In some ways, a cat’s natural state is paranoia. Cats survived, alone, by being alert, suspicious, and over-sensitive. This was once a survival trait. Now, it’s the opposite. see more Lolcats and funny pictures James Bond illustrates the vital difference a paranoid personality can make in a modern pet situation. He was one of a [...]
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Favorite Flavors
A few mornings ago, Dear Husband informed me that we had an emergency. We are out of the cats’ favorite kind of food. see more Lolcats and funny pictures This is a crisis because all cats rely on whatever has worked before. They are like small children in their willingness to explore new flavors; as [...]
Do cats get stuck in trees?
In comedy, a cat in a tree needs to be “rescued.” While this gives everyone (except the cat) the thrill of a good deed, reality offers many more possibilities. see more Lolcats and funny pictures The actual situation depends on the age and agility of the cat in question, and what is really keeping them [...]
The Meaning of Mealtime
Do cats only love us because we feed them? No. They are actually recognizing that we feed them because we love them. Then they love us back. more cat pictures This is a cat skeptic’s favorite way of denigrating a cat/human relationship. For some reason, “they only love you because you feed them” never gets [...]
Why cats puff up their fur
Our cat’s fur is like a pressure gauge of their emotional moods. The higher it rises, the more pressure our cat is feeling. We invoke this, or ignore this, at our peril. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Fur puffing is a survival instinct designed to make our cat look bigger to whatever is threatening [...]
