When I was 4, my family moved from residential Berkeley, CA, to the tiny town of Occidental, about 100 miles to the north. I dimly remember registering the differences between city and country, the main one being that I couldn’t walk to Janie’s house. But I remember clearly that we brought two cats with us, …
Late last year we introduced you to some terms from the Fanglish dictionary of cat lingo. This back-alley feline slang is clandestinely muttered by indoor and outdoor cats alike. In fact, the inside set loves nothing more than to feel even more obscure and cool in front of humans. We’re ready to once again crack …
How to Speak Cat: Welcome to the Secret World of Cat Lingo Read More »
You want to take the best care of your cat. We all do. But you’ll be depending on your veterinarian to help you here. The veterinarian works with you as well as your cat — a challenging job, to say the least. I have the greatest admiration for the veterinary profession. I might go overboard …
Never Settle: My 6-Step Plan for Getting the Best Vet for Your Cat Read More »
It was a warm spring day yesterday, the first beautiful day of the season. It was evening and the sun was just about to lower below the horizon. I had just placed our cats’ evening meal down and they promptly devoured the wet food, saving the kibble to graze on throughout the night. The cats …
Do You Know Your Cat’s Breed? Does It Matter or Not? Read More »
Dear friends, we’re here to announce that cats are officially taking over the world. We thought it was the possession of opposable thumbs that helped keep us in charge, but it turns out we’re done for. Cats already rule the Internet — as you know from spending any time here on Catster — but we …
The End Is Nigh: A Cat Has Learned How to Open a Door! Read More »
Last week was the official beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere, but you could have fooled me! Here in Maine, I was just getting used to slogging through our infamous spring mud when we got another foot of snow. Although I appreciated (ahem) the opportunity to review my “walking in snow, slush, and ice” …
