This cat would make a great Xmas gift!

Jasper here! If you live in the Portland metro area, we've got the perfect gift for that special human on your list: Lady Grey! She is a spayed female cat—a gray tuxedo Domestic Shorthair (DSH)—approximately five years old, and she would love to join your family!

Lady Grey likes to explore closets, climb furniture, eat wet and dry food, charge around the house, and watch the world out the window! She greets every visitor, and plays with everything from cat toys to postcards!

See for yourself! Lady Grey stars in this safe-for-work video...


http://youtu.be/l_0HK9GYgiY

...and this TOTES ADORBS photo slideshow!


picasaweb.google.com/116737692309729475506/MeetLadyGrey

I know, right? I'll bet you want to come whisk her away to your loving home right now! Well, here's how you can get in touch with our humans to arrange just that (click image to embiggen):



Make one of your fellow humans very happy with a new cat this holiday season! Preferably Lady Grey! SRSLY.

Note: you should not try to stuff Lady Grey into a stocking, or wrap her up in a box, for that matter! I recommend asking the lucky recipient to close his or her eyes, then gently placing Lady Grey into his or her arms. After that, just step back to reveal the surprise and witness the beginning of a beautiful friendship!

(Lady Grey will put herself in a corner just fine, but that's neither here nor there.)

you should ADOPT LADY GREY

hello... I'm TYE and as you know... we have had a GUEST CAT staying with us for the past few months... her name is LADY GREY... here is what she looks like...

now as much as fun as it has been having her around... she likes to run and play which is nice... it has put a bit of a damper on the bachelor lifestyle which JASPER and I previously enjoyed... so it would be nice if one of you lovely humans adopted her into your own lovely home...

if you are interested... please contact our humans by sending an "e-mail" to solechen+ladygrey@gmail.com... they would be happy to tell you all about her...

meanwhile... you can see more photos of LADY GREY online... and experience her supreme adoptability for yourself... do not delay... act now... KTHXBAI

Lady Grey Strikes Back!

Jasper here! Earlier this week there was an incident involving our beloved Food Robot and our somewhat disruptive house guest, Lady Grey! Everything is fine now, but I must report on these shenanigans!

It is possible that Lady Grey became aware that Food Robot is only designed to feed two cats, and since Tye and I have seniority in this household, she would always be the third wheel. It is also possible that this disparity came into stark relief when the humans were away for much of last weekend, and thus did not feed us as often.

But we do not deal in speculation! We are interested in facts! AND HERE ARE THE FACTS:

At 7:00 AM on Monday, November 5th, Food Robot delivered our breakfast as usual.



About twenty minutes later, Lady Grey approached Food Robot...



...and instigated a vicious and unprovoked attack! And yes, she is actually chewing on the blue tape which secures the ramp to the housing! Outrageous!




Moments later, summoned by Tye, one of the humans came along to document the crime scene.




And then we all went back to sleep for a while. The humans knew our next auto-feeding would not happen until 6:00 PM, so they had plenty of time to repair the damage.

BUT WAIT! Something else happened less than ninety minutes later, and it was caught on camera!



Really? Was that really necessary, Lady Grey? Really?



Sigh.

Though it took a few more hours, the humans eventually came to the rescue and rebuilt Food Robot! They also took the opportunity to improve the structural design of the ramp, as shown below!




(Those interested can view additional photographic evidence, or a complete video record from that day.)

I am happy to report that things are back to normal now, and Lady Grey has been behaving herself—more or less—since Monday!

So what have we learned? One, that Food Robot is vulnerable to feline interference; but we knew that already. Two, that Lady Grey is an inveterate troublemaker! Between this and chasing Tye and me all around the house, she is definitely ready to leave and go to her own home!



Please adopt Lady Grey! Contact the humans for more information.

So That Happened

"That" being a fictitious, weekend-long zombie apocalypse! What, you didn't notice all the unusual tweets? It was, in fact, an online project organized by writer Erin Underwoood.



