Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

The cat is surprisingly similar to other high-tech devices you may already own.  Like personal digital assistants, it is compact and portable.  Like a home security system, it is capable of functioning autonomously for extended periods without direct human intervention.  But unlike virtually any other product....it is, for the most part, self cleaning.
                                                                                            -- David Brunner and Sam Stall

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The kitten has a luxurious, Bohemian, unpuritanical nature.

It eats six meals a day, plays furiously with a toy mouse and a piece of rope, and suddenly falls into a deep sleep whenever the fit takes it.

It never feels the necessity to do anything to justify its existence; it does not want to be a Good Citizen; it has never heard of Service.  It knows that it is beautiful and delightful, and it considers that a sufficient contribution to the general good. 

And in return for its beauty and charm it expects fish, meat, and vegetables, a comfortable bed, a chair by the grate fire, and endless petting.

                                                                      -- Robertson Davies

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At times, cats can seem like hairy little people.  In times of sickness or sorrow they may wrap your head in their paws, nuzzle your neck, or lick your cheek.  A calm atmosphere is deeply linked to survival.  If you are upset or ill, your cat will do whatever it takes to sooth you, so that his home becomes secure once more.
                                      -- Eric Swanson

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Happy Birthday to my Mom!  Today is her birthday - and no, I won't get myself in trouble by telling her age.  I love you Mom even if you did step on my tail yesterday.  I know you didn't mean to do it. 

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As far as your cat's concerned, you are Mommy, Daddy,
God, best friend, and sibling all rolled into one; and if she
sometimes seems annoyed with you, just remember how
long you spent in therapy trying to deal with your
feelings about important figures in your life.
                                                             - - Eric Swanson

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What greater gift than the love of a cat?
                                         - - Charles Dickens

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Of all domestic animals the cat is the most expressive.
His face is capable of showing a wide range of expressions.
His tail is a mirror of his mind.  His gracefulness is surpassed only by his agility. 
And, along with all these, he has a sense of humor.
                                                                        - - Walter Chandora

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Cats grace us with their affection. . .  When they curl up on your lap, it's because they think you're worth spending time with.  When they climb onto your shoulder, it's because they trust that you will carry them safely.  When they lie across your magazine, it's because they can't believe their best friend would rather look at this flat, boring thing than their sleek, gorgeous, purring selves.
                                                            --Brian Kilcommons and Sara Wilson

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All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.  He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others.  When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has give us.
                                                                  -- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 [NLT]

Ins-purr-ations for Cat Lovers

One veterinarian says that people all over the world recognize both themselves and their cats in the character of Jim Davis's Garfield, making the whiskered whiner all the more lovable.  If that's true, Garfield has to be the world's only whiner.

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James Herriot, the beloved veterinarian, enjoyed the company of cats from the time he was a small boy.  He stated, "Their innate grace and daintiness and their deeply responsive affection made them all dear to me....I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed.  These things, to me, are expressions of love."
                                                                                                                      --Carol Smith

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I am the cat of cats, I am
The everlasting cat!
Cunning and old, and sleek as jam,
The everlasting cat!
I hunt the vermin in the night---
The everlasting cat!
For I see best without the light---
The everlasting cat!
                                --- William Brightly Rands

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Cat hair on the bedspread,
Cat hair on the chair,
Cat hair in the casserole,
Cat hair everywhere.
Cat hair on my best coat,
Even on the mouse!
You live and eat and breathe cat hair,
When cats live in your house.
                                  -- Unknown

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Cats do care.  For example, they know instinctively what time we have to be at work in the morning and they wake us up twenty minutes before the alarm goes off.  -- Michael Nelson

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Oh, catnip!  What intoxicating appeal
Doth this herbacious perennial impart!
In loving homes I chase this madcap plant;
While families gather, laughing,
I love to raise a fuss.
                           -- William Shakespaw

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On loving puss, come hither and purr
Let me stroke your soft, warm fur.
Let me gaze into your loving eyes
How great their depth....how very wise.
What comfort your dear presence brings
I forget all sad, unhappy things.
Let no man live without this peace
Proof that God's wonders never cease.
                                   - - Dutch Carrie

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Cats almost always make perfect landings, no matter the height from which they jump or rumble.  The same can't be said for us.  Even if we've covered every contingency, we make errors in judgement.  Work on your next project with wisdom born of humility.

