Monthly Archives: November 2017

Thoughts for Thursday – The Complex, Comical, and Cunning Cat

First let me announce that Book 26, the latest in the Klepto Cat Mystery series, “The Perilous PURRsuit,” is available as a Kindle Unlimited book just like all the others. Thank you to those who pointed out that we’d missed … Continue reading

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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – New Book From Jackson Galaxy

Do you watch My Cat From Hell on TV? If so, you’re familiar with Jackson Galaxy, the cat whisperer, so to speak. However, he prefers to bill himself as a cat behaviorist. But his brand of help involves the cat’s … Continue reading

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Special Announcement! NEW Klepto Cat Mystery

Book 26 of the Klepto Cat Mystery series is now available in print and for your Kindle. Order The Perilous Pursuit here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077DZTBKT/ref=sr_1_27?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1510666552&sr=1-27&keywords=klepto+cat+mysteries

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Newsday Tuesday – Pets and Domestic Violence

October was Domestic Violence Month. And this is not probably of much interest to most of my followers. However, did you know that pets can play a huge role in this horrendous crime? A large percentage of people say they … Continue reading

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Mindful Monday – Gumby Cats

Now here’s an interesting concept. Researchers/scientists have raised the question as to whether a cat can be considered a liquid. They say that a liquid is traditionally designed as a material that adapts its shape to fit a container. And … Continue reading

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Frivolous Friday — Do Cats Need Claws?

The declaw controversy comes up every once in a while and, whenever anyone mentions it to me I feel sick. If the professionals and owners whose cats suffered after this surgery are to be believed, declawing a cat is still … Continue reading

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Thoughts for Thursday – Cats to the Rescue

As cat people, we often focus on rescuing cats, encouraging others to rescue cats, helping new cat owners understand safety issues for their new cat, supporting cat rescue facilities and so forth. But there are also cats who rescue people. … Continue reading

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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – How We Communicate With Our Cat

If you’ve had cats in your life for very long—I mean, if you have really connected with one or more cats, you’ve probably established a form of communication with them. When my daughters were young, they used to marvel at … Continue reading

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Newsday Tuesday – The Misunderstood Cougar

For years, experts have thought and reported that the cougar (puma, mountain lion) is a loner. I attended a program recently during which the commentator said that once a cougar is old enough to leave his mother, he needs an … Continue reading

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Mindful Monday – Strange Bedfellows for Cats

Do you buy toys for your cats? When you see something in a pet store you think he might like, do you pick it up for him? Do you save random pieces of plastic and things that bounce or roll … Continue reading

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