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- The Life of a Cat: Setting the Record Straight
- Adopting a Wildcat: Two Weeks from Hell
- The Journey of Adopting a Cat
- My Ongoing Battle with Household Mice
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Tag Archives: cats
The Life of a Cat: Setting the Record Straight
MEMO: To Whom It May Concern FROM: Shadow, The Cat SUBJECT: The Life of a Cat It has come to my attention that I am being called several malicious names and subjected to false accusations. I hope to set the … Continue reading
Adopting a Wildcat: Two Weeks from Hell
I wanted a cat and I got one. I named him Shadow but should have named him Satan. He is a holy terror, a wildcat, part panther, I think. “He will settle down,” everyone says. It has been two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Rants
Tagged animals, cat, cats, dogs, Pet adoption, Pet behavior problems, Pets
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The Journey of Adopting a Cat
I said I was getting out of the cat business when my former cats both died in the same year. Cats scratch up the furniture. They shed on everything. They cost a fortune in food and vet bills. Then, they … Continue reading
The Runaway
“They hate me around here,” said Misty the Cat. “I am going to run away from home. They will be sorry for not feeding me Fancy Feast.” It was not long after that that Misty’s human opened the door to … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Humor
Tagged animals, cats, felines, Kitty, Lost Cat, Pets, running away
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Memo from Frisky to All Cats
MEMO TO: All Cats FROM: Frisky, Feline Escape Artist, Extraordinaire SUBJECT: Life on the Outside It has come to my attention that many house cats are content with staying inside and do not know how to escape the constrictive nature … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Humor
Tagged cats, Escape, house cats, How to, Instructions, Outside
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Pet Play
We have four pets, five if you count the fish. While I am away at work, the animals conspire with each other to think of ways to make me crazy. “I’ll chew the legs on the table,” says the dog … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Humor
Tagged broken vase, cats, chewed furniture, clawing furiture, dogs, Fish, Footprints, pawprints, tracking kitty litter, trash turned over
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Soapy Sunday
Mornings! I hate ’em. I headed for the kitchen for a cup of coffee, hoping it would help open my eyes so I could see how to brush my teeth. I stopped at the kitchen door and rubbed my bleary … Continue reading
My Cat Can Fly
Less you be confused, my cat cannot fly like a bird. Misty flies more like Superman, minus the cape, that is, leaping tall buildings in a single bound. All cats can jump, of course, but Misty seems to have extraordinary … Continue reading
Invisible Cat
Whoever said, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.” was incorrect. Hell hath no fury like a cat that has to visit the veterinarian. This cliché was clearly demonstrated to me last week. I was sitting at my computer … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Humor
Tagged angry cat, animal behavior, animal panic, cat from hell, cats, medical checkup, Pets, veterinarian, yearly physical exam
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