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Having Cats In My Life

Having Cats In My Life

Cats Are Our Furry Friends

I was introduced to my first cat when I was two years old and have loved them deeply ever since. My Grandfather found Flossie, a very young kitten, meowing in a section of our field near the house. We made a bed for them in the barn, and she flourished and grew and had many kittens in her lifetime. She would follow me around the farm and lay on the ground when I was on my swingset. She and her kittens would wait for me when I stood outdoors waiting for a ride on the school bus. She had one calico kitten that I named Blacknose, and she would come up to our door with a dead garter snake in her mouth. She was the only cat I ever had that killed snakes. She had other kittens, and some of their names were Snitzel, Sprite, Hoover, Blackie, etc,

Dressing Up Snitzel

I loved to dress up Snitzel in large doll clothes. He was tolerant and would fall asleep in the shoebox with his attire on. When he woke up from his catnap, he would look at me with those amber eyes as if to say I cannot face the other outdoor cats with this on. I removed his doll dress, and he returned to being an outdoor cat. Snitzel was a wonderful and loving cat.

Adopting Cats

I have adopted many cats throughout the years. I adopted a cat named Honey, which is part Siamese, Persian, and domestic Shorhair. She was a beautiful Black and white cat with many beautiful kittens. She went to live at a neighbor’s house one day as they had a little girl who loved her and took Honey with them when they moved. I missed her but let her pick where she wanted to live. The neighbors left their purebred Tom cat with us, and he was a beautiful Himalayan cat. My relatives gave me a purebred Maine Coon cat years ago. My cats are a combination of these lovely cats that I had over the years and that I still have through their offspring. A friend gave me a beautiful gray and white tabby cat. I adopted some cats that needed a home while I was in Wisconsin. I adopted four cats from a woman whose Mother had died, and she needed a home for her cats. All my born-on-the-farm or adopted cats have been loved and cared for by me.

Cats Are Good For Your Overall Health

Having cats is known to lower your blood pressure and relax you. Hearing a cat purr is very comforting and relaxing. Cats are always by your side when you feel sick or sad. You can talk to your cats; they will listen and answer you with loving purrs or meows. Cats will always be my all-time favorite pets. I had a pet goat that I loved dearly, along with some dogs, gerbils, and a parakeet. Treat your pets with respect, love, kindness, and compassion, take care of them with regular vet visits, and keep their shots current. God bless you and your pet friends.

Conrad

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Some Of My Cats Mouse Catching Techniques

Some Of My Cats Mouse Catching Techniques

The Pride Catch

Sometimes, my cats band together to catch that elusive mouse in the house. One of my cats will be in the middle of the piece of furniture, stove, or refrigerator they think the mouse is hiding under, and a cat on both ends. This method works out very well, as the mouse always gets caught. My cats will sit by the stove all night, and eventually, the hungry mouse runs right into the trap with the almond butter. Outdoor cats have routines similar to family groups, which will help catch the mouse. Outdoor cats play with the mouse before they go in for the kill.

Single Cat Mouse Hunting

My indoor cat Conrad prefers to drown them in his water dish. Cali will chase them into a trap or kill them and leave the head behind to show that she is earning her keep as a huntress. Garfunkel helps my other cats out, but he never learned mouse-hunting skills from his Mother, as he was given to me when he was very young. My outdoor cat Onyx, who died at age 18, caught many mice in the ditches by my house. I used to have a cat that would sleep in the bushes by my home in the summer months, and he could catch a lot of mice by doing that.

Mother Cats

Mother cats will generally teach their kittens how to catch and kill mice as it is a survival skill in the wild. Most Mother cats will catch and release the mouse in front of their kittens. They hope the kitten will eventually learn to kill the mouse and eat it for nutrition. Most young kittens play with the mouse, and then it gets away unless the Mother cat watches it constantly. They often repeat the mouse-hunting and killing skills until their kittens finally catch on. If the Mother cat is not a great huntress, the kittens will not be either.

If You Have Any Cracks In Your Home, A Mouse Will Get In Eventually

I caulked all of the cracks in my foundation and by my doors. Mice can run in your home when you open your door, coming and going. Mice can flatten down and get in the thinnest of cracks. I had a cat that loved to sleep with a small dog in her dog house that we had years ago. She could catch any mice that got next to my door, and the dog kept her and her cat family warm in the cold winter months. I keep mothballs in my vehicles as they do not like the smell of mothballs.

