{"id":1474,"date":"2016-09-05T03:54:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T11:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2016-09-05T03:54:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T11:54:24","slug":"mindful-monday-happy-cat-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1474","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 Happy Cat Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-517\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"easter2010-023\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/easter2010-023-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to CATalyst Council, September is Happy Cat Month because a happy cat is a healthier cat.<\/p>\n<p>The CATalyst Council is a non-profit organization created of professionals in veterinary medicine, shelter\/animal welfare, and related entities. Their mission is to make a difference in the way Americans see and experiences cats. And their vision is a cat-caring society collaborating to advance the health, welfare, and value of companion cats. They plan to change society\u2019s image of cats as aloof and not needing human contact.<\/p>\n<p>So how do you ensure that your cat is a happy cat? According to this organization, by focusing on four major categories: health, enrichment, safety, and value. This week, we will focus on each of these elements. In the meantime, here\u2019s the link to the CATalyst Council blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/catalystcouncil.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Study their blog and stay tuned here to learn how to make sure your cat is a happy cat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to CATalyst Council, September is Happy Cat Month because a happy cat is a healthier cat. The CATalyst Council is a non-profit organization created of professionals in veterinary medicine, shelter\/animal welfare, and related entities. Their mission is to make &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1474\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1475,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1474\/revisions\/1475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}