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Showing posts with label Easy like Sunday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Easy like Sunday. Show all posts
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Pixie - Taking it Easy on Sunday
I'm taking it easy this chilly rainy Sunday, while The Mommy's watching some NFL football on this first Sunday of the season (Go Cowboys!). What're you cats and beans up to today?
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from The Kitty KrewSunday, August 09, 2009
Pixie's Chillin' on Sunday
Hi peoples! I'm just hanging out in my tent cube, taking it easy on this warm Sunday. What're you panthers up to today?
Hope you're having an Easy Like Sunday day too.
Bye peoples!
of The Kitty Krew
Hope you're having an Easy Like Sunday day too.
Bye peoples!
of The Kitty KrewSunday, July 26, 2009
Pixie on Sunday
Hi peoples! I'm just hanging out here by The Mommy's computer chair minding my own business, and of course she had to go and get out the flashy box thing. *sigh* At least I got to show my displeasure about that! Ha!
Hope you kitties are having an easy Sunday...
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Hope you kitties are having an easy Sunday...
of The Kitty KrewSunday, April 20, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
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Shadow lives with three other cats: TT, Molly, and Fatty. They all blog at The Midadventures of Me. He is the only mancat in the group and strangely enough is also the calmest of the cats.
He nearly died when he was a tiny kitten in 2003. Some very mean people dropped off Molly and Shadow and their momcat and left them to take care of themselves. When their Humans found them, Shadow was so cold and hungry that he couldn't even lift his head. He was taken home and wrapped in a warm blanket and fed with sugar water until he could regain his strength. When his Human Mom couldn't look after Shadow, the Boy took care of him. Shadow has been devoted to The Boy ever since.
He loves catnip, but he will only accept it if it is on a plate or in a bowl. If it is just on the floor, he will ignore it. Shadow also loves to play with toy mousies and feather toys.
Shadow is polydactyl, having three extra toes on each of his front paws. Despite rumors to the contrary, not all Polydactals are related to Ernest Hemmingway's cats. Polydactalism is a naturally occurring defect due to close inbreeding amongst cats - most likely ship cats. Once it occurrs in a bloodline however, it does breed true.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging #150 (Apr. 19-20) is being held by Mog and Meowza at the Mind of Mog.
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #41 (04-20-2008) will be hosted at Cat Blogosphere in the absence of the Pooh Box Clan, who are moving.
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What we gonna do now that they've come for you?
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(Next week, the Carnival comes to HOUSE PANTHERS!)
Quivering Tail
Have you ever wondered what it means when your cat stands erect with her tail Shaking? In general, your cat is telling you that she is excited. Specifically, if she is interacting with you, she's letting you know that she is a happy cat.
Chemical Message
Have you ever wondered why your cat, after you have greeted her, immediately starts licking herself vigorously? When you petted her, you placed your scent on her hair. By bathing herself she is detecting and interpreting your smell.
Did you know? Americans spend more annually on cat food than on baby food.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
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Kon is Sly's brother and best bud. While Sly has white on him, Kon is solid black.
He was originally named Congo, but they felt Kon suited him better, He loves cuddling, kicking around with (and kicking around) Sly, and chips. Kon loves chips!
Kon has is own blog at No Chips for Kon, but you'll find a lot of things about him on Sly Likes Things as well.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging #149 (Apr. 12-13) is being held at the Cat Blogospher with A Byootaful Life, HotMBC and Kashim and Othello.
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #40 (04-13-2008) with Astrid, Kashim, & Othello at The Catboys Realm.
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Purrs and Purrayers needed
Ruis just reported that sweet Miral went to the Rainbow Bridge today. She was found when they returned this afternoon, apparently had been sleeping.Also, please purr and pray for Mu shue, Lilly Lu and Iris, and for all the pets and beans who might be trapped in the building that was on fire, and for the families and friends who must wait and watch.
NEW GIZZY QUILT RAFFLE FOR MOM LAURA at CFHF
Millie’s Mom is donating a Gizzy Quilt for this Raffle. Thanks Millie’s Mom!
If you prefer to donate direct to Mom Laura,
CFHF has her button to donate to her here.
It’s a direct donation button to her own PayPal account, the same one that is on Lilly Lu’s blog. When you donate, it says for Lilly Lu’s vet bills, but we understand she may have to have some basics just now, since she’s lost her home.
Also The Cat Realm is holding a raffle to benefit CFHF, you have to enter by Monday, April 14.
Beau is holding a Squillon Auction to benefit Lilly Lu and Moki. There are 4 adult squillions and 5 kitten squillions available.
A Cat's Dictionary
Aquarium: interactive television for cats.
Cataclysm: any great upheaval in a cat's life.
Catatonic: a feline medicinal drink.
Caterpillar: a soft scratching post for a cat.
