I recall feeling nothing but sheer agitation the first time I dropped Angus off at The Holiday Hotel for Cats in West Los Angeles. The entire white-knuckled drive west, I whispered calming words into my traumatized kitten’s ears. It was his first time away from home and I hadn’t quite figured out that cats bond […]
The first time I adopted a kitten from a shelter I was 17. It was early June, and the shelter was full to the brim with adorable kittens of all shapes and sizes. There were so many adorable balls of fluff it was hard to choose, but when I arrived at the very last cage […]
Admit it: We’ve all been caught day-dreaming about how our life goal is to “own a farm for rescue animals” or “have a mansion to save all those kitties I see on Facebook who need homes.” While these are quite noble statements, most of us aren’t able to run away and start that revolutionary cause, […]
The passing of a pet can often be the most profound loss with which any animal-lover could be faced, and, in many cases, can be overwhelmingly alienating as well. The truth is, you never really feel it the way it’s supposed to be felt until it happens to you. In many cases, the pain of […]
It can be challenging introducing two cats in your household. I have owned what some might consider to be a shocking number of cats. I’ve been cat crazy my whole life but my mother was allergic, so I didn’t have a cat until I moved out at 17. I adopted Spike — still my favorite […]
Having trouble choosing a cat name? During my brief and tumultuous experience with art school (I know), I used to volunteer at PAWS Adoption Center in Olde City, Philadelphia, where I gained experience naming cats. I chose to do this instead of socialize with what were probably a group of okay people in retrospect, and […]
