Guess what, kids? It’s time for your weekly cat slang lesson! We gather here each week to learn a new set of words from the underground feline lexicon called Fanglish. Don’t worry if you’re the new kid in class, you’ll catch up quickly. The only rule is that you can’t breathe a word of what …
Friday Fanglish Cat Slang: Words About Home Appliances Read More »
Let’s face it: Kitties are cuter when they’re chubby. My cat Bubba Lee Kinsey is a couple of pounds overweight, and I love burying my face in his vast expanse of spotted, cream-colored belly floof. At his last checkup, the vet declared my 15-year-old gray tabby to be perfectly healthy, so I haven’t worried about …
Meet Skinny, a 41-Pound Cat Who Dropped Half His Weight Read More »
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the March/April 2016 issue of Catster print magazine. Click here to subscribe to Catster magazine. Do you have a cat who looks like an alien? How about a vampire, then? Okay, maybe your feline has a beard? Or perhaps your bonded kitties are involved in a great bromance …
Years ago, I volunteered in an animal shelter in northern Minnesota. I had my eye on a buff tabby named Chester. He was sweet and sociable. He started out in a cage, but as his gregarious nature became apparent, the staff moved him into a cat room that he easily shared with several other cats. …
Did Your Special Cat Choose You? How Did It Happen? Read More »
Cat’s ears are little masterpieces of delicate engineering. With 32 muscles in each, they’re multifunctional and do more than catch sounds. Ears, in conjunction with other subtle and overt body language, communicate the individual’s moods and intentions. Even the colors and patterns of ears have a function — some felines have markings on the backs …
How Cats’ Ears Help Them Communicate and Survive Read More »
