Happy Anniversary TKC!!

Meow TKC Kitties, and welcome to May's issue of The Kitties' Club Newsletter!!

In This Issue:
Sassy Sez ~ A Purrfectly Honest and Unbiased Review

TKC Anniversary Messages

Past Winners of COTW for April.....

The Kitties' Club Show with Jefke

TKC Calender Events:

Click on the links above to read a column!

Past Issues:

January's Issue

February's Issue

March's Issue

April's Issue

Sassy Sez ~ A Purrfectly Honest and Unbiased Review

Hello, My name is Sassafras for those of you who don't know me, my furrend Twixy has been nice enough to let me have a little section of TKC Newsletter to voice my opinion about cat products that my furfamily and I have tested. I will rate each product based on the following criteria:
Quality, Availability, Durability, Price, and most importantly, THE FUN FACTOR!!! At the end of each review I will give the product a rating of 1-5 Mice.

1 Mouse=Dirty Litterboxish
2 Mice=Good for 30 seconds only
3 Mice=OK if theres nothing else to play with
4 Mice=YAY! Score!
5 Mice=The. Best. Thing. Ever. Invented.

Today I would like to review a toy called the Wooley Bully made by Wooley Bully Naturals. The Wooley Bully is a mouse made from a huge oval ball of wool. It has a long leather tail, and leather eyes, ears and nose. As you bat, kick, and terrorize the mouse, the wool loosens and it GROWS like a chia pet until it is ridiculously huge. Then your human can just stick it in a sock and throw it in the washer in a hot water load of laundry, and it shrinks back to the original size and looks like new again. The tail is long enough so your human can swing it around for you and you can hit it like a piñata, and it is a large enough size so you can hold it and do the bunny feet. My Mom sprays the Wooley Bully with catnip spray for added fun. I loved it at first, then lost interest, but my little sister Phoebe stole it and now she thinks it is her baby and she loves it. Some shy cats can be intimidated by its large size, and we have also heard of cats like my Uncle Mike's two who tore it apart so fast he didn't have time to wash and shrink it. But at the low price you can buy it for, who cares! It costs about $4.00 and comes in many assorted colors. We got ours at Petsmart, and I have seen them at other pet stores too.

Here is a summary of my review:
Pros: Inexpensive, recyclable, unique, natural materials
Cons: Can be ripped apart too fast to wash it in extreme cases (mol), I got bored with it (but others may not!)

My overall score for the Wooley Bully Naturals mouse is: 3 MICE! But please keep in mind, this is just my rating, I know many other cats who LOVE this toy like crazy!!!

Thanks for reading my review, and purrrlease, if there is any cat product you want me to review, pawmail me and I will look into it!!

TKC Anniversary Messages

Twixy

When I created The Kitties’ Club last year, I had absolutely no idea it would turn out like this! At that time, I was still pretty new to Catster, and was still finding my way around things, Making friends, Joining groups, Posting in the forums, Etc. After seeing how fun being in a group was, I decided to start my own.


Initially, I just wanted to create a little hang out area for me and my new friends. Over the last few months, I have noticed that TKC isn’t just a place for friends to get together and chat, it’s a place where we get together each day creating 100 TKC messages in each others email boxes! (MOL, I just had to add a little humor to this)

What I really meant to say was....We're a TKC family, who is always there for each other, through the bad times and good. There's always someone there to brighten up your day, and thanks to Alfie, there's always someone there to start your day with a belly full of laughs....Along with a wake up call ; )

I love you all.

Happy one year anniversary TKC! May our wonderful family always continue to grow.
Thank you all.
~Twixy


Lucy

ConCATulations to the pawsomest group on Catster. I hope we have 50 more years of this pawtastic group!



Athena

Concatulations to all of us on the anniversary of TKC! TKC has become our favorite spot to meet friends and enjoy the beautiful garden. Thanks to Twix for all her hard work in setting it up for us, and let's plan to welcome even more kitties in the coming year! Yay TKC! Think pink!

Athena



Dashiell & Lillian

Fun and friends is what The Kitties Club is all about! Thank you to Twixy for such an amazing job coordinating it all! Happy Anniversary Kitties Club!
Purrs,
Dashiell and Lillian

Past Winners of COTW for April.....

Sapphire

I felt awesome!!!!






Sable

"I was in total shock, I am fairly new to Catster , & this was my fist win in anything. I was very honored by all the cats that voted for me."

Eddy

"I was SO happy when I found out! It was on my birthday and it made my day that much better, I was so thrilled!"




Tuesday

"Winning COTW was thrilling and such an honor. I had great kitties nominated with me and they were all winners in my book. It was a week I will never forget. I felt like a movie star! Purrrr!"


