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Monthly Archives: July 2019
Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – You Found the Cat Where?
I found a cute piece of cat news last week involving presidential protocol and one smart cat, who may have broken it. While Trump visited the UK, Larry, the Downing Street cat and Chief Mouser for the cabinet office, crawled … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – The Line Between Cat Protector and Dangerous Hoarder
What causes a person to become so overwhelmed with cats that they can’t take care of them? Many cat hoarders start out wanting to help cats. Some don’t have the means to do the right thing by having the cats … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – How to Successfully Feed Multiple Cats
It’s second nature in our household to feed our two cats two different diets. I was asked again this week, “How do you do that? How do you keep them out of the other one’s food?” Sure, it was a … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – Cats as Food Monitors
A friend sent me this story and photo of her cat Mouse last week. I thought you’d get a kick out of it. “The other day we were down to two small cans of cat food. I was unable to … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – White Cats
This morning Lily (a dilute tabby) leaped into the bathtub after a flying insect. As she sat there looking up at me I remembered Winfield. He was a pure white odd-eye cat. He had one blue and one green eye. … Continue reading
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Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – I Stalk Cats
Yes, I’m a cat stalker. I walk most days and I’m always on the lookout for cats in the neighborhood. Why? I like to see them and meet and greet them. And I often photograph them. Some of them I … Continue reading
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Newsday Tuesday – Pause for the Paws
If you’re like me you love a cat’s cute little paws. Never mind where those paws have been—scratching around in the litter box, for example. Paws are cute and soft and they’re also very sensitive. Most cats don’t like to … Continue reading
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Mindful Monday – A Summer Fur-do for Cats
Have you ever thought about shaving your cat so she’ll be cooler in the summer? Don’t do it. Experts say that cats have coats for a reason. A cat’s fur insulates her from the heat in summer and the … Continue reading
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Frivolous Friday – Smokey (aka Rags) Lookalike Contest
Yesterday we celebrated Smokey’s 9th birthday with a picture of him when he was a kitten and a current photo. He isn’t all that unique in looks. Some of you have probably known cats that look something like Smokey or … Continue reading
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Thoughts for Thursday – Happy Independence Day and it’s Smokey’s Birthday
Yes, Smokey (aka Rags) was one of six adorable kittens born July 4th to a pure Ragdoll cat. He’s the handsome guy on the far right–top row. He and his siblings are nine this year. Fireworks probably wouldn’t be appropriate … Continue reading
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