Cats Want To Please Their Human Family By Keeping Us Rodent Free

My cats are always on mouse patrol, even when I have not seen a mouse in my house all year. In frigid winters, mice will find a way to get into your home to stay cozy and warm. Never put out mouse poison when you have cats, as your cats may eat the poison and die. Let your hunters and huntresses keep your home rodent-free.

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Cats and Their Relationship With Other Pets

Cats and Their Relationship With Other Pets

A Siamese Cat

I adopted a pure-breed Siamese cat years ago. She had grown up with birds in the house. She dearly loved a pet parakeet that I adopted. She would lay on the bed and listen to her little bird friend sing. When her bird friend died at ten years of age, she was unfortunate for a while. She did not like other cats at all. I bought a sickly young male kitten into the house one day, and she quickly formed a Motherly bond with the weak little kitten. There is a kind heart in every cat.

A Red Tabby Cat

I adopted a red tabby male cat from one of my vets. He would not kill any mice. He had lived in the vet’s office since he was a young kitten. I imagine my vet had trained him not to kill any small rodents since they were probably patients in his office now and then.

Dogs And Cats

Dogs and cats can have a love-hate relationship. I have had dogs that like cats and other dogs that think a cat is a pest and they should get rid of it somehow. Most of the dogs I have had through the years finally learned to get along with my cats. Jitter was a small black dog that we adopted. Jitters thought of the Mother cat’s offspring as her own. She would babysit kittens for the Mother cats, and the kittens would follow her around.

A Pet Goat

I had a pet goat named Zachary. I put Zachary in a building with two kittens to keep him company when he was a young goat. He loved my cats all his life, and they had an excellent relationship. Zachary, Jitters, and one of my cats, Tabatha, would go hunting together. Jitters and Tabatha were after any mice they could find in the ditch. Zachary would go into the field and eat the ears of corn the combine had left behind.

Cats And Their Relationship With Other Cats

I have several cats who are still living with their parents and siblings. They have a special bond with each other. The siblings will lie down next to their Mother yet today. I have other cats that are not related to them, and they still have a special bond with my other cats. There is also a cat that would be an Aunt to the siblings. They groom and lick each other and cuddle in the same cat bed.

Pets Have Relationships That Will Last A Lifetime

If your cat grows up with your other pets, they will generally have a long and lasting relationship throughout their lifetime.

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If My cat Were a Person What Would He Act Like

If My Cat Were a Person What Would He Act Like

My Cat Kohl That Passed Away

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Spending Time With My Cats

Spending Time With My Cats

The Cats That Meet You At The Door

Some of my cats next door run to be the first cat to greet me at the door in the morning. Winchester, Faith and Mr. Gray are generally the door greeters every morning, they are the first cats to get my attention in the morning as I pat them on the head and check them over. Hilford meows the moment I enter the house as if to say do not forget about me. He only lets me pat him while he is eating. Addi sits on a heated windowsill cat bed that I am sure to walk by. I pat her on the head and give her an under the chin scratch. Mr. Gray jumps on top of anything close by to extra attention. Winchester will jump up high on top of my cat litter supply, so he gets more attention.

 

My Cats That Stay In Their Heated Houses

I find Tammy, Tigress and Nicole in a heated cat building every morning. Tigress is very friendly and the other two would rather not be touched. Lizzie sleeps in a small, heated cat building in the back room away from my other cats. She is 15 now and does not want to be bothered by my other cats. Peter and his sons will share a heated cat building. Sometimes Sherlock is sleeping on a fleece bed in a cupboard with the door wide open and I pat him. All of my eleven cats next door get as much attention as possible according to their individual personalities.

 

When The Sun Is Shining

All of my cats’ love to bask in the sun. My cats next door lay in their hammock beds up high by the windows and watch birds and other animals that may pass by the windows. My three house cats look out of my picture window at the birds eating out of the bird feeders and the squirrels eating up what they have dropped on the ground. Cali sleeps in the hallway upstairs as the hot sun shines on her through the window.

