Morning All!
Every once in a while a guy needs to take care of business right? You know – keep himself in shape, tone it up and clean it up………………..toning it up isn’t tough, you just need a good exercise regime.
But it’s also important to keep yourself properly bathed and manicured and – well – you know – CLEAN in all areas if you get my drift…………………….
Today Mom was working on the computer and heard me doing a major “lickety-lickety-lick-lick-lickety” sound and when she turned around, she could plainly see that I was “down for routine maintenance” – kinda like an elevator sign in a high rise. HAHAHA
As you can see, I perform this task in front of my new best friend……………Mom’s space heater in her office. I don’t care what the temperature is, it can’t be too warm for me these days and oh boy does it feel great on my achy breaky joints! I’ve got my feet tucked under my fleece blankie which of course will be my reward (a nap that is) when I’ve finished with my maintenance duties.
Mom thought that was such a swell shot of me she used the zoom and got a closer shot of me working on my chesticles:
Then, after all was right with my furs in those areas, I moved on to something more – well – important……………….you don’t want anything to ruin the effect of all the handsomeness if you should neglect to clean up all those little HIDDEN spots now would you???
Mom! Did you have to zoom in on that one and blow it up so BIG????? Can’t a guy get any privacy around here? I guess I know the answer to that one!
I suppose this isn’t as bad as it COULD have been………..but still………….Honestly!
I like the cat-way to take a bath :o) and I agree with you… we have no privacy… sigh… tomorrow I will take a photo of the humans in the bathroom… ha! and then we will see if they will find that funny LOL
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Oh the humans in the bathroom would be scary…..they do things in there that I don’t even WANT to know about!!!!!!! We cats have our own washcloths available at all times – our tongues make great “cleaner uppers” and do a nice job of combing our furs so we look furrrrabulous always! Somehow I don’t think our humans could do as good a job do you?
Hugs, Sammy
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Hahaha!! “Down for routine maintenance”! Sammy you ARE funny!! I agree with Easy. How would THEY like it!! Mind you the “routine maintenance” The Staff has to undertake goes on for ever! A chap usually has to take a nap!! xxx
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It’s true Austin – humans seem to take forever when it comes to maintenance whereas we are good with a few licks and a slurp or two!
Hugs, Sammy
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You are doing some serious housekeeping, there, buddy. No wonder you needed a nap when you were finished!
Love and …..licks,
Cupcake
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IT’s exhausting staying gorgeous isn’t it Cupcake? You should know since you’re a heck of a beauty yourself!
Hugs, sammy
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That is a very thorough routine maintenance, Sammy. Good to see you are keeping all those nooks and crannies clean.
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Well Flynn, a guy likes to look his best always right? You never know when a pretty ladycat will visit!
Love, Sammy
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Oh Sammy how adorable those hidden tootsies under blankie are 🙂 and i laughed my butt off as i call the pups chests chestickes too! I always ask Forrest if he wants a scratch on his chesticles 🙂 HAHAHA ..i bet that heater is great..getting older you feel the cold..even when it’s not so cold 🙂 loves Fozziemum xxx
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I just love Mom’s space heater………I lie about six inches away from it and sleep up a storm…….if Mom turns it off I’ll yell for her to turn it back on……a guy has a RIGHT to heat! HAHAHAHAHAHA
Love, Sammy
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Hahahahaha he sure does Sammy! I bet you get close enough to dry your eyeballs out 😉
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I do………and Mom worries that I’ll get TOO close but my little heater is a safety heater with a screen on front AND if it falls over it stops! But I do love being close – that heat feels so danged good on my old bones!
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy we had the same kind..switches off..although you don;t want to be squished either hahahaha 🙂
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I don’t get the WISHY WASHY weather……gimme cold or gimme warm but don’t change it from one to the other in 24 hours!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Oh boy i hear you Sammy! Those changes make the old bones sing…not nicely either 🙂 loves Fozziemum xxx
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Mom says the same thing……..she’s getting “creaky and leaky” she says…..HAHAHAHAHA
Love, Sam
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Hahahaha poor Mum Sammy..o hear her..i am getting droopy and loopy..we could form a band 😉 Loves Fozziemum xxx
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Sounds like four of the seven dwarfs……………HAHAHAHA Droopy, Loopy, Creaky and Leaky……….!!!!
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Bwahhahaha 🙂
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Oh, Sammy! These are so cute! (Chesticles…..mom is STILL chuckling over that one…!) And I love those toesies all stretched out in that last shot. Mom likes it when I stretch my toes and clean between them: she says I’m getting all the toe boogies. (I know, humans……)
Love, Sundae
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Good for you Sundae – reaching all those spots where “stuff” might collect – toesies, tail, THE WORKS!
Love, Sammy
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Sammy, I love that “down for routine maintenance”. Yup. When we take a FULL bath…not just a few out of place furs or a small little crumb or two…we take our time, we do it right! I am really admiring that you can take a full bath..complete bath, with no help. You are strong and happy. AND bacon powered.
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Hi Katie! Yep – I’m still keeping “the bod” in good shape – just because I’m a senior citizen doesn’t mean I’ll let myself go! HAHA Bacon is the elixir of youth!
