Month: March 2014
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Put Your Money Here if You Want a Cat Cafe in San Francisco
KitTea has opened a crowdfunding campaign for a place where humans can relax with cats, and shelter cats can find new homes.
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Your Cat CLEARLY Needs This Super Mario-Themed Climbing Box
Kitty can climb, survey the room, and battle Bowser -- after she naps, of course.
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And Now, Popular Texting Abbreviations, As Illustrated By 8 Cats
I happen to be one of those people who don’t use many abbreviations when I text. Maybe it’s because I’m a writer, but it just feels wrong to shorten perfectly good words. My teenage kids are all about shortening common texting terms. In fact, my daughter was my expert consultant when I wrote this post. …
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Remember That Time the Government Thought Cats Could Predict the Weather?
In 1883, H.H.C. Dunwoody was commissioned by the U. S. Signal Service to write a guidebook aimed at enabling its members to forecast the weather more than 24 hours in advance. The resulting tome, Weather Proverbs, is a great read for science nerds on the state of meteorology in the late 19th century, as well …
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Cathouse Confessional: My Cat, Señor Julio, Went Missing for 5 Weeks — and It Was Brutal
It was every pet owner’s worst nightmare when my big bruiser of a black cat did not come home after his nocturnal carousing. I had let him out around 10 p.m. on May 21, 2013. It was raining and I was surprised he insisted on going out, as he doesn’t especially love the rain. But …
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Ask a Vet: Do You Ever Stop Thinking Like a Veterinarian?
An esteemed professor said, "After today you will never simply pet an animal again." She was right.
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What It’s Like to Lose Your Cat to FIP
It damaged me so much I've never been able to talk about it -- FIP is a hateful, merciless disease.
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Are Your Cats Bigger Teases Than Mine?
Why can’t my adorable kitties do everything I want them to do, and on my terms? Well, because they’re cats, that’s why. My cats are complete and utter teases, and they seem to know exactly how to push my buttons. They do it nearly every time — perhaps I will never learn. Alas, I continue …
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Burlesque Dancer Lola Montgomery Gets A Little Help from Her Snow Bengal Cat
The name "cat dancer" is appropriate for one who gets inspiration from her feline companion.
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7 Ways My Cats Are Sneaky, Sneaky Thieves
They're so quiet about their moves, they've done whatever they want before I have any warning.