Cathouse Confessional
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My Cats Have Won the Battle for the Kitchen Counter
The bitter battle spans a move and a renovation, but I give up -- my cats have full privileges.
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4 Ways My Cats Anchor Me in Times of Great Change
I recently moved cross country, and everything changed -- except the cats. They are our link between where we were and where we are now.
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How I Found Tiki, the World’s Most Unimpressed Cat
I cannot tell the story of my life in New York City without also telling the story of my adoption of Tiki, the world’s most unimpressed cat with the greatest number of nicknames. In the winter of 1999, I had just moved from Boston to Brooklyn. My job was in Spanish Harlem, which, if you …
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I Found a Black Cat Behind a Tattoo Shop, So I Adopted Him
In March 2003, I was working at a tattoo shop in Jersey City when the guys from the hardware store next door walked in with a box of kittens, newborns, eyes closed, umbilical cords fresh. There were six in the alley, the man from the hardware store said, but three had frozen to death. They …
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Why I Returned My Adopted Kitten to the Shelter
For a long time, I couldn’t wait to have my very own cat, but I lived with roommates who didn’t share my feline fancy, so I filled my needs by volunteering in animal shelters. But finally, much to my delight, about two years ago my roommates gave me the okay to get a cat — …
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I Waited to Spay My Cat; She Almost Died from an Infection
Author’s note: This is a story from my best friend, who will be going by the name Ana here on Catster. She has written several pieces about her life with cats and rescuing cats from all sorts of situations. She prefers to remain anonymous. All names have been changed, but I can verify that her …
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Should I Adopt a Black Kitten Who I Spent Two Weeks Rescuing on a Brooklyn Rooftop?
About two weeks ago, I noticed that the sound of a cat meowing outside my Brooklyn apartment had been going on for most of the day. I have a cat, Mimosa, and I’m used to the sound of the stray cats in the parking lot below conjuring up a fine cacophony of wails at times, …
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Lanzarote Is an Island Paradise, But Not for Its Feral Cats
Picture yourself on a tropical island: blue skies, sunshine, palm trees, beaches … ah, this is the life! After spending two holidays in Lanzarote, and 20 years living and working in London, I realized that I did not want to spend the rest of my life in a cold, rainy climate, commuting on a crowded …
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I Inherited a House — and It Contained 30 Feral Cats
“Ooooh, it’s yourself!” said my Auntie B, standing in the doorway of number 30 Oakdene Parade, looking 35 years younger than her 85, at least. That’s what a life of no alcohol or nicotine and utter purity and human kindness will do for you. My darling Auntie Bertha grew up in Belfast and moved as …
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A Tribute to Mr. Jazz, My Beloved 15-Year-Old Ragdoll Cat
Editor’s note: This post originally ran on Deb’s site, The Chronicles of Zee and Zoey, but we’re running it here with her permission because it’s lovely. The thing with inevitability is that no matter how many wishes upon a star, you cannot stop what is meant to be, and I now find myself, a born …
