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Many of you know me as the shop cat at Reigning Cats &Dogs & Kindness. I became an associate at the store, the greeter and window dressing, when our store manager, Lindsey, took me in as a young street cat.
I have suffered from obesity since I was a kitten. When I prowled the streets my scavenging skills led me to eat anything and everything I could find, because I never knew when I would find my next meal. Unfortunately, those bad habits caused me to gain a lot of weight.
Now, despite portion control, and time to exercise in the store, I am struggling with losing weight. People come into the store and comment on my weight and my big feelings are hurt. Fat shaming is unkind, even when directed at a fat cat. While comments about my big belly may be made without any intended malice, customers who have overheard such comments, particularly when they themselves are overweight, show sympathy toward me. They know just how I feel.
Joking about body image, whether overweight or underweight is not cool. All beings deserve to be treated with kindness and not shamed for their body. Recently we had and incident in the store because a customer commented about my fat belly. Lindsey came to my rescue again, and tried to convey my feelings to the customer. Since then, a lot of ugly messages have been posted on our facebook and instagram. This is not cool. All this stress is making me want to binge eat a few mice, but we don't have any in the shop, and I don't want to return to my old ways.
Please be kind to all creatures great and small. Thank you for supporting me on my weight loss journey.
Love, Bluey.
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Hello my loyal humans,
One of the many perks of being The Royal Shop Cat is the free samples from the CATNIP BAR. The servants (I mean staff) get them by the armfuls. I heard them say "organic" and "from the United States". It must mean something good because they tell the customers constantly. There are so many varieties, it's like a candy store for kitties! Valarian, silvervine, leaf & flower, easy to vacuum pellets, and even whole buds are available at the Catnip Bar.
Restocking of the Catnip is my favorite day. I sit right under the human's feet and stare at them with my big green eyes, so they don't forget to drop some for me. Humans are so messy, and that means I usually get extra! Sometimes they even give me a whole bud to eat.
Speaking of eating, did you know that catnip is edible? I found out just the other day, and it is DELISH! When I eat it, it makes me calm and sleepy. I usually take a long nap in my basket in the front window afterwards. I also adore chewing on the stems. The servants mentioned "good for dental care", whatever that means. When I smell it while playing with my favorite catnip stuffed toys, it makes me SPAZZY! I can't help but zip and zoom around the whole store! They also say catnip helps me exercise. They say I should exercise just as much as a dog.
Ew, Gross.
Not sure if your kitty likes the nip as much as I do? Receive a complimentary sample with every purrrr-chase.
Thank you to my loyal fan base for all of the admiration I receive in the front window. I would be nothing without you.
Paws and Purrs,BlueyPs. No, do NOT smoke catnip. You've got your buds, and we kitties have ours. Please don't mix them up.
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Hi, my name is Bluey and I'm the Shop Cat here at RC&D&K. Have you seen me sleeping in the front window? Its my favorite place to be Come on in and please give my head a scratch.
I will be blogging about store specials and events with occasional thoughts on things I see while on duty.
Meow!
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