A cat and a baby (the two legged kind)

Welcome to the latest edition of my blog. This week I’ll be addressing how to prepare your cat for the arrival of a baby.

Cats are not big fans of major changes to our daily routine.  This is especially true as if you have a preppy mature feline like me. Therefore it is imperative that we are well prepared for the new arrival.

Below are some tips to assist you with these preparations

• Schedule quality time to spend with your cat after you have spent time attending to the baby. This way we will not see the new arrival as competition or feel like we are being replaced. Be sure to ask any visitors you may have to make a fuss over us as well as the baby too. 

• Allow us to smell the new baby’s belongings. This will satisfy our curiosity and allow us to see the new arrival does not present any kind of threat to us.

•  Maintain our regular routine to the best of your ability. This includes meal times and also provision to provide us with tantalising cat treats.

Stay Preppy
Love N2

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Intergrating a second cat into your home

Hello everyone,

Adopting a pet is a wonderful thing you as a humans can do. There are some many animals in local shelters that need to find good homes. My master loves to save a life and provide a good home to shelter animals. He saved my life and Kona’s and we are very fortunate to have our own family.

Personally, life was pretty good before Kona came round (No it wasn't your life was incomplete without meee!) . She steals my food all the time and its not fair. (I don't steal food N2, you should share!) Oh Kona, go away I'm busy.

Okay now where we, awe yes adopting a second cat from your local shelter.  I know master meant well by adopting Kona, he wanted me to have a companion after my dear brother Night crawler passed away. Night Crawler was such a great brother.

This edition of my blog will provide my suggestions on how to integrate a second cat into your home.

• We need a human to supervise the initial meetings

• Never force cats of any age together, we will adjust at our own pace and time. For instance, when master first bought Kona home he allowed us to work things out on our own.  He knows that I am extremely intelligent and will decide if I wanted to be friends with Kona or not.

• Be sure to provide your resident cat with plenty of attention and catnip! Your resident cat will need to feel their security and status within the home is not threatened by the new arrival. I might print this point out and stick it on the fridge for master to see.  N2, you should feel threatened because I'm smart, beautiful and awesome. Who wouldn't love meee?

• Provide your resident cat with their own safe places to retreat if they feel the need.

• Allow both cats the opportunity to interact with one another a few minutes at a time at least six times a day for a few days.  It maybe a safer option to have your new addition in their carrier. I voted for N2 to go into the carrier.  No way Kona, I am the chief resident of the house it should be you that goes in there.

• When both cats seem comfortable you can begin to let the cats interact with each other for short periods outside of the carrier.

• Don’t shut the cats up in the one room when they meet instead give both cats the opportunity to retreat to a different area of the home.

• Use separate food dishes so we don’t compete with each other for food.

Stay Preppy

Love N2

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Indoors vs Outdoors

Hello everyone,

I have spent all off my life as an indoor cat; it’s a great way to live. However for some humans the decision to raise a cat as indoor cat or an outdoor cat can be a difficult decision. So I thought we would make a pro and con list for indoor verses outdoor cats.

• Some humans may live in an apartment block on a busy road which can be life threatening for outdoor cats. Most cats have little to no awareness of a moving motor vehicle. Cars are the most common reason outdoor cats lost their lives; this is a sad but true fact. Indoor cats are safe from being hit by cars.

• Indoor cats are not at risk of being injured by other animals such as dogs, foxes or other cats.

• Outdoor cats are at risk off getting lost or worst still picked up by animal control.

• Outdoor cats may bring a treat home for their humans such as a dead bird or mouse. I am told humans do not view such a gift favourably.

• Outdoor cats are risk to contract parasites such as fleas or ticks. Those are not very preppy!

• There are many myths that indoor cats are predisposed to having a weight problems because we do not get the exercise that we need.  Firstly, I do not have a weight problem I am just big boned and have a thick fur coat that is all. Stop lying N2 you're fat and you know it! No I'm not Kona .

