It was February, and Sealy, a stray black cat, was looking for a place to nap. Like so many cats, he sought shelter from the cold under the hood of a parked car, thinking this dark, cozy, and wonderfully warm cave would be the perfect place to rest. And it was — until someone started …
Sealy the Stray Cat Loses an Ear, But Gains a Forever Home Read More »
On March 5, a fire broke out at the Last Chance Cat Ranch in Lethbridge, Alberta, a sanctuary and shelter for elderly cats. Owner and operator Elizabeth Ginn wasn’t home at the time, but her son was — and that’s the only reason any of the 60 cats in Last Chance’s care survived. He ran …
Our Hearts Go Out to the Kitty Casualties of the Last Chance Cat Ranch Fire Read More »
Girl Scout cookie season is upon us and, if you’re anything like me, it’s the time you anticipate and curse in equal parts. In February, I begin distancing myself from friends with daughters who are Scouts. I no longer work in a big office, so I avoid the parents who bring the order forms to …
Preparing to run some errands around town, I get into my SUV. As I look out of the windshield, I notice two lines of smudges. I look closer and see they are muddy cat prints. One set of prints goes from the bottom to the top, the other in the opposite direction — kitty paws …
What Are the Strangest Places Your Cat Has Climbed to? Read More »
Happy Pi Day! No, March 14 is not National Pie Day — that was in January — but Pi Day, a celebration of the magical combination of numbers that represent the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. The only constants in life are death, taxes, and Pi. Pi is an irrational number and …
It’s Pi Day! We Celebrate With Cats and Delicious Pie Read More »
My cat Agnes sometimes takes a while to warm up to new people. She’s very bonded to me and my roommate and tends to be suspicious of everyone else. There was a time when her life was pretty much the same every day — I was in a serious relationship and spent a lot of …
