A Bird in the Mouth is Worth Two in the Bush Our do-nothing cat Chester had a wonderful summer doing what he usually does – nothing. While Chester was chilling, the humans in our home took a vacation to the beach. During that time Chester stayed home and was taken care of by our neighbor.Continue reading “What Hath Cat Wrought?”
Category Archives: Cat
Doggone It!
Closet Case Our cat Chester told me once about an old feline saying – “Fool me once, shame on me, fool me twice, I must be a dog.” Ever since cats wormed their way into human homes and spied a dog sleeping on the family’s Woolly Mammoth shag rug, they have had a field dayContinue reading “Doggone It!”
Cat to the Rescue
Have Claw Will Travel Ever lose your house or car keys? Nearly a quarter of Americans lose them twice a week according to a Lost & Found Survey by Pixie. Losing keys isn’t reserved just for folks in the USA. A Brazilian woman, Luh Meira, who goes by her TikTok handle, luhmeira7, found herself inContinue reading “Cat to the Rescue”
Power Trip
Chillin’ and Pillin’ Travel anxiety affects 25 percent of the U.S. population. Some forms of travel anxiety are fear of flying, crossing over high bridges, going through tunnels, longing for home comfort, thinking about worst case scenarios and worrying about what happens once your trip begins. Whatever the specific reason for this type of disorder,Continue reading “Power Trip”
Love Crazy
Love Thine Enemy One reason some people have a cat or two, is to deal with pesky rodents. That’s not something we expect from our cat Chester who would rather eat grass than chase a critter. A reddit user who goes by the handle, vladgrinch, probably thought his cat should be a mouser. But aContinue reading “Love Crazy”
Habeas Cat Corpus
Money for Nothing and Your Cat is Free A Bellevue, WA woman is $125,000 richer thanks to her cat who was accused of trespassing in a city neighborhood. Who ever heard of such a thing? Anna Danieli’s feline felon, Miska was the target of 30 complaints according to Danieli’s attorney, Jon Zimmerman. That’s 30 outContinue reading “Habeas Cat Corpus”
Fun and Games
Cat’s Play “Play and predatory behaviors allow cats to fulfill their natural need to hunt,” according to the American Association of Feline Practitioners. According to my association, our do-nothing cat Chester has no predatory or hunting skills, unless you think meowing for a bowl of kibble fits the bill. As lazy as he is, evenContinue reading “Fun and Games”
Gate Crashers
Take Me Out to the Cat Game The Oakland Coliseum is home to baseball’s Athletics and now you can include some 100 feral cats to that stadium. The felines are not big baseball fans, but they do have a common enjoyable item that’s in line with what people like at the ballpark; food. An abundanceContinue reading “Gate Crashers”
Duped and Duplicated
Entrapment, Cat Style Recently, a 17-year-old named Owen saw a cat stuck in a tree at an Indianapolis park and decided to rescue it. After a 35-foot climb, Owen reached the feline, only to find himself in the same predicament as the cat. That resulted in the fire department being called to bring down bothContinue reading “Duped and Duplicated”
The Camera Doesn’t Lie
Feed Me! When our cat Chester is hungry, he meows a lot. A whinny sound that’s like the screeching of chalk on a blackboard. He knows he’s only getting three feedings a day and when one of those times arrives, you can’t get the kibble in his bowl fast enough. Fortunately, he hasn’t learned theContinue reading “The Camera Doesn’t Lie”
The Chester Chronicles 