Cat Scan: to look for a new cat.
Dog: a cat's device for running practice.
Im-purr-sonate: to act like the cat.
Purr-ade: an organized march of cats.
Purr-adise: the garden of Cats.
Purr-amour: a cat lover.
Purr-anoia: the fear that your cat is up to something.
Purr-aphernalia: a cat's personal belongings.
Purr-ch: any favored feline napping spot.
Purr-chase: anything bought for a cat.
Purr-fume: the scent of an open can of tuna.
Purr-gatory: a houseful of kittens.
Purr-mission: a feline hunting expedition.
Purr-petual: everlasting feline love.
Purr-plex: a house with two or more cats.
Purr-son: a male kitten.
Purr-suit: the garment your shedding cat rubs against just as you are leaving home to go to an important meeting.
Purr-verse: a poem about a wicked kitty.
Tuner: sonar-like device in cat food that causes cats to appear.
Yawn: a cat's honest opinion openly expressed
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
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Meep is/was Buzzerbee's brother and he carries on the tradition of blogging along with Twizz, a Siamese, and Bear, another long haired House Panther at Buzzerbee's Blog.
Meep and his brothers are rescue kitties and all are FIV+. They live in New Hampshire.
Meep has a heart condition, but it apparently can be treated with medication. He was previously featured on House Panthers on February 27, 2008.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging #148 (Apr. 5-6) is being held by Bad Kitty Cats (Who did not yet get last weekend's Festival of Chaos posted)!
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #39 (04-06-2008) with Ms. Mog & Kitty Cats at Mind of Mog.
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Did you know?
Cat have only about 473 taste buds compared to the more than 9,000 taste buds people possess. (We can't for example taste "sweet" at all.)
Cats use the barbs on the back of their tongues to scoop up water when drinking.
The normal body temperature of an adult cat is 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
The oil in catnip leaves contains a chemical called nepetalactone. It is this chemical that causes a reaction in us when sniffed.
Eating non-edible materials is called pica, a condition that affects 2.5 percent of domestic cats. (And I think about 100% of domestic dogs, who are obviously descended from goats.)
An adult cat has 30 permanent teeth, including 12 incisors, 10 premolars, 4 canines and 4 molars.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
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Midnight, Cocoa and Grrr were all feral kittens found living under a junk car in 2005.
Midnight gets a lovely red ruff around her neck in the winter, that sheds out in the summer. She has close bonds to both of her siblings, all of which share a blog at Grr, Midnight and Cocoa.
Midnight was previously featured on House Panthers on Monday, March 3rd.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging #147 (Mar. 29-30) is being held by Amar and Luna at CatSynth.
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #38 (03-30-2008) with Megan & Bad Kittens Three at Bad Kitty Cats Journal.
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Facts about Fostering
Could you be a foster parent to a cat? Though animal shelters house thousands of cats, there are still staggering numbers of strays that these facilities simply cannot accommodate without the help o£ foster homes. Foster families open their hearts and homes to cats in need, enabling these organizations to help more cats. Although finding enough dedicated foster homes is a daunting task, fostering saves countless needy cats.
Despite aggressive spay and neuter programs, the number of cats entering shelters has increased – perhaps as much as 20 percent since 1996. More cats mean that shelters are often cramped for space. Foster homes often take care of cats that aren't ready for adoption. This creates space in the shelter, which allows the facility to help those cats that are ready to go to their forever homes. Itty Bitty Kitty Committee is a good example of this kind of fostering, as they take care of kittens until they are old enough to be spayed or neutered and then help to place them in new homes. Besides adorable pictures, they place profiles of each of the kittens on their blog.
Fostering is a better solution and a much more humane option for cats that don't do well in cages or that have been in a rescue organization for a long time. Cats that live in a foster situation stand a better chance of being matched with the right home, since the foster parents often participate in the adoption by communicating with prospective owners and following up after adoption, making transitions smoother and increasing the chance that the cat won't be returned to the adoption agency.
My Bean and her family fostered woofies back when she lived in O Hi O, and Not the Mama - he of our own House Panthers - recently helped out by fostering Callie.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
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Nicky is one of the cats I've been trying to track down. His link on House Panthers says KellyCat, but it leads nowhere. That would make sense, as they blog off blogger (but couldn't you at least fill out the profile a bit and add a link to the "My Website" section?)
Nicky turned 7-years-old last October. He was adopted as a kitten and has lived with his family since. Upon moving in, he immediately tried to take over the household, but Kelly still refuses to bow down to him.
He is very protective of his family who writes that "People may associate with dogs the words 'loyal,' 'faithful,' and 'brave,' but these qualities also apply to our little black cat. He also plays fetch, he growls when the doorbell rings, and sometimes he even howls in the middle of the night for no apparent reason."
