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Welcome!
This page is dedicated to the loves of my life (other than my husband, that is)
MY CRAZY CATS!
Don't let their innocent expressions and big eyes fool you...
they are insane! Proceed with caution.

CONTENTS:

COY CAT ROLL CALL:

Groovy!

Groovy is our oldest son... er, cat. He is about 5 years old now! He is the "Top Cat" among our pride of domestic felines. It is a tough job keeping everyone in line, but he manages. It is ironic that he is 15 lbs. of the longest, leanest, most intimidating looking cat you could see, but he is a big chicken. The doorbell scares him; the vacuum terrifies him; the lawn men's blowers make him run and hide. He has one trick--he knows how to spell. Okay, he knows how to spell "t-r-e-a-t-s" anyway. Mom and Dad can't fool him with that anymore. He is a treat-monster. He will stare at you and smack his lips and chew his tongue to get the message across to you. Stupid human! :)

Milhouse!
(Milo)

Milo is a reformed crackhead. Crack is the only explanation that his dad and I ever came up with to explain Milo's bizarre behavior. Milo is now a 4 year-old tabby and has fortunately mellowed a bit. He still occasionally freaks out for no reason, goes medieval on inanimate objects and acts like a lunatic. HE WILL STEAL YOUR HEART. It's just a fact. We've had many friends joke about stealing him--and he even converted Ron's mother, who doesn't like animals! He is the loving-est kitty in the world and I thank God every day for him. He is Mama's baby.



Dizzy!

My sweet little girl can be a bitch at times. She is a year and a half old--and quite a handful. She and her dad didn't get along so well for some time, but they seem to be making up. She loves to get pets on her head so much that she rises up to meet your hand--such a cutie! She is Mama's helper. Whatever Mama is doing, she is right there too.
She's my little sweet pea.

Bleu!

Bleu is a crazy little critter! She used to be so sweet, but lately is going through a bitch adolescent period--I hope! Anyway, she is hilarious!!! Ron and I thought that Milo was the craziest cat on the planet... no way! This little female WILL have her way--no buts about it. She likes to steal the treat bags that Mom brings home, chew a million holes in the bag and then make a pig of herself. This trick can also be applied to new toys, furry mice, that Mom fails to open the second she gets home. (She won't share furry mice with the other kitties. She grows at anyone, including Mom and Dad, who come near her when she has one.) She is an angel--a crazy little angel. She will attack most anything. Basically, if ever I hear something crash in another room, I tend to scream, "Bleu!!!" :)

Sassafras!
(Sassy)

Having described the previous two cats as "bitchy" you'd think that I had that covered. I would describe her as "Queen Bitch" but that would give you a false idea of where she falls in the feline hierarchy. Sassy is the bitchiest cat EVER. She hates all of the other cats, barely tolerates me, and acts like my husband, Ron, is a god. He couldn't care less. We believe that her previous owner, the jerk that declawed her and later abandoned her, was a male; hence her preference for them. You see, having been declawed and later abandoned, she determined that a bad attitude and ferocious hiss was all that she had to defend herself with, so she made use of it. Since coming to our house, she has mellowed a bit, but she is far too old to mend her ways completely. But I understand her and will continue to kiss her butt, and she will continue to ignore me. What can you do?

Pun'kin!
formerly "Halloween"

Pumpkin Pic

Our newest addition! I am in love!!! Pumpkin, like Sassy, has had a hard life. She was a stray, just as the three that came before her were. She had been a dumpster kitty at our old apartment complex until I started feeding her. She has a bit of a limp and remnants of metal from a pellet gun or something in her belly. I can't and don't even want to imagine what mush have happened to this poor, sweet thing. Fortunately she has made it to the Coy house--it's a cushy life from here on out! No more roaming around, but all that Iams, treats, air-conditioning and scratches a kitty could want. I hope she likes being with us as much as we enjoy having her. She is a fat, drooling, sweetie!

