Arf
Scientists say that women who look at photos of men with cats are less interested in them than they are interested in photos of men without them, according to a new study. Women even rated the men without cats in their photos with higher desirable characteristics than the photos without cats.
Ever since she was fixed last summer, my Gizmo has just grown and grown. Now I fear we're going to have to take her to the vet and maybe even embark on a special diet! I'm loathe to do this since I have multiple cats and dogs who eat in the same room and not many places to close a door for her to eat (or keep her out of their food)!
After losing all of our original family cats over the years, none of us feel especially close to our "new" cats, even though we've had all of them for over a year, some longer. I do think we adopted on the "rebound" rather too quickly, but my husband wanted to cheer me up and kept showing me cats to adopt. The next time we adopt, we've decided to take our time.
Being a cat owner sometimes makes you act in strange ways, amirite? My partner and I have found ourselves at home on date night just entertaining ourselves with the cats and laser lights. I'm almost certain that cats have mystical powers of putting you to sleep by rubbing up on you and purring. And we even make stuff in our houses to accommodate our cats, like putting carpet up on top of shelves so they can scratch or relax there.
Have you seen the people knitting tiny couches for their cats? This little phenomenon is so cute you can barely stand it! They come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and you can make them for just about any size of cat.
Personally I love my cats cuddling on my couch with me, and I think they might fight over couches, even if we made them each a couch of their own! But it might be something fun to try, or even to make and sell if you enjoy fabric crafts.
One of my favorite ways to get through the day is to look at adorable photos of cats, and with so many people at home we're definitely not lacking in numbers of photos to look at! This cat, for example, is making its way around the Internet for sticking his wee little paw (or peets, as they're known among many cat communities) into the fridge!
Staying at home may cause much stress, but it's also brought out the creativity among so many people that it reminds us what a creative species we are to begin with. Can you imagine what humans could do if we all had time to be bored on a regular basis? I maintain that's the one thing geniuses who've changed the world had in common (besides sheer curiosity)--time on their hands to experiment!
A friend of mine made an entire "catio" for her cats, complete with a screened-in area and enormous climbing spaces. I hope to do this for my own cats sometime, but in the meantime it got me thinking about the largest cat towers and climbing areas I've ever seen. Once we adopted a cat from a woman who fostered them in her basement with a huge sectioned off space for them to stay safe and play in, complete with towers, tunnels and other fun things, and I always thought that maybe I'd do something like that someday.
Right now, there are so many of us having fun with our cats at home that it's rare to scroll through social media without seeing a new cat doing something goofy, wearing a silly outfit or otherwise entertaining its owners.
One of the best things about being in lockdown is the sharing of resources, especially when they involve cute animals. Lots of people are sharing their cutest kitten and puppy photos and videos and it's definitely adding some cheer to many lives.
