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Lisa – A Beautiful Abandoned Cat

May 23, 2012 – 10:34 pm | 12 views

Lisa hasn’t had the best couple of months. She is 6 years old and until recently had I assume a contented apartment life as the only cat of an English man. Unfortunately her owner seems to have got into financial difficulties and disappeared leaving Lisa alone in the apartment for we think about 2 weeks, just with some food and water. She was found when …

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How Well Do You Know Cats?

January 13, 2010 – 7:40 pm | 184 views

How well do you know cats? Did you know:

Cat’s have five claws on the front paw and four on the back paw apart from if they are a polydactyl, which means they have extra toes. Boston, USA has the highest rate of polydactyl cats, known as Boston Thumb Cats
The Egyptians used cats to protect crops from rats and vermin
The Egyptians often worshipped …

DIY cat feeder now enabled by a Cisco switch, streams food and video

November 28, 2009 – 9:23 am | One Comment | 168 views

You know, there are times when you have to part ways with your adorable kitties at home, and you might not be so keen on getting a cat sitter in case he or she touches your precious game consoles (even if it’s an old granny).

Funny Bit

November 21, 2009 – 3:36 pm | 2 Comments | 111 views

The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator door.
“Dear Dogs and Cats
The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food.”

How Has This Happened?

November 17, 2009 – 4:46 pm | 2 Comments | 96 views

It is just over 3 years since we adopted Mori from the bins at the end of our street. At the time I was definitely not a cat person, having been brought up with dogs, but with Mori it was love at first sight.

Tuesday Thought

November 10, 2009 – 9:04 am | 101 views

Another one from Twitter!
A cat can rotate its ears independently 180 degrees, and can turn in the direction of sound 10 times faster than those of the best watchdog.

Kitten Attacks Postman!

June 29, 2009 – 4:28 pm | 2 Comments | 90 views

This really made me laugh. A greengrocer in Clapham, has been threatened with a suspension to his mail delivery service, if he doesn’t get his 6 months old kitten Elly under control! It appears that she playfully went for the mail whilst it was being posted and unfortunately scratched the postman’s hand.
Her owner has received a strongly worded letter:
“‘I am writing to let you know …

Killer Cats

March 5, 2009 – 9:07 pm | 2 Comments | 108 views

This is actually a very funny article that I read in the UK press. As we all know our furry friends are very good at killing small animals, but maybe we weren’t aware quite how good. Research has now been done, and biologist at Reading university have plans to electronically tag 200 neighbourhood cats!
It is with a heavy heart that I must inform …

Weekly? Joke

February 6, 2009 – 6:59 pm | 2 Comments | 120 views

This was just sent ot me by Mary, and I thought cat lovers would appreciate it! It seemed even funnier based on what we are planning for Chivers and the other tomcats over the next few weeks.
“Cinderella is now 95 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead prince, she happily sits upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by from her …