01/10/2025 – Our Ginger Pia

Pia almost 13, 2025 © Colehauscats.com
Pia almost 13, 2025 © Colehauscats.com

Our ginger Princess Pia Bean’s getting old. We see it in her and thought she looked younger a year ago when she was eating a wet food diet. But she gave that up and we were okay with it because she was starting to lose a lot of weight on her canned diet. Kibble put the weight back on but she’s been looking older lately.

On the wet food diet, she liked being brushed daily. When she’s on kibble, she runs and hides and when caught, she cries. It’s the same brush, a soft human-style brush that’s easy on fur and skin. What that’s all about is a mystery.

Remember back in 2012 when she was a kitten, when her Elvis sneer photo nearly broke the Internet? Oh, those baby kitten toofies. That little button nose.

Baby Pia and her Elvis sneer, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Baby Pia and her Elvis sneer, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Baby Pia and her bunny, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Baby Pia and her bunny, 2012 © Colehauscats.com

Or when she slept with the bunny, back when the bunny had both ears, before the Niblets ate one off.

A wee Pia, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
A wee Pia, 2012 © Colehauscats.com
Pia Bean, 2012 © Colehaus Cats
Pia Bean, 2012 © Colehaus Cats

And those adorably short, stubular legs.

Sweet Pia’s starting to show her age; she’ll be 13 in late April, and even though she poops more often on the laminate floor than in her perfectly brand new and shiny, cleaned twice a day, every day litter boxes (3) containing the finest Dr. Elsey’s litter, we love her to death. She’s the last ginger girl we’ve ever have; Mom having been owned continuously by a ginger girl since 1976 and at one time, by four ginger girls at once. It’ll be the end of an era. We’re not looking forward to it, although, that floor pooping thing. Yeah, that’s gotten old.

Pia at the window © Colehauscats.com
Pia at the window © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024Wordless Wednesday
2023 – No post
2022Don’t Bother the Cat
2021 – No post
2020Finally Friday
2019 – No post
2018Three Word Wednesday
2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – No post
2014Still Cleaning
2013 – No post
2012 – No post

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01/08/2025 – Wordless Wednesday

Tessa © Colehauscats.com
Tessa © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024MultiCat Monday
2023 – No post
2022 – No post
2021Things on Cats, 2021
2020Whiskery Wednesday
2019 – No post
2018MultiCat Monday
2017 – No post
2016Innocence
2015 – No post
2014New Year Cleaning with the Girls
2013 – No post
2012 – No post

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01/06/2025 – MultiCat Monday

Pia and Viola © Colehauscats.com
Pia and Viola © Colehauscats.com

Whereas Pia and Viola are anything but friends, they are not sworn enemies, and this is about as close together as you’ll see them. Each travel in their own circles, yet both are sociable with us, not other cats. Honestly, we are constantly amazed at how many of your cats are photographed snuggled together. Since Olivia’s passing over a year ago, none of the Colehaus Cats have a snuggle buddy. Hissing buddies, yes. Whapping buddies, yep. Snuggle or napping buddies, no.

Tessa and Pia © Colehauscats.com
Tessa and Pia © Colehauscats.com

Tessa and Pia, while once upon a long time ago, did nap and roughhouse together as kittens, Tessa quickly grew tired of Pia’s poofiness and general diva princess ways and abandoned her to her own devices. Pia found solace with angel Miss Newton who taught her ginger girl independence. Tessa, on the other hand, already possessed the independence level of 12 cats and 4 dogs. Tessa’s motto is, “I don’t need no one,” . . . except when it comes to pre-dinner snack kibbles.

Quint and Tessa © Colehauscats.com
Quint and Tessa © Colehauscats.com

And just as we were about to leave it at that, someone comes along to make liars of us. Quint proves that some Colehaus Cat is willing to snuggle with some other Colehaus Cat who claims to not need anyone.

Behind the scenes info: In truth, Quint was only snuggling with Tessa because 1) Unaware Tessa was out like a light after what may have been a wild night of partying with a vintage nip Yeow toy, and 2) Quint gave up trying to create his blanket fort because dead weight Tessa was snoring away on top of the blanket. When you can’t burrow under them, join them, Quint says.

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2024 – No post
2023Watching Friday
2022 – No post
2021One Word Wednesday. Almost
2020 – No post
2019 – No post
2018 – No post
2017What One Does in Winter
2016Friends
2015Ruby Tuesday
2014Updates and a Calendar Give-Away with Mancat Quint
2013 – No post
2012 – No post

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