More Beautiful Cat Art by Cyra Cancel (and Feline for Thought Friday!) ...

 

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This week's 'Feline for Thought Friday' is brought to you by ...

"Mr. Midnight"

Witchy Cats Wordless Wednesday ...

Black Cat Appreciation Day!!!

A little Family Time ...

Once in a while, more often than not as of late, we just get a yurning to spend more quality time with our "kits." This past week long, we did just that ...

And, since I was in "cat mode," I decided to make a little holiday cat wreath ...

Feline for Thought Friday

Witchy Cats 'Throwback Thursday'

Daddy cuddling up with his "baby" ~  Mr. Bojangles (1998-2006)

My goddaughter Kyli giving Haley a little smooch

My sister Willow and I posing with her kitties "Domino" (on left) and "Patchouli" (on right) after one of our Yule celebrations ~ 1998

My brother playing Uno with our sweet "Maggie" ~ (1993-2008)

Bunny kisses!

A little update on our bunny, Sam. We are still giving him his meds twice a day for his respiratory infection. He is not over it as of yet, but seems to be getting better as he is not weezing near as much as he had been. 

Last night, we had him out with us sitting on the sofa. He snuggled up next to me a bit and kept giving me "bunny kisses." Of all the rabbits we have shared our lives with through the years, we have never had one that actually gave us kisses before ...

Turns out that the "bunny kisses" are much like what a cat or dog does when they "groom" one another. And, it is also a bunny's way of showing you that they love and trust you. Rabbits are prey animals and lying next to their humans as close as Sam is in the above pic shows much trust (most especially when they lie on their side exposing their belly)! 

We will keep treating Samuel until his meds are finished. He is currently being given antibiotics so it may take a bit more time to take affect. If not, we will be taking him for another trip back to the vet for further treatment.

Lady Tabitha guarding her brother Samuel's cage. She and Mr. Midnight take turns

HAPPY SATURDAY TO ALL!!!

Feline for Thought Friday

This week's "Feline for Thought Friday" is brought to you by ...

"Bunny Sam" 

HAVE  A  GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!!

Witchy Cats 'Throwback Thursday'

Ahh, an old pic of Page dressed up as "Harry Potter" on Samhain, circa 1998!

Page's mom, and my "twin soul sister", Judy cuddling their kitty cat Winnie ... (2011)

And here we are dressed up as (yup, you guessed it!) cats for a Samhain pic in 1996 ~ LOL!!

Jack Byrnes World of Cats ...

The following quotes were taken from one of my favorite comedies, "Meet the Parents." ...

Jack Byrnes:  "Greg, how come you don't like cats?"
Greg Focker: "I don't not like cats. I-I just – I just prefer dogs. I mean, I'm just more of a dog kind of, you know. Come home, wagging their little tails, happy to see you kind of…"
Jack Byrnes: "You need that assurance, do you? You prefer an emotionally shallow animal?"
Greg Focker: "I…"
Jack Byrnes: "You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do."

Jack Byrnes: Greg, how come you don't like cats?
Greg Focker: I don't not like cats. I-I just – I just prefer dogs. I mean, I'm just more of a dog kind of, you know. Come home, wagging their little tails, happy to see you kind of…
Jack Byrnes: You need that assurance, do you? You prefer an emotionally shallow animal?
Greg Focker: I…
Jack Byrnes: You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do. - See more at: http://www.okmoviequotes.com/all-great-movie-meet-the-parents-quotes-3.html#sthash.A5zeQFm4.dpu

Jack Byrnes: Greg, how come you don't like cats?
Greg Focker: I don't not like cats. I-I just – I just prefer dogs. I mean, I'm just more of a dog kind of, you know. Come home, wagging their little tails, happy to see you kind of…
Jack Byrnes: You need that assurance, do you? You prefer an emotionally shallow animal?
Greg Focker: I…
Jack Byrnes: You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do.

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- See more at: http://www.okmoviequotes.com/all-great-movie-meet-the-parents-quotes-3.html#sthash.A5zeQFm4.dpuf

Jack Byrnes: Greg, how come you don't like cats?
Greg Focker: I don't not like cats. I-I just – I just prefer dogs. I mean, I'm just more of a dog kind of, you know. Come home, wagging their little tails, happy to see you kind of…
Jack Byrnes: You need that assurance, do you? You prefer an emotionally shallow animal?
Greg Focker: I…
Jack Byrnes: You see, Greg, when you yell at a dog, his tail will go between his legs and cover his genitals, his ears will go down. A dog is very easy to break, but cats make you work for their affection. They don't sell out the way dogs do.

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- See more at: http://www.okmoviequotes.com/all-great-movie-meet-the-parents-quotes-3.html#sthash.A5zeQFm4.dpuf

Dina Byrnes (Jack's wife):  "Jack, he was just trying to save his dog. I mean, what if it had been Mr. Jinx who fell into the toilet?" 
Jack Byrnes (matter-of-factly): "Mr. Jinx has had  extensive aquatic training. He would have known exactly what to have done in a submergion."

 Jack Byrnes (played by Robert DeNiro) with his beloved cat, Mr. Jinx in "Meet the Parents"

Deborah Byrnes (Jack's 'Bride-to-Be' daughter):  "No, we are not gonna postpone the wedding rehearsal for some stupid cat!"

Jack (to Deborah after Jinx went missing): "Stupid cat? How can you say that? That cat's been like a brother to you. And we're supposed to just let him wander the streets without food, water or toilet?"

"Mr. Jinx" video (a MUST SEE ~ LOL!)

Jack looks around the house, then turns to his son, Denny: "Okay, you're subbing for the cat today."

Denny Byrnes: "Oh no, I'm not wearing that stupid pillow thing on my head!"

Jack Byrnes: "Oh yes you damn well will!" 

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No, seriously, Domestic Rats!

It has been my experience that not very many people know (or are even educated at all on the subject for that matter) that domestic rats make great pets! They are generally friendly, very clean, and extremely intelligent! They are even capable of being trained.

Many years ago, long before I met my hubby, an ex-boyfriend of mine had brought home a black and white domestic rat from the local pet store which he named, "Daisy." Never being exposed to any other critters other than dogs, cats and rabbits, my very first thought was, "What? You brought home a sewer rat? UGH!"

But it did not take me very long to realize that these guys are NOT "sewer rats" at all. They, in fact, make very cool pets indeed! Daisy was super friendly and very smart as well. She was so well-behaved that all we had to do is open up the cover to her huge tank and she would simply walk on to the palm of our hands, never nipping or biting. Believe it or not, even the cats accepted her. Hard to believe? Well, it was no more harder to believe for me than our cats getting along with our bunny Sam! ;o)

 I have found a great article on the ASPCA's website which I have included here in this post ...

 http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/small-pet-care/rat-care

HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY!!!!

Critter Corner ...

~ HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE!!! ~