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Cats for Adoption: Bella Supports Bella!

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Bernadette 2 Comments cat rescue, cats, cats for adoption, pittsburgh cat, rescued cats

No, MY Bella is not up for adoption, but another seven-year-old housepanther Bella from Pittsburgh CAT! 2014 was a big

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Cats for Adoption: Warrick

February 25, 2021 Bernadette 4 Comments cat rescue, cats, cats for adoption, pittsburgh cat, rescued cats

  Look at this big hunk of #housepanther love! Warrick somehow ended up on the streets, but was rescued and

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Rescue Story: Ling Comes Inside

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Bernadette 8 Comments abandoned cat, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feral cat, rescued cats, siamese mix

Last year this lovely lady began dining at our friend Peg’s front porch diner. Everyone notices a Siamese mix cat

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Cats for Foster or Adoption, With Feline Leukemia Virus

February 8, 2021 Bernadette 1 Comment cat rescue, cats, cats for adoption, FeLV, felv adoptions, pittsburgh cat, rescued cats, special needs cats

Pittsburgh CAT is looking for some fosters or adopters for very special cats with special needs. Several recently rescued cats

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Rescue Story: A Friendly One

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Bernadette 7 Comments abandoned cat, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feral cat, rescued cats

This particular black cat showed up at Denise’s colony early last year. Denise named him Ebby and found he was

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Rescue Story: When You Can’t Get There, But You Know Someone Who Can

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Bernadette 13 Comments abandoned cat, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feral cat, rescued cats

In early December I was tagged in a post in which a local rescuer with HCMT was looking for help

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Rescue Story: Two Nice Brothers

December 29, 2020 Bernadette 2 Comments abandoned cat, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feral cat, rescued cats

Meet Rocky and Balboa, the two brothers in question. My photos of them are a little blurry because the light

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Rescue Story: F’Ave Tux Gets a Fix and Gets Fixed Up

December 4, 2020April 16, 2021 Bernadette 2 Comments abandoned cat, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feral cat, rescued cats

This is the story of my neighbors Peg and Denise and a new kitty in town. It gets a little

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Cats for Adoption: Henrietta, Home for the Holidays

December 3, 2020 Bernadette 3 Comments cat rescue, cats, cats for adoption, pittsburgh cat, rescued cats

Pittsburgh C.A.T. has had a lot of newly-listed cats get adopted almost immediately, but that means that cats that have

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Rescue Story: TNR at the Trailer Park

October 21, 2020 Bernadette 1 Comment abandoned cat, cat photographs, cat photography, cat photos, cats, feral cat, friendly cat, kitten, pet photography, pets, rescued cats, rescued kitten

At my visit to the trailer park to pick up one lucky tabby, her caretaker told me about other cats

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Marketplace: Brighten Up for Spring With Colorful Note Cards

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Spring is on its way, the sun has emerged and the crocuses are blooming. If you feel as cheerful as

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Book Reviews

How to Photograph Your Cat by Walter Chandoha
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How to Photograph Your Cat, from 1955

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I found this little gem of a booklet I knew I had somewhere in this house. A friend gave it

photo by Walter Chandoha from puss n boots ad
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Vintage Cat Food Ads, and A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat: Photographer Walter Chandoha

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Bernadette 5
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A Career Inspired By a Rescued Cat, Vintage Cat Food Ads, and Photographer Walter Chandoha

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Cat Confessions: A "Kitty Come Clean" Tell-all Book by Allia Zobel Nolan
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Cat Confessions, a Book Review by Mewsette and Me

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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

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ORRVILLE, Ohio, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The J. M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced a limited, voluntary recall of two

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Not Just for Ferals, HCMT Hosts 13 Free and Low-cost Spay/Neuter Clinics Through June 2021

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CCPC Pet Memorial Sunday Ceremony Goes Virtual for 2020

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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

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Recalls

Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination
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Voluntary Recall of Meow Mix® Original Choice Dry Cat Food for Potential Salmonella Contamination

April 13, 2021 Bernadette 0

ORRVILLE, Ohio, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The J. M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) today announced a limited, voluntary recall of two

One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled
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One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food Recalled

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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food
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The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Special Kitty® Wet Cat Food

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Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe
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Voluntary Recall of Muse Wet Cat Food Natural Chicken Recipe

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