Category — Cat Blogging

The Gathering

Hi…hello…hi…

[Editor: The Gray-nosed Cat looking towards the camera is the only tom. KT2 is in the foreground, with KT and KT4 in the background. The Lone Ranger is the tuxedo on the left who is greeting Toes, the newest mom in the group. I was actually looking for the kitten(s), but she has moved out of the pump house.]

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Table For One

Slurp…

[Editor: Petrov does like the crowded conditions of eating with the other cats on the ground. He jumps up on the entrance to the “Dogloo” and I put a spoonful before him.]

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Washing For Dinner?

Mmmmmm!

[Editor: Spot, rolling in the driveway in anticipation of dinner.]

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Trouble and Randy

Bandit, Nicky, and Cujo

Grandpuppy Pippin

[Editor: Staff to tuxedo cats and wrangler of chihuahuas. Randy has been waiting at the bridge since December of 2007.]

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From the BBC, Cats ‘exploit’ humans by purring

Cat owners may have suspected as much, but it seems our feline friends have found a way to manipulate us humans.

Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered that cats use a “soliciting purr” to overpower their owners and garner attention and food.

Unlike regular purring, this sound incorporates a “cry”, with a similar frequency to a human baby’s.

The team said cats have “tapped into” a human bias – producing a sound that humans find very difficult to ignore.

“Soliciting” ? I think not. It’s imperative. Just try ignoring it at 5AM and the outraged meow will follow.

Surprised Reprise

Why am I here?!

[Editor: Because of issues at my host, here’s Surprised Cat again. She has the annoying habit of only showing up in the evening when the light is bad, and you need good light and small pupils to appreciate her expression.]

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Chilling Out

Turn down the thermostat!

[Editor: KT-2 attempting to remain lady-like while maximizing belly contact to cool off. It did cool off later when a thunderstorm passed through.]

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In honor of the lynx kittens.

Mr. “Suave” Takes a Nap

Zzzz…

[Editor: Property Income ignores the joys of a cat bed to sprawl at the back of my office chair. I not only zapped him with the flash, but he didn’t move when I sat down. I had to physically extract him from the chair. He takes naps seriously.]

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The Big Table

Nom Nom — nom nom

[Editor: The 106° heat index Thursday reduced the appetites of the adults, so KT3 and KT4 get to eat all they want with none on the big cats around.]

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Me and My Shadow

I can’t be evil.

[Editor: Blaze would want you to believe that just because he can tolerate sunlight and casts a shadow, he can’t be evil. It just proves he’s not a vampire. He’s not in Ted’s class, but he’s working in it.]

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Ringo Complains

What, no food?

[Editor: Ringo is looking better than ever in a slimmed down form as a result of a regimen of tree climbing, but she still wants me to have food whenever she deigns to notice me outside. Like many Korats, instead of a meow, she voices a squeaky chirp.]

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