My contribution began with last Friday's 512 Words or Fewer story and continued in the form of blog posts from Jasper and Tye right here on the HotSheet. Here's a handy chronological index (each link should open in a new window):

0. 512 Words or Fewer: "Welcome to PDX"
1. Jasper blog: "There goes the neighborhood!"
2. Tye blog: "why are there so many STRANGERS here today"
3. Jasper blog: "I am very hungry!"
4. Tye blog: "departure means SNACK and that's GOOD"
5. Jasper blog: "Humans are weird!"
6. Tye blog: "so BORED"
7. Jasper blog: "This bathroom is too small for three cats!"
8. Tye blog: "the FOOD is coming"
9. Jasper blog: "Some cats are too excitable!"
10. Tye blog: "some cats are LAME"
11. Jasper blog: "Why are humans so noisy!"
12. Tye blog: "it's NOT NICE to cry wolf"

Finally, don't worry: this was an entirely fictional zombie apocalypse. No humans, cats, or food robots were injured over the weekend, and Jasper and Tye continue to co-exist mostly in peace with Lady Grey (shown below)--who is, by the way, still up for adoption. Contact us if you know someone who'd like to give her a good home!

Lady Grey Cam, Day 12: the return of the humans...

hello... i'm TYE and here's what happened the day the humans got back from PACKS...

as you can see... LADY GREY continued waging her campaign against flat rugs... then the humans sorted their mail... and finally i had a brief supervised visit... too brief for my taste... but i understand... not everybody is ready for the TYEBORG right away... some people have to get used to my company... that's cool... we've gotten to know each other pretty well now... you'll see some more of that soon...


http://youtu.be/z15cDbC7bGA

LADY GREY is up for adoption... please contact the humans if you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home...

Lady Grey Cam, Day 11: Rug Attack!

Jasper here, with more on Lady Grey's activities over Labor Day weekend!

Like Tye, she seems to have something against flat rugs, and did her best to keep the rugs in the bathroom bunched up all the time. Fortunately, she left the one underneath her food and water bowls alone!


http://youtu.be/jEobklzgrXU

Also, as you can see in this still frame, she is clearly aware of the presence of the webcam!



Lady Grey is up for adoption. If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home, please contact the humans!

Lady Grey Cam, Day 10: solitude...

hello... i'm TYE and this is a look back at LADY GREY's activities on the first of the month...

the humans were gone for the weekend... and they didn't want to leave all three of us cats to mingle... i think we would have been okay... but the humans wanted to introduce us slowly over time...

anyway... LADY GREY spent the day mostly by herself... though JASPER and i did play with her under the door a little bit...


http://youtu.be/1GznUlcgOZ0

LADY GREY is up for adoption... please contact the humans if you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home...

Lady Grey Cam, Day 9: Home Alone!

Jasper here, with a look at how Lady Grey did on her own for one whole weekend at the end of last month!

This was the first full day the humans were away at something called PACKS, and she seemed to have a pretty good time eating, drinking, sleeping in various places, and playing with different things!


http://youtu.be/4Hps7dyH294

(Note that the humans did have a cat-sitter visit us several times during that weekend. Her image has been redacted for privacy, but you might still see her feet in a few shots!)

Lady Grey is up for adoption. If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home, please contact the humans!

Lady Grey Cam, Day 8: visiting...

hello... i'm TYE and this is another LADY GREY retrospective... this video shows the day when the humans left for their trip to PAX PRIME... so there's some unusual activity as they prepare to depart...

but also... you can see one of the humans bring me into the bathroom to visit our guest... i was very interested to see what she had done with the place... she was not quite as enthusiastic... but she's gotten a little friendlier now...

finally... that very colorful mat which the humans bring in is filled with catnip... that's why she enjoys it so much... JASPER and i also got our own catnip elsewhere in the house... it was a little treat before the humans left for their long weekend...


http://youtu.be/IuhtDjRgh8c

LADY GREY is up for adoption... please contact the humans if you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home...

Lady Grey Cam, Day 7: Hungry is the Hunter!

Jasper here, with a look back at the end of Lady Grey's first week with us! She was definitely getting comfortable--you can see her out and about, playing more, and eating more!


http://youtu.be/AvB3SVrzQ1M"

Also, if you are curious, that's Ascension that one of the humans is playing on the i-pad! I do not really understand how this game works, but it looks like you play by swiping your paws across the screen, and that seems pretty cool!

Lady Grey is up for adoption. If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home, please contact the humans!

