This Guard Takes Her Job Seriously
Clearly, Phoebe wasn’t going to allow me to fold the basket of clean laundry. She guarded that basket for a couple of hours, ate, and then kept guarding it. The next day I was “allowed” to fold the fur-covered laundry.
Ornament Report – Cat police update
Do you have lost or damaged holiday decorations? Do not blame your cat. Chances are, your kitty is on patrol trying to protect your home from holiday vandals. Recent DNA analysis points to these suspects: Nativity sheep are NOT to be trusted, and they love to eat tinsel. In other nativity scene news, the wise men are missing. If you have any information as to their whereabouts, please contact 1-800-CAT-TOYS. Here’s a recent picture of them. There is a record of a text that Balthasar sent to Melchior …
Stanley the singing Airedale makes a phone call
This got Benny Bix Ochman Labradoodle howling. Play it for your dog.
Feline Asthma
Feline Asthma My first appointment of the morning was to see Gypsy, a 5 year old neutered male Siamese owned by Gail Harstein. The chief complaint written in the appointment book was the vaguely worded “hairball problem”. In the exam room, I asked Gail to elaborate. “He’s been trying to cough up a hairball for weeks”, said Gail, “but nothing comes up.” As a feline practitioner, I hear the mistakenly used phrase “coughing up a hairball” at least once a week. Hairballs live in the stomach. Cats vomit hairballs. Vomiting …
Oops She Did it Again
Okay, so missing the Friday after Thanksgiving wasn’t okay but I can see how someone as confused as she is could be mixed up on the days. But this week too? And I am told this is all because she’s stressed because there may be the “M” word in our future. That’s right. Now we just need to figure out where the Male will go. Where do you think we’ll be going? We’ll know on Wednesday (hopefully) and can share then. Of course that …
Sunday Guest Star: Cody and Gracie and Derby and Ducky part two!
For some reason this didn’t come through my email right away but very soon after I was lost, Cody and Gracie said, “Are you at the Monument to Swedish king Gustav II Adolf in Gothenburg, Sweden?” and then Derby and Ducky said, “We agree with Camie’s Kitties. Just a bit more information. Gustav II Adolf; widely known in English by his Latinized name Gustavus Adolphus or as Gustav II Adolph, or as Gustavus Adolphus the Great; was the King of Sweden from 1611 to 1632 and is credited …
Kitten DJs
It’s not Caturday, but we couldn’t wait to show you these rocking kitten scratching. Approaching 2.5 million views. Reality TV show next? HT to @mossappeal
Why You Need To Insure Your Pets
We are a nation of animal lovers. Nationwide, there are millions of domestic animals kept as pets. From dogs, cats, fish and rabbits right through to more exotic pets like snakes and pot-bellied pigs, it is extremely easy to become emotionally attached to your animals. Most of us take pets in as if they were a part of the family, and people enjoy the experience of living with and caring for their animals. In many cases, it is the human characteristics and personality traits in a pet that make …
Be Forever Furless
A TailBy Greyson Once upon a time a gentle reader, Yesenia, was hired to work in a far away land at the Lilly Brush Company. Once Yesenia saw the company’s product, The Be Forever Furless brush, she knew someone who really needed a brush to clean up the fur of two floofy boy cats.So Yesenia told her new boss that a brush was needed post haste at Casa De Housecat. So they contacted the residents, and of course they were willing to deposit fur and try it out.So …
NYC Bodega Cats Tell Their Stories (VIDEO)
Watch the videos and see what these working cats have to say about their jobs.Bodega Cat in Ridgewood, QueensBodega Cat on the Upper West Side, NYC Bodega Cat in Corona, QueensBodega Cat in Sunset Park, BrooklynBodega Cat in Park Slope, Brooklyn with thanks to WNYC.org for this feature: Bodega Cats In Their Own Words
Help!