• Sorry about that everyone, Kona always tries to take over but I'm not going to let her. You can bring the outdoor life instead by ensuring your home is as stimulating as possible for cats. I spoke about some ideas to keep preppy felines entertained in an earlier blog so you may wish to refer back to that.

• Indoor cats live an average 10-17 years while outdoor cats live an average 2-5 years.

• You can teach your cat indoor cat to walk on leash, just be sure to use an ultra-lightweight, retractable leash that's attached to a harness, not a collar. I suggest letting your cat get used to the harness for short periods indoors. Always reward your cat with tantalizing cat treat at the conclusion of each training session. Once you feel your cat is comfortable, pick a safe outdoor area to explore with them on the leash. This gives them the best of both worlds, they are safe from hazards and sharing moments with you!

 

Stay Preppy

Love N2

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Natural Disaster Plan for you and your cat

Welcome to the latest edition of my blog. Life as a cat is pretty good I have a home and family off my own who love to give me lots of attention and tantalising cat treats. It’s totally awesome, yep!

Recently I was watching the news because I like to be an informed cat and I saw that there were terrible bush fires in Australia. This made me very sad for all the people and the animals who lost their homes as a result of the fires. It got me thinking about the importance of being prepared in case of an emergency.  I know you can’t live your life in fear however I want to encourage all of my fans to consider developing an emergency evacuation plan for you and your pet.

Firstly, I suggest determining where you could relocate your pet too if you have to evacuate. Identify if they have any specific requirements. For example, some boarding kennels require animals have up to date vaccinations.

The next step I suggest is having an emergency pack prepared for each of your pets which have the following items included

·        Blankets, bedding and nesting materials: Most animals, myself included will not like being moved to a new location. After all the house is our domain. Therefore if you can make sure that these items are familiar to us it will help comfort us during a very stressful time.

·        Toys

·        Food and water: Don’t forget to include some bowls for us to eat and have a drink.

·        Carrier: Cat carriers usually take us bad places like to the vet so we may be hesitant to get into our carrier. You might like to get different carrier than the one you would normally use. If it’s different we may be intrigued by this new item in the home so we may cooperate with you. If this doesn’t work and you are like Kona and more intrigued by box you may like to use the box to carry us to the car and then have one of your humans ready to put us in our normal carrier.

·        Litter box and litter

·        In a water proof bag place a picture of your pet, vet contact information and our vaccination certificates.

·        You may also like to put a preppy collar with a personalised ID tag on your pet. If they are like me and don’t go outside you at least want to have some reassurance that if we do get separated that whoever picks us up knows that we have staff members.

Be preppy, be prepared but make sure you live your life to the fullest too.

Love N2

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Moving to a new home

Hello everyone,

Welcome to this edition of my totally awesome new blog. Did you know sometimes humans have to move to a different home? It could be unavoidable and for a number of different reasons. This is a prospect that can be very scary for us cats. I wish humans would appreciate how much work is involved in finding the best sunning spots to take a nap. But still we want to support our humans. After all, they rescued us from the shelter; give us lots of love, attention and tantalizing cat treats. So I thought I would give you my suggestions on how to look after your cat when moving to a new home.

1. Board your cat for a few days before you make the move: Whilst I personally find travelling in the car extremely lame. Travelling to a boarding facility can be helpful so you don’t have to worry about your cat getting lost or escaping. Lets face it with all the strangers coming in and out of the home I know I wouldn’t like it.  I would want to come home to a fully set up preppy pad.
2. Nominate one or two rooms for your cat to stay in for the first few days. Make sure all windows are closed and that any other escape routes are blocked off so that your cat doesn’t get out. Be sure to include your cats bedding, toys and clothing smelling off you. This will be comforting to us and help us settle into our new environment.  Set up our food area and a space for us to use the litter-box.
3. Maintain regular feeding schedules. Try and keep our routines the same as we had in the previous home.
4. Spend time with your cat in the room he/she is staying in. I would suggest low-key activities such as reading or watching TV.

