Category Archives: About Cats

Mindful Monday – Your Cat’s View of the World

Do you have an inside cat like we do? Sophie and Lily are total inside cats and they don’t fight it—never have. They both came to us as kittens who had lived feral and they both agreed to become house … Continue reading

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Frivolous Friday – Embarrassing Moments With Our Cats

If you’re like most cat owners, you have little rituals and habits you carry out with your cat that few people know about. If someone filmed you doing this and blasted it across the Internet, you would die of embarrassment. … Continue reading

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Thoughts for Thursday – Are Cats Really Aloof?

This morning as I slipped into my robe, I had to move a fluffy tail aside to keep from catching it in the zipper. As I made my way into the bathroom, I felt as though I were walking through … Continue reading

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Mindful Monday – Children and Pets

It has long been thought that children in households with pets are healthier physically and emotionally than children without pets in their life. But a report issued by the Rand Corporation just last month claims this is not necessarily true. … Continue reading

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Frivolous Friday – Cats Always Land on Their Feet and Other Feline Myths

If you have a cat, you’re probably already able to separate myth from fact where your kitty-cat’s concerned. You know that keeping her indoors doesn’t make her the most unhappy cat on the block, that you do not have to … Continue reading

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Thoughts for Thursday – Rags (the cat) Speaks Out!

As you may know, there are cozy mysteries with ordinary cats doing extraordinary things, like the Klepto Cat Mysteries. And there are those where the cats actually speak. There’s such a controversy between the two styles of writing cat stories … Continue reading

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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – How do Cats Choose Their Person?

You might think you’ve chosen the cat or kitten you just adopted. But probably it was the other way around. Tell me this, did the cat stare you right in the eyes before you melted in her paws? Did he … Continue reading

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Newsday Tuesday – Agility Competition for Your Cat

Yesterday we talked a lot about the fact that cats can’t be trained. However, did you know that there are competitions for cats? Yes, there are cats who participate in agility courses. I recall watching a cat agility competition once … Continue reading

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Mindful Monday – The Intelligent Cat

How smart is your cat? Of course there’s the age-old question, which is smarter a dog or a cat? As they say, dog’s have masters, cats have staff. Dogs come when they’re called, cats take a message and get back … Continue reading

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Frivolous Friday – Cats Who Deserved and Got a Chance

How many cats do you know who’ve been offered a second chance? This is the topic I’ve chosen for today’s blog. The Internet is full of stories of injured cats and kittens born with deformities who now live happy lives … Continue reading

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