Editor’s note: This is part two of a story that originally appeared in the May/June 2016 issue of Catster print magazine. Click here to subscribe to Catster magazine. Cats have a different set of rules than we do, and if you aren’t paying close attention, you might miss those subtle signs that you’re making your …
Gamsız is the “neighborhood tough guy,” a loveable bruiser. Duman is a finicky eater who paws at the window of a local restaurant when he’s hungry. Psycho is a “fish thief” and fighter who keeps her mate in line and has an “instinctive jealousy” of any female cats who might approach him. These are just …
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We humans pay hard-earned money for professional services all the time. We know we can’t always administer self care, so we search the web and ask friends for recommendations. I’m here with a recommendation for you: Look to your cat. Sure, they have no certifications, but their free services are sometimes just what we need. …
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I have two pretty clear memories of being put in timeout as a child. In the first, I’m about 4 or 5 years old, and I’m at a relative’s house when they banish me to a creepy basement room that I was sure was full of spiders and possibly ghosts. It was quite terrifying. In …
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“It looked like someone shook up kitten parts in a can.” Those are the words Laura Hawthorne used to describe her first impressions of seeing Pretzel the newborn kitten and her two siblings when they were dumped at the Kitten Rescue shelter in Los Angeles. On a first glance, the three kittens’ genetic abnormalities were …
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