Mom's Not Happy With Me....

Imagine that!  I kept waking her up last night and pestering her.  She didn't like that and called me a "cotton pickin'" cat! 

What I was after I eventually got....

I wanted her to fill my feeder back up, change out my water tank with fresh water and clean my litter box.  I guess maybe I should've let her sleep last night and then go after her about it when she woke up this morning. 

After all, she did fill up my feeder, replenish my water tank with fresh water and she also changed out the litter in my litter box.

However, we cats operate on the theory that it never hurts to ask for what we want....

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According to a recent poll of the worldwide cat population, the average feline does indeed feel superior to its human "owners."  In fact, 53 percent of cats, spanning a range of species, expressed a strong belief that they would one day control the world.  - - Carol Smith

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When the cat's away, the mice will play.

Does our play take into account that "the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth" [2 Chronicles 16:9 NIV]?

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James Herriot said when he began his veterinary practice that he was afraid he'd never get to work with his favorite animal, the cat.  Yet everywhere he went on farms throughout the North Yorkshire Dales, cats were there.

Expect to find small delights in unlikely places.

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Little things matter to God.  How we do our jobs.
How we manage money.  How we treat our cats.
"The godly care for their animals" [Proverbs 12:10 NLT].

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Whiskers are an important part of a cat's sensory detection.  They're not unlike those eyes mothers have in the backs of their heads.  And just as important.

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Companions elusive at time...invasive at others...not wanting to be bothered except to further their own agendas; a place to sleep, food occasional warmth, and attention.  Small furry people they seem to be in their selfishness, but smarter because nothing is expected.
                                                                                                                           --Bess Kemp

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Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
                                                                                                                    -- Joseph Wood Krutch

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The more we express our gratitude to God for our blessings, the more He will bring to our mind other blessings.  The more we are aware of to be grateful for, the happier we become.
                                                                                                                            -- Ezra Taft Benson

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As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.  -- Cleveland Amory

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I purr and your blues fade away.
I snuggle close and a frown turns to a smile.
I play chase and your world fills with laughter.
And in return, all I ask, is two meals
a day...and all your love.
      -- Stuart and Linda Macfarlane

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I'm only a cat,
and I stay in my place...
Up there on your chair,
on your bed, or your face!...
I'm only a cat,
and we'll get along fine...
As long as you know
I'm not yours...you're all mine!
                      -- Unknown

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The Bible's only references to cats are to big cats.  Like this one: "Watch out for your great enemy, the devil.  He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.  Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith." [1 Peter 5:8-9 NLT]

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Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash.  That one is the cat.  If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.  -- Mark Twain

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Hear our prayer, Lord, for all animals,
May they be well-fed and well-trained and happy;
Protect them from hunger and fear and suffering;
And, we pray, protect specially, dear Lord,
The little cat who is the companion of our home,
Keep her safe as she goes abroad,
And bring her back to comfort us.

                      -- Old Russian Prayer

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The cat has been described as the most perfect animal, the acme of muscular perfection, and the supreme example in the animal kingdom of the coordination of mind and muscle.  -- Roseanne Ambrose-Brown

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I never cease to be amazed by how incredibly clever and manipulative the average pet cat can be.  It is rather humbling and intensely amusing to think that we can be so successfully trained by a small furry creature.  Cats are supposedly well beneath us on the evolutionary scale, but sometimes I wonder.

                                                                   -- Vicky Halls

Happy Birthday!

This is Sukiey's "Mom" posting.  I want to wish my baby girl a happy birthday on Saturday.  Sukiey, darling, you will be 11 calendar years old.  In terms of human years, that's 61 years old.  Have a great day sweetheart!

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

If you're lucky enough to own a cat, consider yourself one of life's winners because when you have a cat around you'll never be lonely; the sound of its purr will give you comfort, and as you hold it and pet it, stress will slip away.
                                                                    -- Sharon Lundblad

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Cats cry pitifully when they're exhausted and trapped.
So do some of us.  But we have hope.
"The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry" [Psalm 34:15 NIV].

