November 11, 2014

A New England Art Exhibit Contains Real, Live Cats; We Interview One of Them

The Cats-in-Residence Program is an art installation like no other — it’s an artist-built cat habitat in an art gallery, populated by cats. Real cats. Lounging, eating, sleeping, sleeping, and hoping to get adopted, all tucked into an 18-foot enclosure packed with kitty accoutrements created by artists, according to the Hartford Courant. Artist/curator Rhonda Lieberman …

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Get to Know the Japanese Bobtail: The Original “Lucky Cat”

Lifestyle / By JaneA Kelley

Few Japanese symbols are more easily recognizable than the maneki neko, the beckoning cat figurine said to bring good luck to its owner. But what may be less well known is that the maneki neko was inspired by the sweet and charming Japanese Bobtail. Origins The Japanese Bobtail, or JBT for short, is one of …

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My First Vet Visit as a Resident of Japan Was a Huge Surprise

Cat Health Care / By Louise Hung

After getting my cat Brandy safely to Japan, nothing made me more anxious than her first vet visit. In Brandy’s nearly 14 years, she has seen a lot of vets across the United States for a variety of health issues. Some have been wonderful, like her last vet in Honolulu (shout out to King Street …

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Has Your Senior Cat Ever Stopped Eating Her Usual Food for No Clear Reason?

Lifestyle / By JaneA Kelley

October 21, 2014, was a day like any other day: I rolled out of bed and stepped gingerly into the kitchen, trying to avoid stepping on and kicking the three cats who swirled around and between my feet, crying and chirping and begging for their breakfast. My old kitty, Siouxsie, was just as enthusiastic for …

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I Introduced My Cat to Turkey — and I Created a Monster

Lifestyle / By Heather Marcoux

Specter’s first Thanksgiving is one I won’t forget anytime soon (and not just because it happened only a few weeks ago up here in Canada, where the holiday occurs mid-October). The first plate of Thanksgiving leftovers to enter this house changed my little kitten into a ravenous beast. Specter has a new favorite food, and …

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Will a Heating Pad Help My Senior Cat’s Arthritis and Reduce Her Howling at Night?

Lifestyle / By Dr. Eric Barchas

Editor’s note: Dr. Barchas is out this week, so we’re republishing this post from 2012 about senior cat health, appropriate for the ASPCA’s Adopt a Senior Pet Month. Here’s a winter-themed question I recently received: My cat is getting creaky, and the vet says she probably has arthritis. She can still jump up on the …

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Day: November 11, 2014

A New England Art Exhibit Contains Real, Live Cats; We Interview One of Them

Get to Know the Japanese Bobtail: The Original “Lucky Cat”

My First Vet Visit as a Resident of Japan Was a Huge Surprise

Has Your Senior Cat Ever Stopped Eating Her Usual Food for No Clear Reason?

I Introduced My Cat to Turkey — and I Created a Monster

Will a Heating Pad Help My Senior Cat’s Arthritis and Reduce Her Howling at Night?

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