The Joy of Cat Herding

As many of you are aware, our kids are our pets. Currently we have five cats, all Maine Coons and one dog, Ben, a Bernese Mountain Dog. Last May we made an effort to reduce some household expenses. One of those items deleted from the budget was insurance for the cats. You see, our cats, being indoor felines, are not exposed to some of the nasty things lurking outside - including country wildlife, such as wolves, coyotes, black bears, foxes and the like. They are also unlikely to contract any...Read Full Story

I awoke this morning to the plaintive cries of a kitty in peril. It seems our cat, Loki (AKA "Kitty") had found his way onto the roof, but couldn't quite figure out how to get down. I'm not sure how he got up there, I'm guessing he climbed the walnut tree that grows alongside the building and made the short leap to the roof. In any case, your reluctant heroine was left with the task of getting him down.       Initially I let him be, hoping he would find a way down on his own---not so much. I...Read Full Story

OR GET THE CLAW!  My morning thus far (thank you kitty): When lying on my face failed to rouse me (very tired mom, thank you), Loki kitty gingerly placed on paw upon my cheek and extended his claws.  He then meowed as if to say, "THIS is your FINAL WARNING, feed me now-or know my wrath."  I half stumbled to the kitchen and quietly did his bidding.  Loki followed, happy to be obeyed--that is until he saw the contents of his food bowl.  Not at all happy, ears pinned back, he yowled at me as if...Read Full Story

Hello to my reader! I am creating this blog to document the antics of my really fine cat, Nestle. She is a gorgeous tortoiseshell cat, with all the purrsonality (catsonality? catality?) and cattitude (catitude?) to go with it. Perhaps some other things will slip into here, too. Best wishes, nestle2002 &#169 2008 February 29 nestle2002 All Rights Reserved.Read Full Story

The monsters in my life invade everything. My day, my night, my absolute everything. You see, the monsters are 2 feral cats and an arrogant kitten. My boyfriend tamed some feral kittens and that's how I ended up with Swirly and Dum Dum (aka Dummy)Feral Cat. Otherwise known as the Feral Brothers. The boys are about a year old now and in the past two or three months have gotten bigger and filled out. Okay, Dummy has gotten bigger and filled out. Swirly is still a skinny little thing afraid of...Read Full Story