BlogPaws was bittersweet this year. My dear friend, Joanne McGonagle, could not attend because her boss and muse, Gracey the Tiniest Tiger, had a health crisis which ended in her journey to The Bridge. Gracey gained national attention when she won Bissell’s MVP Contest in 2010 and donated $10,000 to PurrEver Ranch Sanctuary — a [...]
Skittles, a Davis, CA cat, is back home with his family eight years after he was lost, thanks to a HomeAgain™ microchip. His mom tells the story via the HomeAgain website: Almost 8 years ago, in the process of moving our cat Skittles, he freaked out when he saw our house empty. He ran outside [...]
A terrified tabby cat finally has been rescued from his perch on a freeway sign in Elhart, Indiana, after being stuck for more than two days. He was wearing a flea collar, but no tags or chip. Officials suspect that he was thrown over the side of the St Joseph Valley Parkway overpass. Though scared [...]
Turner Hafner, a handsome orange tabby, has been reunited with his family after two years on the lam. Found by a rescue group about five miles from his home in Marin County, California, the 11-year-old cat’s family was identified via a microchip implant. Turner’s Dad David was stunned when he got the word that Turner [...]
Mike Kerkman took his truck in for an oil change when the mechanic discovered a terrified tabby trapped inside the engine compartment. Watch the video for details of the amazing rescue operation.
Some feral cats have it better than others. Really better than others: a place to call home and all the trappings of a happy modern life: a comfy, safe place to sleep, a mailbox that’s exploding with fan mail, a Facebook Page, a Twitter account, catered food and fresh water daily. Such is the life [...]
Rocky Depauw is grateful for a truckload of cat litter. Ali Cat and the NewMexicats alerted Mousebreath to the story of a pair of trucker friends from Marion, Illinois — Rocky Depauw and Danny Odum — who were having breakfast at a diner last week in Adairsville, GA when a twister struck. They’d been driving [...]
Flippers the Cat won’t be going to the Rainbow Bridge anytime soon, thanks to a high school robotics club. The nine-month-old cat was born with a spinal cord defect in which her spine was twisted like a piece of rope, leaving her back legs partially paralyzed. Flippers was brought to the Aspen Park Veterinary Hospital [...]
As if 2012 weren’t a crappy enough year, it ended on an especially sad note as cat blogosphere icon Daisy Mae Maus went to the Rainbow Bridge. Known by her many friends simply as DMM, she worked hard keeping the Feline Americans in line, a difficult job that she handled with grace and aplomb. She [...]
Many of you already know Tober the library cat. He’s been blogging since 2008, despite his daily duties associated with keeping the library running smoothly and his Staff in line. We’re grateful he blocked out some time for us because as we all know, humans are notoriously hard to train and even harder to keep [...]
In a move that’s been months in the making, Moderncat.net has been transformed and rebranded into hauspanther.com. Here at Hauspanther we love cats. And we mean REALLY love cats (we kind of worship them). We also love design, of all kinds – interior design, architecture, product design, graphic design, art, fashion—all of it. Hauspanther features [...]
wen i red da grate poem mi frend max rote fer christmas … i knew i wanned to rite a song fer mi teem da noo york yankeez so mi brudder matsui an i put our hedz together an came up wid da followin, which shood be sung to da toon uv auld lang syne [...]
yes brudderz an sistahz an sportsfanz uv all agez … da grate hideki matsui, hizself, haz annownced dat he iz retiring. mi mom an i luv matsui … heck … i havva brudder named fer him. heer’z a little backgrownd fer u: in 1993 matsui joined da yomiuri giants in japan. dis teem iz da [...]
Mickey Mantle, notuble for his services as doorman at the Hotel Harris on Lon Guyland, has gone to The Bridge. He is survived by his brudders Jeter Harris, Matsui, and that stoopid kitten Joba.
We’ve seen socks-, underwear- and shoe-stealing cats, but Milo is the first kitty we’ve heard of who steals keys. The klepto cat has nabbed for than 20 sets of house and car keys from homes throughout her UK neighborhood. She was finally busted when her person saw her sneaking back into her home with a [...]
