Take your pick on which cat holidays you want to observe this week. Tomorrow is Dress Your Pet Day. Does your cat have a wardrobe—maybe a tutu or a cape? What about a harness?
People are more inclined to dress dogs than they are cats and I think we all know why. The reason is more about the cats than the person. You might have a desire to slip an adorable bonnet on your cat, but how many
cats do you know that would tolerate it?
I said I know people who dress their cats—well, I’ve seen cats all dressed up at Cat Writers Association conferences I’ve attended, and at cat shows. I vividly remember meeting one cat who was with a woman in a wheelchair. Both were dressed for high tea with the queen. The cat even wore a fancy hat and glasses and carried a handbag. Can you imagine it? Adorable.
I know people who dress their dogs every single day. It’s cute, but…a little odd to me.
Another holiday I didn’t see coming is Kiss a Ginger Day. That occurred January 12th. No worries, if you have a ginger cat, you can celebrate this every day of the year.
Kiss a Ginger Day actually came about to celebrate red-
headed children who were sometimes being teased or worse because of their hair color. There’s quite a history of fear and abuse around people with red hair. International Kiss a Ginger Day was started in 2009 to honor people with red hair, but of course the cat is going to get in on the fun. So if you know a special ginger cat, it’s never too late to express your love.
Here’s a site celebrating some of the most well known ginger cat influencers. But don’t forget Garfield and Morris.
https://cattime.com/national-day/32617-cats-kiss-a-ginger-day
Next week we celebrate National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day so be thinking about what you your cat might be asking you.
If you pay attention at all to your cat, you know how much you can learn from her. For example:
One of my daughters gave me a sweet book filled with “Things My Cat Has Taught Me.” Here are a few:
Ten years ago this month we were getting ready to come out with our third Klepto Cat Mystery, Sleight of Paw. Do you remember that book? We had recently published our first book, Catnapped, in print. Yes, our original plan was to produce ebooks—specifically, Kindle books. But pressure to produce the books in print won over and we now offer all of our 71 cat mysteries (cozy mysteries) in both print and for your kindle.
Facebook—KleptoCatMysteries. Since then we’ve added CalicoCatMysteries.
It’s been a great year for the Klepto Cat and Calico Cat Mysteries. We published 13 books this year—7 Calico Cat Mysteries and 6 Klepto Cat Mysteries, which means we’re producing books at more than one per month.
This is my 4th Christmas story in the Klepto Cat Mystery series, and some say it is the BEST. Be sure to read Rags Rocks Christmas. I think you’ll be glad you did.
January 2nd is designated as Happy Mew Year—or a day to once again acknowledge the beloved cat. Here are some ideas for celebrating Happy Mew Year with your cat: Sing cat-related songs such as those from the play/movie, Cats, or “What’s New Pussycat?” or “Pink Panther.” How about “The Siamese Song?” Remember this song in Lady and the Tramp? (I am Siamese, if you please…) You could read your cat a cat-related book—a Klepto Cat Mystery or Calico Cat Mystery or
nursery rhymes—“Three Little Kittens Have Lost Their Mittens.”
a local cat shelter.
should you need to transport her. It could happen. Surely, you take her to the veterinarian when called for and for annual checkups. What if you have to evacuate because of fire or flood (I did once with two cats), or you plan to move to a new location? (I’ve done that with cats, too.) Maybe your cat simply enjoys a car ride.
Most household cats have experienced the dreaded car ride. Not all cats hate car rides, but for most cat owners who must take their cat to the veterinarian or who move to a new location with a cat struggle physically and emotionally with issues around transporting their cat.
under foot while you’re driving.
Did you give yourself the gift of Rags’s latest Klepto Cat Mystery? Did you take the time to read Rags Rocks Christmas? Maybe you received the book for Christmas. In my world anytime is a good time to read an uplifting story. So if you want that feel-good holiday feeling to last, pick up Rags Rocks Christmas.
Your cats are just getting used to the strange and colorful things you’ve brought into your house this month and hearing the sound of Christmas carols, watching pretty packages appear then disappear, having guests in and opening gifts out leaving pretty paper and ribbon to play with. Now you’re going to put it all away? What will your cat think?
she relax once the house and the energy level of everyone returns to the normal she’s accustomed to?
simply doesn’t seem impressed. In fact I’ve had trouble getting pictures of her with the tree or any of our decorations because she stays away from them. Should I encourage her to get into the holiday spirit by posing her or putting a Santa hat on her? I don’t think so. Olivia doesn’t do holidays.
In case you need to do any last minute shopping, Olivia wanted me to offer some ideas for her cat fans out there. Here’s her gift list for cats:
Olivia sometimes enjoys just sitting in front of her fountain watching it.
—chicken flavored.
