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New Product Alert! Neko Habitat
Dish up a sweet resting spot. New from Neko Habitat are three bed styles, all featuring reversible cushions in a rainbow of options.
Fitting cats or small dogs, the transparent acrylic frames wipe clean and pillows can get the once-over with a pet-safe vacuum.
Happy Caturday!
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.
Do You Know How Many Pets Are Allowed Per Household?
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.
The Scoop: First H1N1 Cat Case Confirmed by AVMA
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.
Très Bizarre: Prisoner Wants Visit From Mom — Who Is a Cat
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.
For Nine Bucks, Felines Can Beat This Eco-tastic Lounge to a Pulp
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?
Do Tell: Can Your Pets Perch in Small Spots?
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 . . .
Guess What Cat?
This breed is not from the island of Bali, but it's nearby . . .
Happy Caturday!
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.
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Female Cat Scorned
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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