Catnip!

*New posts have been sparse! I've been out of town and haven't seen Rufus in over a week. Poppa bean has been holding down the fort so he's still getting his rubs & grubs. (I miss them both to pieces and can't wait to get home and see them tomorrow!!)


I let Rufus enjoy a few leaves of catnip before I left ...

Chomping fresh leaves, straight from the plant.

Waiting for the nip to kick in.

Eyes becoming vacant.

Exhibiting increased loopiness.

Being horribly and violently cute.

Giving me the eyes in hopes of more fresh catnip. He's hooked!!!

Wheatgrass: Day ...who the heck knows, let's eat!

We've lost track of the days since we started our wheatgrass project but it looks ready to eat! We planted extra seeds in the pot last week so it should fill out more.

Rufus knew exactly what I had for him as soon as I brought the pot inside.

Chow time!

He was munching so loudly! I had to take it away after a minute because he was devouring entire blades of grass. Roots, dirt and all!

Wheatgrass: Day 21

We have a puny patch. Note to all others who plan on growing their own patch: make sure to quadruple however many seeds you think you'll need! I've planted more seeds but I just can't wait any longer than till the end of the week before I let Rufus loose on it!

Wheatgrass: Day 16

I've got my fingers crossed that some more blades will pop up over the next few days but it's not looking as good as we had hoped. And I've misplaced the other seeds too. Bummer!

Wheatgrass: Day 15

We planted more seeds than this! We demand more grass!

Wheatgrass: Day 14

There's grass but not enough for me to show this to Rufus just yet!

Wheatgrass: Day 13

Success!!

Wheatgrass: Day 11

It's almost eating time!

At Rufus Raves, we always appreciate a close up. :)

Wheatgrass: Day 9

Our first mini-blade of wheatgrass has sprung up from the dirt! Woohoo!

The close up! Can you see it?

Wheatgrass: Day 8

The seeds! We can see they have formed little roots! Grass is on its way!

Wheatgrass: Day 6

We think we have progress! It looks like some of the seeds have begun to germinate!

Wheatgrass: Day 4

The suspense is killing us!

Wheatgrass: Day 3

Still waiting!

Wheatgrass: Day 2

Nothing yet!

Wheatgrass, Please!

Rufus is an avid lover of GREENS! He's made it clear that he wants his greens by having his way with my plants.

This is my lucky plant with one ravaged leaf.

A close up of the ravaged leaf.

My poor orchid. Rufus has placed a tooth hole in each of its leaves!

Based on stuff I've read, no one really knows why cats like to eat leaves and plants. They are 100% carnivores and would be in big trouble if they didn't get their fill of MEATS! Some say greens help aid digestion and prevent furballs. I'm sure Rufus knows but he won't say!

So here it is day one of Project: Wheatgrass. The seeds have been planted in some organic dirt and watered. All we have to do now is sit back and wait.



Rufus can't wait for the delicious blades of grass to shoot up and out so he can begin the munching.

The best part about growing the grass is that it grows fairly quick. I've done this once before and I think this batch should be ready for a nibble in the next two weeks! And it'll last for a few weeks after that!