Category Archives: Living With Cats

June is a busy month for pets. This is “Adopt a Cat Month,” and there’s still time to rescue a cat or two. Just visit your local animal shelter and I’m sure you’ll meet a cat or kitten face-to-face who … Continue reading →

Cats have a reputation for being aloof—rather unapproachable, standoffish, and even snooty. But if you’ve had many cats, you know that at least some of them can be quite friendly, even affectionate. This is especially evident when kitty is hungry … Continue reading →

Today I’d like to talk about moving cats from one place to another against his or her will. I mean, what cat would consent to packing up and moving into new quarters unless it was their idea—the food’s better across … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is National Hug Your Cat Day. Whether you have a cat of your own or six, a favorite cat belonging to someone else (a grand-cat, for example), or there are sweet neighborhood cats roaming free through your yard, this … Continue reading →

How do you go about naming your cat? Let me count the ways. Surely you fit into one of these slots. If not, I’d love to hear from you. (Heck, I’d like to hear from you anyway.) If you’re like … Continue reading →

In my world, cats and flowers go together. To see a cat in a garden, peering out through a halo of flowers or inside, examining a vase of flowers, always puts me in photographer mode. But then most of you … Continue reading →

Today is Lily’s birthday. As you can see in her picture—she can’t hardly believe it herself that she’s already 7 years old. This little dear had a rough start—she was born in a Volkswagen and raised in an attic with … Continue reading →

Cats are natural playmates. There’s nothing more charming than watching kittens at play. Even grown cats can appear kittenish at times as they bat at a feather toy, or roll around clutching a stuffed bird in their claws, or leap … Continue reading →

Did you send a photo of your favorite tortie/calico to the email I gave you yesterday? How many of you have torties or calicos? Have you ever notice that some of them behave differently than the other cats you’ve had … Continue reading →

Cats and plants seem to go together. When you see a cat playing outside, she’s often batting a daisy, peering out from behind a tangle of ivy, diving for a butterfly as it flutters near a rose, or even nibbling … Continue reading →