The Unintended Gift: My first cat, and how cats became my muse
Yes, I really did get a kitten in a box under the Christmas tree when I was a child. The
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adopting a kitten
An Animal’s Love is the Gift
The holiday season is here! Time for the biggest gifts and the best surprises, eating and drinking merrily, countless visits
Read MoreA Rescued Kitten Named for Peaches
Shortly after I had published my farewell article to Peaches, Karen Payne, fellow writer* and editor of the Cat Writer’s
Read MoreThe Last Two Kittens at Agway
Marty and Prince are the last two kittens left for adoption at Agway this year, and with them several feral
Read MoreThe Kitten I Might Have Adopted
Meet Frasier, the kitten I might have adopted from Petco, if I didn’t already have nine cats! The photo I
Read MoreIf I Didn’t Already Have Nine Cats…
I would have walked out of Petco with this little guy. I don’t often shop at Petco but needed a
Read MoreA Taste of Station Square
Despite steaming temperatures and a thorough downpour an hour before the event, several hundred animal lovers attended the seventh annual
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Lucy and I Fought the Good Fight
Normally I’d have a cat spayed at about four months, six at the latest depending on the circumstances. So much
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Lucy Inspires a Book
Raising a kitten the easy way I’ve always been pretty bossy about raising kittens. In a house with six to
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Meet Lucy!
The most exceptional kitten the world has ever known! No, I haven’t added a kitten to my household of nine
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