I’ve shared my home with my tuxie, Cosmo, for 12 years. He’s my cat. He follows me everywhere and sometimes stares at me like a stalker would (well, an adorable little fuzzy stalker). In the past dozen years, we’ve lived in the same house and not much has changed. I’m an insanely routined person, so …
Does My Cat Have Perpetual Amnesia? He Sure Acts Like It Read More »
This spring I had the privilege of visiting with an amazing little cat and the people who rescued her after she was thrown away in a ditch and left to die in Maine’s raw and cold early spring months. Since my conversation with the volunteers of Forgotten Felines of Maine in June, Freida has made …
Freida the “Throw-Away Cat” Is Doing Well After Her Spring Rescue in Maine Read More »
There is always that one cat, isn’t there? The cat whose personality is so big and whose behavior is so memorable that people tell stories about them long after they’ve left this Earth. For our family, that cat is Annabelle. Annabelle adopted our family when I was in high school, over the strenuous and frequent …
Is There a Cat in Your Past You Still Tell Stories About? Read More »
I was not raised by cat people. My parents grew up in rural Kansas, where cats are viewed not as friends or family members but as contract killers who have a job to do and nothing more. When I discovered that my best friend had a pet cat — a fluffy ginger tabby that slept …
Let’s Talk: Do You Ever Lie About How Many Cats You Have? Read More »
Kids love their animal companions and many want to join them when they visit the veterinarian’s clinic. Some kids feel like their pets need extra emotional support and others are just plain curious. Is it a good idea to show up at a vet appointment with kids in tow? There’s really no cut-and-dried answer; there …
Should Your Kids Accompany You to Your Cat’s Vet Visits? Read More »
Aggression comes in many flavors, each with its own label. One of the most frightening of these aggressions is called redirected aggression. This aggressive behavior occurs when animals, unable to respond directly to threats, vent their frustrations onto another animal who happens to be nearby. Redirected aggression is not just a cat thing. All animals, …
