Category — Cat Blogging

Update: Hipparchia has located A Shrubbery

My Copilot

Can’t fool me.

[Editor: I need longer arms. This was taken with my left arm stretched in front of me, but the focus was on my arm and not on Income who didn’t quite manage to close his left eye all the way when the flash went off. His Mom has green eyes, but his are golden.]

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My Editor

Isn’t it time for dinner?

[Editor: Ringo has decided that the area behind the monitor is is a great place to be annoying.]

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Wild Kingdom

Where’s the powder room?

[Editor: Ringo goes out occasionally, but she doesn’t socialize as she did before the “operation”.]

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Trust?

I’m on to you, and your “gifts”.

[Editor: This is Pavlova’s brother, Petrov, who is not nearly as trusting as his sister. It was taken with the optical zoom, because like most ferals he regards me as an ax murderer who might at any time poison him. The small flashes of white on his nose and ready flight are the easiest way of telling him from his sister.]

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In Memoriam

Laura Rozen of War and Piece has been forced to say goodbye to Sophie.

Sorry About That

Where’s the food?

[Editor: Back in November I incorrectly labeled this then kitten as Pavlov, when, in fact, she should be called Pavlova. The spinning when I came out should have been a clue. Even as a “teenager”, she still shows up whenever I open the back door hoping for an extra meal.]

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The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports in its Lifestyle section: When a dog just won’t do

A new study suggests cat owners are less likely to die of a heart attack or stroke than people who, well, don’t own cats.

And no, dogs don’t do the same trick.

The study, by researchers at the University of Minnesota, found that feline-less people were 30 to 40 percent likelier to die of cardiovascular disease than those with cats.

Yet dog owners had the same rate as non-owners. “No protective effect of dogs as domestic pets was observed,” said the study, which was presented Thursday at the International Stroke Conference in New Orleans.

Don’t let your cats read this or they’ll send you a bill.

Fastest Blink in the South

Not quick enough, Flashboy.

[Editor: Property joins the conspiracy.]

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Thereby Hang The Tails

He doesn’t spell very well.
It’s what they call a pun.
He doesn’t do that very well, either.

[Editor: Ringo and Excise sprawled on a storage container displaying their extreme tail length.]

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In Memoriam

POP of Morning Martini had to say goodbye to Murphy after 16 years.

No Blue Eyes For You

Forget it, we know about the light, Flashboy.

[Editor: Excise, sprawled on a blanket older than I am, managed to close his eyes every time I took a picture.]

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Learn To Adjust

You think we’re in the way, Dot?
Don’t be silly, cats are never in the way.

[Editor: Dot and Sox “helping” me reorganize.]

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Photo Tip

Arrrgggh!

[Editor: When taking a picture of a cat, like young Property, it is generally a good idea not to let the wrist strap dangle where they can see it. Well, they can’t see much after the flash goes off, and they don’t hang around.]

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It’s always a good idea to check inside your luggage if you have cats in the house.

TSA will cop your pudding, but they miss a cat in checked luggage? I have to believe that at some point the cat released a nitrogen compound with a major odor component that should have been picked up by sensors that are supposed to be checking baggage.

As for the mix up at the destination, the only airport where I ever saw any attempt to monitor baggage pick-up is San Diego’s Lindbergh Field. Everywhere else you can grab anything you want and walk off with it.

Complaining Already

Mom, he’s in my area!

[Editor: Another cold front coming in, so nothing to see but lumps under the blankets. Here’s a baby picture.]

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In Memoriam

NTodd had to say goodbye to Rin Tin.