We wanted to share this awesome pic of Callie and her amazing flexibility! She must have been watching the “7 Best Yoga Poses”, and decided to try the Plow pose! Congrats, Callie – maybe we’ll see more of her as she works through her Yoga poses!
By the way, have you seen the Yogi Cat Mat toy set? It may be just the thing to get your Yogi cat motivated!
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In these gray, cold, winter months, we’re always looking for ways to lighten up our spirits. We should also keep our cats’ well being in mind. Cats are intelligent, athletic creatures, always looking for physically and mentally stimulating activities. When cats don’t have these, their attention turns to activities of their own choosing that we tend to think of as “bad behaviors”.
Case in point: Have you ever caught your cat chewing or scratching something like your favorite upholstered chair? Bad behavior = BOREDOM!
Here’s how you can make sure your cat has plenty of great things to do.
Then there are the interactive toys, automated toys designed to be activated by your cats, using their own curiosity and intellect. Some of these toys can be suspended on doors, such as the Fling-ama-String, Play N Squeak Batting Practice, or the Tiger Mobile toy. Others lie flat on the floor, with balls and other moving parts, such as our Cat Hurricane, Peek N Prize, Cats Meow Undercover toy and Kitty Go Round toy.
We’ve also taught our cats some fun tricks, such as fetching toy balls. The toy ball should be light weight and small, such as a Loopies toy or a tinsel mouse. Reward your cats with their favorite treats to encourage repetition.
Now, go make your cat happy!
A small, white kitten camouflaged by freshly fallen snow, was discovered frozen by the Bingham children playing outdoors.
The seemingly lifeless kitten was rushed inside their house. A quick thinking father called his vet trained brother, Justin, who rushed to the scene and started to work on the motionless kitten.
After Justin dedicated an hour of rubbing the kitten and pumping his chest in an effort to get his blood flowing (see video at: Lazarus Kitty ), the miracle baby started to revive. By the end of the day, the little guy was up on his paws and meowing.
The family named him Lazarus, after the Bible story of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. Lazarus was adopted into the family, and is now romping energetically around their home.
Miracles do happen!
We all know there are thousands of homeless cats of which some of the luckier ones residing at animal shelters have at least a fighting chance of being adopted into a good home.
December seems to be one of the most active months at shelters nationwide. Well meaning people think of shelter cats as potential gifts for their friends or family members. They’ve either overheard them talking about how nice it would be to have a cat at home, or assume that because they’re living alone, they should have a pet. They’re trying to do a good turn for both the person and the shelter cat.
Before you move ahead with your gifting plans, think twice.
More “spur of the moment” adoption decisions happen at the holidays, with the perception that a cat would make an ideal holiday gift. Did you know that many animals adopted in December from shelters nationwide find themselves back at the shelters after the holiday season? This is either because the “gift” recipients really aren’t ready to adopt a cat, or they never really wanted to adopt a cat.
College students who adopt cats or receive cats as gifts at the holiday season, or at any time of year will likely only keep them for a brief time. First, their landlords may disallow pets. Second, they can’t really afford them. Finally, even if they are able to keep the cat for a semester or two, they end up leaving school for various reasons, including graduation. What happens to the cat? Students’ life changing plans abruptly disrupts the cat’s lifestyle as well. Is this really fair to the cat?
Consider these alternatives to honor and assist a shelter cat at the holiday season:
Thanks for listening. We wish you and your feline family a very merry holiday season!
