Corralling Cats An entire continent is heading towards a curfew for cats and the fur is flying because of it. More and more communities throughout Australia are imposing new laws to keep domesticated felines inside their homes, or at least their properties in an attempt to save the nation’s unique indigenous wildlife. We’re not talkingContinue reading “Down Under Cat Curfews”
Category Archives: Cat
War and Peace
Feline FUBAR What do iamrowdycatdeafcat, littlemunchiepooky and strykerthecat all have in common? A) They’re all TikTok cat stars B) They are partially responsible for Ukraine’s ammunition shortage in its war with Russia C) Both The correct answer is – C) Both. Yes, TikTok cats are impacting the war in Ukraine. But how? Norwegian ammunition manufacturerContinue reading “War and Peace”
Intimidators
Little Demons What do Hollister, California; Sturgis, South Dakota and Lyons, Nebraska have in common? These small communities have all been taken over by gangs. In the case of the first two, by thousands of motorcyclists who invade every year, in the latter, by a clowder of feral felines. Unlike the Homo sapiens’ get-togethers, theContinue reading “Intimidators”
No Cat is Purrfect
Personality Disorder Would you describe your cat as neurotic, extravagant, domineering, impulsive or agreeable? Maybe a combination of some? Would your cat agree with your assessment? I believe our cat, Chester, goes through all these personalities which a research paper on cat psyche explored. A recent article on the internet resurrected results from a surveyContinue reading “No Cat is Purrfect”
Cheaters and Plumbers
Two-Timing Cat How would you react if your cat; the one you feed, provide shelter for, give scritchies to, serve catnip and spoil with everything a feline would want, comes home after a night out and it’s covered in lipstick marks from another human? Bamboozled? Outraged? Jealous? Filled with thoughts of retribution against the person,Continue reading “Cheaters and Plumbers”
Mistaken Identity
Cat’s Eye Point of View Admit it parents, you go to school or an activity to pick up one of your kids and you bring home another species by mistake. I admit I’ve done that. One time I went to retrieve one of my daughters from her school drama rehearsal and didn’t realize until IContinue reading “Mistaken Identity”
This is a Joke, Right?
Bathtub Yule Logs A cat in Liskeard, England showed she was a quick learner in how to celebrate Christmas by taking a human joke and turning it into a series of very real Yule log excretions. Sophia Williams thought it would be funny to place an Elf on the Shelf inside the jaws of aContinue reading “This is a Joke, Right?”
Cat Detective
Sherlock Chester Holmes Let’s say you’re a homicide detective called to a crime scene in someone’s home. You see the victim lying on the floor but an initial exam of the area appears to lack any evidence about what took place. No weapon, footprints, hairs, fibers, body fluids, finger prints or DNA from someone otherContinue reading “Cat Detective”
What Hath Cat Wrought?
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?”
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!”
The Chester Chronicles 