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Christmas Laser Beam Cats - Crazy Engineers Make Crazy Video

This Christmas Laser Beam Cat video is short and sweet - but a bit slow at first. Do watch all the way through. It gets funnier as it goes on. And, they have more on their YouTube channel... very clever!

 

Sunday Funnies: How to pill a cat

Author unknown (for amusement purposes only! - please do not try this at home! story reviewed by our own Grumpy Old Lady...who actually takes her pills rather well...)

In Memory of Bullet - the cat who never tasted a pill he liked.

1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth. Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.

3. Retrieve cat from under couch. Throw soggy pill away.

Global Black Cat Week - Five Paws Up!

Pandora here - sharing some cat focused news...

Well, five paws is just because more than one of us is saluting. I mean, you have four paws and I add one paw and..we have five paws. I am 19 years old. I cannot put up more than one paw at a time!

My bcbb (best cat blogging buddy) Romeo is celebrating Global Black Cat Week - for all the black cats that don't get respect! If you're thinking of a new cat at your house, give a black cat a chance.

And, remember the PAL campaign - the American Pet Products Association's campaign "Pets Add Life" is still on. Great video over on the BlogPaws' blog - watch this blog for one or two next week! Anyway, the APPA hope to get 6K followers on Twitter ( @petsaddlife) by October 31st. Seems like a GREAT focus for black cats, dontcha think?

Romeo is hoping you'll pitch in to help his latest black cat rescue - Black Cat Rescue - (nice name!) win $1000... by simply encouraging readers to follow @petsaddlife on Twitter. Now, we love black cats too... so, please join us in sharing this effort. You could help save some fab kitties today!

Hop over to Romeo's blog and check out all the black cats that are featured there. Share your black cats here... we <3 black cats and dogs!

p.s. we're at the National Pit Bull Awareness pit bull parade in Littleton, CO today...report to follow!

Wordless Wednesday - Onyx Wants Kitty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 10 Golden CPU Rules - ala Oscar, head of CPU, Local 555

A little fun from a friend (I have so many friends, I could just post all their stuff forever and never have to repeat anything! life is good!)

From Oscar -left- (and his mom, Lisa) who is the Head of the Cat Patrol Union (what, you thought CPU was something else?)... here are the 10 Golden Rules all of us must abide by:

"With the Cat Patrol Union just getting started, it's a good idea to outline the 10 Golden Rules that all CPU members should abide by. As head of the CPU, Local 555, Oscar is at times questioned about his motives for forming such an organization. He wants to be very clear that by no means are dogs to inflict any ill will or harm to their fellow feline citizens. The main goal of the CPU is to monitor/patrol for cats ensuring that they do not take over the dog world."

Today is National Feral Cat Day - Help A Feral Cat Near You

There are a lot of places to celebrate online, with a lot of great folks, but the best thing is to do something offline. Visit BlogPaws for a word from The Grumpy Old Lady and from Romeo, and stop over at Dorian Wagner's Your Daily Cute. Share your feral cat experiences with every body you meet today.

This is how Best Friend's celebrates National Feral Cat Day:

 

The Mystery of Cats Revealed

Michele Hollow of Pet News and Views, a great blog I highly recommend, has a fun post called, "Why Cats Do the Things They Do". I thought I'd share a little of it and encourage you to visit the entire post (in case you need to figure out your cat, too.)

First, let me say this - the grumpy old lady [seen here with her flat pet doppleganger, which got stolen at BlogPaws] isn't nearly as grumpy as she would like us all to believe. She's a warm, affectionate gal sometimes - certainly, whenever chicken is involved. She's also a bit eccentric - the picture of her drinking out of a glass is typical. She likes to drink out of everything but the water bowl. Truth is, she likes it best when Tom or I pour the water into the water bowl, so she can catch it as it drips down. (yes, we do it for her...several times a day!)

Ode to the Cat

The Grumpy Old Lady thinks the dogs are getting way too much press, here. She would like to offer this little ditty about cats.

Ode to the Wonderful, Marvelous, Delightful and Fantastic Creature called Cat.
Oh to the cat, the sleek and slender cat.
Oh to the creature with the soft fur, stretching front to back.

Oh to the whiskers beneath her beautiful stare,
Twitching with each yawn, drawing images in the air.

Oh to those eyes, those slitted, green and yellow orbs,
Shining like beacons on the shore.

Oh to that tail, what stories it can tell!
Oh to those paws, that knead, pat, and ... Wreak hell (when one wants, of course).

Oh to the marvelous creature made of intelligence, warmth, cunning and smarts.
Oh to the cat... a creature of divine Art.

[The Grumpy Old Lady would now like us all to return to days of old, when cats were revered and worshipped. Anyone game?]