The Pitter-Patter of Little Cat Feet

Don't worry, it's not blood... it was not a happy discovery yesterday when J. came into the studio and found that a bottle of red stamp-pad ink had had some sort of malfunction, tipped over, and been walked in by you-know-who. Before he realized that one of her back paws was completely saturated, there were paw-prints all over our work surfaces, my ironing board, the lining material for my new skirt (thankfully not the skirt itself,) the table we eat on, various papers and photographic prints, and J's pants. You can't get mad: it certainly wasn't her fault! We cleaned things up as best we could, and she happily surrendered her paw to be wiped and blotted; her mouth and tongue weren't red so we don't think she had eaten any of it, cleaning herself off. This picture was taken the day after the fact and isn't nearly as dramatic; you can sort of see the state of the pants  -- I'm not sure anything, even OxyClean, will take that ink out.

Comments

[Kate Smith]

Try spraying hairspray on the ink spots before washing - it works wonders sometimes. (My husband washes his ballpoint pens far too often.) Gorgeous cat!

[Marja-Leena]

Oh my! I'm impressed that you aren't more upset about the stains on photos and clothes. Glad the cat did not eat any of the ink.

Now, how about some artworks out of those prints on the papers, eh?

[NT]

I think you should re-ink her paws and make a pattern on your pants. Art! :D

[Tom]

Could I have a quiet giggle? Please?

[Lorianne]

Clearly you-know-who is a frustrated artist looking for a creative outlet.

[Duchesse]

She looks unworried, flopped there showing her pristine tummy: "Well, MY white is still white." I too am happy she did not ingest it.

[Natalie]

Too funny! It was worth getting ink all over everything just to see this picture of the cherished cat!
Are you sure she didn't knock over the ink bottle on purpose? I'd forgive her anything.

[Martine]

Manon! Mais qu'est-ce que tu as fait, coquine!