Once all the packing is completed gradually give your cat access to the rest of the house. When your cat begins to explore your new home reward your cat with tantalizing cat treats.

In my next blog I will be discussing the importance of planning for natural disasters with you pet.

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My tips for keeping all the preppy felines entertained

Hello everyone, 

Welcome to my new totally awesome blog! Us cats are fascinating creatures and I should know after all I have so many wonderful fans around the world who follow my show and me on YouTube and social media. So I thought I’d share my insights with you and your cats.

It can be hard when our humans go off to work everyday. In my case If you don’t have another cat to annoy you like Kona it can be quite boring. So here are my tips to keep all the preppy felines entertained.

Provide a room with a view: Windows are our TV. Your human may like to get a birdbath or feeder and place this near a window in your home.

Plant a garden of catnip: I was so excited when I read there is a catnip plant that you can grown in your own home. Mmmm catnip I love it so much. Oops sorry I am getting sidetracked. J You can purchase catnip starter seeds from a garden nursery. If you have a small human this maybe a good project to allow them to bond with your cat. A catnip plant is perfect for indoor cats that don’t get much stimulation. Oh I must get master to do this for me  that would be so cool

Your human can also grow cat grass for you inside. We like to chew on grass but it can be very dangerous for us to go outside so if you can grow cat grass this will help us with our digestion and help the elimination of furballs. Furballs are lame.

Allocated playtime: House cats don’t need to hunt but we still have the skills, which lie dormant if cats have nothing at its disposal to satisfy these urges so playtime is essential. My favorite game is to chase and bat around my toy mouse. Defender cat is another favorite game especially because master gets involved too.

A few other inexpensive suggested games

-          Get some ribbon: Move it around and watch as your cat will try and chase it around and pounce on it.

-          Recycle your tennis or golf balls

-          Cut peepholes in empty boxes or tape boxes together to form a tunnel

My next blog post will discuss strategies you could use if you have to move to a new home with your cat.

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Cats Fight Over Tuna (Script and Scene Overview)

VersaBC: Who wants tuna? 

Kona: ME!!!

VersaBC: Bon appetite, make sure you share with N2 Kona 

Intense slurping sounds

N2: Kona, you're splashing the tuna juice everywhere with your slurpy tongue 

Kona: This is gooooooood 

Kona: Quit hogging all the tuna 

VersaBC: Here you go N2, Kona you have to share, be nice to N2, let him have a little bit too 

Kona: Hand over the can if you know what's good for you fatty

(Kona makes munching noises while eating tuna) 

Kona: I'll just have another little bite while I'm here, hey, not fair 

Kona: Time for the old back door bandit trick, oh heyyy, I see you still have tuna here, hope you don't mind if I just

VersaBC: Kona, let N2 have his turn, you've already had enough so far

Kona: Let me take a look at the calorie count there N2, Houdini time!

Kona: Time for another back door trick 

Kona: Don't mind me I'm just your local floor cleaner, everything looks good here, I'll kill you 

VersaBC: Here you go N2, Kona, let N2 eat

Kona: Houdini Time 

VersaBC: Kona

Kona: Time for another back door bandit trick, punch to the face 

VersaBC: Kona, let N2 N2 eat in peace 

Kona: No fair, that's an illegal ninja move from the government 

Kona: N2 if you take one more bite of that tuna, as soon as he's gone to bed you're gonna get the biggest beating of your life 

VersaBC: Hey, what did you just say to N2 

N2: I'm not really that hungry right now 

VersaBC: Here you go N2, don't let her intimidate you 

Kona: Time for another back door bandit trick

Kona punches N2 

Kona: You got a tape worm or something? 

Old Western Music 

VersaBC: Here you go N2, Kona you settle down 

Kona: illegal ninja moves from the government 

Intense music, Kona's head appears 

Kona: Me, me! (Kona bites N2) 

N2: You're such a spaz 

Kona: What'd you say? 

N2: crazy lady

Kona: you want crazy? 

