Today’s Tour de Cats for Wordless Wednesday is aptly dedicated to suitcases as I begin packing to go to the Cat Writers Conference in Irving, Texas where I will be this Thursday – Sunday. Sure, sometimes a suitcase can signify bad things to a cat because it means the human will be going out of town, but for a brief moment in time, it also means new things to explore and nap on and in! How about you kitties do you like suitcases to nap and hide in or do you just run away when you see one? Read more

I went to a CFA Cat Show last weekend with proceeds of the show going to the nonprofit, Cats Exclusive (I am seen here with Chelsea of Cats Exclusive). The best part about the show was despite the wide mix of venue from pedigree to rescue cats, we all share a common love for these animals.

When one becomes immersed into the world of cat blogging the source of opinions, information, and topics to discuss are endless. We debate food and diet, vaccinations, letting cats outdoors, spay/neuter, cat breeding, and so much more. Some of us have strong opinions without wiggle room, some of us are still learning and a bit more neutral, and some of us just prefer to stay out of it all and post cute pictures of kitties that do not invite a wide berth of commentary. Read more

Lovely models Peanut and Mia on our pedestal…

Dan and I firmly believe that all cats should be put on a pedestal and there is no doubt whatsoever that our cats are put on the highest one possible as we cater to their every whim, need, and desire. But we don’t just mean it in a figurative sense, we also mean it literally as you are about to see in today’s Tour de Cats because in our house, the pedestal we speak of was originally used as a decorative piece (foolish us) with a lovely candelabra gracing the top of it… that is, until the candles all came crashing to the floor (several times) and foolish us finally realized the cats had decided it was time to redecorate Zee/Zoey style. Do we ever learn?

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Libra and Betty – two of the sweet kitties I met at Cats Exclusive

A couple of months ago I stopped by Cats Exclusive, an organization and adoption center local to me devoted to rescue, low cost spay/neuter and TNR efforts. I wanted to introduce myself to them as well as to drop off some of my books so that they could give them away as gifts when someone adopted a cat. It was through them that I found out about the 2013 CFA Annual Cat Show and they told me I should look into attending since it would be local to me and a good venue to sell my book and meet fellow cat lovers. Read more

In tribute to Lion King – he is my poster cat for National Feral Cat Day

I am so deeply entrenched in cat advocacy issues now that it is almost hard for me to believe that several years ago I didn’t even know what a feral cat was, let alone that there were millions of them living within our communities across the country and that compassionate people were ensuring their rights and well-being by caring for them and managing their populations through education and TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) efforts. Read more