Finding a forever home for a one-eyed cat is always a challenge. Adopting out a blind one is a daunting prospect. So, as foster coordinator for a group that does trap-neuter-return, I was dubious when I received news about a rescued, blind, eight-week-old kitten. We discussed putting her down, but wanting to give the kitten a …
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Oh, that pesky autocorrect function on our smartphones! Even Mittens and Mom aren’t immune to its annoyance. A while back, Mittens posted some of his autocorrected conversations, and it’s time to share more of them because they’re way more dramatic than his usual posts. Can you imagine anything worse than thinking about your shirtless grandmother …
The first annual #MEOWSCARS awards ceremony recently took place on Instagram. “And what exactly is a MEOWSCARS?,” you might ask? Good question! Because of the way cat pictures and videos dominate social media, a group of professional feline fanciers brought a bunch of people together and honored those fine kitties who sparkle on the social media …
It’s hard for me to trace the origins of my love for black cats. I suspect, however, that it has a lot to do with T.S. Eliot’s opus, Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, which I demanded that my mother read to me over and over again until I could sound out the words and …
