{"id":4287,"date":"2020-07-13T04:13:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4287"},"modified":"2020-07-13T04:13:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:13:24","slug":"mindful-monday-national-kitten-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4287","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday \u2013 National Kitten Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3704\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_6624-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_6624-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_6624-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/IMG_6624-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>If I were to choose my favorite pet holiday it would be National Kitten Day. This year it was on Saturday, July 10. I don\u2019t know how you celebrated, but I celebrated by sending a donation to my favorite cat rescue shelter, ResQCats in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n<p>I also found a fun site for us to relish. Here,<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KittenSleepingConstance-e1533903564597-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KittenSleepingConstance-e1533903564597-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KittenSleepingConstance-e1533903564597-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/KittenSleepingConstance-e1533903564597-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/> experts point out what kittens can do for us. And some of it is scientific! For example:<\/p>\n<p>1: Looking at kitten photos is good for your mental health. Well, they say that laughing is good for your health and photos or videos of kittens can sure make you feel happy inside.<\/p>\n<p>2: Being around a kitten is good for your health. Research proves that it can lower your blood pressure, your cholesterol, and your stress level.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catkittens3colors-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catkittens3colors-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catkittens3colors-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/catkittens3colors.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>3: Watching kittens whether they\u2019re playing or sleeping or simply purring in your lap can put you in a better mood.<\/p>\n<p>4: Kittens are good for kids, too. With appropriate adult supervision, kittens can teach children a lot about empathy.<\/p>\n<p>Want to know more about National Kitten Day? Here are a few sites you might enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-kitten-day\/\">https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/national-kitten-day\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.india.com\/festivals-events\/national-kitten-day-2020-history-significance-of-the-day-and-how-it-is-celebrated-4081288\/\">https:\/\/www.india.com\/festivals-events\/national-kitten-day-2020-history-significance-of-the-day-and-how-it-is-celebrated-4081288\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I were to choose my favorite pet holiday it would be National Kitten Day. This year it was on Saturday, July 10. I don\u2019t know how you celebrated, but I celebrated by sending a donation to my favorite cat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=4287\">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\/4287"}],"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=4287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4288,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4287\/revisions\/4288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}