a break from us!).

She also liked to be able to see some of my furriends’ blogs win an award!

This is Plush Nerissa, with her Best Blog Writing award:

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaws

And this is Glogirly accepting the Best Cause Blog award for Fire Safety Rocks (this is cool!):

[If you cannot see the video on this blog, click here to go to YouTube]

Overall, she said it was pretty well organized (she organized events before so she says she has a special eye [what?!] for this). She thinks that some of the communication could have been done a little better though and there is some room for improvement (the details are boring, so I “ctrl + X-ed” here – You’re welcome! She mentioned this in the survey).

Now for the Furries.

Here are some of the pics she took (they’re not all good, I wasn’t there to snoopervize!) of furry friends:


It is said that my human held a ferret, but I have yet to see the evidence. My human did meet with Odilia, and I am fine with this =^.^=
I am very disappointed that my human did not bring me one of the chicks that were there though.

My human felt that kitties were not set on an equal footing paw as doggies (a dog swag bag for cats?) and here too, there is room for improvement! This is a Cat’s World too too too too! Stop adding the “too,” human!

Anyway, if you have read through this, thank you! Here is the real short version of this review (What do you mean I could have started with this? Humans are never happy!!!)

Was it worth it? Yes.

Did my human have fun? Yes.

Did she learn something? Yes.

Can BlogPaws offer an even better experience? Yes, we’re sure they can (hint hint… kitties!)

But what about the bad, you may ask? (You did ask, right?)

BlogPaws’ humans are not responsible for the “bad” part. My human is, and since she brought this from BlogPaws, I mention it here.

Can someone tell me what THIS is supposed to mean?!??

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaw

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaws

Want to know what I think about this, human?

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaw

Texas a cat in New York, BlogPaw

BAD! I am NOT fat!

Waiting for the human

Waiting for the human

My human is coming back today. Hopefully, we’ll be able to go back to visiting all your bloggies – if not tonight – tomorrow.

While waiting for our human, we wish all humans who were at BlogPaws and who are traveling back home a safe trip home!

(I know, the picture isn’t very good, but that’s the only one my human left me with!!)

Humanology, cat planning and BlogPaws

Humanology, cat planning and BlogPaws

My human just left for BlogPaws this morning. I am a bit jealous because she is going to meet some of my furriends’ humans while I stay here with Kitshka, Milou, and the male human. But she’s also going to represent me so she will still be working for me while there.

Yep. I noticed the bug.
Humans are strange you know, that’s what makes humanology so interesting.
See, for example, this bug: I wanted to catch it to offer it to my human as a gift when she comes back. But this required keeping it fresh in the fridge (you can get some serious tummy aches with bugs that are passed the catch-by date). The male human refused to keep it in the fridge. He said something to the effect that my human wouldn’t like my gift. As if he knew what my human wants. She’s my human, so I know what she wants!

So he’s staying with us, which is fine because he likes to play wrestle with me with his hand. He thinks he is stronger than I am. If I was a human, I would burst out laughing like they annoyingly do. This hand without claws against my claws and teeth? Please.

I only hope he will remember to feed us. Kitshka has never been abandoned left for several days by my human before, so she’s particularly worried.
As you might remember, Milou has a special diet so he cannot eat our food. So K’s and my food is on some piece of furniture he can’t reach.

Kitshka designed a plan to be sure we wouldn’t be missing meals in case the male human forgot.
See the 2 pieces of furniture on which our bowl is? With time, a little gap appeared between the two.

For the past 2 weeks, every time Kitshka was eating, she stored a couple kibbles in the gap. She’s my girl!

Unfortunately, Milou, with his appetite back, smelled the kibbles.

This morning, Kitshka tried to make him leave for fear he would wake up the humans. She threw a kibble at him.

Unfortunately, my human was half awake and saw everything… including the stock of kibbles K had accumulated.

The humans moved the furniture to find this:

And they threw all this hard-saved kibbles away! A shame!

Hopefully, the male human will remember to feed us… To be continued.