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Independence Day

Communication and understanding are the two most important links between cats and their owners.  It is obvious to sensitive and caring owners that their cats are aware when the owners are unhappy or in ill health.  Likewise, the cats respond with joyful play when the owner's mood is jolly.

-- Anitra Frazier and Norma Eckroate

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There's a mouse house
In the hall wall
With a small door
By the hall floor
Where the fat cat
Sits all day,
Sits that way
All day
Every day
Just to say
"Come out and play."

-- John Ciardi

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Francis Bacon [1561-1626] said, "A cat will never drown if she sees the shore."  We won't drown in our own sea of troubles if we keep focused on eternity's shore.

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A sleeping cat in a room has the effect of nothing short of a lit candle.  It is a carrier of peace, an agent of quiet.  And should that cat stretch full-length from paw to tail, its influence is only heightened.

                                               -- Carol Smith

Surprise for Mom

Mom received a surprise from her 2 favorite little boys today.  Landon and Dakota sent her a ceramic cat that holds a sign that says:

This house is maintained entirely for the comfort and convenience of the cat.

I'd say whoever created that sign got it right!

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Many of us feel the same way as Missy Altijd does about her cat.  Missy said, "She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn't let go."

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Humans:

No fur, no paws, no tail.  They run away from mice.
They never get enough sleep.  How can you help but love such an absurd animal?

-- An Anonymous Cat on Homo Sapiens

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They, too, are created by the same loving hand of God which Created us...  It is our duty to protect them and to promote their well-being.
                           
                                                                      -- Mother Teresa

Godzilla the Turtle

Here's a shot of Godzilla the turtle - who was our houseguest for a few days while his humans were out of town. 

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At eighteen years of age a cat is about eighty-seven years old in people years.  

How refreshing to have a "teenager" bout the house when it's a feline. 

If you're up in years and your cat is, too, you're a good match for each other!

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Cat Owners must be diligent to protect their cats from itchy ear mites. 

We must avoid "having itching ears" too, taking care that we don't turn our ears from the truth.

                  -- 2 Timothy 4:3-4 [KJV]

Godzilla - Our Houseguest

I was going to post a picture of Godzilla, the turtle who was our houseguest for a few days this week.  However I can't get that done right now.  Anyway, his humans returned around 1:00 AM this morning - their flight was delayed due to bad weather in the Atlanta area - and they left around 7:00 AM or so.  Godzilla went home with them. 

Our housemate will be heading over to where his humans live tomorrow some time - as her eldest grandson graduates high school and she most certainly wants to be there for that. 

Godzilla was no trouble - but mom wouldn't let me near him.  I don't know why - I would've liked to have seen him instead of just pictures of him.  Oh well....

a petwarmer: If I Didn't Have Dogs

I know, I'm a cat, but Mom insists that I post this....

 http://archive.mail-list.com/petwarmers/message/20110525.135245.c877fcd1.en.html

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Cats sleep anwheree, any table, any chair.
Top of piano, window ledge, in the middle, on the edge.
Open drawer, empty shoe, anybody's lap will do.
Fitted in a cardboard box, in the cupboard with your frocks.
Anywhere!  They don't care!   Cats sleep anywhere.

               -- Eleanor Farjeon

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Cats make exquisite photographs....
They don't keep bouncing at you to be kissed,
just as you get the lens adjusted.
             -- Gladys Taber

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Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time.  It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it trusts nothing until it has examined and made acquaintance with everything.  -- Jean - Jacques Rousseau

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The best kind of alarm clock is the purring kind.  -- Alexis F. Hope

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Cats communicate using body posture, movement, voice and scent.  their language is universal.  A cat from Greece will understand a cat from Canada perfectly.  Seemingly, no cat speaks with an accent. 

--- Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson

Rusty & Sukiey 05132011

Mom got a picture of Mr. Rusty on his back in the den.  When he does this, it tickles her and our housemate to no end.  Our housemate says that her previous retriever didn't do this - Mr. Rusty has a unique personality.