Hello Friends,****Please note, Saturday morning I managed to fix things!!!!! YAYI have been away from blogging for quite sometime and Blogger has changed a bit in my absence. Today I seem to have inadvertently deleted my “About Me” button/gadget from my sidebar and I can’t get it back. I can’t even add a gadget/field anymore…any suggestions from my more practiced blogger friends?The boys are very angry with me that I have messed with their blog.Here’s Ben giving me the accusatory paw and Jimmy looking …
Get a Pet Launches Supercool Scavenger Hunt for Shelters and Rescues
Attention rescues, shelters and those who love them in NYC, Chicago and Los Angeles! There is a super cool event going on NOW through Oct. 10 sponsored by Get-A-Pet, an organization with a history of helping place homeless pets from rescues and shelters into forever loving homes. Get-a-Pet has partnered with Halo Purely For Pets, GMC and Chevrolet to donate three vans full of Halo Spot’s Stew and a total of $9,000 in cash to a handful of lucky rescues and shelters. “Drive Pets Home” will be …
Sunday Guest Star: The Purrfections and friends
Well just about everyone knew I was in the Katnip Lounge. Truffle and Brulee were the first to come by. And Maxwell, Faraday and Allie recognized Salem but not Rupert. We had to wait for Katie and Waffles to get that name, but then everyone came out of the woodwork and knew who it was! Salem seemed to be a bit hit around the Lounge when the people came visiting. For all of that, the Baby was not to be outdone, yakking for the women there with my human. Imagine …
Ruby’s Reflections: Meditating with Mom
Hi, everyone! It’s Ruby! It’s been forever since Mom let me write something here. I’ve been hard at work helping her with product reviews, being Mom’s office assistant, and, my most important job of them all, keeping my sister Allegra in line. What’s that, Allegra? You keep me in line? <kitty snort> Anyway, one of my jobs is to help Mom meditate every morning. She says meditation is important for her physical, mental and spiritual health. I have no idea what those big words…
Kitten Season: A Beginner’s Guide to Fostering Kittens
[note from Robin: In over 8 years of blogging this is the first time I’ve ever allowed a guest post. I feel this message is an important one and certainly worth sharing. It’s part of the #100KittyDays initiative where Found Animals is hoping to place 500 kittens in 100 days.] Hello all! My name is Aimee Gilbreath and Robin asked me to lend a hand and help create awareness for kitten fostering. I am the executive director of Michelson Found Animals and, like Robin, I am a huge supporter of rescuing …
The Petties 2014: Funniest Blog/ Blogger
I am a finalist in the Petties Awards, in the category of Funniest Blog. While I am funny (and very, very cute), this message has a serious note. When I win this award, a donation of $1000 will be made to the shelter of my choice. Of course, I choose my shelter, the Humane Society of Chittenden County (HSCC). This the place where I met Thing One. If it wasn’t for the staff at HSCC, I wouldn’t be a famous internet cat. I would still be awesome and very, very …
I Saw the Thumper-Foot Thumping
I love all parts of a kitty’s body. Sure, I have an affinity toward the toes and tiny baby-corn teeth, but every inch of a cat is glorious.Usually, when my cats sit, they’re feet are tucked in together, looking tidy. Cats like tidiness. Cosmo’s usually a tidy sitter, but every once in a while, he pulls this move that I call “thumper foot.” One of his back feet pokes out just a little, taking away from the tidiness of his pose. I always laugh when he sits …
It’s Caturday!
She lives!! I know it’s been quiet around these parts for awhile, but I’ve been busy at work, consumed with all things dog! Earlier this month I covered the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with the Purina Pro Plan social media team, and and even met last year’s winner, BANANA JOE! The delightful Affenpinscher has catlike qualities which I admire, and his handler, Ernesto Lara, couldn’t have been nicer.Oh look, it’s me and ‘NANA JOE.Now that the dog show is done, I’m turning my attention back to cats …
Three Moggies … Archie, Henry and Oscar
Our British friends Archie, Henry and Oscar from the blog My Three Moggies have graciously responded to our interview questions. For anyone outside Britain, who isn’t familiar with the word, a “moggie” is a cat. These cats have used up several of their individual lives and a number of their humans’ lives too. Oh, wait, humans don’t have 9 lives. Well, they have most likely shaved a few years off both humans’ lives with some close calls. Funny Farmer Felines: Please introduce yourselves and your humans. Archie: I am…