My Cats And Their Toys

My cats like it when I throw a ball or toy mouse in the air. My cats may play with that kind of toy off and on for most of the day. My cats love to play with squeaking or chirping toys. My cats love circle ball game toys and the cat snack dispensers. My house cats are lap cats and they take turns sleeping on my lap.

Spending Time With Your Cats Is Very Relaxing

Most of the time cats are cool and calm and they are excellent companions. If you are sad or lonely your cat will always be by your side to comfort and console you. Taking a catnap along with your cat keeps you nice and warm and toasty as both of you get each others body heat on the long cold winter days. There is nothing more relaxing then watching a happy and healthy cat. Thank you God for putting cats in our lives.

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Cats At The Top Of Their A Game

Cats At The Top Of There A Game

Excellent Mousers

I had an outdoor cat years ago that would catch at least two mice a day, and she would devour them or give them to her kittens for their snack of the day. I had a cat that would leave her catch of the day by our back door daily. I have a house cat that will drown mice in a water dish. I have three cats that will chase a mouse until it runs into the mouse trap and dies as the trap trips closed. At one time, I had a cat and dog that would hunt down mice together, and sometimes my dog got the spoils. Years ago, when we had lots of grain stored in open bins on the farm, our cats would catch at least seven mice daily. We had a lot of mice that would make the old chicken house their home, but my most senior female cat killed off that entire mouse family. My cat’s family now will not eat mice, but they will get rid of them.

Cats Killing Or Fighting Other Wild Animals

We had a cat bitten on the face by a giant rat that she managed to kill. I have had cats chase down rabbits and eat them. Several of my cats have eaten pigeons and a pheasant. One of my cats fought with a large skunk, and the skunk ate off a small section of her face. She had a rabies shot, and her face healed up beautifully.

Tom Cat Fights

Tom cats can get in dirty and nasty fights. I have had Toms lose a section of their ear or had their face all clawed up. I had three Toms on my farm, and when an invader would come, he better run for the hills because all three of my Toms would chase after him. My Toms always helped each other out in defending their territory against invaders. My female cats would call my Toms when they noticed an invader approaching them. When a Tom cat gets older, he will need extra help defending his territory as he will not be as agile as the young Tom. Old feral Toms do not fare well; they end up all torn up or blind in one eye.

Feral Cats Need Our Help To Get Back On There A Game

Try to find a home for any feral cats you may see. Place an ad on Social Media, and tell your Vet about the cat so they can find a warm, loving home for them. Old and young feral cats do not fare well; they must fight for every morsel of food and defend their territory. In the winter months, they can get frostbite or freeze to death. Put out a heated cat building for feral cats and plenty of fresh water. Be careful catching a wild cat, as they may have rabies. Ask an expert on how to see a feral cat. I put out a cage with canned tuna in water which generally works every time. Has your local Vet checked over the wild cat? I love adopting and helping out cats that need our loving care. Keep your cats on top of their A game.

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Life With Cats In Your Home

Life With Cats In Your Home

My First House Cat

My first house cat was Sugar, a Seal Point Siamese cat. She was set in her ways, and she had her routine. She did not like other cats except for one sicky little male kitten I bought into our home until he was well enough to go back outdoors again. She was very jealous if you paid attention to anything else but her. My Mother was working on genealogy, and Sugar chewed the corners off her papers. She also chewed the corner off of our new road atlas. If she got outdoors, she would try to get into fights with my other cats. Sugar ruled the roost. She was a wonderful lap cat, and I loved her Siamese voice. She would sleep on my bed at night. Once, I found her in my winter vest with just her head sticking out. She loved to play with sponges that she would toss around in the air. She grew up with a parakeet in her home, we had one, and she Dearly loved him. She sat on the tub’s edge and wailed for at least a week after my Mother died. I will always have fond memories of my first house cat, Sugar.

Two Cats In Our Home

I had Ginger, a Lynx point Siamese, and Red, a red tabby. I rescued Ginger from a shelter and cleaned her with a flea and tick solution. She felt and looked much better after her treatment. Ginger was a very loving and kind cat. Red was given to me by my Vet. Red was brilliant and had a circle game toy that he had perfected to a science. He would watch to see if you were watching him play. If you asked him if he wanted to go outdoors, he would come running lickety-split. I had Sly until two stray dogs killed him in my yard. He was such a loving and wonderful cat born on my farm. I let him out because his Mother and sister were still outdoor cats. After Ginger died, I found Philmoor hiding under the cars at a restaurant. He was a lovely and shy cream-colored cat with white socks and boots. Red was jealous of him because he caught onto his circle game toy immediately. He got liver cancer, and I had to have him put to sleep at the age of 10.

