Category: Featured
Get a Jump on Black Friday at These Etsy Shops for Cat Lovers
Black Friday is just around the corner. If you love cats but don't want to wrestle with the throngs at Walmart, how about patronizing crafters who put love and care into everything they make? To that end, we've put together some Etsy shops that cat lovers should favorite. Let's start off with Thanksgiving Cat Toys! Stuffed with […]
Stalked by Cat with 4-Year Old Surprise
Lisa Ullenbruch of Fort Gratiot, Michigan, wasn't sure why a cat was following her and her foster dog during a nightly walk. "I was walking my foster dog and she alerted to a cat being around, and normally it's not an issue, but this cat would not stop following us," the Fort Gratiot woman said. Curious, […]
Ask Max Monday: DO YOUR CIVIC DUTY
All right, peoples of the United States. Tuesday is the mid-term vote. You know what to do. If you haven't voted early, get it done. If you care about your country, you'll suck it up and go, even if you don't think your vote counts. You are so spoiled Max, but thats okay I like […]
Can Stray Cats Save This Taiwan Town?
The tiny island of Hujing off the coast of Taiwan is a dying community looking to its stray cat population for salvation. Saddled with an ageing population of just 200 people and too few jobs, its future is none too bright. So the six remaining students at the community's only school came up with the idea […]
Well, duh, yeah it’s a CATWALK!
A stray cat joined the models on the catwalk during the recent Esmod International Fashion Show in Istambul, Turkey. A city famous for its street cats, Istambul seemed the purrfect place for the young moggy to launch her modeling career, and the stroll down the catwalk came naturally to her. In fact, she was so […]
Ask Max Monday: I’m Just Gonna Sit Here
…and stare. I see you there, staring back at me, wondering where the heck this week's column is. Either than or you're admiring my wonderous beauty. But I'm betting it's the column thing. Since there were no questions this week, you're gonna have to settle for me sitting here staring at you. It'll give you […]
Attn Crazy Craft Ladies!
If you're an artsy-craftsy sort, you've got just enough time left before the holidays to craft a few Christmas and Hanukkah gifts that will make your loved ones' holidays special. If your loved ones are cat lovers, The Cat Lover's Craft Book can be your blueprint, purrviding instructions and patterns for a pawful of cat crafts, including a […]
Paper Cat Dolls — Articulated Collage
If you ever spent hours of your girlhood playing with paper dolls, this art from Kitty Cat Studio might be right up your alley. Hand painted, with heat laminated decorative paper and embellishments, all of the appendages are movable, providing an endless number of configurations. Each hngs by a wire hanger on the back that is […]
Ask Max Monday: Hide!
Max, I was so excited to find the PURRFECT holiday cards this weekend! The Hubby rolled his eyes, and made noises about how 'we' should make our own cards, and how he could carve something that we could make a stamp out of…but did he do any of that?!? NOPE! Get the cards you want […]
Ask Max Monday: HoHoHolidays Are Coming
Tell us all , how is the new Doctor? Some people are complaining about the accent. What are you thoughts? I thought the accents were fairly easy to understand…at least more than the last Doctor, even though he’s been my favorite. We watched him with closed captions on most of the time. I didn’t need […]
Groovy Cat Boat in Amsterdam
Japan's cat cafés are SO 2017. Book your next vacation to Amsterdam, where you'll find what professes to be the world's only floating rescue boat. It's been around since the 1960s, when Henriette van Weelde began rescuing feral cats and housing them on a catified sailing barge which was replaced by houseboat in 1979. The […]
Embarrassed by Mom’s Tweet, Cat Guy Wows Web
I don't know him, but I love Pieter Hanson. This week, his mom took to Twitter to try and make him a #himtoo poster boy. She tweeted, "This is MY son. He graduated #1 in boot camp. He was awarded the USO award. He was #1 in A school. He is a gentleman who respects […]
Ask Max Monday: Do It For The Dead and Delicious Things
Dear Max. Fell deeds have taken place in my grounds, and favourite hedge has been uprooted and dispossed of. Mrs H advises me it has been recycled, but not as anything useful as a hedge! and it doesn't make me feel any the better as I have now lost valuable hunting grounds for birds, and the […]
Prancie’s Prayer is a PURRfect Present!
The days are getting shorter and fireplace weather is fast approaching. Time to think about…. Christmas! Yeah, ugh. Already? It's not even Halloween, yet! But what better time to take care of a few gifts on your Christmas list? I've got the PURRfect present for cat-loving youngsters! It's Prancie's Prayer, a new book by Ellen Pilch (better known […]
Seniors and Shelter Partner in Socialization
In a new program designed to save pets’ lives, Pima Animal Care Center (in Arizona) has partnered with residents from Catalina Springs Memory Care to provide bottle feeding, socialization, and love to kittens that have come into the shelter. The result is magical!
Ask Max Monday: …but I was cool before cool was cool…
Max I am almost a teenager and the human gives me a little milk sometimes. I also get the Creamy Delights Fancy Feasts which I ONLY eat the creamy sauce off of and the Fancy Feast people say it’s just a little dairy so it’s fine. The human thinks “Creamy Delights” sounds dirty and she […]
Windows 10 Just Got Catified
Microsoft has a gift for blogging cats and the people who love them: a Windows 10 theme pack featuring felines. Available now on the Microsoft Store, “Cat Expressions” for Windows 10 is a theme that comes with a pack of 18 free wallpapers. For the low low price of FREE, it's worth checking out. I liked […]
Farewell, Rusty
We were heartbroken this week to learn that Rusty made his trip to the Rainbow Bridge. Rusty was a real cuddlebug, sweet as could be, and he'll be sorely missed by Jan's Funny Farmers and the Mousebreath team as well. If you haven't already, please stop by Jan's Funny Farm and give Jan a big hug […]
