{"id":28558,"date":"2015-02-05T22:31:50","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T03:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=28558"},"modified":"2015-02-07T01:55:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T06:55:39","slug":"throwback-thursday-big-bouncing-babycat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2015\/02\/throwback-thursday-big-bouncing-babycat\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Big Bouncing Babycat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I come home from parties, having indulged in a little Champagne, I like to make the pets pose for selfies with me.\u00a0 Purrkoy the kitten is a frequent victim of my tipsy affection because he&#8217;s easier to grab than speedy cat FitzRoy and smells better than Gigi the dog.<\/p>\n<p>This photo is from July 2013, when PK (as we call him) was about three months old.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28559\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/what-wendy-wore-ossie-clark-and-chains-at-wja\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28559\" class=\"wp-image-28559 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/selfiewithkitteh.jpg\" alt=\"selfiewithkitteh\" width=\"498\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/selfiewithkitteh.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/selfiewithkitteh-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/selfiewithkitteh-300x328.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-28559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is us last week.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28560\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28560\" class=\"wp-image-28560 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/speckittehresize.jpg\" alt=\"speckittehresize\" width=\"498\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/speckittehresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/speckittehresize-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/speckittehresize-300x380.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nine months old.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>My, how he&#8217;s grown! He also looks a lot more jaded. Probably because he&#8217;s so over these Champagne selfies. If you&#8217;ve noticed that he looks like he&#8217;s wearing one Ugg boot, that&#8217;s because he has recently been neutered and that&#8217;s where they shaved his fur to insert an IV. He was being a bit of a hellraiser right before the surgery. We did hope he&#8217;d calm down, but, at the same time, we worried he wouldn&#8217;t be his normal silly self. No need to worry! Since the surgery he has learned to explore the refrigerator &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28561\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28561\" class=\"wp-image-28561 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/fridgecatresize.jpg\" alt=\"fridgecatresize\" width=\"498\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/fridgecatresize.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/fridgecatresize-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/fridgecatresize-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Make me something good to eat!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230; and trained us to turn on the bathroom sink when he wants a drink.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yswch2zL_1\/\" target=\"_top\">A video posted by Purrkoy the Kitten (@purrkoy_the_kitten)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-02-05T00:26:38+00:00\">Feb 4, 2015 at 4:26pm PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nHe lets us know when he&#8217;s thirsty by standing on the toilet and yodeling, but I haven&#8217;t managed to get a recording of that special moment.<\/p>\n<p>FitzRoy sometimes has less tolerance for PK&#8217;s shenanigans than the humans do.<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yq1xj6qj9Y\/\" target=\"_top\">A video posted by FitzRoy, the Cat in the Bowl (@fitzroy_the_cat)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-02-04T06:34:43+00:00\">Feb 3, 2015 at 10:34pm PST<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><\/center>Interestingly, right now PK is half a pound lighter than FitzRoy but looks heftier. He&#8217;s either big-boned or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1554966\/\" target=\"_blank\">just really fluffy<\/a>! You can see lots more silly pictures and videos on Instagram. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/fitzroy_the_cat\/\" target=\"_blank\">here for FitzRoy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/purrkoy_the_kitten\" target=\"_blank\">here for PK<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This reminds me that I still want a poster version of <a href=\"http:\/\/theoatmeal.com\/comics\/selfies\" target=\"_blank\">The Oatmeal&#8217;s cat-selfie breakup cartoon<\/a>! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I come home from parties, having indulged in a little Champagne, I like to make the pets pose for selfies with me.\u00a0 Purrkoy the kitten is a frequent victim of my tipsy affection because he&#8217;s easier to grab than speedy cat FitzRoy and smells better than Gigi the dog. 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