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Love of Cats And Evolved Beings

The hugest welcome to all you wonderful, beautiful devoted CAT LOVERS and we commend you on being an EVOLVED mortal. LOVE of CATS is a noble aspiration.

Do you ever find yourself welcoming a visitor into your home and thinking they seem like quite ‘normal’, nice people. Then in no time at all realising you were absurdly mistaken on that point! It often takes about as long as it takes for them to glance around your house and notice CATS.

Because it is right then that they utter something inane like ‘I don’t like cats’. WHAT!!! You didn’t invite their opinion anyway!

I can’t understand how a person can’t like CATS!!

There is definitely something decidedly odd from hereon in after a disturbing revelation like this about people who don’t like CATS. It’s not normal.

Normal is coming into the house…..slipping on one of the half dozen cat balls strewn around the floor, kicking the water bowl and waters everywhere, furiously brushing cat fur from a chair so you can sit down, and then your most snarliest cat jumps up onto a lap, any lap will do. Why, everything in the world is perfect. I’m surrounded by CAT.

Dawn

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The Older Cat Made Young Again

Many cat lovers ask questions about preserving the old cat. What we really want of course is to make our old cat young again. We love them too much and we don’t want them to go away. So we look for anything at all that will keep them going on their slightly shaky paws.

The secret to keeping your companion with you and delaying their departure to another dimension is pretty simple. Love is going to do more than any veterinarian’s costly bill is going to do. Cats are creatures that respond to love. You could feed them the wickedest old food and leave then full of fleas and worms. However if you love them like crazy nothing else matters and they are yours forever! The reason cats are amongst us is to be someone’s companion. Therefore the more time you can spend with your old cat the more reason they have to live. Naturally if they have the all too common kidney and other bodily function failure then vet care has its place. Unfortunately bodies have a way of failing all creatures eventually

Old cats can’t do much for themselves anymore so you need to become Big Mumma all over again. That means washing their face using a warm flannel because once they actually get their paw up they can be too tired to do much else. When you have finished the face then a nice gentle rub all up and down the back is appreciated. This also loosens and disposes of the hair about to place itself on your smart navy jumper.

Now that’s not the end of making them look gorgeous again. Now it’s the brush! Cats learn what that word means. If your cat has missed out on brushing then now’s the time to expand the vocabulary. If your cat is really crotchety then the small soft brush that goes with the dustpan set will do. Splash out and buy a new one rather than mix yesterdays cake crumbs into their coat.

Small meals throughout the day preferably hand fed as this make the food taste better will whet their fading appetite. Sardines in tomato sauce is always a favorite for finicky eaters. The strong smell and the sauce do the trick. Naturally mush up their food if they struggle with the chewing. If milk doesn’t cause diarrhoea in your cat then warm ideal milk every couple of days is always enjoyed.

Older cats don’t like change so moving house is definitely not a good idea. Older cats can cry a lot if they get anxious. So instead of dosing them up with valium why not spend time talking to them and telling them it’s going to be okay.

If you have an older cat and their company is preferable to much of what is on offer then you are going to try to prolong their life. This amounts to simply doing things for them you can think of that would make your lot easier in your own dotage. Things like steps so there no jumping needed is helpful for both two legged and four legged creatures. More sleep time please in a quiet warm spot is another easy requirement to fulfill. Also no hurrying and speak when I am looking at you otherwise I may not know you are telling me you love me!

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The Outdoor Cat House is The Next Best Thing

The outdoor cat house doesn’t always sound appealing to a REAL cat lover however it does have its place. The ideal situation for a cat is to live as one of the family amongst family members. They also need access to the outdoors during the day when they feel they need fresh air and exercise. Naturally your cat will be inside at night for their own safety and the good of the neighbourhood.

However we do not live in an ideal world and sometimes events dictate and we must moderate ours and our pet’s behavior. Completely indoors cats can suffer all sorts of anxiety disorders as can people. Yet there are times when indoor is the only safe option for our pets. This is where an outdoor cat house can be the solution. We are not suggesting that you poke your cat into something like a bird cage and leave them there for hour after hour by themselves, not at all!

There are outdoor cat houses available which offer safety and comfort to your precious cat. And if the only safe option you have of getting your cat outside is to use a cat house then it cannot be unkind. If the cat house is only small then you don’t want to leave your cat for hours by themselves confined to a small area but short spells would be preferable. Many of these outdoor cat houses are lightweight and portable. If the cat house comes in a larger size then the ability to move them into different locations will enhance the experience for your cat. Most importantly always tuck your cat out of the weather and this includes the wind. We don’t enjoy sitting out in the wind and it is no different for our cats.

Outdoor cat houses come in different materials. There are some very flash ones with extra features that are made of wood. Alternatively the metal ones which are generally mobile are available. Either way before condemning an outdoor cat house as cruel remember not all people can offer the ideal situation to their cat. Nevertheless we can still offer a loving home which is of course the most important thing of all.

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Love of Cats Lost On Cat laws

Well those pontificators that consider themselves to reside in high places have done it again. So what have they done – introduced cat laws! Am I against cat laws? Not really. But what I am against is more burocracy that cat owners are burdened with – with no real benefits for cats or cat owners.

