Happy National Cat Day!
Garnered from National Day Calendar:
"This day was created by Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Welfare Advocate, Colleen Paige, in 2005. Since its inception, it has helped save the lives of more than one million cats.
National Cat Day is the purrfect day to give extra attention to your feline friends. Cats make excellent companions. They rarely miss you, but when they do, you sure know it.
Awareness days such as this one urge pet lovers to adopt from a local shelter. The day also reminds us that neutering and spaying our furry companions helps reduce the abandoned population.
Shelters are full of cats and kittens in need of forever homes. These feline fur babies come with as many personalities as they do colors and coats. They curl into our hearts and will just as quickly remind us they decide who they love. Whether they were born in the shelter, surrendered or abandoned, 3.4 million find their way to a shelter.
When considering the adoption of a furbaby, take your time. Each shelter animal will touch your heart, so be sure to find a life-long love.
Consider your lifestyle. Will you have time for an active kitten or will an adult cat be more to your pace?
Make multiple visits before making a choice. Sometimes, the purrfect cat will choose you.
Spend one-on-one time with the cat so you have some bonding meowments and her true personality comes through.
Do other members of your fur family need to be considered? If so, be sure to introduce them to be sure their personalities mesh.
When you bring your new family member home, have a space ready for him to decompress and adjust to his new abode. Don’t be surprised if he hides at first. This is normal cat behavior." (This also happens with the occasional trick I bring home. I dunno. Do you think it's me?)
I just want to add: Not everyone is cut out to be a pet owner. Animals are not accessories, fashion statements, or adornments. Never give a pet as a gift. They are living, breathing beings with feelings and needs. Be sure you are in a good place in your life before considering adopting any pet. They deserve a wonderful life, full of security and love.
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Have a lovely weekend.
It all goes by so fast.
Slow down and breathe deeply.
- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque
What's New Pussycat? - Tom Jones
Honky Cat
From The Motion Picture Rocketman
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8 comments:
I loved Rocketman. I've watched it three times.
I want Taron Egerton to do bad things to me.
And a man and a kitty are so sweet! I'm deathly allergic to kitties and they know it.
XOXO
I have had three cats in my life time. Two of them chose me. The other I saved as a three week old kitten.
Happy National cat day!
A great way to end the week! Im more a dog person, but I love cats and had one. And she was a gem of a cat.
What a terrific post!
The need is great but the rewards are many.
I've had 5 cats so far. 4 have been adopted ferals that became adorable companions. The 6th still doesn't count; he comes around 2 or 3 times a day to eat, and he'll come into the house but won't stay. Eventually....
Bowie looks like he's holding onto "some cat from Japan" ala Ziggy Stardust. LOL But its hard to know who's more indifferent - Bowie or the cat?
I totally expected to see a video of Bowie Cat People at the end of this but Honky Cat was a good surprise!
I didn't know I was allergic till I had Chicklet and Concetta. Loved that little white gumdrop Chicklet, Concetta was unpredictable and tempestuous!
BrianB
love men with cats and pets!
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