Nov 07, 2009 -
I love when cats go into crouching tiger kitten, hidden dragon mode on little bugs. They don't want to kill them, necessarily, they just enjoy little scurrying things. (OK, maybe they want to eff with them a teensy bit.) His flexibility is quite impressive, I have to say.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
Having a houseful of cats can earn you mean names — who are you calling crazy?! — but do you know how many animals you can legally own in your county? I checked out Cat Ladies at the SF Documentary Film Festival earlier this month and the producers were asked about law breaking for the movie.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
Following last week's case in Oregon where vets confirmed the first H1N1 transmission between a human and a pet ferret, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has confirmed that a 13-year-old, indoor-only cat in Iowa in fact has swine flu.
While it's uncommon for flu viruses (like the H3N8 for dogs) to jump between species, doctors at Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University's College of Veterinary Medicine performed two sets of tests to find the feline was in fact infected. According to her owners, they had been sick with flu-like symptoms before noticing the cat was ill and, until recently, there was no reason to think cats could catch the 2009 swine flu.
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Nov 05, 2009 -
Five years may be a short prison sentence, but that's 36 years in cat time. Way too long for Peter Koenig, a German inmate who wants to see his mother while serving a five-year sentence for armed robbery. One small, furry problem, though.
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Nov 04, 2009 -
Get excited for this new eco-tastic find! The Bergan Scratch Lounger is 100 percent recycled — it's a pulp material (think, a huge egg carton) that felines can scratch and sleep on 'til their furry heart's content. There are no dyes, glues or chemicals making it safe for pets' tongues and teeth, but the best part?
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Nov 02, 2009 -
Acrobatscats entertain with regular balancing acts and I often wonder not only how they perch so precisely, but how they land all right up there in the first place . . .
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Nov 02, 2009 -
This breed is not from the island of Bali, but it's nearby . . .
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Oct 31, 2009 -
This squash-faced kitteh sure has the sweet life! Not only does he get fed by hand, with chopsticks, but if his human companion servant doesn't do it fast enough, he swats her! It's good to be the king.
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Oct 27, 2009 -
This dialogue — well, OK, monologue — may sound uncomfortably familiar to some of you. If you haven't had this conversation in real life, then I'm sure you've heard it at the movies. My favorite part is when the significantly smaller "boy" cat gets in one pathetic word: "Right."
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Oct 24, 2009 -
Instead of creating a cat door for their little feline friend, these people made their cat do the heavy lifting. She knows how to knock on the freaking door to ask permission to be let in! I love her serious little patient face as she waits.
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