Sure it has shut those pain in the you know whatsits up temporarily who whinge about cats. This is because they now think cats laws will amount to wholesale removal and in some cases slaughter of cats. Unfortunately they have seen their wishes realized in certain country towns in Australia. Cats have been rounded up and killed. Their lives snuffed out because they didn’t carry their necessary id.

That aside, this killing of cats has been in practice in Australia for years. So it’s nothing new. It is even a convenient way for certain cat shelters to save on food bills. Rather than keep homeless cats alive waiting for a home it is easier and cheaper to put them down. What a misnomer cat shelter is in these cases!

The issue with cat laws is that they are no more than revenue raising. The people especially the elderly who are fearful of the authorities will line up to pay the fees. They will also go without a hot meal for a couple of weeks so they can afford the compulsory micro-chip in their cat. However the recalcitrant who regularly gets pets, keeps them until they start breeding and then dumps them is not going to do anything different at all. They are not going to take the slightest notice of cat laws just as they haven’t taken the slightest notice of dog laws.

It is this small handful of people in our communities who create the over supply problem by allowing breeding. They then abandon the animals. In most instances the people who supposedly police these laws are deliberately avoiding most of the offenders. This is  because if they become involved it may implicate them in allegations of race or economic discrimination. It is all too hard for them so instead they safely confine harassment to the law abiding citizens who are easy targets.

What is particularly annoying is that the people who make these laws base them on ignorance. They take advice from people who live in some faraway land in the clouds or who have come from a clinical background. These people have never gotten themselves grubbied working at the coalface with cats. They don’t have an understanding of what the ‘cat issues’ are out there on the streets where these unfortunate homeless cats are abandoned to. What is more they don’t care about the suffering of these cats. Trap’em and kill them is their response. Well they have been doing that for decades and nothing alters. It certainly has never been a solution to reducing the number of homeless cats.

And yet laws are made concerning owned cats trespassing to appease the people who don’t like cats! The compulsory sterilisation of this package of laws will have little impact on numbers because as previously stated the handful of cat owners who allow their cats to breed are not going to abide by cat laws.

The benefit of cat laws to owners amounts to Zilch. If my expensively registered with it’s compulsory microchip cat gets lost then who do I ring. Nobody could give a rats! The rangers aren’t interested and besides they already have too much to do. A lost cat is not visible as a dog is. My cat will eventually end up somewhere like a factory area where other homeless cats congregate.

Then of course we have a couldn’t careless attitude from local councils who order vermin control to go through the factory areas on a regular basis. This involves hardened types with cat traps that they set and basically get back to when the spirit moves them.There is no regard for the terrified cat in the trap.

So my little Daisy girl who got lost could be sitting in an uncovered trap for a couple of days waiting for the vermin person to collect these trapped cats. Then of course he disposes of the cats. We don’t need to totally ruin your day by going into that.

Hey just a minute I paid to have my little Daisy micro-chipped and also registered just for this day. I thought I was protecting her by spending my money. So do you really believe this charming cat trapper could care less about checking whether your cat is micro-chipped. He does not. Our lost cats are cruelly destroyed. This is another one of the dark sides of how we treat cats in Australia.

You know I have a 93 year old friend and cat lover. Has she lined up to pay the local council money because her devoted companion happens to be a cat? Not on your Nellie. She has said “let them come and get her and her darling cat”. Har! How this sweet old lady was bullied by the local council would make interesting news in the local media  My friend would play this for everything she could get. Another thinking person who is also weary of the shabby treatment of cats in Australia.

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Your Love of Cats is Showing – Cat Runs

Many people today are still not aware of the reassurance and comfort cat runs provide concerning the safety for their cat. Most people spend long hours at work and their cats are left on their own. Now if they are free roaming then while you are away all sorts of awful things can happen to them. Not in the least is human predation!

Unfortunately there are some unevolved human beings out there. For reasons of their own they have decided they find it an enormous calamity in their dreary lives if some darling cat decides to venture onto their territory. Even your cat walking along the fence is a threat to them. These humans are extremely territorial and just as wild animals do they will defend their patch of turf vigorously against these marauding cats. Obviously in their minds a lot is at stake here.

All this aside if you happen to live near one of these two legged creatures then be warned! They will defend their territorial rights to a terrible end against the might of your little ‘Petal’ girl. You need to take responsible action quickly. Take these neighbours and their huffing and puffing seriously.

These folk will and do harm cats! Now some will say ‘what harm is my cat doing’ – maybe none, but that is not the point. Do you want to be right or do you want your precious little companion taken by the two legged creature, never to be seen again.

This is why you must get your act together and get a cat run. Does it mean your darling feline companion can never run free again? Of course not, but only let them wander free when you are outside with them to make sure they don’t jump the wrong fences and trespass.

Have fun putting together cat runs for your precious cats and be sure to add lots of interest in it for them. Cat runs must be a place of interest that your cat wants to spend time in. It must not be viewed as a place of boredom and hence punishment. Love of cats can be demonstrated more by our actions rather than our ‘talk’. While you are away your cats will enjoy their confinement and be kept safe. Most importantly it is your responsibility to protect them from dangers and this is the best way to do it. Good luck.

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