tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79274383834513377902024-03-13T09:49:26.605-07:00Handmaiden of the CatsHey, cats need a blog too.Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-57741412197946414442007-07-13T12:00:00.001-07:002007-07-28T06:46:36.598-07:00Cat cousinsI spent last week with my sister and brother-in-law. They have two Norwegian Forest Cats, Ziggy and Angel. <br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/susanvhagen/Zig/photo#5092242257253902642"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/susanvhagen/RqtHWmXaKTI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/d39T2XZjrzo/s288/ZiggyInLifeVest.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Ziggy tries on a life vest. Jet-ski anyone?Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-68071665695691491562007-06-12T12:03:00.000-07:002007-06-18T07:42:31.024-07:00Baby pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5Vg6xsV7Dh6SL2umbxCwavlu5qY53zqP6BCve57TlIhN2zMwXA2F0vJ4Am-FSSnOUIHS1x6f1h0t8hiRfdFPN65UiiYumlCTPveGLWR0cTrGFYUz8LzTWXtflXNXH3WFBmJjiEndeHw/s1600-h/DSC00163.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075257118837113138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5Vg6xsV7Dh6SL2umbxCwavlu5qY53zqP6BCve57TlIhN2zMwXA2F0vJ4Am-FSSnOUIHS1x6f1h0t8hiRfdFPN65UiiYumlCTPveGLWR0cTrGFYUz8LzTWXtflXNXH3WFBmJjiEndeHw/s320/DSC00163.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmSzxjjEWSOOeouELlj11WZFT7dBbdfDXByIi5DPl93zWdqbFNaZCLfbRgrW7g95kSGeKLqbKC2qBGhsU24HgXHZlzU_x_7wBQdN8w4qllN_i3URvGfG_iLslMIYJs8uaIqpynDA_Zmc/s1600-h/DSC00165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075257136016982338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmSzxjjEWSOOeouELlj11WZFT7dBbdfDXByIi5DPl93zWdqbFNaZCLfbRgrW7g95kSGeKLqbKC2qBGhsU24HgXHZlzU_x_7wBQdN8w4qllN_i3URvGfG_iLslMIYJs8uaIqpynDA_Zmc/s320/DSC00165.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCG8X-0AO_Y6UDncn9-0wcLXaYJ9XgwXhr7HBDqnFQBcMUxls6NibbCsywFpSUg2YbFUd-Fzv3V1oRLeSSoXYKDwm87KETVxYlkEem2dzreBTf3X3Et8vyvj1Icgvx1q5GJc4hChW9HA/s1600-h/DSC00165.JPG"></a>I visited friends who have two new Tonkinese kittens, Winston and Anna. It was their first day in their new home and they spent a lot of their time under furniture.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaH_ar0LCNMktvm_pdbWCTEoNoId6bG3BSK65SS4qooC9_deB8I4sp9RUgq8drYV5ImiT8uAh_mjLWMEsR4L8aCBfdWN0gtiTA6Bw081gNMmRbwkWEiTuTo7Y7e3eY1WMjaAYb5l4a-So/s1600-h/DSC00163.JPG"><br /></a></div>Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-49995394634542923702007-06-12T11:51:00.000-07:002007-06-12T11:54:13.478-07:00Cat tummies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u44dGjVYr-C62LyhEF8UJnDEu5Kb2zTZZeuCAO4gPSYi2gJjY77y815fXqFKhituFwMJPe2mbZ-STvrDh95PMVhGfGaqVWChnMzwQZIPI8mGqZLumIQufpfUaaFsa4xVdKKzEEQUSDU/s1600-h/DSC00041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_u44dGjVYr-C62LyhEF8UJnDEu5Kb2zTZZeuCAO4gPSYi2gJjY77y815fXqFKhituFwMJPe2mbZ-STvrDh95PMVhGfGaqVWChnMzwQZIPI8mGqZLumIQufpfUaaFsa4xVdKKzEEQUSDU/s320/DSC00041.