Last week, I wrote about all the 2014 resolutions my cat had already burned through. This week she tore through the rest. Doesn’t she even want to be a better kitty? 1. Resolution: Will not drink from my water glass on the nightstand Status: Broken. Reason: Oh, so suddently that’s YOUR water glass? 2. Will …
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Cats are such expressive beings who are endlessly entertaining. They think they’re being sly with their feelings, but they truly wear their opinions on their furry little sleeves. Come to think of it, maybe they want us to know — in no uncertain terms — what they are thinking at any given moment. Who knows! …
If you grew up in my generation, or the generation before, you’re probably familiar with cats living to maybe 11 or 12 years old. But these days, our pampered indoor kitty friends can live to be 18, 19, and maybe even older than that. If we don’t have the experience of living with an old …
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When I saw my first cat cake, I was blown away by the artistry, technique and sheer cuteness. It made me curious to see what other confections had been created by imaginative bakers who were inspired by a kitty muse. It didn’t take me long to find hundreds of photos of adorable cat cakes from …
Cats have an uncanny ability to get themselves stuck in the silliest places. Last year, I rescued a kitten who managed to get herself permanently lodged on top of a Brooklyn rooftop; my own cat Mimosa also likes to repeatedly hop up on top of the fridge-freezer and only then remember that she cannot get …
Freeway the Cat Was Trapped and Then Rescued Near an Interstate in San Francisco Read More »
When I was seven years old my family adopted a Burmese cat whose loyalty and many years of loving companionship inspired me to become a veterinarian. We obtained her from a pretty sketchy house; I realize now that she had been born into a hoarding situation. She had never been in a car before the …
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