Josie--Clips and String

We noticed when Josie would knit while sitting on our laps her claws were getting quite sharp. So tonight we clipped her front claws. It went really easily. Jon held her on his lap laying along one leg and pet her and Kat clipped. He only had to scruff her briefly for one dew claw. Very simple, and we're a lot more comfortable with her on our laps now. It's normally not a difficult procedure, but usually Jon does have to scruff the cat to make them stay still.

I tied her mouse to a string so I could more easily throw it to try and get her to play (having gotten quite tired of getting up to retrieve it). She managed to pull the mouse off the end--and proceeded to play with the string. She won't always play, but fairly frequently. It's fun to watch her bat at it above her head.

I had an email complaining there were no new pictures of Josie. Here you are! Pictures of her and her new toy. You can also see the black patch on her belly.