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075253030028247282" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhpsVYWpU9hYalNYHPxII_yPuFJwhjohPGDel06aWSLFBLvSy5_J6qOvVe9fo_2D9AYorhtZvOiirgZC0H9fGN9h4zKjwrhIBXsJsRu-ptssbJBaxG5rdGYVWXa95E85R8NTM-ou5jkI/s1600-h/DSC00048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPhpsVYWpU9hYalNYHPxII_yPuFJwhjohPGDel06aWSLFBLvSy5_J6qOvVe9fo_2D9AYorhtZvOiirgZC0H9fGN9h4zKjwrhIBXsJsRu-ptssbJBaxG5rdGYVWXa95E85R8NTM-ou5jkI/s320/DSC00048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075253034323214594" /></a>Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-71010258626959081842007-06-12T11:49:00.001-07:002007-06-27T11:35:18.247-07:00Catkin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKFuL59ryEv4q9-nONBo2ISBIS7O_Smul7TAPdzuWg0O5yqRVCazVHhRwVEB4Xg42-YtIcDExY08KuvMd4mYOKfkiG-lg6QBE36ToJ1WqrASFvOhXXQZf75y3085rMZ9SFOIs6qDCxYg/s1600-h/DSC00051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075252132380082402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKFuL59ryEv4q9-nONBo2ISBIS7O_Smul7TAPdzuWg0O5yqRVCazVHhRwVEB4Xg42-YtIcDExY08KuvMd4mYOKfkiG-lg6QBE36ToJ1WqrASFvOhXXQZf75y3085rMZ9SFOIs6qDCxYg/s320/DSC00051.jpg" border="0" /></a> <BR>Catkin, always hoping that canned food will fall from the cabinets.<br /><div></div>Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-76749973569214132792007-06-12T11:41:00.001-07:002007-06-27T11:47:21.363-07:00Chrissie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBpvlz6vjBbG-cRB8NFW55Z3QgsG8fdik6z7b-fNJl5lR9Hqt8JX9G1V22ia-6o15_u3m-u1jCpDSqlI5aVQ4MVPaLOBGK3BP1qabau-O5aeg2UVLpQY1Xey7ejIB_WC_QeRyahJXSc0/s1600-h/DSC00024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075250543242182834" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBpvlz6vjBbG-cRB8NFW55Z3QgsG8fdik6z7b-fNJl5lR9Hqt8JX9G1V22ia-6o15_u3m-u1jCpDSqlI5aVQ4MVPaLOBGK3BP1qabau-O5aeg2UVLpQY1Xey7ejIB_WC_QeRyahJXSc0/s320/DSC00024.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkREJQuMubO3zWcvs_FtDyWCkYaEHP8thR63-EAQGCceIOKuOKDRK9bSAnlDShwh39k6pD5ugbyCvoEKM65jGe2ITGED3bCGzz1Iq-TJWjCmgRbWDZLl3lrJpKkD7f5cXWwvWW3kJL5Q/s1600-h/DSC00025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075250543242182850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkREJQuMubO3zWcvs_FtDyWCkYaEHP8thR63-EAQGCceIOKuOKDRK9bSAnlDShwh39k6pD5ugbyCvoEKM65jGe2ITGED3bCGzz1Iq-TJWjCmgRbWDZLl3lrJpKkD7f5cXWwvWW3kJL5Q/s320/DSC00025.jpg" width="302" border="0" /></a><br /><BR>Here's Chrissie, my most recently adopted cat. She is so round that the vet thought she was pregnant. When weeks went by without issue he shaved her and found a spay scar. She just has a spare tire around the middle.Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-34468825383369317452007-06-12T11:39:00.000-07:002007-06-27T11:48:17.037-07:00Catkin and Hobbes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMYN6ewir1ESDSRimsRWb177kQZarm1Sowz6bO7iHgUKqR_7TLMDjG2hGIj_pM9R7YN8lzyoqszQt70HgDH1G5VpEdGmUrJd40jHxxFpz0jVnnv3Hg-AGi5Q7EuhFPjkaYFj-hgbYitE/s1600-h/DSC00018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075249641299050658" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMYN6ewir1ESDSRimsRWb177kQZarm1Sowz6bO7iHgUKqR_7TLMDjG2hGIj_pM9R7YN8lzyoqszQt70HgDH1G5VpEdGmUrJd40jHxxFpz0jVnnv3Hg-AGi5Q7EuhFPjkaYFj-hgbYitE/s320/DSC00018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><BR>The border patrol, inspecting the hedge and probably looking for the Calico Next Door.</p><p> </p>Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-38847673421143504212007-06-12T11:37:00.000-07:002007-06-27T11:48:32.232-07:00Minou<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPIN3prTrDT_q7wz_3BZ9VutaawDoG8-GnLaLHeMygdl5786uWCY4-A1m752ah_TSytwBKTjNxe_X831opcXzRJMU0cBlwu5rQm39B5WeYy926_rOb-R7hRCtCucAAVNUyxKvpR-sYSo/s1600-h/DSC00034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075249061478465682" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPIN3prTrDT_q7wz_3BZ9VutaawDoG8-GnLaLHeMygdl5786uWCY4-A1m752ah_TSytwBKTjNxe_X831opcXzRJMU0cBlwu5rQm39B5WeYy926_rOb-R7hRCtCucAAVNUyxKvpR-sYSo/s320/DSC00034.