Lady Grey Cam, Day 6: a little light reading...

hello... TYE again... i don't know why the first part of this video is so blurry... i guess the webcam didn't want to auto-focus for some reason... but you can still tell what's going on with LADY GREY...



as you can see... the humans spent some time reading in her room to keep her company... and otherwise... she was definitely exploring the space... and getting comfortable enough to sit by the door... i know JASPER and i were sitting on the other side quite a bit... we were very curious about her...

LADY GREY is up for adoption... please contact the humans if you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home...

Lady Grey Cam, Day 5: Put a Bird on It!

Jasper here, with another look at our house guest!

On her fifth day here, Lady Grey demonstrated increased interest in playing, and one of the humans demonstrated that you can make a simple lanyard into an effective cat toy if you simply put a bird on it!



Lady Grey is up for adoption.  If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home, please contact the humans!

Lady Grey Cam, Day 4: minor adjustments...

hello... TYE again with a look back at LADY GREY's fourth day at APARTMENT DE SNOUT... as you can see the humans continued adjusting the webcam to get the best view of her room...



the other big news that day... she found the bird-toy and also enjoyed playing with the feathers-on-a-stick... so she was getting used to her new environment... that becomes more exciting later when she meets JASPER and me... you'll see some of that soon...

LADY GREY is up for adoption... please contact the humans if you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home...

Lady Grey Cam, Day 3: Sleeptastic!

Jasper here, with another Lady Grey retro-update! I guess she was still getting used to her new room on her third day with us, since she didn't do much except sleep. As shown here!



Well, the big news there is that she found Tye's cat-carrier an acceptable sleeping spot! Though she still prefers to lie on the counter most of the time, which is why you don't see her on camera that much!

Lady Grey is up for adoption.  If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a home, please contact the humans!

Lady Grey Cam, Day 2: pretty uneventful...

hello... i'm TYE and this is my first blog post... we have another cat visitor right now and i'm supposed to tell you about her second day here... anyway... here's a video...



as you can see... LADY GREY's second day with us was pretty uneventful... she slept a lot and the humans sat with her while playing games on their i-pad...

things get more interesting later... we promise...

LADY GREY is up for adoption... please contact the humans if you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a good home... i like having another cat friend around but i think she'd rather have her own family...

Lady Grey Cam, Day 1: There's a Lady in the House!

Jasper here! As you know, we've got another house guest at the moment. Her name is "Lady Grey," and she's totally up for adoption! Not that Tye and I don't enjoy having a lady around, but she is somewhat less than enthusiastic about our attentions!

Here's a time-lapse video of the day she moved in, about two and a half weeks ago:



You can see the humans attempting to take some photographs to show her off to prospective adopters, and then DeeAnn sits in the bathroom studying Mouse Guard (a game of which I do not approve) to keep Lady Grey company for a while.

Later, our old perch (which, as you can see, is a bit worn out on the side) gets converted to a blanket-cave for Lady Grey's sleeping convenience. She spends quite a lot of time in there now!

And that's it for her first day with us. Tye will be along later to tell you about her second day!

Lady Grey is up for adoption. If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give her a home, please contact the humans!

Lady Grey is Not Amused

TL;DR: Adopt this cat! Backstory below.



Our household seems to have a penchant for attracting foster cats. Last spring, it was a stray kitten (who found a good home, thanks to WCGHS); and earlier this summer, on June 22nd, DeeAnn and Darla found a cat while on one of their morning walks.

The cat was wearing a collar, so D&D canvassed some nearby houses to see if anyone had lost a cat. There were a couple of leads, but they didn't pan out. DeeAnn and I also put up some flyers around the neighborhood later. Those haven't generated any response either.

"Lady Grey" stayed with Darla for two months, but her apartment complex doesn't actually allow pets, and they do threaten periodic inspections. DeeAnn also felt some responsibility for kitty, so on August 23rd, she took up residence in our guest bathroom.



Of course, since we have the technology, we set up a webcam in Lady Grey's room to make sure she's doing okay. I'll be posting videos over the next few days and letting our resident boy-cats, Jasper and Tye, tell you all about our house guest.

Lady Grey is up for adoption. Our local vet has certified her disease-free and estimated she's about five years old. If you or someone you know in the Portland metro area would like to give Lady Grey a home, please contact us!