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It seems unnecessary to set aside a time to love and appreciate your cat. Aren\u2019t our cats always, consistently, continuously our first and foremost concern every day of the year? Don\u2019t they get more of what they crave than any … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,40,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860"}],"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=3860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3861,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3860\/revisions\/3861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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It seems unnecessary to set aside a time to love and appreciate your cat. Aren\u2019t our cats always, consistently, continuously our first and foremost concern every day of the year? Don\u2019t they get more of what they crave than any other family member\u2014except maybe the dog? Isn\u2019t your cat(s) the first to greet you each morning and the last to tell you good night? Lily puts me to bed every night and makes sure I ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/MomSmokey4-1-e1510750351564-225x300.jpg\")
follow my evening routine, too. She\u2019s always a few steps ahead of me as I close up the house for the night and prepare for bed.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/PatriciaWithKittens2-260x300.jpg\")
You\u2019ll be busy this month thinking about others, but don\u2019t forget to put your cat at least near the top of the list. She doesn\u2019t know it\u2019s December and that your mind is on giving and celebrations. All she knows is that she loves and depends on you.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Lily8months-037-300x225.jpg\")
less fortunate cats. Find out what your local shelters need this season and consider dropping some of it off (cash, toys for the kittens, blankets, etc\u2026). Visit a cat caf\u00e9 or a shelter (most cats at the caf\u00e9 have come from a shelter). Take pictures and post them on your social media pages. Someone just might be inspired to adopt. Here are two sites offering ideas for celebrating National Cat Lovers\u2019 Month. Maybe you can think of others. Share your comments here.<\/p>\n