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Category Archives: About Cats
Thoughts for Thursday – A Thanksgiving Fit for a Cat
Thanksgiving is for giving thanks and feasting. While you may have the desire to include your household cats in the joy of feasting on this day, remember that there are foods cats should not eat and some that are downright … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Christmas Kittens by the Sleigh-Full
I’ve never heard of so many kittens needing homes this time of year. There seems to be a bumper crop and not just in California. The call for good homes has gone out all over the US this year. So … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – And You Thought Your Cat Was Naughty
Even the sweetest, most charming, adorable, mannerly cat has an impish side. She might toss more sand than seems necessary over the sides of the litter box, steal food from your plate, sneak out through an open door when you’re … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – Does Your Cat Have a Special Friend?
Some of the most charming photos and videos online feature cats or kittens and their best friend, who may be a dog or a horse or a pig or a goat. I saw one cat who’d developed a friendship with … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Cats, Cats Everywhere
A lot of people collect things—tea cups, salt and pepper shakers, dolls, bears, thimbles, books, succulents, antiques, tools, baseball cards… My youngest daughter collects hearts. Everywhere she goes she sees hearts, in puddles after a rain, in a dewy spider … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Like Cats? Visit a Cat-Friendly Store
I’ve heard of people who travel all over the place to visit shops, libraries, and other establishments where there are one or more cats. Trina and Greg Samson log such cats at their website and they currently list 470 of … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – Hidden Household Dangers For Cats
People wonder how I come up with ideas for my blog posts 5 days a week for the last 10-and-a-half-years. I have to stop and wonder sometimes, myself. That’s around 2,600 posts. Well this post was born of this picture … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – More About the Cat’s Meow
If you have more than one cat or have had numbers of cats over the years, you know that each cat speaks a slightly different language. Katy was a Himalayan from a kitten mill in Missouri and that beauty had … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – Fall Kitten Explosion
Kittens in the fall? It’s possible—more so in certain years and climates than others. Our Sophie was born in August—way after (or before) traditional kitten season. Our local human society shelter is alive with kittens right now. I’m told it’s … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – Are You Related to Your Cat?
I enjoy exploring the connection between the big cats and our sweet domestic kitties. I know that the house cat comes from wild cats, but it still blows my mind to realize that Lily and Sophie (as well as your … Continue reading
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