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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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Maintaining your cat’s mental health and purr-sonality while you’re away
I’m no Sigmund “Fur-oid,” but I do want to add my two cents in helping your furry friend maintain its mental and physical health and “purr-sonality” when you are not there for him or her. Most people do not consider the thought of doing something deliberately to keep your cat entertained while you are away…
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Is Pet Insurance worth it or What is the cost of not having Pet Insurance?
Hi, it’s Alan with another post for the mews and world report. This time it’s about the need for Pet Insurance. I could be callous and say, “They’re just animals,” but we know our furry friends are more than just animals. They are our friends. Sometimes, our best friends who seem more like cherished members…
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Debunking the old wives’ tale of putting butter on a cat’s paws
My grandpa was born at the turn of the last century. 1903 to be specific. He was from the farming country of Iowa, but spent the bulk of his adult life on the west coast. When he moved from the mid-west to the west coast, he not only packed up everything he owned, but he…
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Buying cat food online
I got to thinking the other day about buying cat food online. One of those thoughts was, “I’ll bet Amazon sells cat food that the United States Post Office will deliver.” Then I asked myself, “is there an advantage to having your cat food delivered?” My oldest son is the one who planted this seed in my…
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Why cats love to sleep
If you’re a cat lover like I am and have had cats almost your entire life, then maybe you’ve also wondered why cats sleep so much. I know I’ve thought about this several times over the years. So I decided to do a little research and found this out: Typically, cats are programmed to sleep…
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