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Helping Stevie With Art, Feeding Kittens and a Happy Ending

A sweet boy who was twice neglected, abused and thrown out in the street to fend for himself though he technically had an “owner”, rescued cat Stevie found himself in need of emergency care. Luckily for Stevie, a neighbor contacted the rescue group about him because he was just walking

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“A Sensible Everyday Name”

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter, It isn’t just one of your holiday games; You may think at first I’m as mad as a hatter When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES. ~from Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, T.S. Eliot Eliot goes on

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Rescue Story: Never Underestimate a Senior Kitty

I’VE MENTIONED PEACHES frequently, the little kitty who arrived at age 15 and lived to be 20, and who had a profound effect on my household and on my portfolio of sketches, paintings and photos, including a favorite, Peaches and Peonies. Her birthday is nominally May 1, and in 2010

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Cats for Adoption: Wishing Luck for 11-year-old Lucky

We often hear about older people who, because of health or a change in living situation, need to give up their kitty. Unfortunately, we often don’t hear about their need until it’s nearly too late, but Lucky’s human can see her own health failing from Parkinson’s Disease.  She knows she

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Adopted: Puddin Steps into Another Heart

Yesterday I featured Puddin in my Monday “cat for adoption” post not knowing a little deal had been made over the weekend and Puddin is spoken for. I’m glad I was wrong and wish I’d be wrong a little more often when it means a homeless kitty goes to a

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Cats for Adoption: Felines in Difficult Places

BREAKING NEWS! UPDATE ON PUDDIN! HE HAS A FOREVER HOME! “He will be the only furry baby in a great big huge house that is full of love. He does however have 3 feathered brothers!” Congratulations Puddin! I’d say Butterscotch Puddin, how about you? Puddin’s human died suddenly and he

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Cats for Adoption: FIV is No Barrier

What do most people say they look for in a cat they want to adopt? A cat who is affectionate, both wanting and accepting affection and giving it, a cat who is a lap cat, who purrs and wants to spend time with you. And a cat who gets along

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We Love Our Cats With Petfinder

“You’re really the cat lady, aren’t you?” accompanied by an eye roll. “No, I’m not the cat lady.” “Come on, you have all those cats and you talk about cats all the time, you’re a cat lady, admit it!” “What if I had ‘all those dogs’ and talked about dogs

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A Little Rescue: Lucy, Charlotte, Angus and Donal

Mimi discusses a certain litter of kittens in today’s rescue story as we continue to celebrate Lucy’s birthday.   I’d like to tell you about the kittens I gave birth to in April 2006 including Lucy, Charlotte, Angus and Donal because Mama Bernadette came to get them as she did

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Mimi This Morning

On March 25, 2011, I fell in love. Or I realized I had fallen in love long before. Probably the first time I saw the tiny black cat out on the sidewalk, or later in my garden, or outside the basement door silently communicating with Kelly, or a dozen other

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