{"id":3716,"date":"2019-09-24T02:51:32","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3716"},"modified":"2019-09-24T02:51:32","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:51:32","slug":"newsday-tuesday-happy-cat-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3716","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 Happy Cat Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mollysweet-e1559911458868-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mollysweet-e1559911458868-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mollysweet-e1559911458868-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Mollysweet-e1559911458868.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>September is happy cat month. We all want a happy cat, right? In fact when I asked the question last week, \u201cIf your cat could respond, what question would you most like to ask her?\u201d one woman wrote, \u201cAre you happy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it\u2019s hard to tell sometimes, isn\u2019t it? Cats can be aloof\u2014seem uncaring and uninterested and downright bored. But bring out their favorite wand toy or treat and you might see her break into her happy dance. A cat who is going to get what she wants and she knows it <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3047\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mollieRomeo-the-Russian-Blue-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mollieRomeo-the-Russian-Blue-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mollieRomeo-the-Russian-Blue-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mollieRomeo-the-Russian-Blue-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/mollieRomeo-the-Russian-Blue.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>is a happy cat.<\/p>\n<p>I think most of us who have cats can tell when our cat is happy and contented. Signs include a relaxed demeanor, purring (although cats will also purr when they\u2019re in distress, so a purr alone doesn\u2019t always signal happiness), kneading, the tail positioning, rubbing, the slow blink, positioning of the ears, and showing her belly.<\/p>\n<p>I know you will do your best to make sure your cat is happy all month and all year and for the rest of her life. Why? Because you love her and because a happy cat makes you a happy cat-mom.<\/p>\n<p>Not sure if your cat is happy? Here are 7 signs indicating that she or he is. <a href=\"https:\/\/iheartcats.com\/7-signs-your-cat-is-happy\/\">https:\/\/iheartcats.com\/7-signs-your-cat-is-happy\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is happy cat month. We all want a happy cat, right? In fact when I asked the question last week, \u201cIf your cat could respond, what question would you most like to ask her?\u201d one woman wrote, \u201cAre you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=3716\">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],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716"}],"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=3716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3717,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3716\/revisions\/3717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}