She got this picture of me during a photo session yesterday afternoon after she got the one of Mr. Rusty.  She has learned how to take pictures of me and get me to cooperate!

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

The carriage of the tail is often a clue to how your cat is feeling.  A tail held high is jaunty, enthusiastic or playful.  A tail between the legs or wrapped very tightly around the ankles indicates fear....  A cat uses his tail for balance when he leaps.  He can also use it to control nervousness and excitement by swinging or lashing the tail as an outlet for tension or to drain off excess energy. 

                                                           -- Anitra Frazer & Norma Eckorate

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There's a joke about cats and dogs that conveys their differences perfectly.  A dog says, "you pet me, you feed me, you shelter me, you love me, you must be God."  A cat says, "you pet me, you feed me, you shelter me, you love me, I must be God." 
-- bob Sjogren and Gerald Robison

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Stroking the back of my cat is the most calming experience of my day.  In fact, I am sure at times that she comes to me for a good rub not for her benefit at all, but so that I can remember for a moment the simple joy and ultimate benefit of touching someone I love.   -- Carol Smith

Nun remembered for concern for patients, love of cats

http://www.2theadvocate.com/mobile?cid=121407849

Sister Magdalen O’Donovan, those how knew her say, had a St. Francis-like love for animals, especially cats.

“Many people have said that if they have a chance to come back after death they would want to come back as a convent cat of Sister Magdalen’s,” joked Sister Kathleen Cain in a message sent out after O’Donovan’s April 29 death at the age of 92.

Cain serves as provincial of the North American Province of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady.

O’Donovan is also known for having a football fanatic’s love for the LSU Tigers and the New Orleans Saints.

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

According to cat experts, purring doesn't always mean contentment.  Purring may signal pain, fear, or be a cry for help.  The Bible says "Even in laughter the heart may ache." [Proverbs 14:13 ESV]

Ins-purr- ation for Cat Lovers

Here's to the feline with her fur and her eyes and her beautiful nose, her ears, and her paws, and her tail in the air, her friendship and peace and her calming stare.  Here's to the feline who walks on me, plays with my hand like it's her personal toy, and sleeps on my face when given the chance.  What a joy to share my life with her.   -- Carol Smith

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Arbor Day

My cat rubs my leg and starts to purr with a soft little rumble, a soft little whirr, as if she had motors inside of her.  I say, "Nice Kitty," and stroke her fur, and though she can't talk and I can't purr, she understands me, and I do her.  -- Aileen Fisher

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When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed...she brings to you the gift of her preference of you, the sight of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand.                                                                                                                                       -- Lenore Fleischer

Sukiey - Cat With Attitude!

Mom thinks I may have some feral in me - that I'm a cat with an attitude.  She loves me all the same!

Foster parents needed for kittens

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/Foster-parents-needed-for-kittens.html

It’s kitten season right now and cat foster homes are needed now more than ever, said Bob Citrullo, executive director of the nonprofit cat welfare group Cat Haven.

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself.  A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction.  It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it. 
                                                                                                -- Stephen Baker

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Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. -- Anatole France

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People who don't like cats haven't met the right one yet. -- Deborah A. Edwards

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Cats are the natural companions of intellectuals.  They are silent watchers of dreams, inspiration, and patient research.
                                                          --- Dr. Fernand Mery

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Cats have an infallible understanding of total concentration - and get between you and it.

                                                                                                                       ---- Arthur Bridges

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Sign seen in a veterinarian's office:

ALL CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED

WILL BE GIVEN A FREE KITTEN.

SRHC

Mom says I'm an SRHC.  She says that stands for Spoiled Rotten Hound Cat.  Hey, I'm just a cat and I do what cats do!  If I'm spoiled rotten, then it's Mom's fault!

Mom's Foot/Ankle

Mom injured her right foot/ankle again last week - and Sunday it was really bothering her.  She stayed off of it as much as possible.  She mostly laid on the bed with it elevated and she put an ice pack on it.  I knew she didn't feel good, but I tried to keep her company as best as I could. 

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

A purring cat is a calm cat!

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The cat could very well be man's best friend 

but would never stoop to admitting it.

