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Why Does My Cat Always Use the Litter Box Right After I've Cleaned It?
Your cat loves a clean toilet -- don't we all? Catster's singing Cat Lady, Sarah Donner, explains why.
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A Prayer to St. Gertrude, the Patron Saint of Cats
— Today is St. Patrick's Day, but it's also the feast day of this original cat lady; here's her history and a (kinda funny) prayer to her that I wrote.
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Kitty Horoscope: March Belongs to Pisces Cat, a Sweet Paradox
— Piscean cats are loving, eccentric, and intuitive, but they also have hair-trigger sensitivity.
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Remember That Time the Government Thought Cats Could Predict the Weather?
— Old proverbs say cat behavior is a sure predictor of weather; but I'm not sure my cats got the memo.
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Kitty Horoscope: February Belongs to Aquarius Cat, the Cool Cat of the Zodiac
— Oh, she’ll be the life of the party, wowing and wooing admirers, but always on HER terms.
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I Went to Europe and Took a Picture of Every Cat I Saw
— On my trip to Belgium and Germany, I saw only two REAL cats, but met cats in art at every turn.
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Kitty Horoscope: January Belongs to the Down-to-Earth Capricorn Cat
— Capricorn cats are grounded and calm, steady and stubborn, and love to hear how beautiful they are.
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Meet St. Martin de Porres, the Unofficial Saint of Veterinarians
— Martin was a 16th-century Dr. Doolittle, with the ability to communicate with animals.
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What I Know About Tarot I Learned from Cats
— Specifically, decks of cat tarot cards -- here are just a few of the gorgeous sets I found online.
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8 Classic Pieces of Art ... Made Better By Cats!
— These aren't "Famous Paintings Improved by Cats," but rather real works that already have cats.
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For Halloween, We Take Time to Praise the Black Cat
— Black cats are often last adopted and first euthanized because of people's irrational fears.
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Welcome to the Weird and Warped World of the Half-Cat
— We talk to Daniel Voshart, author "Half-Cat: A Partial History," about you-know-what.
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Will You Participate in the Blessing of the Animals?
— It's World Animal Day, and I love the trend of more religions blessing animals around the world.
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New Book "The Photographed Cat" Proves We've Been Dressing Up Cats for CENTURIES
— The Internet may have been invented so we could share pictures of our cats, but the obsession began long before that.
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We Speak to the Curator of Brooklyn Museum's "Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt"
— Yekaterina Barbash gives Catster the lowdown on the ancient kitties in this remarkable exhibit.
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6 Cat Gods and Goddesses Worshiped by Ancient Cultures
— You might know that the ancient Egyptians worshiped cats, but have you heard about the Polish cat god who barked like a dog?
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Meet St. James the Greater, the Patron Saint of Vets
— St. James may have had no connection to animal care, but you might still want to appeal to him.
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6 Famous Authors Who Wrote With Their Cats
— “This kitty would not let me stir, dug in her claws if I tried,” Joyce Carol Oates said about one of her cats. “So, no alternative but to write.”
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In the Old Days, Cats Smoked Cigars While Roasting Chickens: 10 Weird Vintage Postcards
— We interpret Alfred Mainzer's Dressed Cat postcards, where bipedal cats do "people things."
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We Interpret MORE Wacky Medieval Cat Illustrations
— Medieval scribes doodled some odd kitties in the margins of manuscripts. We have another batch.
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We Interpret 6 Wacky Medieval Cat Illustrations
— Medieval scribes doodled some odd things in the margins of manuscripts -- such as cats cleaning themselves in fancy and holy places.
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Wait, People Really Believe in "Demon" Cats?
— The ancient world threw a lot of baggage onto cats. Even today, people believe a "demon cat" haunts the U.S. Capitol.
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Meet St. Gertrude, the Patron Saint of Cats
— Sunday isn't just St. Patrick's Day. It's also the feast day of this original cat lady.
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Cat Cliches: The Origins of 10 Overused Kitty Phrases
— We let the cat out of the bag on some famous cat expressions.
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Here's More Proof that Cats Have Been Walking All Over Us Forever
— A tweeted photo proves that cats have been “helping” us with important work for centuries.
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The Story of the Chinese New Year As Told by Cats
— In honor of the Year of the Snake, we've enlisted some cats to tell an ancient tale -- in photos.
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5 Interesting Facts About Fortune Cats (Maneki Neko)
— Ever wonder about the paw-waving kitties you see in Asian restaurants? Here's the story behind them.
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Marcela Maldonado Customizes Japanese "Lucky Cats"
— The Argentine artist appropriates the ancient Maneki Neko for modern purposes.
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Cats from Beyond! Tales of Feline Aliens, Ghosts, and Beasts
— Kitty extraterrestrials? A D.C. demon? A U.K. feline "bigfoot"? Here are three from the outer limits.
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Thar She Mews: We Salute 5 Larger-Than-Life Seafaring Cats
— Cats have a rich, proud tradition on the seven seas as chief rat-catchers. We toast a few of the champions.
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In Praise of Hodge, Samuel Johnson's Very Fine Cat Indeed
— In James Boswell’s famous biography "Life of Johnson," the cat plays a role. Let's raise a glass to him.
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