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Someone else has their very own Izzy and Max!

Shawshank Redemptions and Marauding Raccoons

I got up this morning thinking it was going to be a typical Monday. You know, shower, dress, run out the door to work.

Well, Izzy was rather insistent that I get out of bed right then and feed him, but I expected his usual, "part of my bowl is empty, so I MUST be starving" nonsense. Instead, the water bowl was filled with dirt and the food bowl was licked clean. Which means Max paid a visit at some point during the night.

*sigh*

I can't begrudge an animal a meal every now and then, but when he messes with MY stuff, then that's a different story. After feeding the cats and cleaning up the water mess, I went on into the living room and started seeing something strange. Bits of chewed up paper on the arm of the couch and on the cushions. What could it be?

Now, I am an admitted collector of things that make me laugh. And my newest addition was a present from Becci from her trip to Santa Fe. It was Cat Butt Gum, people! Yes, the raccoon ate a box of Cat Butt Gum. Here's what it looked like pre-raccoon:

And after:

I was able to rescue a few pieces of gum from between the couch cushions, but found them full of teeth marks. He also took a bite out of the hand-made soap she brought me. Is nothing sacred?

No, it's not, as I also discovered one of Izzy's fake mice had been beheaded. Oh well, there's at least 29 more of those things around here.

But the morning fun did not stop there. Oh no, that would be too easy! I still needed to go out and feed the rabbits.

I grabbed a couple of carrots from the fridge and headed out to the pen where I saw a cute little pair of bunny ears sticking up high enough to be seen through the screen door. Awww!! They're waiting for me!

But then I see Jake off to the side of the pen, his attention concentrated on something. Imagine my surprise to see a bunny hole! Yes, they had made a prison break to the outside! A quick head count showed all six innocent-looking bunnies inside the pen, so my little guard cat was doing a pretty good job.

Izzy had to come investigate what was going on. He and Jake had a little discussion over the best way to handle the situation...

And then Izzy took matters into his own hands. I've learned that when he doesn't really know what to do, his solution is to pee on it.

Take that, bunnies! I did put a piece of plywood over the hole, as I don't really have a lot of faith in Izzy's pee to keep the bunnies from heading for freedom. I'll get out there and fill it in when it stops raining.

Disappointment

Def: Getting up in the morning only to find your stash of Easter chocolate pillaged by a pesky raccoon.

Yes, Max made a midnight raid on the house Saturday night. He devoured the half candy bar I was slowly doling out to myself, and he even ransacked my purse for the tiny little Twix bar hidden in its depths! The brand new 15 lb. bag of cat food was chewed into, and the lidded bucket I store cat food in was turned over and raided. Not to mention the fact that the boys' water bowl was full of dirt from where he washed his filthy mitts.

Quite the scene of destruction Sunday morning. I'm still sweeping up scattered cat food. And suffering chocolate withdrawals.

Who Was That Masked Bandit?

So it's Saturday night and I'm sitting on the couch watching Two and a Half Men reruns and crocheting on a new project (yeah, no date. Amazing, huh?) when I hear noise at the cat door. I look over expecting to see Sam, but no--there's a new kid in town.

The pic was taken with my cell phone during his second entrance. The first time he stopped halfway through the dining room and just looked at me while I stared at him in surprise. By the time I could form a coherent thought, he'd turned and fled.

I think this solves the mystery of why the cat food is disappearing so quickly, and likely why the water bowl is so dirty every morning.