Lucy

"Kitty of the week!!! What did I do to deserve that?
Thanks,
Lucy"







Phoebe

"I am so honored to be TKC Cat of the Week. I'm a rather new member, but I have made so many wonderful, new friends here. I'd like to thank my best friend, Athena, for inviting me."

The Kitties' Club Show with Jefke

Meow TKC Kitties, and welcome to The Kitties' Club Show with my guest Jefke. I hope you all enjoy it!!!






I just wanted to say a special thank you to Alfie, for helping me on this show! Without him, I would have never gotten this done!

I also want to say a special thank you to Lucy, for sending in a question!

Thank you both very much.
~Twixy

>^..^<

Home: I live in Kessel-Lo, a very small town in Belgium with my mommie and my grandpawrents

Age: I'm turning 3 on May the first! That's almost!!

Breed: I'm an European Shorthair mixed with 1/4th feral (my daddie was part feral cat)

Hobby: My mouse-a-thon, trying to sneak up on any lap I can and spending time with mommie

My Personality Type: Loving, yet independant. Everytime mommie comes home I yell out this incredibly pathetic *meow* like I'm lying half dead somewhere MOL

Pet Peeve: Water, I hate it, I hate the neighbourhood cat as well who bit me in my tail.

Favorite Toy: This green monster my besties Alfie, SydneyRose and Wallt sent me and a catnipfilled rainbow (also from Alfie and the gang)

Favorite Thing to Eat: SHRIMP!!!!

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(Twixy) You said on your page, that you're bilingual! How did you learn to recognize both Dutch and Chinese, and was it hard to learn?

(Jefke) Actually I'm trilingual MOL I also understand Meowian, the kitty language. Mommie's from Chinese origin, but she grew up in Belgium and speaks Dutch better than Chinese, so she brought me up in Dutch. I can understand three different commands in Dutch: "sit", "paw" and "come here". She trained me well, even if I say it myself MOL. My grandpawrents speak Chinese to me, so I've learned a few Chinese words since I've been with my humans. It'll come in handy when cats dominate the world MOL.

(Twixy) Does your name, have any Hidden Meaning or Translation?

(Jefke) Nope, it doesn't have any hidden meaning or translations. My future daddy had a orangie called Jefke, it was the coolest cat ever so mommie thought I ought to be names Jefke too, since I was so cool MOL. You pronounce Jefke like this: the first part is like Geoff, the "ke" at the end sounds like a Qe in English, it's not easy MOL

(Twixy) What's it like living in Belgium?

(Jefke) Belgium is awsome, especially my back yard. It's full of mice, insects and birds I can catch. I could watch them all day long! The weather is good, in the winter it can be cold, but then I stay inside, nice and comfy next to the heating. In the summer it's excellent, I like to stay outside and lay in the sun all day long.

(Twixy) Who/What is your invisible friend?

(Jefke) Well, he doesn't really exist, but mommie thinks I have one. Because sometimes when I'm playing by myself (I have no other furrblings) it's like I'm playing with some other cat, I run off like mad and run back like mad like I'm competing with someone, it's really fun to watch mommie says. But I have to say, I do miss having a brother or sister sometimes!

(Twixy) In your diary, dated March 20th, you posted a friendship poem. Did you write that yourself?

(Jefke) I'm not that talented MOL Mommie found it on the internet, I was feeling so blessed for having so many furriends here on Catster. And since some of my best furriends paid a tribute to their best furriends I thought I should follow in their footsteps. I can't even imagine what my life was before Catster! I've met so many wonderful kitties here, I wish we were all together living in one big garden (like TKC garden!) all playing together, that would be so cool!

(Twixy) I watched your little video of you throwing that mouse around, and I have to say, I thought it was pretty neat!! MOL, my mom would get sick, if she saw me doing that!
What’s your top score in mouse catching, in one day? Also, is it something you do everyday?

(Jefke) Mommie doesn't dare to watch when I catch a mouse MOL she usually turns away when I start gnawing MOL she just didn't think I have it in me, because I have such a soft exterior MOL. I think my top score in one day must be 4 mice! I was on a roll that day, the weather condition was good, the wind was good, everything was in top condition for some mice-catching. Mommie couldn't believe her eyes when I turned up with 4 mice in about one hour to two hours time MOL. Aaaah, memories!

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Click on the picture to visit Jefke's page!!

TKC Calender Events:

May 6: Tea Pawty.
Time: 9:30am (Catster Time)

May 12: Bridal Shower.
Time: 9:00am (Catster Time)

May 13: Tea Pawty.
Time: 9:30am (Catster Time)

Bachelors Party

May 20: Twixy & Lucky's Wedding.

May 27: Tea Pawty.
Time: 9:30am (Catster Time)