I Have Three Cats In My Home

I had Catrenia, a Russian Blue, until she got a kidney disease; my Vet had always wanted her, so he adopted her, and he can treat her, and she is doing fine at his house. I had to have Sebastian put to sleep because he got cancer of the sinuses and mouth. I still miss him very much. He was a very gentle and kind cat that loved everyone. I have Conrad, Garfunkel, and Cali in my home now. Conrad is my cat only, as he is a one-person cat. Garfunkel is very loving and playful, and very talkative. He is an excellent lap cat. Cali is doing fine with her lactaid ringer for her minor kidney disease. She gets two ml of the Lactaid water under the skin once a week to help filter the toxins out of her body as the water is absorbed into her skin. She is very playful and talkative. My cats have their favorite toys and sleeping areas. I could not imagine my home without a cat or two or three.

Cats Enrich And Bring Joy To Your Home

Cats are playful and loving and lay down on your lap and purr away contentedly. Watching your cats and seeing what cat antics they will perform or get into next is fun. Cats bring great comfort and joy into my life. I love watching my cats play with their cat toys and interacting with my cats. God, thank you for blessing us with felines on Earth.

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Be Patient With Your New Cat

Be Patient With Your New Cat

Your New Feline Friend May Hide From You, To Begin With

It would be best to remember that your new cat had been removed from his surroundings and people he was familiar with. Anyone would be upset if they were suddenly put in a strange home surrounded by unknown people, sights, and smells. Most of my new cats would hide under a couch, in a box, in the shower, or any area, I could not find right away. The more often I patted or t, talked to them softly, the more outgoing they became. They would come after I called here kitty if they could smell cat treats, tuna canned in water, or a cat snack. You can win over almost any cat with food they like by talking to them softly and being very gentle with them. Some cats hide from you for a month or more before they feel comfortable being seen all the time. I still have one cat that hides from everyone but me. At age 10, one of my cats decided he would trust other people, and he rubs against their legs and purrs away at them.

Litter Box

Never scold a cat for missing his litter box. It takes a cat a while to get used to new litter boxes. If you do not have enough litter boxes in your home, your cat may miss the litter box. They recommend at least one litter box per two cats. Ideally, you would have four litter boxes for three cats. Cats want a clean litter box, or they may not use it at all. I clean out my litter boxes every day.

Cat Food And Water

A cat will starve before eating cat food it does not like. One cat refused to eat a particular brand of cat food, and his owners found out that that brand had caused the death of many cats that did eat it as it was poisoned in processing. Feed fresh cat food and watch those expiration dates. Try to buy the most expensive cat food, as the formula has fewer fillers, by-products, and ash. Give your cat fresh water in a nice clean bowl daily, as cats do not like to drink out of dirty bowls.

Cat Toys

Do not get mad at your cat if he does not play with his new cat toy. Even children have certain toys that they play with and others that sit on the shelf. Female cats play with more feminine-looking cat toys than your male cats would play with. My female cat liked the toys my male cats never played with. My male cats will watch auto racing and woodworking programs, and my female cat likes Martha Stewart—all of my cats like cooking shows.

Outgoing Or Introvert

Some cats are very outgoing, aim to please all of the time, and are very friendly to all that cross their path in life. The outgoing cat comes up to anyone new in your home, wants to be petted, and calls attention to himself. Introvert cats tend to be loners, stay alone, and do not want to be around people they do not know.

Brushing And Combing

Some cats do not like to be combed out, and others love it. Most cats will put up with gentle brushing of their hair. Never tug a snarl from your cat’s hair; it will hurt them. If your cat has matted hair, cut the area off carefully so you do not miss your cat’s skin. Be patient with your new feline friend, and you will have a wonderful friend for life. Be good to all of God’s beautiful creatures, great and small.

