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Month: August 2023

Have You Wondered What Causes Cat Coat Colors And Patterns?

August 30, 2023 by Fran Kelso
Black cat with strange white mark

Do you have a kitty with some unusual markings or fur color? It’s a complicated mystery. Cat coat colors and patterns become created by genetics, and depend upon what the kitty embryo inherits from mother and father. To learn some basic background information, watch the video below: Amazing and hard to believe that all cat … Read more

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The Cultural Role Of Superstitions And Beliefs About Cats

August 23, 2023 by Fran Kelso
Cat from Japanese folklore

Cats, having lived with or close to humans for many years, have amassed a large amount of lore as to what they are and how they influence the world. In each country where they have lived, stretching back over 9,500 years, their cultural role plays an important part. Superstitions and beliefs about cats abound. Sometimes … Read more

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As A Kitty Treat, How Does Catnip Affect Cats?

August 16, 2023 by Fran Kelso
Cat snoozing in a basket labeled "fresh catnip"

Do you give catnip to your kitties regularly? Perhaps you grow your own for them. If they feel the effects of this weed, they can make you laugh with their antics. So, do you understand their reaction? How does catnip affect cats? What Is Catnip? Well, it’s a plant, with the scientific name of Nepeta … Read more

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What Have You Learned About How To Foster Cats?

August 9, 2023 by Fran Kelso
Tiger cat in cage

So, what do you know about how to foster cats? Do you understand what it involves? When you agree to foster, you take a homeless cat into your home, and give that cat love, care, and attention. You might keep kitty for a predetermined amount of time, or until the cat gets adopted. Why Has … Read more

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Do You Know How To Reduce Stress In Cats?

August 6, 2023 by Fran Kelso
Cartoon of stressed black cat

Does your cat seem stressed or anxious? Do you know how to determine this condition? If your kitty becomes stressed, do you know how to reduce stress in cats? Cats can hide their feelings well. Sometimes you cannot tell if they have become stressed, or if they have some kind of illness. You must observe … Read more

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Are You Aware Of The Healing Power Of Cats?

August 2, 2023 by Fran Kelso
Grey therapy cat

If you follow this website and have read many of the posts included here, you have already done some reading about the healing power of cats. Many of us have had healing experiences with cats that might be anecdotal in nature, but now science will back up many of our beliefs Cats Can Help Heart … Read more

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Who says you can’t train a cat?

A FAMOUS CAT

Remember Walt Disney’s Aristocats from 1970?  A Parisian cat named Duchess was her model.  The cat gets abducted to French countryside.  After many adventures, she escapes with the help of an alley cat named O’Malley.

—Joan Moore, A Cat’s Companion

 

LEGEND OF THE PUSSYWILLOW

Have you ever heard this legend?  Once, some nasty person threw a bunch of kittens in the river to drown.  The mother cat became so agitated that the willow trees on the river bank felt sorry for her.  So, they trailed their branches in the water so the kittens could hang on, and thus saved the babies.  Since then, each spring the willow wears soft, grey buds that remind us of kittens.  We now call these trees “pussy willows.”

—Joan Moore, A Cat’s CompanionTwo friend cats

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