Update: Congratulations to Possum AKA The Purrfect Hunk of Pussycat — you’ve won a superhero portrait with 292 votes! Hurray! Thanks to everyone for entering! A couple of weeks ago, we ran a contest inviting cat lovers across the globe to send in photos and descriptions of your cats, telling us why your cat should …
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The Cat Writers’ Association was created in 1992 to share expert information about cats and to support writers dedicated to that effort. Its talented members include authors, bloggers, photographers, cat behaviorists, humorists, artists, veterinarians, and radio personalities, all of whom are dedicated to promoting the well-being of cats. The annual conference was a couple of …
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Are our cats mentors? Yes, sometimes. Wise teachers? Sure. Annoying and cute at the same time? Often! Life coaches? Probably not. Even though there may be times when you’re tempted to turn to your cat for a session of life coaching…don’t do it! You’ll be sorry. What is life coaching, anyway? Need a little motivation? …
Oh, Felis domesticus, our loving friend. We know that our cats have a unique way of relating to us and to the world. Some call this cat behavior "cattitude," as if all cats have exactly the same way of sharing their feelings and insights with us. Or maybe these people think "cattitude" means that cats …
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month. Here at Catster we love our elder kitties, and we encourage folks to consider adopting older cats. They are, after all, often the ones most looked over and dismissed in shelters, which is unfortunate because there are so many things a senior cat can provide that a kitten …
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If domestic animals had motor vehicles, motorcycles would belong to cats. Let’s start with dogs to set up the analogy. Stout dogs such as Pit Bulls would drive banged-up Ford pickups from the 1970s. Border Collies? The Chevy Camaro. Great Danes? Eighteen-wheelers — strictly Kenworth. Pomeranians and Chihuahuas would buzz around in those tiny new …
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