Update: We won’t be closing after all! Please read the news here! Dear Catsters, Today we are announcing some changes at Catster and Dogster. While the Catster and Dogster sites will continue to exist as daily magazines that serve the worldwide community of dog and cat families, it is with a heavy heart that we …
Community Areas of Dogster and Catster to Close March 3 Read More »
Like many animal rescue advocates, Toni Sestak started fostering kittens to fill a need. She was volunteering at the San Francisco SPCA when her cat passed away. She had space in her home and her heart, so she agreed to foster a mother cat and a litter of kittens. A few years later, she visited …
Toni’s Kitty Rescue Saves Homeless Kittens (and Takes Impossibly Adorable Photos) Read More »
In 1721, the French philosopher Montesquieu published the Persian Letters, an epistolary novel in which he satirized the government, society, and culture of France through the letters of Persian travelers and their correspondents at home. While the cat’s away, they say, the mice will play, and the travelers are away from their homes for six …
Last week I told you about that remarkably powerful communication tool known as your cat’s tail. Another part of cat anatomy, your cat’s eyes, also speak volumes, but unlike “tail talk,” eye talk is (usually) quite a bit subtler form of behavior. Here are some facts about my favorite feline looks and what they mean, …
When my daughter was little, I liked to dress her in cat-themed clothing and accessories. My sister worked at the Osh Kosh B’Gosh outlet store so I had access to tons of deals — and the place always seemed to have some little item adorned with kitties. I was in heaven! She’s a teenager now …
Kids, Cats, and Clothes: 4 Items that Remind Me of the Old Days Read More »
Before I had cats myself, I always thought I was really knowledgeable about cats, and the things cats liked. Little did I know there was a whole aspect of cats I had no idea about — the things they like to eat! The first time my cats started eating “weird” things I freaked out and …
Generally, my cats are not snugglers — at least not on my terms. Sometimes I just want to pick up one of my kitties, plop them in my lap and insist on some serious purring and cuddling. It’s good therapy, right? My cats can be complete snuggle-bunnies when they want some cuddle time. In fact, …