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Pictures of my pretties:

Groovy kissing his daddy!

Groovy tolerating Dizzy's tail in his face.

Groovy biting at a toy. Now you know why his middle name is Fang.

Groovy and Mi helping Mom and Dad unpack after their honeymoon.

Milo trying to take a nap in peace.

Milo getting something that doesn't exist under a bag.

Laid back Milo.

Sleepy Milo.

Diz and Mi sunning.

Dizzy crashed out from playing hard.

Dizzy being cute.

"Hey! I was sleeping... hiss!"

Blue being nosey.

Little Blue sleeping like an angel.

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RULES FOR CATS TO LIVE BY

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DOORS: Do not allow any closed doors in any room. To get door open, stand on hind legs and hammer with forepaws. Once door is opened, it is not necessary to use it. After you have ordered an "outside" door opened, stand halfway in and out and think about several things. This is particularly important during cold weather, rain, snow, or mosquito season. Swinging doors are to be avoided at all costs.

CHAIRS AND RUGS: If you have to throw up, get to a chair quickly. If you cannot manage in time, get to an Oriental rug. If there is no Oriental rug, shag is good. When throwing up on the carpet, make sure you back up so it is as long as a human's bare foot.

BATHROOMS: Always accompany guests to the bathroom. It is not necessary to do anything. Just sit and stare.

HAMPERING: If one of your humans is engaged in some close activity and the other is idle, stay with the busy one. This is called "helping," otherwise known as "hampering." Following are the rules for "hampering."

.......... 1) When supervising cooking, sit just behind the left heel of the cook. You cannot be seen and thereby stand a better chance of being stepped on and then picked up and comforted.

2) For book readers, get in close under the chin, between eyes and book, unless you can lie across the book itself.

3) For knitting projects or paperwork, lie on the work in the most appropriate manner so as to obscure as much of the work as possible or at least the most important part. Pretend to doze, but every so often reach out and slap the pencil or knitting needles. The worker may try to distract you; ignore it. Remember, the aim is to hamper work. Embroidery and needlepoint projects make great hammocks in spite of what humans may tell you.

4) For people paying bills (monthly activity) or working on income taxes or Christmas cards (annual activity), keep in mind the aim: to hamper! First, sit on the paper being worked on. When dislodged, watch sadly from the side of the table. When activity proceeds nicely, roll around on the papers, scattering them to the best of your ability. After being removed for the
second time, push pens, pencils, and erasers off the table, one at a time.

5) When a human is holding the newspaper in front of him/her, be sure to jump on the back of the paper. They love to jump.

6) When human is working at computer, jump up on desk, walk across keyboard, bat at mouse pointer on screen and then lay in human's lap across arms, hampering typing in progress!

WALKING: As often as possible, dart quickly and as close as possible in front of the human, especially: on stairs, when they have something in their arms, in the dark, and when they first get up in the morning. This will help their coordination skills.

BEDTIME: Always sleep on the human at night so he/she cannot move around.

When using the litter box, be sure to kick as much litter out of the box as possible. Humans love the feel of kitty litter between their toes.

Every now and then, hide in a place where the humans cannot find you. Do not come out for three to four hours under any circumstances. This will cause the humans to panic (which they love) thinking that you have run away or are lost. Once you do come out, the humans will cover you with love and kisses and you will probably get a treat.