N2: Hey, behave! 

Kona: call me crazy 

SPECIAL FEATURE AT END OF VIDEO

VersaBC: Hey N2, show everyone your preppy stance, oh yeah, classic N2, paws close together, chest out, big kitty cat eyes, can you do it Kona? 

Kona: easy, well, what do you think?  Come, on, tell me, I wanna be preppy too

VersaBC: uh… well… 

Kona: time for another Back door bandit trick 

A preppy checklist for adopting a cat

Hello everyone,

As you know pet adoption is a cause very close to my master and me. I consider myself to be a very fortunate preppy cat to have such a wonderful forever home to call my own.

If you are thinking about adopting a cat from a local shelter I have developed a preppy checklist of supplies you will need to welcome your newest family member.

• A cat bed: A basket is essential for a cat. Soft fabric is the best kind we don’t want it to be too thickly padded.

• A blanket: If it gets cold we can use this in our basket

• Litterbox: My personal favorite is an enclosed litterbox this way your cat has some privacy. Be sure to place the litterbox in a quite location and that your cat always has access to it.

• Litter for the litterbox

• Climbing tree and scratching post: If your cat is like Kona wrecks things a scratching post and climbing tree may save your furniture. When we scratch an item whether its a climbing tree, scratching post or furniture we peel the outer layer from our retractile claws. We also mark the scent glands on the underside of off our front paws.

• Food and water bowls

• Cat food: Talk to the shelter about what your cat has been eating. If you make any changes be sure to do this gradually so your cat doesn’t get an upset tummy.

• Toys: We need to be kept amused especially if you are only cat. Oh my life was so good when I was only cat. My personal favorites things to play with are toy mice and ping-pong balls. They are really great to chase, swat and stalk.

• Collar and Tag: A stylish cat collar with a tag, which has contact details of both your humans and vet on it, is a good idea especially if your cat is going to be an outdoor cat.  Some collars come with a bell on it which can be a good way to help protect the wildlife.

• Cat nip: Because catnip is totally awesome yep!

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Preppy Kitty Style Lyrics

Preppy Kitty Style

Preppy Kitty Style!

Preppy Style

I represent those preppy kitties

Who like to wear those sweaters 

I like to wear a bow tie

You know, I could not look better

I like to chop my fruit up into pieces like a boss

Watch me chop, chop, chop, chop

I'm so Preppy!

I am Preppy Cat

I have so many sweaters

Call me Preppy Cat

Watch me moonwalk, cross the side walk

I am Preppy Cat

Representing Preppy felines

I'm Preppy Cat

I'm Preppy Cat

Bridge

Preppy Kitties

Come together

Around the world

Around the world

Come together

Put on a sweater

Say I am Preppy

I am Hot

I'm the most awesome kitty in the world

Preppy Kitty Style

Yeah!

Chorus

Preppy Style

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, check my Preppy Style

Preppy Style

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Preppy Kitty Style

Hey, Preppy Kitties

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Preppy Kitty Style

Hey, Preppy Kitties

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Eh Eh Eh Eh Eh  

If you bought my album

Then you know that I GET TUNA

I have so many Facebook fans

I'm bigger than balloon (uh)

You know that I love auto tune

I rock it like a champion

I play basketball, soccer ball

Wait I mean soccer

I am Preppy Cat

I have so many sweaters

Call me Preppy Cat

Watch me moonwalk, cross the side walk

I am Preppy Cat

Representing Preppy felines

I am Preppy Cat

I am Preppy Cat

Bridge

Preppy Kitties

Come together

Around the world

Around the world

Come together

Put on a sweater

Say I am Preppy

I am Hot

I'm the most awesome kitty in the world world world world

Preppy Kitty Style

Yeah!

Chorus

Preppy Style

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, check my Preppy Style

Preppy Style

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Preppy Kitty Style

Hey, Preppy Kitties

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Preppy Kitty Style

Hey, Preppy Kitties

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Eh Eh Eh Eh Eh