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><BR>The Smallest of All. Very elegant and my Chief Rodent Control Officer. A dedicated hunter, she brings me little gifts. I will leave that to your imagination.</div>Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-68669986386000017152007-06-12T11:35:00.001-07:002007-06-27T11:50:40.095-07:00Nickel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z4TjudPuNHRD6WsvzGJjA1S3KoXX8Tx6HjXYQHpdrKP0vtZStGZJuLHYJlUyh5NM80cYMoMWNMdEtWeybhkHMCrYsSkx2-Tf-gUuYejDAn6MnGnX2AW07-XAESQL_TTfGI6exmfAChc/s1600-h/DSC00046.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075251848912240850" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Z4TjudPuNHRD6WsvzGJjA1S3KoXX8Tx6HjXYQHpdrKP0vtZStGZJuLHYJlUyh5NM80cYMoMWNMdEtWeybhkHMCrYsSkx2-Tf-gUuYejDAn6MnGnX2AW07-XAESQL_TTfGI6exmfAChc/s320/DSC00046.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IZdqUvfJB9AW_DwrJO7K1C4P71FbuSu3yf4ndnlHcx58ZWJ9pVeRfzVX5veQTMnHqN6Uwx0yVxHiTgle38qGxiZUkzJwZi_gmvJpxqg8T8jk-WbXSn8Qii7oxdI-hEHylyQzQwuG6JY/s1600-h/DSC00012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075248580442128498" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IZdqUvfJB9AW_DwrJO7K1C4P71FbuSu3yf4ndnlHcx58ZWJ9pVeRfzVX5veQTMnHqN6Uwx0yVxHiTgle38qGxiZUkzJwZi_gmvJpxqg8T8jk-WbXSn8Qii7oxdI-hEHylyQzQwuG6JY/s320/DSC00012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdr9KzL2jvO07AI1ft4VaHFl8P8NhRKg8mQQ0O6Uqm_SIHeOuZhI_7NXR1iwQXvAhmAUFyv-EcQKIzzfruoj8WuyV6jNQKiDnMWIx3BIQwcJHUGgcwFzjP445-BCYXaJr7-I-vPNOAzCM/s1600-h/DSC00036.jpg"></a><br /><br /><BR><div>Nickel is Mother's Precious Treasure, also a Maine Coon cat though smaller than Hobbes. Vocal, dramatic, and very loving.</div></div>Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7927438383451337790.post-58545072643051492552007-06-12T11:29:00.001-07:002007-06-27T11:49:23.472-07:00Hobbes and Beau<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWYSanumRxKlSfqTJpjIhC6Jmm7Nj_2nz8q3jGC_6QmbfMrQi6QPFjX3dRck9SkKcPuSz0kVMG58sNCmxlaw6RqpcEI2hlbf2ER2LqG6QluJyW1JQqfFsJpyIyQBCcs5K3r1nrFBhzLw/s1600-h/DSC00031.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075247395031154770" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWYSanumRxKlSfqTJpjIhC6Jmm7Nj_2nz8q3jGC_6QmbfMrQi6QPFjX3dRck9SkKcPuSz0kVMG58sNCmxlaw6RqpcEI2hlbf2ER2LqG6QluJyW1JQqfFsJpyIyQBCcs5K3r1nrFBhzLw/s320/DSC00031.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7TMsfVQNJUmjot8B3VsdMb_dXZlz0uvKKh58GAKXyKHLJUkNyzJiZET_O3c8ncg_1x-tznQTct5lmny5wfcaejmf90ZTIWjDUEPW0XJqgyGtA-BkXZbTdsI5sOz6uHLMSuO-lB6033Y/s1600-h/DSC00038.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075247395031154786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7TMsfVQNJUmjot8B3VsdMb_dXZlz0uvKKh58GAKXyKHLJUkNyzJiZET_O3c8ncg_1x-tznQTct5lmny5wfcaejmf90ZTIWjDUEPW0XJqgyGtA-BkXZbTdsI5sOz6uHLMSuO-lB6033Y/s320/DSC00038.jpg" width="300" border="0" /></a><br /><BR>Hobbes is the brown tabby, a Maine Coon cat who weighs in at 23 pounds. Beau is the golden boy with the white pom pom on his tail. Their vet calls Hobbes "The Boss" and Beau "The King". There were a few battles of the Titans at first but they live together quite amicably.Susan Hagenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842085996538727553noreply@blogger.com0