Mr. Jazz – my forever muse and beautiful boy. I will love you always and not a day goes by that I don’t miss you.

When I wrote the book Purr Prints of the Heart – A Cat’s Tale of Life, Death, and Beyond – a book written after saying goodbye on August 28, 2013 to my beloved Ragdoll companion cat, Mr. Jazz, who had lived to the age of 15, I did it with the purpose of wanting to help others who had lost a pet and were having difficulty with the grieving process. I knew full well after publishing the story that I would subject myself to people contacting me to discuss their innermost feelings of grief and pain, as I knew the manner in which I wrote the story would be something that would deeply resonate with most anyone that had lost a pet. Read more

Cats communicate to us in various ways – whether by meows, the twitch of a tail, body posture, ear stance and more – each action a unique gesture to signify something different. The same is true for litter box habits. Most cats instinctively know to use a litter box, but when they don’t, it causes extreme frustration for pet parents and is one of the most common reasons why cats are brought to shelters. What pet parents might not realize is that when a cat is acting inappropriately, they are actually communicating to them that something could be wrong. Read more

For years this has been Mia’s sentiment when company dares to come visit…

Years ago when Dan and I would have house guests, the cats would react with typical feline horror and disdain. You know what I mean – once the thud of the suitcases hit the floor, several of the cats would take instant residence under the nearest bed. A few others would high-tail it up to the tallest spot in the house to glare at said house guests from a safe distance, and some would bravely walk among the strange new humans, with a cautious “you can look at me, just don’t touch” attitude. Read more

Thanks Rafflecopter… Not…

My Rafflecopter Doesn’t Work and There’s a Stray Cat in My Guest Bedroom – isn’t that what any respectable blogger would say the day she had an important post scheduled and was on her way to work? It all started Wednesday morning – the day I had a really important PAID sponsored post scheduled that included a giveaway, hence my need to use a Rafflecopter widget for entry purposes. Read more

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Kizmet was my pet store rescue and Jazmine was my pet expo rescue. Adopting them has been one of the best decisions of my life and the love and joy they bring to our household is beyond compare.

Living in a multi-cat house, with cats of different ages and nutritional needs, I am constantly going to my local pet store to replenish the variety of foods I need to keep my gang happy and healthy. One such trip that I will never forget, along with buying food, I came home with a kitten too – a rescue that melted my heart and had me at meow. A year later, I adopted another rescue kitten – this time at the 11th hour at a pet expo when no one else had stepped up to provide this darling with a forever home. While every day is a good day to adopt a rescue cat, June, Adopt a Shelter Cat Month, is particularly important because June is kitten season – a time when an estimated 20 million kittens will be born, adding to the already filled to the brims population of cats needing a home in shelters. Read more