My Bean's mom says that cats are much more loyal, brave and faithful than dogs, but that they always get mislabeled as sneaky, cruel and aloof by people who do not understand us. Perhaps we need to hire better public relations people?
Sometimes called “El Gatito Perfecto”, this good cat blogs at It's all Good. He also does Midnight Monday on a regular basis, even if he never posts links for us.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging #146 (Mar. 22-23) is being held by Kashim & Othello at Paulchens.
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #37 (03-23-2008) with Samantha & Tigger at Life from a Cat's Perspective.
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Time After Time: Essentials for the proper care of an aging cat
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Oops, an Accident
Cleaning up messes throughout the house can be aggravating for your human staff, but it is not surprising for aging cats to urinate or defecate outside the litterbox. Older cats are more at risk for kidney and/or liver failure, diabetes and even osteoarthritis; all of which contribute to litterbox-related behavior problems. Your caretaker should spend extra time ensuring that your litterbox is clean, and placed in a private area. If the problems continues, pay your veterinarian a visit to put your mind at ease and ensure there are no health issues.
Mega Personality
Personalities might change in old age, but for cats, sometimes the opposite is more accurate.
"What I have noticed is that whatever personality a cat has becomes more exaggerated as they age," says Kelly K. Jones, a veterinarian at the Cat Hospital of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas. "For instance, a lap cat will become more of a lap cat. An aggressive cat, on the other hand, will certainly not become more friendly as he ages, but I have not seen personality changes unless it is associated with something like a brain tumor or other brain condition."
"An informed and alert caretaker is a cat's best friend," says Stephanie F. Westerman, an associate veterinarian at Summer Street Cat Clinic in Buffalo, N.Y. "With an attentive caretaker, regular veterinary care and a dose of luck, cats can live good-quality lives to late in the teens, and even beyond!"
You now know exactly how to keep thriving through the rest of your life. Schedule: an appointment with your veterinarian: assure that cozy spots are set up for you to curl up in, and get ready make the most of your golden years.
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
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Buddah says he is 12 pounds of furry black fun and that he has 2 speeds: 100 MPH and off. He turns 3 today, so be sure wish him a Hippo Purrthday Day!
He lives with Max the Psychokitty, and blogs over at The Adventures of Buddah Pest.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging #145 (Mar. 15-16) is being held at Cat Blogosphere.
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #36 (03-16-2008) with Pet & the Bengal Brats at Pet's Garden Blog.
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7 Simple Ways to Help Cats in Need
1 to 3 were part of yesterday's post, here at House Panthers. Today we conclude the article.
4. Foster and find a home.
Fostering can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience for both you and the rescued cat. (Just ask Not the Mama how rewarding it was to foster Calli!)
"It's important to have a setup where rescued kitties will be isolated from other cats in your household for a while," says Nancy Peterson, Feral Cat Program Manager with The Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C "Be sure to socialize the cats and kittens and get them used to having their nails clipped, being held and having their ears checked."
When they're ready for adoption, create fliers and newspaper ads with irresistable photos and descriptions of the cats, and spread the word to friends, family and co-workers.
5. Spay and neuter.
All rescued cats should be spayed or neutered to prevent future generations of homeless cats from being born, but it's a little more of a challenge when the cat isn't tame.
"Let's say that you find a feral cat," Castle says. "You won't be able to touch it or bring it inside, but it still needs to be fIXed. The trap-neuter-return (TNR) technique should be used to capture the cat in a humane trap, get it fixed, return it to its environment and provide it with ongoing food and water."
A complete guide to TNR can be found at www.alleycat.org. Also, www.spayusa.org lists free spay and neuter options.
"The thing that people don't realize is that cats can get pregnant at just 4 to 5 months of age and also can become pregnant while nursing a litter of kittens," Peterson says.
6. Adopt the cat yourself.
"If you find a stray cat, if you're willing and able to keep it, that's a lovely option," Peterson says. It's also a popular option: 33 percent of people obtain their cats and kittens as strays, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey.
"It's common for people to find cats that show up on their doorsteps, and then when they help, it's a wonderful thing to do for the animal and the person," Castle says. "They often find it's the best cat they've ever had."
7. Help stop the cycle of animal homelessness.
Unless you want to find lots more cats on your doorstep, educate your neighbors, friends and family about the importance of spaying and neutering their pets.
Last but not least, give yourself a pat on the back for helping a cat in need!
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Jack of All Shade and Shadows is also known as One-Eyed Jack, the Pirate Cat, even though this magnificent mancat has two eyes. He lives with his sister Persephone, the Opposable Thumb Wench and The Big One, who is the Opposable Thumb Wench's companion. They make Northern Alberta, Canada, their home, where Jack loves to show off his full Monty poses, day and night.
