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“I like to try and make eye contact with my cat when she poops,” says Thundercat, the Los Angeles-based Grammy-winning bass maestro, modern falsetto soul singer and proud feline fancier. Lounging in a hotel room in Manhattan, Thundercat is ostensibly on the road to promote his latest funk-fueled album, It Is What It Is, but
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Hi everyone, Today’s entry in the Friday Art Cat comes from Jackie Silver: Swisher, commissioned by Anne & Frank H. who said, “It’s so lifelike we want to pet it!” About the Artist: Acrylic pet paintings are extremely popular, with good reason. Our pets are like our children! Many people who know me are not
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Looking for a way to celebrate our feline friends this month? Here are some fun September cat activities. NOTE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many events have been cancelled or gone virtual. All Month: Happy Cat Month, World Animal Remembrance Month, Disaster Preparedness Month Sept. 12: Virtual Catio Tour The 8thAnnual Catio Tour in Portland,
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Created by the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Remember Me Thursday®, which is observed on September 24, has touched over 1 billion people across the world by advocating for pet adoption. The organization’s annual Remember Me Thursday® contest gives back to the organizations who perform life-saving work every single day. Entering the contest is easy! You
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It’s time to head back to school. Human students excel at a variety of subjects, and feline pupils would aim for that same level of success in their own curriculum. Here are eight classes at the local feline a-cat-emy in which kitties would earn a place on the honor roll. Photo: Akifyeva Svetlana | Getty
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Did you know that one minute of anger weakens your immune system for 4 to 5 hours, whereas one minute of laughter boosts it for 24 hours? If ever there was a time when we need to laugh, this is it! Try to find something to laugh about every day, even if it’s just for
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According to researchers at the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, many cats who suffered from burns and smoke inhalation during California wildfires in 2017 and 2018 also showed evidence of serious heart issues. Ultrasound examinations of the 51 cats studied showed that more than 50% had heart muscle thickening and nearly 30%
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The name says it all when it comes to the Scottish Fold. As you may have guessed, the adorable cat with the doubled-over ears originated in Scotland. Since 1961, when William Ross first fell in love with the breed after seeing the first known Fold on a farm northwest of Dundee, the charming breed has
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Of all the cats in the world of felines, the gray tabby cat is arguably one of the best-dressed kitties around. Gray tabbies sport that striking “M” on their foreheads like crowns. Remember — tabby is not a breed of cat, it’s a reference to a most recognizable coat pattern. The striped tabby motif appears on
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