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In The Amazing CATventure, Savannah and Michael Ivey happily agree that they’ll enjoy a rare quiet and relaxing summer. Little did they know, however, that their pact would soon be broken, as another mystery was unfolding at that very moment—one that would shock the entire community, cause a major disturbance in their quiet neighborhood, and, of course, involve their venturesome cat. Ever wonder what it would be like to put a GoPro on your cat? Follow along as Rags and Dolly launch out on the cat-venture of their lives with some startling consequences and amazing discoveries. And most of the action is caught on camera.
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Are you ever tempted to give your cat medicine intended for human consumption? I know, most of you probably think this is an off-the-wall question. But, according to the Pet Poison Hotline website, nearly fifty percent of the calls they receive regarding pets who have ingested something toxic, involve human medications.
Laughter is healing. And people with cats around probably laugh more than the ordinary householder. How does your cat tickle your funny bone? What antics does she engage in that makes you crack up?
Is the cat you adopted the same cat who once lived with another family? I mean does your cat display the same characteristics and habits he did before you took him in? Probably not. While a cat comes with certain traits—probably both inbred and learned—those traits might manifest in different ways in different home environments.
They say that a stimulated, busy cat is a well-behaved, delightful pet. And one way to keep your cat occupied and active is through cat games. Would you believe they even have electronic games for cats? Here’s one you can play with your cat—a togetherness activity.
They found another cat in the rubble of the Italian quake. Sixteen days after the quake, Pietro was heard meowing for help and was successfully rescued. Gioia was rescued nine days after the disaster. And I think you’ve all read about Romeo, the Golden Retriever who was found alive.
Katrina. I was stunned and appalled. I think we all read about hoards of people giving up their lives in order to travel to New Orleans and help with the enormous number of animals that were rescued during the storms. I always had images of people helping people with their pets throughout the ordeal. However, according to this story, in the beginning, when rescuers arrived to help stranded people, they were told there were no provisions for pets. Pets were to be left behind. Many people died along with their pets because they wouldn’t leave Fido and Fluffy.
I came across a couple of interesting studies recently, revealing some genetic abnormalities in some cat breeds. For example, professionals have found that Korats are prone to asthma, the ragdoll is susceptible to renal disease, and the Burmese, because breeders are trying to breed for a rounder head, is suffering craniofacial deformities
healthy breeds is a tendency toward stress. Some Abyssinians engage in excessive grooming—a sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Abyssinian is a very old breed coming from Ethiopia—formerly Abyssinia as early as 1860. This is the fifth most popular breed now in the US.
We started the week talking about Happy Cat Month and I promised I would focus on the health (which we did Monday), enrichment, safety and value related to your cat. I can’t believe it’s already Friday and we’ve gotten so off topic. Or have we? Let’s consider the element of enrichment. Aside from creating an enriching environment for our own cats, there’s plenty we can do in order to help other cats. For example, if you’ve seen a stray in your neighborhood, don’t turn your back on him—get involved. Ask around to see if you can find the owner. Let them know if you think the cat is suffering in any way. If no owner can be found, step up and care for the cat. If you believe it’s in the cat’s best interest, call a no-kill shelter and see about delivering the cat to them for square meals and consistent care and possibly the opportunity to find a good home.
That brings us to value. In order to keep cats safe, healthy, and enriched, we must value them. Unfortunately, there’s still a faction who sees cats as dispensable—if they aren’t earning their keep as a barn cat or factory/warehouse mouser or even a show cat, they have no value. Isn’t that a shame? I look into Lily’s and Sophie’s eyes and see such beauty and magnificence—these two are complete individuals, yet priceless and precious in their uniqueness as is my mom’s kitty, Smokey, my grandson’s two cats, the munchkin, Brucie and his older sister, Regina, as is…well, you get it. Now take inventory in your home. Are your amazing cats getting all they need in this world? Health, enrichment, Safety and value?
Yesterday we covered cat hoarders. Today, I want to talk about something a little lighter—cats that hoard. This was a fun study. Made me smile. I found cats that steal and hide chap stick, one that takes the dog’s toys and surrounds her food bowl with them, one that hides wads of paper receipts under the bed and a cat that steals and delivers socks to its owner. I discovered cats that hoards bottle caps and even Christmas ornaments—glass ones and not one is found broken. One cat was found to have hidden dozens of pens, nail polish, rubber bands, small containers of hand sanitizer, lipstick, a quarter, and candy under a sofa. There are cats with fetishes for rings off milk jugs, straws, wads of tin foil, and even crayons
technique—they’re imitating the practice of catching prey and bringing it back to the nest or cave for future meals. Some think it has to do with mothering instincts—the items they hoard, in other words, represent imaginary offspring. Some cats bring items to their person. In appreciation? Because they believe it’s prey and we don’t know how to hunt? It is thought that those that are attracted to shiny objects or a particular item—such as hair ties, jewelry, etc., and they hide these treasures, it could be an obsessive compulsive disorder.
I think most of you know that I patterned Rags, the kleptomaniac cat, partly after our Lily, who has a fascination for small stuffed animals and other soft toys. She has removed all of the stuffed toys and small dolls from the grandkids’ toy basket. Her toy basket is overflowing now with stuffed things of all types—an eagle, a moose, a hedgehog, baby possum, bears and more. Among the treasures she has claimed is our granddaughter’s Dora doll. She scatters these things around the house, mostly along the route between my bedroom and my office. Often, she brings her toys or my slipper socks and drops them at my feet. And usually with a prrrrt sound. Sometimes I find a toy mouse or spider or bird floating in her water dish. Is she trying to give it swimming lessons? Maybe she thinks it’s thirsty.