                                                  -- Doug Larson

How to Train a Human

http://archive.mail-list.com/petwarmers/message/20110316.134804.39b4afbe.en.html

 When you first acquire your human family, it a big help if you
are a cute little puppy.  (Not that you can't train them once you reach
doghood, but it takes longer.  They expect more from an adult.)
 
      Humans train easier if you give them lots of big ole sloppy kisses
to reward them when they get something right.
 
      When I arrived at my forever home, I was a cutie, weighing in at
two pounds at eight weeks old.  A little Rat Terrier, brown and white
spotted like a Pinto pony, plus giving lots of kisses to everyone --it
made me an attractive package.
 
      Once you have gotten this far, and won their trust, the next step
is in basic training.

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

It's really the cat's house--

we just pay the mortgage.

                             -- Unknown

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Unlike us, cats never outgrow their delight in cat capacities,

nor do they settle finally for limitations.  Cats, I think,

live out their lives fulfilling their expectations.

                                       -- Irving Townsend

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To anyone who has ever been owned by a cat, 

it will come as no surprise that there are all sorts of things

about your cat you will never, as long as you live, forget.

Not the least of these is your first sight of him or her.

                                            --- Cleveland Amory

Stormy Night

It was a stormy night last night here in Central Mississippi.  Our housemate kept bringing Rusty in and out of her bedroom - she was stashing him in her bathroom because he's afraid of thunder and lightning.  One time I was in the hallway when she opened the door to bring him in and it was like oops!!  He's big and so I'm afraid of him.  I went scurrying back into Mom's bedroom even though he didn't try to come after me [he was on a leash] and it was a little while before I would come out from under the bed.  Mom was in bed reading.  I figured with her in there doing that, I was safe from him, so I joined her in the bed.  She petted me and reassured me that I was safe and that she loves me.  

It stormed pretty much all night - thunder and lightning and heavy rain.  Mom wore our housemate's daughter's "duck shoes" to work today due to all the rain.  She said the garage had flooded again.  Our housemate wasn't amused by that!  Fortunately, the stormy weather seems to be out of here for a few days.

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Ash Wednesday

I'd like to think I owned the cat,
that condescends to share my flat;
I give him of my rationed food
and cater to his every mood.

I'd like to think he'd go to seed
if I weren't there to meet his need
And yet the fact is plain to see --
that pesky, doggone cat owns me!
                                                        -- Ruth M. Outwater

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Purring would seem to be...an automatic safety-valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.  Whose happiness "automatic safety valve" might you trigger today with a phone call or a visit?  
                                                                            -- Monica Edwards

Rusty and the Brownies

Yesterday that retriever we live with, Rusty, took a notion to get into the brownies our housemate had baked Saturday night.  She and Mom had left them in the pan on the kitchen counter covered with tin foil.  After eating lunch, Mom came back to our bedroom and joined me.

She had a bad headache and so she laid down and took a long nap and woke up feeling better, but not completely over the headache.  When she went back out to the kitchen, she found our housemate in there and she told Mom that Rusty had tried to get into the brownies.  She had been on the couch in the den watching TV, reading the newspaper and half dozing off when she heard a noise in the kitchen and got up to check it out.

She found Rusty with the tin foil off of the pan and in his mouth.  He hadn't gotten into the brownies themselves - thank goodness!  She got the tin foil away from him and threw it away then covered the pan with Saran wrap and relocated the brownies to on top of the stove at the back where Rusty wouldn't be able to reach them.  

Fortunately no harm - no foul.  Mom says that chocolate isn't good for doggies and for kitties - she won't let me have any. 

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

If the pull of the outside world is strong, there is also a pull toward the human.  The cat may disappear on its own errands, but sooner or later, it returns once again for a little while, to greet us with its own type of love.                                                                                                                      -- Lloyd Alexander

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If purring could be encapsulated, it would be the most powerful antidepressant in the pharmaceutical market. - Alexis F. Hope

Thursday Morning

This morning about 2:00 AM I woke mom up – I was pawing at her and tagged her on her right thumb with one of my claws.  It’s a little sore, but not too bad – she can deal with it.  She doesn’t know why I was pawing at her to wake her up.  I didn’t want anything! 

