Nanny McFur

I had never heard of "Egyptian Mau" before. They are so cute and playful!

I was standing on my balcony earlier this week and noticed that the ferral cats that live in the far corner of our parking lot were spread out along the fence, closer to the building. One was near my balcony. This is very unusual. Next thing I heard a sweet voice below and when I looked I saw the lady who feeds them every day. As she walked back toward their home, the cat walked right along beside her, after getting some pets.

Ferrals always run away from people.  These ones run to her. They are excited to see her. They rub themselves along her legs and give her those little head buts (kitty hugs). They even let her pick them up. She doesn't just deliver the food and go.  She spends time with them, talking to them and giving them affection. So while their bodies are being nourished, their hearts are as well. They still keep their distance from other people so I don't worry about them getting hurt.

I also wonder if she has had them spayed/neutered because there are no new kittens this year. There were two last year but I haven't seen any this year.

In sharp contrast, there was a young cat at the back of the building yesterday that was crying a little bit. It could have been searching for a family member or it could have been in heat. A man threw something at it and it ran away.

Thank God for the lady who cares for them. There are far too many people who hate cats and are mean to them. For the life of me, I don't understand why but I do love the saying "If you hate cats in this life, you will come back as a mouse in the next one."

Have you hugged your pet today?
Nanny

The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.  ~Paula Poundstone

The cuteness factor on this one is off the hook!

I watched this for the first time a couple of days ago. When they first spotted the whale, they thought it was dead. On closer examination, they discovered that it was badly tangled in a fisherman's net. They radioed for help but nothing was immediately available. Watch as they painstakingly cut the net with a small knife and pull the net on board, slowly freeing the whale one bit at a time. What is extraordinary is the whale's actions after being freed.  What a wonderful story!

It is true that a cat will make him or herself at home on anything that you set down anywhere.

Sunny on top of garbage bags, sleeping across the lid of the container

Sqeezed in between my purse and the container

Don't you wish scientists would do a study among the group of folks who just have to have a dog - almost always a big dog - and then abuse, neglect, starve it, etc.? What is it about a dog? Is it a creature they can take their issues out on?

I used to live in a really cute little house in Chatham, Ontario. It was, however, on a busy street. I even stopped feeding the squirrels because I was afraid they would be killed running across the street. New neighbours moved into the house beside me who had a large breed dog. Their home had a large, fenced-in backyard and yet, for reasons only yahoos know, they let the dog run loose in the front yard. The dog was not a sit on the porch and watch the world go by kind of animal. It would playfully run around - the zoomies. I knew it was only a matter of time before the dog ran out onto the road - thanks to the aforementioned squirrels I'm sure.

One day, I was petting my cat who was sitting in a window and I witnessed the dog run into the street and get hit by a car. He got it hard on the right hip and kept running to the other side of the street. The driver used my phone to call police and insurance. I told him who owned the dog and that I was willing to be a witness that this was not his fault. The dog owners took the dog inside the house. It appeared not to be hurt very badly - but those of us who have a brain know that is deceiving. The accident caused damage to the car that the dog owners were held responsible for.

After the dust settled, I kept watching out the window for the neighbours to bring the dog to the car to go to a vet. That didn't happen. Finally I couldn't stand it any longer and went over and knocked on their door. I apologized for "butting in" but explained that I had witnessed the dog being struck by the car and suggested they get it checked out by a vet. The man told me that they checked it over and it doesn't "seem" to be hurt. It was resting quietly. Pressing my luck just a bit further, I told him that animals often don't exhibit outward symptoms at first and can be badly injured even though they don't "seem" to be. He thanked me for my concern and that was that. I don't know if they took any action after that other than deciding to use the nice large fenced in backyard.

This reminds me of a saying derived from the Wizard of Oz "A house doesn't have to fall on me". In that situation, apparently it did.

"One is never sure, watching two cats washing each other, whether it's affection, the taste or a trial run for the jugular."- Helen Thomson

1. I am a professional pet sitter and dog walker
2. I live in Brantford, Ontario, Canada
3. I live with two awesome cats
4. My kids are all grown up now
5. My son lives in Toronto and will be married at the end of this month
6. My oldest daughter lives in Brantford too
7. My youngest dauther attends university and lives in London, Ontario

I saw this on Life with Dogs yesterday. Too funny!

Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. - Stephen Baker

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