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House and Garden plants which are
potentially poisonous to your cat:

Alfalfa
Almond (pits of)
Aloe Vera
Alocasia
Amaryllis
Apple (seeds)
Apple Leaf Croton
Apricot (pits of)
Arrowgrass
Asparagus Fern
Autumn Crocus
Avacado (fuit and pit)
Azalea
Baby's Breath
Baneberry
Bayonet
Beargrass
Beech
Belladonna
Bird of Paradise
Bittersweet
Black-eyed Susan
Black Locust
Bleeding Heart
Bloodroot
Bluebonnet
Box
Boxwood
Branching Ivy
Buckeyes
Buddist Pine
Burning Bush
Buttercup
Cactus, Candelabra
Caladium
Calla Lily
Castor Bean
Ceriman
Charming Dieffenbachia
Cherry (pits, seeds & wilting leaves)
Cherry, most wild varieties
Cherry, ground
Cherry, Laurel
Chinaberry
Chinese Evergreen
Christmas Rose
Chrysanthemum
Cineria
Clematis
Cordatum
Coriaria
Cornflower
Corn Plant
Cornstalk Plant
Croton
Corydalis
Crocus, Autumn
Crown of Thorns
Cuban Laurel
Cutleaf Philodendron
Cycads
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Daphne
Datura
Deadly Nightshade
Death Camas
Devil's Ivy
Delphinium
Decentrea
Dieffenbachia
Dracaena Palm
Dragon Tree
Dumb Cane
Easter Lily *
Eggplant
Elaine
Elderberry
Elephant Ear
Emerald Feather
English Ivy
Eucalyptus
Euonymus
Evergreen
Ferns
Fiddle-leaf fig
Florida Beauty
Flax
Four O'Clock
Foxglove
Fruit Salad Plant
Geranium
German Ivy
Giant Dumb Cane
Glacier IvyGolden Chain
Gold Dieffenbachia
Gold Dust Dracaena
Golden Glow
Golden Pothos
Gopher Purge
Hahn's Self-Branching Ivy
Heartland Philodendron
Hellebore
Hemlock, Poison
Hemlock, Water
Henbane
Holly
Horsebeans
Horsebrush
Horse Chestnuts
Hurricane Plant
Hyacinth
Hydrangea
Indian Rubber Plant
Indian Tobacco
Iris
Iris Ivy
Jack in the Pulpit
Janet Craig Dracaena
Japanese Show Lily *
Java Beans
Jessamine
Jerusalem Cherry
Jimson Weed
Jonquil
Jungle Trumpets
Kalanchoe
Lacy Tree Philodendron
Lantana
Larkspur
Laurel
Lily
Lily Spider
Lily of the Valley
Locoweed
Lupine
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Marble Queen
Marigold
Marijuana
Mescal Bean
Mexican Breadfruit
Miniature Croton
Mistletoe
Mock Orange
Monkshood
Moonseed
Morning Glory
Mother-in Law's Tongue
Morning Glory
Mountain Laurel
Mushrooms
Narcissus
Needlepoint Ivy
Nephytis
Nightshade
Oleander
Onion
Oriental Lily *
Peace Lily
Peach (pits and wilting leaves)
Pencil Cactus
Peony
Periwinkle
Philodendron
Pimpernel
Plumosa Fern
Poinciana
Poinsettia (low toxicity)
Poison Hemlock
Poison Ivy
Poison Oak
Pokeweed
Poppy
Potato
Pothos
Precatory Bean
Primrose
Privet, Common
Red Emerald
Red Princess
Red-Margined Dracaena
Rhododendron
Rhubarb
Ribbon Plant
Rosemary Pea
Rubber Plant
Saddle Leaf Philodendron
Sago Palm
Satin Pothos
Schefflera
Scotch Broom
Silver Pothos
Skunk Cabbage
Snowdrops
Snow on the Mountain
Spotted Dumb Cane
Staggerweed
Star of Bethlehem
String of Pearls
Striped Dracaena
Sweetheart Ivy
Sweetpea
Swiss Cheese plant
Tansy Mustard
Taro Vine
Tiger Lily *
Tobacco
Tomato Plant (green fruit, stem and leaves)
Tree Philodendron
Tropic Snow Dieffenbachia
Tulip
Tung Tree
Virginia Creeper
Water Hemlock
Weeping Fig
Wild Call
Wisteria
Yews -- e.g. Japanese Yew, English Yew
Western Yew, American Yew

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