Love, Sammy
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Sammy this is so funny and cute and well you are just adorable taking care of routine business.
There is NO PRIVACY here either you think there is something we can do about it?
Hugs madi your bfff
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I’ve been insisting on a private bathroom for my litterbox and space heater (since I’m in love with it now), and fleece blankie collection – a place where I can clean up in private – BUT Mom says that’s silly. They just don’t get it do they Madi?!?!?!
Hugs, Sammy
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We have no privacy here either!! Mom thinks it’s okay to take pictures of anything….can you believe she actually took a picture of on of us in the litter box once? Shameful!!!
It’s impawtent to keep a “clean machine” but we’re glad she took the picture from that direction so she didn’t embarrass you tooooo much!
The Florida Furkids
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Yeah if she’d come around to the other side I would have immediately given her the stink eye and stopped maintenance!!!!!! Humans don’t get the privacy thing – they want it but don’t seem to think WE need it!
Hugs, Sammy
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LOL! I should try taking more bath photos too. I wonder what my kitties would think of that.
I love your paws, Sammy!
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I bet they’d let you – they are very used to that flashy box by now!!!!
Love, Sammy
p.s. my Mom is wacky for my paws too……
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Does she ever wiggle your thumbs? They look so tempting! My kitties let me touch their paws if I ask them first.
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HAHAHA…..They are rather independent little digits actually – very wiggly and I let Mom do whatever she wants to do…..we’re pals!
Love, Sammy
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Awwww 🙂
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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Looks like a great place to take care of business. Enjoy your day Sammy.
Sue B
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It’s a nice place to dry off – the heater lets me bathe and dry off in no time! HAHAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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Oh cousin I do feel you. My mom once took a picture of me using the bathroom. I was like WTP – can’t a pig get some privacy around here?! XOXO – Bacon
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Well all I can say is if you or I snuck into the bathroom when THEY were doing their “thing” they’d have a big old FIT – but they feel free to embarrass us??? HUH??? What’s with that?!
Hugs, Sammy
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Hi Sammers! I think Samantha probably feels the same way…there’s just something about bathing the private areas that makes a human want to whip out her camera and snap away. 😉
Great pics btw! You should tell mom that she did a very nice job capturing the moment! 😀
Hugs and licks! -puppydoc
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Thanks! Mom was shaking so hard from giggling at me she barely was able to take the photos BUT as you can see, she managed somehow. She particularly thought that last one was hilarious. Oh boy if I had a camera I could REALLY embarrass her!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Ody and Biskit will sometimes even perform maintenance on each other… which looks a little awkward, but I guess that’s what friends are for…
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I think it’s okee dokee for animals to do that but I’m not sure I wanna see my two humans doing that in the tub – know what I mean?????
Hugs, Sammy
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“down for routine maintenance”…. LOL! This was very funny today, Sammy! Very funny! I love Kliban kitties, yes I do.. 😀
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The Kliban Klan have a way with exercising don’t they? I love their outfits – I want Mom to order me one.
Hugs, Sammy
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Good to see you can still reach all your places despite your arthritis. That is a great place to bathe, you will dry extra fast. Sorry your Mom invaded your privacy, but you do look adorable. XO
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Oh yes – neither rain, nor sleet, nor achy breakie joints will keep me from keeping myself all SPITshined up!!!!!
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy, you could be a contortionist at the Curcus! We love a squeaky clean guy! I have a bit of a fetish too! Xxxxxxx Skyler
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Mom thought that position of mine was totally hilarious….I’m so glad I can entertain my adoring public! HAHAHA
Hugs, Sammy
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Geez, Mom, how embarrassing! 🙂 My Dexter is a very loud groomer too. Sometimes I think he may be drinking water or something and I look over and he’s grooming instead. Sheesh!
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Some of us like to add extra water while we wash (hahaha) and that means slurping instead of licking!
Hugs, Sammy
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There are times when privacy is required… 😀
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Well that’s what I think – and you think – but obviously Mom has other ideas!
Hugs, Sammy
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It gives you the right to post pix of her in the shower.
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I’m not sure the world is ready for that……………….. 😉
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That’s what we call a complete wash and brush up. Your furs look meowvolous. Are you a super loud washer? Lisbeth is. It isn’t lickety, lickety but rather slurpety, slurpety. It drives our Mom crazy, especially when she starts up when Mom is trying to go to sleep. We think staying in front of that heater sounds great. It’s turned cold again. Pffft! XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
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This weather stinks…….I am SO over winter and they have snow in our forecast for Saturday. EXCUSE ME???? SNOW???? Anyway, to answer your question I’m a quiet washer…..Sometimes I growl a little as I’m doing toesies but just a little “don’t bother me I’m concentrating” kind of growl to show I’m working hard! Let’s hope that soon I’m not spending as much time in front of my space heater as I have been……!
Hugs, Sammy
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Yup, it paws to keep up with the routine maintenance, for sure. purrs
Purrs,
Seville
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Who’s gonna do it if I don’t right Seville??