This scrapbook layout was done mainly with elements from Digital Scrapbook Freebies Dinner Party Kit.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging (#144 Mar 8 & 9) with Pet and Tiggerr at Pet's Garden Blog
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos #35 03-09-2008 with Astrid, Kashim & Othello at The Catboys Realm
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Purring: Much about purring remains a mystery to veterinary professionals. There are many theories about how we produce the sound and why large felines (lions, tigers, etc.), with the exception of the cheetah, can't produce it.
Many of those theories focus on the vibration of the vestibular folds located in your throat. Although it's true purpose isn't know either, feline professionals almost universally agree that purring is a form of communication. The most common misconception is that purring only communicates happy, content feelings.
We actually purr for a number of reason, which are in some way or another connected to things we experience as kittens. Because kittens are born blind and deaf, the rumbling of the mother's purr is one of the only things they can still recognize. A mother cat purrs to let her kittens know that they are warm and safe. Purring as adults is thought to be connected with these early experiences.
We do purr as adults to convey happy, content feelings, as we did when we were kittens. Other reason however may be to convey submission or friendliness. (I sometimes sit next to my human and purr in the hope that she will give me treats.) When sick or injured, we usually purr for those reasons; we want others to know that we are receptive to help.
We also purr when we are afraid or anxious, it is a way in which we comfort ourselves in those situations. On some occasions, we will purr when we are dying, it is also a way to comfort ourselves and as an act of acceptance of our natural end.
Note: Churchill's Mombean had asked about bathing him, so starting on Monday, we will begin a four-or-five part series on the correct way to take a B-A-T-H when it involves the wet water stuff.
Exciting Times! Meowers of Missouri have completed The Catstitution. You can find it at The World Catstitution blog.
Be sure to ratify - or is that catify - it by leaving your pawprint in the comment section if you have not done so already!
Remember that we Sprung Forward to Daylight Savings time which began at 2:00 AM Sunday morning. Also remind your humans, because their internal clocks, and probably their external ones as well, will be totally off for the next week.
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Magoo lives with Smudge, who is one of the founders of the House Panthers blog, Bella and Dolce in Alberta, Canada. You can find Magoo and Company at And Then There Were Four...Eh!. Here, the Endangered Canadian Snow Leopard is rendered using "smudge stick" from Photoshop's artistic filter selection.
Easy Like Sunday Morning
Strolling Sunday
Spotty Sunday
Suddenly Sunday
Find Weekend Cat Blogging (#143 Mar 1-2) with Mog and Meowza at The Mind of Mog
Bad Kitty Cats Festival of Chaos 03-10-2008 Chandra & Samantha at New Tuxedo Gang Hideout
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COMING THIS WEEKEND TO A CAT BLOGOSPHERE NEAR YOU:
Squillions, The Contest! Big contest. Big purrizes — including prizes for the winners and prizes that help out our furriends in need. Stop by Cat BlogoSphere to give it a whack.The prize package from KC & Company: a collector’s 2007 Original Squillions poster calendar; a Squillions tee shirt (XL); a KC reepurrter button; a Squillions button; a Kitty Cats Treat Kit (with recipe, catnip and fish-shaped cutter); sign (Lord, help me be the person my cat thinks I am) from Not The Mama’s Wren’s Nest; Nip Ravioli; Kitty Stickers; Cat Blogosphere 2007 postcard; a huge bag of kitty grass seeds from Poopsie Cats; plus cool stuff from Prairieland Herbs).
The Long and the Short of it: Feline experts agree that whisker length and shapes vary per breed. Domestically, Himalayans and Persians grow curled down whiskers, while Maine Coons sprout extra long tuffs. Though size has nothing to do with vision, on the wild side, Bengal Tigers claim the most ample and handsome mustachios while sight-driven Cheetahs sport the shortest whiskers. Michael Tewes, Ph.D., professor and coordinator at Texas A&M's Feline Research Program of the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute says diurnal (active by day) creatures such as a Cheetahs depend on vision, "whereas most wild cats are primarily nocturnal and thus rely mostly on (the) tactile."
So, what of the old adage that a cat's whiskers are as long as their bodies are wide? Veterinarian Tracy McFarland notes that many of the cats she sees nowadays are chunky and she suggests whiskers actually are as wide as a cat's body should be.
Pepper Needs Help! Pepper, a Russian Blue, has Cholangitis (inflammation of the bile ducts) and can't keep food down. She also has Hepatic Lipidosis from not eating and must be force fed with a feeding tube in her neck. He medical care and recovery is both expensive and lengthy.
You can read more about Pepper on Pepper's Page.
If you can help in any way, they really need to raise some funds to help Pepper. Thanks to Jan's Funny Farm for bringing this very serious matter to our attention.
Our fellow House Panther Alexi is a Russian Blue, so it would be great to help out this House Panther in need!
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