There are quite a lot of things you learn over the years being a pet parent to a whiskered feline. You learn plenty of things about cats themselves (like the fact that they're real lazy), things about yourself (like you find it hard to live with even an hour or two less sleep), and everything in between (such as it being a lot easier to sleep when …
Cat Love
I'm maybe a little too obsessed with cats, which is why I ended up starting this blog up to begin with. Here are some of my favourite types of posts to write on this blog - photo roundups, musings over the funny things cats do, and just general gushing over the adorable-ness of kitties.
A Cat by Another Name: Other Words, Synonyms, & Metonymies for “Cat”
I can't possibly count how many times, in any given writing session, I interrupt myself to mentally search for a different way to say something. Whether it's a concept, a sentiment, a thought, a sentence - the hunt to find other ways of saying the very same thing, more often than not, feels like a tooth extraction. The sad part is how helpful it …
Negative Thoughts & Worries I Had Taking In a New (Second) Cat
We've finally taken cat #2 into the Xavier clan. His name is Bjorn. Bjorn is a stray or feral cat who hung around on our property for months waiting to be adopted. We would've taken him into the fold much sooner if we'd clued into the fact that he actually didn't have a home, but take one look at his face and you'll understand …
Pretty Sure My Cat Doesn’t like Me; Why? Is There Anything I Can Do?
Here's something I don't think you likely wanted to read if you looked this article up because you happen to be in the particular situation yourself: I don't think every cat will warm up to every human. No matter how good a human happens to be to a particular cat, I still think it's possible that the cat may not like him/her, though he or she may …
Why Does My Cat Sleep on Me When I’m Sick? Do Cats Comfort Ill Owners?
I have a snuggly little house cat who quite frequently sits in my lap as long as I am still enough for him to be content to do so. I don't feel he's particularly any more attentive when I'm sick or sad, but I've heard of quite a lot of cats who are more sensitive to their owners and who seem to go so far as to keep close tabs on them, bringing them …
7 Gushy Reasons I Love My Cat, Avery, to Bits; What Are Some of Yours?
I feel relationships with pets are similar to relationships with humans in a lot of ways. Some days, tired, anxious, upset, you come home, a family member does something annoying and you feel worse than when you walked in. Other days, you come home after a rough day and your family's presence immediately cheers you up, helping you hit a “reset” …
Black and White Cat Names (Male & Female): The Cute, Creative, & Cool
There's this ridiculously cute black and white Persian who's taken to having daily visits with Thomas and I in our backyard. We weren't sure if he was a stray before, but after arriving in our yard few nights back smelling like a perfume shop, we realized he was an outdoor cat who probably belongs to one of our back neighbours. Way before we had …