When I tuned in on Friday to watch the Petties Awards ceremony and heard my name called for Best Designed Blog, I must admit I turned into a sobbing wreck of a human being. It just hit me with such impact – two years ago when I started blogging, I just had no idea who I was, what I wanted, or where the path would lead me. I can assure you, I did not start blogging thinking of winning awards and raising money for shelters – I was naive to all of that and was just happy if I got one or two comments on my posts! Read more
Wheee!!! Cats will be cats!! (Image from Cats Fine Arts)
If you are a cat guardian, you have certain issues you have to face, such as irreplaceable family heirlooms and collectibles. Basically, what you have to ask yourself, is do you want to keep them safe within your possession to pass on to future generations, or do you want them to be knocked off wherever you have them on display to be smashed into a kaleidoscope horror of a million pieces of whatever fragile material they are made of onto the floor the split second your cat becomes distracted by a flying moth? Read more
When the subject of feral or outdoor community cats comes up, the opinions are as varied as a discussion on politics or religion and they range from complete ignorance, meaning some people may not even be aware that cat populations are living outdoors within their communities, to people who believe them to be mangy, disease ridden creatures that are nothing but bird killing machines to be frightened of, to debate from people whether they can be tamed or not, to people who downright hate them and would prefer they all be exterminated, to people who feel they should be treated with respect and dignity and are actively finding ways for them to peacefully coexist in the community via managed methods such as TNRM (Trap, Neuter, Return, Manage).
What we typically don’t hear about, is the opinion of the outdoor cat itself, and that is why I was instantly drawn to the story, Taming Me: Memoir of a Clever Island Cat, by Cathy Unruh that is written in the feline voice of Lucy Miracle, a formerly feral cat that was adopted by this first time author after a very long window of trust building between the two of them. Read more
I thought for this Mancat Monday I would share a trip down memory lane with Zee and his son Rolz in this video that was taken several years ago when Rolz was about 10 weeks old. What is of most interest, is that this is the first father/son bonding moment the two of them shared and you can see that Rolz was quite pleased with his bold interaction with his father.
Now, as time has moved on, Zee and Rolz really don’t wrestle any more. Zoey as Mama is more of the wrestling instigator and usually the play is reserved for the girls, Mia and Peanut. Rolz tends to be a bit of a bully and likes to fight with the older cats, Harley and Jazz, who are not part of his bloodline. But, sometimes father and son still do share time together, as seen in the below picture and they do share one common trait – they both have that stunning, regal look about them.
As the seasons begin to change and we enter the month of October, we find that this is a time of awareness on many different levels. It is National Breast Cancer Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, National Information Literacy Awareness Month, Pit Bull Awareness Month, and Adopt a Dog Month. Read more
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