General Tips
Getting The Harness On
Getting the cat into the jacket might seem like an ordeal, but do this gently and consistently. Hold him and speak to him reassuringly. Keep the jacket on him for five minutes even if he resists; continue to put it on him for at least this long until he gets used to it and stops resisting. Let him get comfortable with the jacket while he's inside and safe.
Reward him generously and praise him while he has it on. Spend this ... Read More »
Cat Mythology
Cat Mythology
Cats as Deity
Cats as deities are most closely associated with ancient Egypt. The ancient
Egyptians had several feline gods and goddesses. Lions were said to guard the great god
Ra during his nightly journey through the underworld. The Egyptians had a fascination
with lions. They created their sphinx with the body of a lion and the head of Pharaoh.
Three lion goddesses existed in ancient Egypt. Sekhmet was a fierce and powerful
goddess. She was a war goddess who was sent by her father ... Read More »
Cat Behavior
Cats are known as solitary animals. They don't hunt communally or share the
spoils of a hunt. Sometimes cats with adjoining territories will get together for a pleasant
evening grooming session, but on the whole they are not the most social creatures with
others of their kind. This general wisdom does not always seem to hold up.
My barn cats are a single family descended from a lone female who wandered
onto our place one day and decided to stay. She ... Read More »
Basic Nutrition For Cats
Cats are what are known as obligate carnivores. An obligate carnivore is one that
must east meat. You cannot just turn her out to graze in a pasture. The digestive tract of
cats has been shortened and optimized proteins from meat. They simply don't have the
dental or digestive apparatus to process plant materials. It's therefore surprising, given
their physical inability to process plants, that you will still find cats nibbling on plants
from time to time. There are many theories for why cats would ... Read More »
A Short History Of Cats
It seems strange that there was ever a time when cats were not a part of our lives.
It's been less that 10,000 years since cats swaggered into our lives. Hardly an eye blink in
the grand sweep of life on this planet. Why were cats so late to join our team? The simple
answer is they didn't need us to survive. Cats were surviving just fine on their own. Then,
people invented agriculture. Agriculture resulted in large scale storage of grains which
attracted the ... Read More »
Unusual Cat Breeds
Are you looking to get a new cat soon? Great! You may want to consider a
purebred cat. There are many breeds that can be found in this country, each with its own
characteristic appearance and temperament and history. Think carefully about what you
would characteristics you would like to see in your new companion. Perhaps you would
care to consider something a little bit different:
The Munchkin
When you think of the Munchkin, think of a cat that is built like a dachshund. A
cat built ... Read More »