Floofy Friday

For Floofy Friday, here's Brainball on the bookshelf:




Momma lets him sit up there as long as he doesn't try to chew her books! Brainball can be kind of a big fuzzy bookworm when he wants to be, hehe.

Need Advice About Brainball

The Ballicus Mom here. As readers of the Ballicus Blog know, Brainball is a big, floofy cat. He's prone to getting mats on his back, near the base of his tail. It's the only place he gets them. In the past, we've cut his mats out -- we can easily do that with our clippers, and he hasn't minded.

Well, last night, we cut a mat off Brainball which turned out to be a lot bigger than what we'd thought. He now has a big shaved spot on his back, near the base of his tail.



He's had shaved spots there in the past, but this one is bigger, and it's bothering him. He's doing a lot of hissing (very unlike Brainball -- he's not a hissy kitty) -- not at the other Ballicai but at us (hubby and me). Can't say I blame the big ol' boy.

We thought that perhaps the hair over the top of his bald spot was tickling him, aggravating him; that patch of skin is probably sore and tender because of the mat that was there. To try to bring him relief from the tickling, we trimmed back some of the floof over his bald spot, and then we thought perhaps bag balm might soothe his skin.

I applied some, and it seems to have made poor Brainball even more agitated. Too late I realized he hates the goopy consistency of the bag balm. He's hissy, upset, frustrated, and stressed out, and I'm at a loss as to what I can do to help him. I don't want to make things even worse.

I'd appreciate any suggestions or ideas as to what I can do to help my big Alpha Boy.

Top Cat Tuesday

I'm proud of my sisfur, Brainball. She's not only my wunnerful furriend but she's also the bestest sisfur a boykitty could have. We have fun playin' and rasslin' together, and we love to sleep and snooze and snuggle togethur, too.

And she's the Alpha Cat of us Ballicai -- she's furry big, tough, and bee-yootiful -- she's an Amazon Alpha Lioness Kitty!



I wanted to tell efurrycat: my preshus sweetiepie Ariel and her sweet Momma hadded some sad news. Please go to her bloggie and give them lots of love and purrs.

Brainball's Been Tagged!

My big floofmonster (Flooficus Monstriconus, Momma calls her) of a sistur Brainball's been taggied by my friends Mr. Chen & Ollie! hehehe, she's really excited. She's never been taggied before! So here's Brainball, in all her Brainballitude, and man oh man does my sistur have Brainballitude 'cause she's Big Bad (but nice, hehehe) Alpha Cat around here.



Brainball here. I'm pleased to be tagged! "Tag" sounds like play, and I do occasionally like to take time off from my Alphra Cat duties to play. So, here we go:

Time of Day: My very favorite time of day is when Mom dishes out Stinky Goodness, but while everybody goes berserk on the counter, I sit on the floor and wait patiently and with dignity as befits my status. And going berserk is tactically disadvantageous unless you are a Viking Warrior, and an Alpha Cat must always be at a tactical advantage, even a benevolent Alpha Cat like me. Another time of day I love is when Dad snacks on peanuts and gives me some. I love peanuts almost as much as I love stinky goodness.

Day of the week: Thursday, or "Thor's Day" (Thor = the Norse God of Thunder). I would love to be the Feline Goddess of Thunder. Quite befitting an Alpha Cat, don't you think?

Season of the year: Spring / summer, thereabouts. I love warm weather because more bugs and crawly-critters get into the house, and I like to keep my Mighty Huntress Skills sharp (pun on my claws definitely intended).

Holiday: Valentine's Day. Why? All right, if you insist, I'll show my soft side (other than all my fuzz, that is). Valentine's Day is close to my little brother Mao's Gotcha Day, and I love my little brother Mao. I have designated him as my Successor in the Ballicus Dynasty.

Beaches: Nah. It would seriously compromise my tactical effectiveness to get sand between my (very) furry toes. I would consider walking on a beach only if I had Feline Combat Boots.

Song: "Broadsword" by Jethro Tull.

Flower: I love the irises that grow all along the side of the house. I can see them through the living room window. I have to keep an eye on them, though. They would provide excellent cover for anyone who happened to be hiding there, and I am diligent about patrolling our perimeter and looking out for the safety of my grunts (that would be Mom, Dad, Dorydoo, Marilyn, and MaoMao).

Talk show: Talk, schmalk. I prefer action.

Movie: G. I. Jane. Movie about a woman who completes training to become a Navy Seal and kicks serious butt. And though everybody calls me Brainball, my real name is Calamity Jane.

Soaps: *out comes a hairball from the Brainball*, mmm, excuse me. Aspiring Navy Seal Amazon Womancats don't watch soaps.

Beverage: Everycat says this, but... tuna juice. But we Ballicai mainly drink water. Tuna juice is a treat. Can't drink tuna juice all the time. Discipline is important, after all.

Fruit: I ate a grape once. Mom and Dad laughed at the funny look on my face. I never ate another.

Snack: Peanuts, Pounce, peanuts, stinky goodness, peanuts. Can you tell I love peanuts? I don't eat too many of them, but I get them for a treat when Dad snacks on them.

Food: Felidae, stinky goodness, Pounce, beef liver, and... (you know it's coming) peanuts.

Restaurant: Anywhere that serves sweetmeats. And I don't mean hamburger with ice cream, either.

I'll tag anycat who hasn't played yet. Thank you, Mr. Chen and Ollie! This was fun. Hey, I might get Dorydoo to do this tomorrow, if she isn't too busy perfecting her antigravity device.

All you cats out there remember to keep your tail high and your claws sharp!