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Tabby Cats
If you’ve ever met a tabby cat, chances are it was sitting on your keyboard, judging your typing speed and wondering why you haven’t filled its food bowl for the third time this hour. Tabby cats don’t just live in our homes, they take over, gracefully and with just enough sassiness to keep you entertained…
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Cat of the Month
Siamese I missed May, and now that it is June, I’ll do two in my attempt to catch up. The first is the Siamese Cats These cats have a royal heritage (hence the “Siam” in their name) and are still very popular today. Siamese cats are among the most recognized and adored cat breeds in…
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Meet the Russian Blue:
The Secret Agent of the Cat World Welcome to the very first post in our Cat of the Month series! We’re kicking things off with a breed so sleek, so mysterious, and so utterly charming that you’ll wonder if James Bond himself had a paw in their creation. I’m talking about the Russian Blue. About…
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Traveling with a pet in today’s world
Have you been on a plane, train, or at a rest area along the highway and seen another person traveling with a pet? You will either wonder, “Why in the world would someone travel with a pet?” Or, you may wonder, “Why didn’t I think about bringing my pet with me?” Traveling with a pet…
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The Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Cats
Christmas is a time for giving. Quite often we remember our human family and friends, but do we remember those who are the most devoted to us? Those who depend on us for their survival? I’m talking about our pets, in particular, our feline friends. They may not always show their love and affection, but…
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Black Cats and Other Superstitions
As Halloween quickly approaches, I thought about some of our superstitions and how they can affect our lives. I am a sailor at heart and partly because of this, there are some superstitions I believe in and adamantly avoid doing. For example, you will never see me lay a hat on a bed or table.…
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“The Myth of Nine Lives: How Cats Keep Defying the Odds”
The other day, I was talking with a friend of mine about this blog and she asked if I had written anything about cats having 9 lives. She suggested that would make a good post. So after some research, here is what I learned. The actual term, thought, or phrase, “Cats have 9 lives” probably…
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Cat Behavior Decoded: Understanding why cats act the way they do.
Today, I answered a question about why cats might growl. It was an interesting question and made me think. We all know cats are funny (interesting and unique) animals and sometimes understanding their behavior is difficult. I am not a cat psychologist, but I have had cats my entire life. In fact for the next…
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“Healing the Heart: How to Cope with the Loss of a Pet”
Several years ago, our family cat became ill. The veterinarian told us she probably developed diabetes and began treating her for this. I secretly thought she was somehow poisoned. (I still think she was) Either way, after watching this poor beautiful animal suffer for a couple weeks as we tried to nurse her back to…
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“How and Why cats purr”
One of the most asked questions I get is “What makes a cat purr?” or “How do cats purr?” Let me try to answer these two questions in as simple of an explanation as possible. We all know cats have fascinated humans for thousands of years. When we visualize the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, we think…
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