In many cases the response is, “I don’t know. The cat just showed up.
Are you a cat magnet? Do cats seem to be drawn
to your yard? I have friends like that. In fact one friend must live close to a cat colony because so many cats have found their way into her yard and her heart. All four of her current cats wandered in from who knows where and they stayed. She has all of them spending at least some time indoors now.
The reason I believe she’s near a known colony is that recently one of her more newly acquired cats disappeared overnight and returned a few days later missing an ear tip. Yup—he’d been neutered and returned. She’d 
been feeding this guy for months and had finally lured him into her house where he’d lounge with her and three other cats on 
chilly evenings. I guess you’d say this cat is (or was) living a double life. It’s possible that he hangs out with other cats in a colony by day and comes home to her by night (or vice versa).
Meanwhile Fancy (as she calls him) found himself a nice person who serves regular meals and provides a safe yard and a cushy home for him. What a lucky, lucky cat.
It’s true! You can now order Book 42 of the Klepto Cat Mystery series, The Secret in the Whiskers for your favorite e-reader from amazon.com.
If you have an indoor/outdoor cat, you could be in greater danger of being infected by the corona virus—yes, through your cat. I’m not suggesting that your cat could catch the virus and transmit it to you—not in the usual sense. What I’m concerned about is that someone with the infection might invite your cat inside or into their yard and pet her. When she comes home for supper, she could carry those droplets you keep hearing about and infect your entire household.
down with a damp towel or a pet-safe disinfectant wipe when she returns home. (There are a variety of disinfectant wipes designed for cats—order some today.)
goes. You may think you do, but you could be dead wrong. Mama always thought her cat, Smokey, stayed in the yard. He was always in the yard when she looked for him. If he did wander, he wasn’t gone for long. And when she couldn’t find him, he was usually located in the garage taking a nap.
When she heard from two neighbors that he often visited them, she was stunned. One of them would even invite him inside to visit. You don’t want that to happen these days.
For those of you who missed it, I ran a surprise contest over the weekend. I always welcome feedback, ideas, critique, and compliments for my work. However, occasionally I also need help coming up with an interesting plot, and most especially with a title.
title.
Win a free Klepto Cat Mystery of your choice for the best title idea. Must have a cat-related word or term (paw, hiss, mew, purr, etc.) Altering words is okay (PURRfect, CATastic). Leave response here or send to PLFry620@yahoo.com. Winner to be announced Monday morning April 20, 2020. Lily is eager to see your entry. She will help me select the winner. (Ebook only for winner outside of US.)
What cat antics prompt you to grab your camera or your paint brush?
Here’s something else to keep you sane during your safer-at-home experience. Cat quotes. I did a careful pick and choose among hundreds of quotes at this site—bypassing those that were too cruel.
Yes, I’m bored too. It was during one of the CoronaVirus TV briefings that I gazed at Lily. She was grooming herself—her tail to be exact. I began thinking about the tail of the cat and how it differs from that of a dog. We all know that when a dog swishes or wags his tail, he’s happy, happy. But a cat-tail swish indicates anger, unless it’s a slow swish, then the cat is probably focused on something—stalking, perhaps. A tucked tail 
indicates submission.
It’s common to see “lost cat” posters stapled or nailed to trees, fences, and telephone poles in neighborhoods throughout your community. Cats, even those who are accustomed to being outside, sometimes get lost. Things happen. They wander too far, explore too deeply and get locked into a shed or garage, unknowingly hitch a ride in a car or truck and wind up miles from home, they’re taken,and they’re chased or 
frightened away.
shelters have not seen the cat, neighbors can offer no insight, and driving around the neighborhood brings no results, all we can do is wait and watch and hope Fluffy returns.
to help you find your own lost cat, a consultation, and on-site search and rescue.
22 days. The owners thought the cat had run away scared when a plumber came to their house and was making a lot of noise. Turns out, the cat had jumped into the plumbers truck as it sat silently in the driveway and was transported to another neighborhood. Kim’s advice—to follow the plumber’s trail—resulted in that cat being reunited with her family.
With zoos among the attractions that are closed in many states during the pandemic, don’t you wonder what the wild animals do every day? There are no people for them to watch and tease—only their caregivers. Have you ever dreamed of working with wild animals, swimming with the dolphins, riding a camel or elephant, or playing with baby tigers?
favorite animals to watch are the big cats, of course—and the small wild ones. We travel out to the desert occasionally to a wild cat rescue center and I’m always thrilled when I get to see their Pallas cats. They’re so shy and so unusual.
Bengal and the Savannah. Often I meet up with a new (to me) small cat breed, like the fishing cat, sand cat, margay.
