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Category Archives: About Cats
Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – One Cat, Two Cats Three Cats, Four
How many cats do you have? What is the highest number of cats you’ve had? What is the ideal number of cats for you? When do you become that crazy cat lady (or man)? When you have more than three … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Cats Considered the Rodney Dangerfield of Pets
A story in the Detroit Free Press claims that cats are the Rodney Dangerfield of pets: they get no respect. And the reporter follows that statement up with the fact that dogs see a veterinarian more often than cats do. … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – Sunday is National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
Evidently, veterinarians designated National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day to encourage people to bring in their cats for evaluation a couple of times a year. Certainly we have questions for our cats—“Why do you do that?” “What do you want?” … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – The Inside Cat Versus the Outside Cat Controversy
There are many types of human-cat relationships. While some of us pamper our cats and even personify them, others let their cats be cats and roam to their heart’s content. Most household cats are a blend of both. They have … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – The Tabby
Yesterday we talked about cat color. Today, I’d like to focus on the tabby. As I said in our last post, tabby cats are the striped or swirly-patterned ones. There’s the classic tabby. This cat has a blotched swirly pattern … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Cat Color Quandary
What color is your cat? You may think you know—but you could be wrong. Do you know the most common cat colors? You might think it’s black because you see a lot of black cats in your neighborhood and at … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – National Dress Up Your Pet Day
Tomorrow is National Dress Up Your Pet Day. Sure, you may not be able to get your cat into a tutu, tiara, boa, or bow tie, but it’s a fun concept. I saw a lot of dogs, cats, and even … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Water Baby Kitties
There’s water, water everywhere here in Southern California these days. And boy do we need it. For years now, we’ve been tearing out lawns and replacing them with gravel, decomposed granite, succulents, etc. We’re taking shorter showers and shallower baths, … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Spoil Your Cat the Right Way
How do you spoil your cat? You notice that I didn’t ask if you spoil your cat. I know you do. But are you spoiling her to death with too much of the foods she shouldn’t be eating? Or letting … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – A Cat Who Changed a Heart
Not everyone adores cats. In fact, some people absolutely despise them. I look at a cat and see a beautiful, interesting being. Some people see in a cat something quite different—a dirty, mangy, ill-mannered creature who lives in gutters. Some … Continue reading
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