Millionaires prefer dogs to cats. (What the duck?) According to Humane Society stats, 39 percent of U.S. households own a dog, compared to 33 percent of households that own a cat. Yet, among millionaires, 58 percent own dogs, vs. 37 percent who are cats’ minions per a recent survey by the Spectrem Group. Why? Maybe [...]
The lines were out the door and around the block at the Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society in Springfield, Massachusetts yesterday as cat lovers queued up to adopt adult cats for $5 each, which included spaying or neutering, micro chipping, vaccination, testing, color and tag, and a starter kit of food. The regular adoption fee [...]
My fellow kittehs, I am taking time out of my sooper importunt Blak Friday shopping (what WILL I git my speshul frend Daisy for Krissmiss?) to raze yer awareness of a petishun that has bin submitted to the Wite House. This petishun promotes the genetik engineering of cat gerlz as a way to boost the [...]
A veryveryveryveryvery tiny kitten was heard crying for help from within a statue of Abraham Lincoln at the presidential museum. After 3 days, the fire department was called and a handsome fireman crawled inside to bring out the squealing ball of fur. He’ll be put to work as the residential presidential cat at the museum [...]
UPDATE: Did you miss the Friskies cat video awards show? Go to TheFriskies.com and find out which cat won the $15,000 prize. Twelve cats are eagerly anticipating The Friskies awards this afternoon. Who will win the coveted statuette (which, by the way, weighs about a squillion pounds) and $15,000? Who’ll win? Hyder the amazing fetcher? [...]
Purrime Ministerettes Shiva and Jaya
Today we want to introduce the Purrime Ministerettes of Planet Purrth, Shiva and Jaya. They stand at the service of all anipals except snakies. (They do, however, serve allicattors and crocs and caidudes!) They absolutely love spiders and would have them for dinner, but their mom says no. We wonder why. Who would not [...]
Giveaway: SHEBA Gourmet Cat Food Gift Basket
Did somebody say NOMS? Ha! I knew I could get your attention! Whether you’re a kitteh or kitteh lover, Mousebreath and SHEBA have something for you! Mousebreath has partnered with SHEBA® Entrees for the launch of their “SHEBA. Feed Your Passion™” Contest, featuring cat lover Eva Longoria. The SHEBA® brand celebrates the many [...]
Top Tips for Traveling with Your Cat (INFOGRAPHIC)
As I’m traveling this week across the country to BlogPaws, I wonder what it would be like to travel with Skeezix or Tripper (Mao is out of the question since he’d bray at the top of his lungs for the entire duration of the flight.) Since Tripper’s size exceeds airline regulations for under-seat travel, that [...]
These dressy vintage cat flats feature three smiling cat faces on each shoe. They’re gilded in silver and gold tones, and available in a size 6. If you have teeny feet, you can score these for the low low price of $20!
This mancat mancave is a nice refyoodge win yer trying to git away frum yer pesky sister. It purrvides a kozy hidey hole with slits ware you can still see evrything that’s going on. And thare’s a washable cushun on top in case you want a better view. It’s a stylish deezine, not that I [...]
Meditations with Meezers: Live Together
We all have to live together, so we might as well live together happily.– HH the Dalai Lama Chey says: He is saying that you might want to try to get along with me and stop being so bossy. Ichiro: But I love you. That’s why I always want to sit on your head so [...]
Ask Max Monday: In Which Manner Shalt I Whiz?
Max! I need help! I heard the people talk about coyotes in my neighborhood and how some cats have been found DEAD and I go outside a lot! What should I do! Stay inside! Dear Max, I wented to the doctor and he gave me a shot in my back and now I have to [...]
Internet Cat Video Fest Hits the West Coast this Weekend with Cat-Art-Tech Catstravaganza!
Are you dying to go to the Internet Cat Video Festival but can’t make it to Minneapolis this summer? If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, you’re in luck. The Internet Cat Video Festival is holding a screening in Oakland, CA tomorrow (May 11th). And, true to high tech Bay Area form, the [...]
If you are a current cat blogger, either an old-timer with an established following or a newcomer just sticking a paw in the crack of the door, we would love to interview you for Mousebreath. But in order to do that, we need to know you are available and interested. So we’re holding auditions. [...]
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