Cats a’fact

Cats a’fact is an encyclopedia of useful facts and stories about life with cats.

Chipmunks and valor

If anyone had wanted the goods on me they would have had it the other day. I knew there was a chipmunk in the house. It was hard enough living with that reality. I know my cat can hold the reality of a chipmunk living in the house and still get a good night’s...

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The story of a cat’s sonar

It has come to my attention that my cat must breathe through her ears.  Watching Molly’s head sink into the window sill, with most of her body up on the fake sheepskin cover, I watched her face go into the wood of the sill. She might as well have had a cork up each...

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Jeepers creepers

Almost everything has seemed like something else for a long time. That’s the thing. I’m not sure when this started. I do not believe this is a thing of getting older either since I’m fairly certain that  this has been going on since I was young. It has not been diagnosed before or studied...

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Message string

Baby girl Baby puss Beautiful Boners Boo Boo boo Charles Manson Her Majesty Miss priss Muskrat My puss My queen My puppy Ooglie booglie Pony Pony girl Rabbit Schmegayggie Schmootzie putzie Sexy girl Stone Stoner Stoner boner Stoner McTavish Stoney boners Stoney Boney Stoney baloney Stoniekins Stonies Stretch Stretchy girl Stoney brook Stoney bumpers...

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Fat cats in a museum

Not sure what really is a museum quality cat picture?  Why not enter on a journey of discovery to find out.  If your cat has an interest in art support the feline in as many ways as possible. Why stifle the arts in the cat population?  It’s not as if it were subordinate to...

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Cat condos – buy low, don’t sell

When Stoner came to live with us there was a problem right off the bat.  How do you keep a cool cat happy when she’s used to roaming wherever she wanted to. Doesn’t matter that her foster parents were neglectful and Stoner was hungry or cold.  She ran into our house in a very...

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Tail talk according to Arden Moore

According to Arden Moore, author of /The Cat Behavior Answer Book/ (Storey, 2007) recognizing the messages delivered in tail talk can help you better communicate with your cat. Here are some key tail positions and what they mean. *Hoisted high * A confident, contented cat will hold her tail high in the air as...

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Molly Chronicles: Hail and hairy wildlife

Instead of recounting my wrestling an alligator today, this is on my mind and I thought I’d share it.  Before things got worse, or worse yet, before we are never heard from again I thought I’d reach out to the world, say my goodbyes to my family and let the world know that despite...

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Cool cat story from the net

Cat’s Meow http://blogs.catster.com/the-cats-meow-a-cat-and-kitten-blog/kitty-the-cat-is-backpacking-from-miami-to-ushuaia/2010/04/28/ Kitty the Cat, found as a kitten abandoned on a roadside in Louisiana, is having the adventure of her life. Her goal: to hike from Miami to Ushuaia entirely on foot/paws, spending just 2 Euros a day, and completing the trip in three years.

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Molly’s modest adventure, a cat story

Sitting with cats I’ve come to taking my adventures in small doses during the week. There might be times I can move to larger adventures but the weekdays don’t often leave me time or room for this.  So when I need an adventure I take Molly in her carrying case and head straight for my...

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