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The story continues. The suspects are interrogated. The crimes continue. Will the mystery of the drowned cat toys be solved?
The lifeless body lay limply on my kitchen floor. Tail thrown at an awkward angle. Eyes black and sightless as felt. Pink ears darkened and sagging. Fur wet, matted…and blue. Part 1 of 2.
If you share your home with cats or kittens, you will know that one of their favorite things to do is to put their toys under things. And then pull them out. But sometimes they need a little help.
It took about six weeks to go from kittens hidden away like fairy tale characters in their bathroom safe room, to full-fledged family members roaming amidst the larger dogs and cats who inhabit the world inside our home.
Hurricane Sandy blew through New Jersey and it was a wild ride. Part 1 of 2.
After she finishes her meals, Athena neatly folds placemats over the empty bowls. Never saw this one in the cat behavior books.
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-2021 Essay: Remembering Tucker
-2020 Poetry: Haiku by Dog: Yearning
-2020 Essay: “What’s Wrong With Your Dog?” featured in the book Second-Chance Dogs: True Stories of the Dogs We Rescue and the Dogs Who Rescue Us
-2020 Poetry: Cat Dreams
-2019 Humor: Text from Cat: Rub my belly
-2017 Poetry: Haiku by Cat: Attraction
-2017 Online article: Rescue A #ClearTheShelters Cat Adoption Story
-2017 Video: Elsa Clair's Gold Medal Purr-formance
2017
Lucky Penny, A #ClearTheShelters Cat Adoption Story
-Kari Winters Rescue and Rehabilitation Award, sponsored by TICA
2017 CATalyst Council Connection Award
2018
Almost as Good as a Spa Day: Taking Your Cat to the Vet Doesn’t Have to Be Stressful
American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) Cat Friendly Award
Read the post honored by BlogPaws: Ketsishe Rose: A Mother's Day Story.
Loved by Elsa Clair (above), Calvin, and Athena. Available on Amazon: K&H Manufacturing Kitty Sill Ez Window Mount: one shelf or K&H Manufacturing Kitty Sill Ez Window Mount: Double Stack. Life with Dogs and Cats may benefit from your purchase through this link.
Keep dogs out of the litter box with the easy-to-install Door Buddy.
ABO Gear Fun Tunnel for Cats is a favorite toy of both my dogs and cats. Read the story.
Find it on Amazon. Just $18.99.
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