Hugs, Sam
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Well… at least you’re the only one giving you baths, Sammy! I get shampoos and grooming every couple of weeks. They’re not my favorite thing in the world, but I don’t freak out like a lot of other cats might!
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Oh Summer, it’s very important for a professional model to look absolutely spotless and gorgeous all the time so you have to have special shampoos and stuff. I have to say that you look absolutely fabulous ALL THE TIME though – soft and shiny…..it’s good you don’t mind getting a bath.
Love, Sammy
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Sammy, we are so glad you are keeping up with your routine maintenance! Our elderly cat Conrad got too lazy to do that, which meant I had to help him, and that was not easy. So keep up the good work!
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Mom says one of these days I will probably lose interest in keeping myself well maintained (!) but for now, she’s glad I do because I can be a bit grumpy sometimes and we’re talking about “the bitey” if I’m not happy with things so she’d have to wear armor to give me a bath!
Hugs, sammy
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You are getting spic and span Sammy. I prefer to say…”I’m out of service due to an infestation of cleanliness!’ Same idea though. Mom tries hard not to get a picture of me when I’m out of service but mom’s are all different. MOL
Shoko
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My Mom is a weirdo – we all know that…..although she loves me so I put up with it!
Hugs, Sammy
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Mew mew mew Unccle Sammy yur Mumma iss funny takin maintenance fotoss’. Hu’manss fink wee look ‘cute’ while groomin! When mee iss ‘cleenin mee busyness partss’ LadyMum ‘ohhhss an ahhhss’ which iss funny! Shee nevurr takes fotss’….
mee hope shee NOT see THIS blog; don’t want to give her ideass……mew mew mew….
Yur lookin fine tho’ Unccle….
~~~head rubsss~~~ neffkitty Siddhartha Henry~~~
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Hi Nephew! I thought Mom was pretty nervy to do Mr. Flashy while I was having a bath. I know she wouldn’t like it if I did that to her! EEEEK!
Love, Uncle Sammy
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Can you emagin us takin our Mumma’ss fotoss’???? Mew mew mew …there wood bee ALOT of hollerin fur sure Unccle!!!!! 😉
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I think if we snuck up and took photos of our humans while they are bathing they would have something NOT NICE to say about it – you’re right!
Hugs, Sammy
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LadyMum gave mee ‘THEE Look” an said “Do not even fink about takin mee foto inn thee tub young man!!!”
So mee not goin to try….butt it wood bee sorta funny Unccle 😉
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Oh believe me, I think it would be hilarious if all of us took a selfie of our humans in some embarrassing pose BUTTT we must remember who feeds us, takes us to the doctor when we need it, and keeps us safe……resisting temptation is what it’s all about!
Love, Uncle Sammy
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lookin good dood & we heer ya on de hole pri vacee thing…..hope yur afturr noonz a grate one & yur caturdayz FILLED with bacon ~~~~~~ we iz out til monday…sew heerz two a Baikal oilfish kinda week oh end ♥♥♥
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Looks like your yoga moves will keep you in shape
Lily & Edward
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I’m pretty danged supple for a 16 year old!
Hugs, Sammy
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Oh wow Sammy! This is the ULTIMATE humiliation!! You are right, can’t a mancat get ANY privacy…geeze…hope that photo doesn’t get leaked anywhere else! Love, Cody catchatwithcarenandcody
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It would be terribly embarrassing if that photo was on the front cover of “Cat Yoga Monthly” or something wouldn’t it?
Hugs, Sammy
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Sammy, higene is very important even for cats. Good job!
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It certainly is…….and if we aren’t careful we’ll get dunked in a sink and have to have a bath! YUCK!
Hugs, Sammy
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That’s quite the spit shine you’re giving yourself, Sammy. You gotta keep a clean machine…that’s what we say.
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Indeed……….heaven forbid we don’t perform proper maintenance and have to have the dreaded water torture/aka bath!
Love, Sammy
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Hey Sammy, I finally know one, it’s your house! Oops, sorry, it’s not Teaser Tuesday today MOL!
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Yous has the most excellent foot in the air form!!
Mes loves a clean mancat!
Woo Hoo!!
Kisses
Nellie
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Hi Nellie! I’ve had lots of years to perfect the foot in the air form and I have always been a very tidy boy!
Love and Hugs, Sammy
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Quite a compromising situation you were in to. Tsss, no respect for privacy. Shocking! The brutality!
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I know…..I’ve given Mom a stern warning but you know how contrary humans are…I expect she’ll ignore it and be snapping away with her camera next time I’m doing something – well – PRIVATE!
Hugs, Sammy
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They just don’t get it. For me it’s not such a problem, my hair is long enough to have my private parts covered.
Hugs back!
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Say – that’s right! You have “cover” when you’re doing your maintenance work – you can sneak in there under cover of fur and do your cleaning without anyone REALLY seeing what you’re doing in there!
Hugs, Sammy
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Hee hee, Lol! Indeed!
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aw you are so cute AND clean Sammy! 😀
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Thank you Miss Sharon!!!!!!!!
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Great job cleaning and bathing Sammy ! Many boys should take example on you ! Purrs
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Think so? Well, I am a very clean machine!
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