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For starters, don't go out and give your cat wine this week! That's not how this works! That's not how any of this works.
Whew. OK, now that you are ready to celebrate, grab your favorite bottle and pet your cat as you take part in National Drink Wine with Your Cat Week! Yes, this is a thing (because everything is now a thing) and there are actually cat friendly wines that are produced that you can buy so your cat can share with you.
Lots of people "scruff" their cats to pick them up, claiming that it's what their parents would do to correct their behavior so it's okay to do it to grown cats. According to cat behavior expert Anita Kelsey, that's the wrong approach to correcting cat behavior. Not only is it a disrespectful way to treat a cat, but it can be harmful to the cat, causing pain. Cats that pick up their babies this way do so when they are babies, not fully grown adults.
It hasn't been as widespread in four decades, so the return of the cat plague in Australia is a terrible concern for cat owners right now. It is deadly and also known as feline parvo, and it's being seen in lots of strays in the Melbourne area. There is a simple way to prevent the plague, and it's just vaccinating your cats.
I live on a dead end street, but once my neighbors started to complain about my wandering cat (not to mention over-feeding her), I had to start keeping her inside. If I thought she would slim down after two out of three of her food sources were cut off, I was wrong; without the exercise outside, she's gotten so big her belly drags and has even lost the fur, leaving a bald patch! Toy mice, catnip, laser lights... the other cats love them but she could care less. So what can you do?
When it comes to our own lateral bias, we can get pretty personal and even intense. "Lefties do it better!" "Oh, it's because I'm right-handed!" But would it seem as special if you knoew that other animals also have left or right handed (pawed) dominance? It turns out that our cats can be Righties or Lefties, too!
Did you know that Japan is home to not one but two Cat Islands? The nicknames are given to both Aoshima, Ehime and Tashirojima. The islands are full of cats, making them tourist attractions where people come to pet as many cats as possible. The cats roam freely but tourists are warned to not feed them as they interact with the cats.
Whether or not you believe in the zodiac, it's still kind of fun to see things like this piece from Elite Daily, which explains which cat you should get this year based on your zodiac sign! Please don't use this as a real barometer of whether or not a cat is right for you; you need to visit with the cat and make sure he or she is a good fit with your personalities. It's still fun to read, though.
For years, we let our cats roam around our dead-end street. As a child, my cats always roamed our three-street neighborhood pretty safely so I just kept doing it with my cats as an adult. We only stopped because neighbors complained about our cats in their yards, but others had told me I should keep my cats inside for their own safety.
How does a bunch of cats taking over your property sound to you? That's what's happening at a farm in Siberia where a couple says "millions" of cats have taken over their place. The couple have been raising cats for over a decade since one of their cats gave birth to a litter and then just kept expanding. They sure are beautiful cats, but you have to draw the line somewhere, right? I'd have at least half of those cats spayed and neutered.
The worst part about being a cat parent is having a pet that poops in a box. We all know this. Without the litter, cats could almost be perfect pets (you know, aside from the neurotic wailing, knocking things off tables, scratching up our stuff...), and now a flushable toilet for cats is in development through a Kickstarter campaign. The machine doesn't require any litter and can even be used for dogs!
