Ah, yes, the holidays. Gift-giving, family, friends, sparkly lights, snow, cheer … and food. Lots and lots of food. The holidays are a time when, despite your best efforts, you find yourself moving into your stretchy pants — the ones with the drawstring — because everywhere you turn, there’s food. Pies, egg nog, turkey, ham, …
My wife and I have an assortment of kitties who call our place home. All of them started off as feral adult cats or kittens. We have them in numerous varieties: large and petite, male and female, friendly and aloof, orange, charcoal, and light yellow. Occasionally, we even see a gray-and-white male cat that comes …
The New Feral Cat in My Colony Looks a Lot Like an Opossum Read More »
Knowing how our indoor kitties love their nice, warm sleeping spots, it pains cat lovers to see strays and ferals out on the mean streets in the bitter cold of winter with nowhere to curl up and hibernate — especially when it rains or snows. In New York City, the Guardians of Rescue have decided …
How to Make Thermal Boxes to Save Feral Cats’ Lives in Winter Read More »
If you admit to others that you have a multi-cat household, you may get a ton of questions about cleanliness or cost. I’ve heard them all. But I can tell you that in our six-cat household (a mixture of Humane Society adoptees and animals abandoned in the countryside), it is possible to have a clean …
Can You Be Clean AND Frugal in a Multicat Household? Read More »
I am over 50, and my entire life I have been surrounded by cats. I don’t question it any longer ÔÇô- I have an intuitive relationship with these creatures and somehow they seem to find me, or I them, for whatever reason. The majority of cats in my life came to me that way -ÔÇô …
How a Surprise Litter of Kittens Changed My Life Read More »
