Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day logo created by Deborah Barnes of Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles / Purr Prints of the Heart.

For those who have loved and lost a beloved pet, we often choose to commemorate the pet’s memory with something of special significance, such as wind-chimes, marker stones, pet memorial jewelry, tribute boxes, and more. For Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day this year, and in honor of the 10-year passing of my beloved angel cat, Mr. Jazz (the inspiration for the day), I thought I would focus on that aspect by featuring a giveaway, courtesy of a lovely shop I found on Etsy called Pleasant Glen Products, which specializes in personalized, custom-created pet memorial portraits. Read more

Our handsome rescue, Shadow, is the purr-fect model for Black Cat Appreciation Day.

One of our favorite days at Zee & Zoey’s Cat Chronicles is August 17: Black Cat Appreciation Day. Why? Because not only do we have a glorious, handsome, amazing black cat rescue, our precious Shadow, but because we think ALL black cats are awesome and should be celebrated!

We hope everyone will share the celebration today with pictures of black cats, positive stories about black cats, and information on why black cats are so special. In honor of the day, I’m resharing Shadow’s rescue story from November 2019, when he first came into our lives. It’s titled Me and My Shadow – An Unexpected Black Cat Rescue Story and you can click here to read.

Sunday can be a day for quiet reflection. And with Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day coming upon us this August 28, I think that’s why my mind has been thinking of my precious angel, Zee, all the more. He’s been gone for well over a year but remains strong in my heart. This picture of him is classic Zee. Happy and content with those beautiful, kind eyes.

I hope everyone has a lovely day and I also want to share with you that this Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day I’ll be featuring a poignant, custom-created giveaway opportunity from a talented artist from Etsy. If you have an angel pet, you’d like to remember, I hope you’ll stop by for details on how to enter.

Take care – Deb

Yes, I know it’s a lot of red, white, and blue. And a lot of bells, whistles, balloons, and hoopla fit into a tiny graphic image. If I were to be graded for this design in school, I’d probably get a D-, with the constructive comment, “Sometimes less, is more.” But, come on. Not only is it the 4th of July – America’s 247th birthday – but it’s our sweet Kizmet’s 11th birthday!

Too much glam and glitz? I say not enough! LOL. Anyhow, Happy birthday to Kizmet, our precious, sweet boy who has filled our lives with love and laughter since we adopted him from Pet Supermarket as a tiny kitten, back in November of 2012. We love you so much, buddy, and wish for many more years together!

All kidding and celebration aside, the 4th of July can be a rough, scary, and dangerous time for our feline friends. Please visit here for my previous post on how to keep our cats safe and secure during the 4th of July festivities as well as the hot, summer days.

My lap on any typical evening.

It was around 8:00 p.m., and Dan and I were finally settled on the couch for the evening. I think I had at least two cats sleeping on me and Dan one or two. Dan’s phone rang – it was a co-worker. He had found an abandoned neonatal kitten (neonatal is a kitten defined as newborn to four weeks old) at the facility where they work, outside in the rain, and he needed help. The mother cat was nowhere to be found, nor were there littermates. It was clear if he didn’t intervene, the kitten would not survive. Read more