Good Job, Rusty. You’re A Very Clean Boy!

Taking photos of Rusty is one of my greatest pleasures.  He is so photogenic and doesn’t mind the camera AT ALL!

This photo session was one of my favorites.  The ending was superb, IMHO!  What a face.

Just hanging around, wondering what to do next.

I know! I’ll start giving myself a bath.

I always start with my face.

Now my ears.

Now my paw.

All done!

Rusty always puts his right paw crossed over his left.  It’s what he does.

 

A Friendly Grooming

 

Rusty is a very loving little boy, as I mention occasionally.  He isn’t loving to only humans; he’s also loving to his buddy, Romeo.

Romeo certainly isn’t complaining.  He is relishing it!

BTW, Romeo NEVER returns the favor.

Caught In The Act Of…..Grooming!

 

Of course, we know how cats love to groom.  They spend many hours of the day slee… er, grooming.

Today, we have Rusty and Patches “doing their thing.”  And I caught them in the act!

Grooming Time

Many times, during the morning grooming ritual, I’ve thought, “How can I photograph a grooming session?”  Well, I finally decided to do it, and whatever happens, happens.

What follows is the result; however, Rusty is missing.  He got a little skittish when I took the camera out of my pocket – it wasn’t part of the ritual and he wanted no part of it:

Patches didn’t care about the camera. She enjoyed the grooming experience anyway. Her favorite part is the brushing of her head.

 

The back brushing feels good, too.

Can’t forget the tail!

Almost done.

All done! And out she goes.

Rusty Is Great Company

Rusty follows me around the house just like a puppy would.

Today, as usual, when I went into the bathroom to clean out the litter boxes, there he was – tagging along and keeping me company on the counter.

One of Rusty’s favorite poses -grooming.

Rusty always does a good job with his grooming.

OK, all ready now for more action.

 

Romeo

Romeo

Romeo was a beautiful kitten who grew into a gorgeous adult cat.  My sister Merry, calls him “Mr. Handsome.”  He and Rusty get along very well, and sometimes they get very rambunctious, running all over the house.  Sometimes, it sounds like big dogs running.  They have “heavy” feet.

Romeo is a flyer.  He loves to leap onto the tops of the shower walls.  He feels very comfortable there, and it’s one of his favorite grooming places.  He also leaps up there when he knows I want to give him a combing.  Smart cat!

Yes, he is a very smart cat indeed.  He opens all the closet doors in the house.  Nothing is sacred as far as he’s concerned.  He owns the house.  We have mirrored closet doors in the master, and he pulls one side, walks to the other side of the door.  He measures it.  No, not open enough!  Walks back to the first side, and pulls some more.  Measures the opening again.  Still not big enough.  Pulls some more.  Now, it’s open enough and he’s IN.  There are several bi-fold doors in the house, too.  He knows how to open them.  There’s a different methodology enlisted for these.  He pulls from the center where the two parts meet!  Keeps pulling until there’s an opening big enough for Romeo and he’s IN.