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Cats Are Very Loving Creatures

Cats Are Very Loving Creatures

Cat Mothers

Mother cats have run into a house on fire to save their kitten’s lives. I have an older Mother cat that still lets her full-grown kittens eat all of the food they want to before she will eat anything. I had a tabby outdoor cat that would allow her kittens to play with the mice she had caught, and many of the mice managed to escape from the young kittens. She was training her kittens so they would be good mousers someday. Mother cats will curl up in a heated cat bed with their full-grown kittens so everyone stays nice and cozy. Cat Mothers ensure their kittens are nice and clean and bring rodents and sometimes rabbits to eat. One Mother cat stayed by a maintenance hole meowing loudly for days until a man came along and rescued her kittens that had fallen in the maintenance hole.

Our Pet Cats Love Us

If you do not feel well, your cat will lie on your lap or bed, comforting you with soft meows and gentle purring. After my Mother died of ALS, my first house cat Sugar, a Siamese cat, would sit on the bathtub’s edge and cry for hours. Sugar seemed to know that my Mother had died and was grieving with us. I had one of my house cats check on me every hour the hour after I had gotten out of the hospital to make sure I was OK. If you are crying, your cat will come up to you and rub on you or look at you with a very concerned look. If your cat catches a mouse, he will even try to share his catch of the day with you. Your cat thinks of the mouse as if he is giving you a fine jewel. Cats try their best to be there for us when we need them the most.

Cats And Your Other House Cats

If one of my house cats snuggles up to another house cat, they will start cleaning each other until one thinks they are clean enough and takes off. Cats seem to know if another cat is not feeling well, and they will snuggle up next to that cat to try to comfort it in its time of need. Cats will play together and try to catch a mouse if they see one in your home. Cats that are related to each other are generally friends for life. If intruders enter their clan, they stick together in their alliances.

Cats And Other House Pets

I once had a dog, a cat, and a goat who were best friends. My cat would sleep in my dog’s house along with her kittens. All three of them would go hunting together. The goat would look for leftover corn in the field, while the cat and dog would hunt for mice. I had a purebred Siamese house cat whose best friend was a parakeet. She would lie on the bed and listen to my bird sing for hours. Our cats genuinely do love us as we love them.

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Cats Seem To Know When You need Them The Most

Cats Seem To Know When You Need Them The Most

Cats Are Very Intuitive

Cats can read us by the look on our faces or how we act. Cats seem to know if you have had a hard day and may lick your hand or face. Cats will also curl up and purr away on your lap. When I came home from the hospital, my cat would check on me every hour. My cat wanted to make sure I was OK. Cats seem to know if you are crying, you would like them to sit on your lap and keep you company. One of my house cats started growling for no reason, and shortly, a tornado passed through our town, which was only 4 miles away. Cats know that when you are smiling, you are happy, and a cat treat will come shortly.

Death In The Family

Cats get very depressed for a long time when a household member dies. After my Mother died, my Siamese cat would sit next to the bathtub and wail in a sharp Siamese cat voice. She was also very depressed when her pet parakeet died. She had come from a home that raised parakeets before I adopted her. Every morning she would listen to Perry the parakeet sing away; he was her animal friend. Sugar was very attached to people and animals that she loved. Sugar would sit in my lap more after my Mother died. We were good therapy for each other.

Cats Can Warn You

A cat at a nursing home would jump in bed with a resident who would generally die within two days after the cat visit. Cats can warn you about a gas leak in your home. They can smell it and then come back into the house with their nose curled up. The cat made the homeowner follow him outdoors to the gas leak, and she called the gas company and got the leak fixed, saving both of their lives. Cats can warn owners of an impending seizure that protects them from significant injury. Cats must lead their owners to the kitchen to show them they forgot to shut off the stove. Cats have to awaken their owners to warn them of a fire in the home that saves them from burning or suffocating to death.

Cats Looking Out For Us

My cats know I wouldn’t say I like mice, and one drowns them in a water dish. One time my dryer vent came off, three mice came in, and my cat drowned all of them. Cats will share their toys with you, and you and your cat can play with them together for a little while. My cats curl up in my lap, and we generally take a catnap together. One night my cat Sebastian saw a man walking down my road, and he growled, which got my immediate attention. I pulled down the shade and thanked Sebastian. Cats comfort us every day.

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