Cat Photographer Captures Life on Film

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/cat-tographer/p24uanh?q=Animal+Planet&rel=msn&from=en-us_msnhp&form=msnrll&gt1=42010

Video: Cooper the cat has taken over 40,000 photos & videos that give his fans an in-depth look at his everyday life through a feline lens.

Pooches, smooches featured

Mystic Krewe of Mutts parades

http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/Pooches-smooches-featured.html

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

Places to look: behind the books in the bookshelf, any cupboard with a gap too small for any cat to squeeze through, the top of anything sheer, under anything too low for a cat to squash under, and inside the piano.  - Roseanne Ambrose Brown

Statistics show increase in animal adoption in Baton Rouge, euthanasia rate down

http://link.collegepublisher.com/1w5u.m/TVwBxQLpFi0U2n-vC9833

Tails are wagging in Baton Rouge. The East Baton Rouge Parish Animal Control and Rescue Center recently released statistics that show the rate of animal adoption is up and euthanasia has gone down. According to a news release from Animal Control, 1,766 animals were adopted in 2010, up from 1,514 in 2009.

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"Cats," observed American author Joseph Wood Krutch, "seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."  

Biblical author James said, You don't have what you want because you don't ask God for it".  [James 4:2-3 NLT]

One Smart Cat

I am one smart cat.  Saturday night I went "missing".  Mom found me - in her bathroom sitting up on the counter next to the sink!  She looked and sure enough, my water tank was empty.  That's what I wanted to tell her!  She  got the message and took it off the bowl and went to the kitchen to fill it [it's easier to fill it in there] and brought it back and put it back on the bowl.  I jumped down and made a beeline over there and got myself a good drink!

Mom Sat On My Tail!!

Mom is finally letting me access the blog for the first time in about a week or so.  I've got something to report.  Mom found it funny, but I didn't....

Mom went to change clothes and something happened....

I was in the bathroom with Mom.  I had angled myself at my feeder so that when Mom raised the lid on the toilet, my tail wound up draped across the seat.  Well, Mom didn't realize this and sat down on the toilet and sat on my tail!.  I screeched and yowled, then Mom raised up and I removed my tail and indignantly left the room!  It took a little while but I finally came back around Mom and let her pet me and - yes - apologize to me for sitting on my tail!  

Out of the sack, cat! Sleeping with pets carries disease risk

I don't agree with this and Mom doesn't either....
  

Staph infections, plague, meningitis have been spread to people by animals, study shows

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41235440/ns/health-pet_health/?gt1=43001

Mom Was Surprised Overnight!

She woke up during the night, got up and took care of something, then went back to bed and back to sleep.  When she got up, she found me laying next to her but not curled up – I was on my back like a baby!   She would’ve liked to have gotten a picture of that, but knew she couldn’t get her camera without disrupting the moment. 

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

To err is human, to purr is feline.  -  Robert Byrne

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.  -  Terry Pratchett

This Evening

Mom did something very bad.  She grabbed me and took me out in the den and showed me the big doggie.  He was out on the patio but he was barking and he was loud.  It scared me and when Mom put me down, I made a beeline back here to our bedroom.  I went up under the bed because I thought that the doggie might come after me.  

I gave Mom grief for a couple of hours - I stayed under the bed for most of that time and ignored her.  I wanted her to feel bad for doing this to me.  She did - she really tried to make up with me and I let her feel bad for a while then when I figured she had suffered long enough, I finally came out and let her make up.  She has been careful around me since then. 

Ins-purr-ation for Cat Lovers

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. - Ellen Perry Berkeley

I'm Back....

Mom's letting me on the computer this evening.  I have a few comments to make....

Friday night Mom watched our LSU Tigers play in the Cotton Bowl.  We were both very happy with the outcome as LSU won over Texas A&M 41-24.  Mom was up till nearly midnight.

Our housemate's daughter came in to visit.  She was running in the Mississippi Blues Marathon on Saturday.  She only stayed overnight - she left Saturday afternoon.  It was something to do with some bad weather that was expected.

