CATS ARE FUN



Hubby and Maxie



Midnight and Dory

 

If you know nothing else about me from reading my blogs; you know I'm an animal lover.  My hubby and I love all animals whether domestic or wild.  For this blog, I'm going to talk about domestic cats.  Smile!

Here are ten facts about cats:

1.  Cats can reach great heights:  Did you know in 1963, France sent the first cat in to space known as Felicette, and she was dubbed 'Astrocat' by the press. 

2.  Felines sleep two thirds of the day:  Midnight, our black cat definitely sleeps most of her life away, but Dory, our tortie, doesn't sleep nearly as much because she looks out the window most of the day and night.

3.  Cats have human like emotions:  Cats can show happiness, excitability, playfulness, depression and anger.  There's nothing like a female cat who's angry.  lol  Midnight is very vocal and when she's mad she lets you know it by saying so, or tearing up a roll of toilet paper and scattering it all over the house.   On Dory's face I've seen love, puzzlement and fear.  She hardly ever gets angry unless a strange cat comes up on our deck.

4.  Cat bites are dangerous:  I didn't know this, but it's true.  Peter Muller, a doctor of veterinary medicine says a cat bite can result in a serious bacterial infection of Pasteurella multocida.  It can be treated with penicillin, but if left unchecked it can become very serious, especially in the elderly.

5.  Cats can jump high:  Cats can jump up to five times their height.  We once saw our cat, Maxie, jump almost to the ceiling one time.  Believe me it was shocking to see.  Midnight can jump on the kitchen counters, but Dory can't make it. 

6.  Cats can be cloned:  Wow!  This one I didn't know about, but if you have $50,000 to dole out you can replicate a favorite cat by using their DNA.

7.  Cats have internal GPS systems:  Yep, there are records of a lost cat finding its way home to a favored companion.

8.  Cats can use pet doors:  I knew dogs could use pet doors, but had no idea cats could to.  The story passed down over the years is that Sir Isaac Newton came up with the idea because his favorite cat kept opening the door and disrupting his experiments, so he cut a small hole in the door and covered it with cloth.

9.  Cats have a lot of hair:  A cats body is cover with approximately 130,000 hairs for each square inch.   That means a lot of cleaning, vacuuming, brushing and whatever else it takes to keep house and clothes clean.  lol

10.  Cats can use the toilet...and they can flush:  Experts have been interviewed and they claim there's no need for kitty litter.  You can train your cat to use the toilet.  (My only fear is that they would be in there flushing the toilet just for the fun of it.)

Cats are very intelligent and they can be taught way more than dogs.  The problem is they are independent and for that reason most owners don't try to teach them anything.  My husband and I talk to our cats and because of that they've learned our commands and know what's going on through our actions as well as voice. 

Have a great week everyone. 

Sandy

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A Tortoiseshell and a Bombay

Hello Everyone,

I want to wish all the mother's out there a Happy Mother's Day. May your day be as special as you are.

Finally, things are getting back to normal around here. I just finished my second round of edits, had an all day blogmania contest last week and I'm ready to relax a bit before I start writing on Monday.

For those of you who are cat lovers you know what my blog is about today by the title. Many of my long-time followers know we had to put our beautiful long-haired black cat to sleep in February because of failing kidneys. There is a picture of him in the early stages of his illness above. He got to the point where he only wanted to sleep and he couldn't eat.

We will never forget our Max and no one will ever take his place, but we have moved on. There so many animals who need a home these days. When we were mourning Max and missed him so much we found ourselves still talking to him as if he were with us. One day, my hubby said, "I'm going to go look for another long-haired black male cat." That was the start of our hunt for a new pet.

You know how when you shop you can never find what you want. That is exactly what happened to us. We couldn't find a long-haired black male cat. There were lots of black female cats but only one with long hair and hubby thought she was too old. He didn't want a lot of medical bills from the start. lol

One day he brought home a short-haired black female cat named Midnight. She looked so much like Maxie but her personality was totally different. Whereas, Max was social, Midnight didn't want anything to do with us. She hid under the bed and wouldn't come out. We got her out but she hid in other places. Hubby decided we couldn't keep her as he wanted a pet who wanted to be around him. He took her back even though I told him he hadn't given her enough time.

The search began for a long-haired black male again. A few days later, hubby was back in the same place where he picked up Midnight. Lo and behold she recognized his voice and she rubbed against his fingers through the cage. No, he didn't bring her home. He was still looking for a male cat like Max. lol Again hubby went back and this time he came home with Midnight determined to give her a real chance.

We decided Midnight received her name because she stayed up all night and slept all day. Midnight came from a place called Kitty Kat Connections who didn't euthanize their animals but hubby still worried that this little girl might get put to sleep because no one seemed to want her.

We learned some back story on Midnight. When she was born they didn't expect her to live. She was fed intravenously for days and they were just about to remove her tube but the vet wanted to give her one more day. She made it.

After that story, hubby decided to keep her just to give her a home even though she she wasn't drawn to either of us. We paid for her and received her medical records to take to our vet where we learned she had an upper repository problem that cats get when they are kept in cages around each other. Once our little Bombay was well she started gaining weight. She's a big girl now. lol

I was on the website for Kitty Cat Connection one day and found out Midnight had had a friend there named Jules. It was then I told my hubby that she might come out of her shell if she had a friend. There had been another little cat at the same shop who had been friendly to us named Dora, and she came from a place called Pet Connection.

Ron brought her home for a test trail to see if she would work for us. I've forgotten to tell you that both Midnight and Dora were found at Al's place. We talked to Pet Connection and learned that Dora had been taken from a house where the owner had 37 cats, and Pet Connection was planning on putting them to death if a home couldn't be found for them soon. Well, that sealed the fate for Dora with hubby and me. We love all animals.

Dora is a tortoiseshell cat and though small she's feisty. She's a fighter and you can tell she had to fight to get food or water. When we first got her she gobbled food down like she might not get any more. She also had to be taken to the vet for upper repository infection but both girls are well now.

Midnight has come out of her shell and she's dad's girl. and Dora aka Dory is my girl. I keep telling them, they are sisters so they must get along. Dora is learning she doesn't have to fight for food that she'll get her share of everything. Midnight is tolerant of Dora's antics and plays with her until she's tired. Dora never gets tired. lol She does come and lay on my desk while I work on the computer. Midnight lays on dad's lap when he lays back in his recliner.

Even though we have these little girls, we still think of Maxie a lot. From a couple of people who really disliked cats we have become cat lovers and it's all due to our wonderful Maxie cat. Pictures of Dora and Midnight are above Maxie's picture.

Until next Sunday have a great week.

Sandy
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