Nowadays it seems like cats have conquered the world — or at least the internet and our hearts — so in retrospect it’s surprising that despite homo sapiens’ 10,000-year friendship with felis catus, the two species didn’t move in together until the mid-20th century. Sure, writers from Charles Dickens (“What greater gift than the love […]
The word fatigue isn’t bandied around our house often. My cats are similar to hobbits; sure to fit in the appropriate amount of nap time between their first and second breakfasts. However, a little-known fact is that cats often suffer from whisker fatigue, a sensitivity they experience from the overstimulation of their whiskers. The good […]
If you just can’t get enough of those obscenely cute kitty pics floating around the universe, I’ve got great news; the internet pretty much runs on pictures of cats, and there is no shortage of ways to absorb them. Facebook is no exception to this rule, thankfully. Because yes, Facebook is mostly filled with pictures […]
It was 2 AM and Tiger Jack was straining in the litter box with no relief. Our middle-aged fluffy orange tabby had been agitated the entire day, pacing and crying piercingly. We found several spots where he’d squeezed a little urine out – the bathroom floor, the kitchen floor. Some of the urine was tinged […]
With cats being one of the spookiest (and, obviously, best) mascots of Halloween, what better time of year than All Hallow’s Eve to bring a new baby kitty bean into your family? As someone born on Dias de los Muertos, I might be a little biased in thinking so, but consider one major benefit: the […]
On a cold March morning in Boston’s West End, a woman was sitting in her second-floor apartment when she saw a light-colored streak zoom down past her window. She ran to the ledge, looked below, and saw a white cat walking off a patch of mulch like it was no big deal. Looking around, witnesses […]