Today Mom and our housemate didn't attend church after they got ready to go.  It seems that there has been some bad weather in the area although I really haven't noticed.  Mom got some pictures of some ice, I thought I'd share one with you.

This is a shot of a hollyberry bush out in front of our house.  The leaves have ice on them.  Mom says it's cold outside - she says it's 30 degrees with a wind chill of 19.  I haven't noticed, I'm nice and toasty warm in here.

Hello Again!

Mom has let me get on the computer this afternoon so I can write a little.  Today is her day off from work.  I woke her up around 6:00 this morning and she decided to go ahead and get up sometime after 7:00 since she couldn't go back to sleep.  She did her devotional and Bible reading - I let her alone while she did that.  Then she got up and went and had breakfast.  She got in the rain closet for several minutes and then got out and put some clothes on.  I'm glad we cats don't have to wear clothes - they're a lot of trouble as they have to be washed every so often.  

Mom got ready and went out - I don't know where she went, but when she came back, she had some bags of stuff with.  But, all she did was drop that off, grab something out of her camera and then leave again.  Eventually she came back and she had another bag with her.  She left it here in the bedroom too and disappeared for a few minutes.  

Then she grabbed my restroom and went somewhere with it.  I don't know where she took it, but when she came back with it, it had been cleaned and had fresh litter.  Thanks Mom!  Then she grabbed the 2 baskets with those dirty human clothes in them and I'm guessing she went and washed them because later on she brought them back and some of them were on hangers and she put them in the closet.  

Later on she and I took a nap.  You know we cats love to take naps!  I don't know why humans want to take naps, but I let Mom sleep - at least she wasn't hassling me.  When she woke up, she did want to pet me.

I guess this is enough for now....

Mom's Diary & My Notes

Mom has decided to create a diary for herself to post things she wants to talk about and let me have this one to myself.  I'm happy about that!  

This morning I was fussing at Mom.  Why?  Because she forgot to feed me!  She soon realized her mistake and corrected it.  I also needed a drink, so she gave me some water.  

Now if she would just change out my restroom....

Mom's Pedometer Plan and Today

Our housemate gave Mom a pedometer for Christmas [along with a beautiful sweatshirt].  She's been wearing it for the past several days.  She said she plans to start a new diet on Monday and start walking for exercise again [that's tomorrow Mom!].  She gave me the list of her readings and I think I'm going to share them....


12/26  2501
12/27  7316
12/28  7600
12/29  7049
12/30  6492
12/31  5007
01/01  3206
01/02  3188 [thus far]


She went to church this morning - she took her car because our housemate wasn't ready to go when she was.  She had gotten a call from her son.  He and his family were driving down from Oxford for the day to visit with her and would be in town in time for lunch.  


Mom didn't tag along when our housemate got the call to go met her family for lunch.  Instead, she stayed home and watched NFL - she's got the Sunday Night Football in America game on TV now.  That's the St. Louis Rams vs. Seattle Seahawks.  They say that the New Orleans Saints will travel to play whichever team wins this game next week.  Mom is pulling for the Rams as she likes Sam Bradford.


This is all I've got to share with you for now....

New Year's

Happy New Year everyone!  It turned into a rowdy New Year's Eve.  There was bad weather in Central Mississippi.  Mom and our housemate were gearing up for the possibility of tornadoes.  The TV weatherpeople were on talking about the bad weather and showing where it was and where it was headed.  Thankfully none materialized in our neighborhood.  All we got was heavy rain, thunder and lightning.  Mom and our housemate had to deal with a flooded garage, but they were happy that was all they had to do.  

We went to bed before the midnight hour.  Mom got up around 7:15 AM and hung out at home all day. Our housemate went out to meet some friends for brunch.  Mom was invited but declined to go.  She wanted to watch the college bowl games - particularly Mississippi State vs. Michigan.  I know she's a LSU Tiger, but she also loves Mississippi State - as long as they're not playing LSU!

The weather improved today - the rain and storms cleared out of the state.  Mom says there were tornadoes in the Byram and Pearl areas.  They're south and east of Jackson.  I'm glad we don't live in those places.  I want nothing to do with tornadoes - as I've said before.

Good night!!