Tag: Benefits of Having a Cat

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date June 9, 2025
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Charming Cats

Cats love to rub on you and make their presence known. If you let your cat sleep in your bed, they may touch you gently with their paws as if to say, “I love you,” or “Are you OK?” Cats that meet you at the door charm you as if they say, “I missed you. Where were you?” I have had many charming cats over the years, some of whom would present me with a snake, bird, rabbit, or vole that they had caught and killed. One of my house cats will bring a toy mouse and place it by my feet as if to say Look at me, I am a good huntress. If your cat lies down with his stomach exposed, he is telling you that he trusts you 100%. Some cats charm you with their beauty and their angelic ways. Cats seem to know if you are not up to par, and they will not leave your side until you start feeling better. Some of my cats next door look at me lovingly with their eyes that seem to penetrate your soul. Cats help bring out the caring side of you, as you want them to live a happy and healthy life for many years to come. We spend millions of dollars on our pets as consumers every year, as we want our cats to live the best life possible with the best cat foods, treats, and toys.

Male Cats Seem To Have More Time To Charm You

Over the years, my male cats have loved to sit in my lap and let me fuss over them. My female cats want to be held or petted on their terms only. Researchers have said that female cats are hardwired that way. Females have to be alert to the needs of their kittens at all times, as they are the providers of food and their kittens, and they do not have time to be held and fussed over like male cats. Female cats are charming, but on their terms, because they must be caregivers and providers.

Love Nips

Male cats love to give you gentle love nips as it is their way of showing affection towards you. They never seem to draw blood as they have a gentle love nip. I trained one female cat to bite me on command when I was very young, and she obliged me each time. She was a beautiful female, colored calico cat.

Cats That Lick You And Rub All Over You

My calico cat Cali loves to lick or touch my hand with her paw. Garfunkel loves to touch my nose with his nose when I am in bed at night, as it is his way of letting me know that he loves me. Faith loves to rub herself against my leg in the morning. When a cat sits in your lap, purrs away, and looks at you with beautiful eyes focused only on you, you know they love you very much. I love all of my charming cats. Every cat has its own unique and wonderful personality. My cats bring great joy into my life, and I could not imagine the world without a cat in it, as they are truly one of God’s wonderful and loving creatures. Coming home to a cat after a long day is very rewarding, as they calm you down with their special ways of greeting you, sitting on your lap, and picking up on your energy. God bless our dear feline friends and grant them a long, healthy, and happy life.

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Milton

Adopting A Young Cat

I just adopted Milton. He is a young black cat with a little bit of white on his belly. On the ride home, he unlatched his cage door and joined my friend and me in the front of the vehicle. He liked to look at the cars driving past us. We put him back in his cage, and we bought some of the ham out of our omelets, and he had eaten all of it by the time we got him home. He was very vocal, with a wide range of cat vocal sounds. He is gentle and seems to get along well with Garfunkel and Cali. I left him in the cage in my basement for a while so my cats could smell him. When I let him lose, I placed him in the litterbox and showed him the food and water bowls again.

Entering The Kitchen Through The Cat Door

He explored the main floor and just walked by my cats, and they did the same. He looked at my cats on the bed and then at the cat hammock/scratching post. Later, he found a cat teeth-cleaning toy and played and played with that. He then proceeded to take a catnap in front of the heat register. Milton enjoyed bird-watching 101, looking out the picture window at the various birds and squirrels. He is now watching me type this post about him.

Milton And His Sleeping Areas

He loves to sleep on top of recliners and in the seat. He has also fallen soundly asleep in the cat hammocks. Once in a while, he places a toy in the hammock with him, and then when he wakes up, he chews away on his teeth, cleaning catnip pickle or what looks like a small bone. He jumped on my bed toward morning and fell asleep for about one hour before getting up. After bird watching, he stretches out and sleeps next to the picture window.

How My Cats Got Along Today

Cali hisses at him, and today, Milton growls back at her. Cali finally walks away. Cali is part Siamese, and I guess she cannot help herself, as Siamese tend to be moody. Garfunkel also hisses at him, and he growls at him. Milton never tries to strike at them. On the whole, they get along fine. Everyone is trying to find their place on the totem pole. Cali has to be number one, as Siamese must be number one in any household.

Milton Is Establishing A Daily Routine

He loves to eat cat treats infused with catnip. Today, he discovered that he likes Hartz Delectables squeeze-ups. He also loves to sleep in my bed for a while, then in the cat hammock and the recliner. He discovered how to open the sliding door upstairs, and I found him on a large cat bed basking in the morning sun shining on the cat bed. He just discovered the cat warming blanket on the couch and is relaxed. He goes to the basement to eat his cat food, drink water, and use the litterbox. Milton is an excellent addition to my housecat family.

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Cats Help Us In Mysterious Ways

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date January 5, 2025
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Cats Instinctively Know How To Help Us Feel Better

If Your cat sees you crying, he will lie next to you and purr away softly or look into your eyes with a concerned and compassionate look. It is like a cat can look into your inner sanctum. Cats will always comfort you while you are sick or have a general ill feeling. Cats seem able to read our thoughts and know what our emotions mean. Cats have been known to come into a dying person’s room shortly before their death. Some cats have laid down next to the dying person to help them on their journey home to heaven.

Your Cat May Save Your Life

Several people have had a cat that could dial 911 somehow, and that was the call that saved their lives. God’s creatures have a place on earth and were created to help us. Treat God’s creatures with the utmost respect and love at all times. One of God’s creatures may save your life someday. Cats have detected gas leaks, upcoming earthquakes, tornadoes, and more. Listen and watch your cats’ reactions, which may save your life someday.

Companionship

Cats make excellent companions. I have read that a cat’s brain is similar to ours, at least 90 percent identical. Cats have inspired poets, writers, and artists. Many artists have had a cat in their famous artworks. Many books are written about cats and their adventures and caring for cats. Edgar Allen Poe wrote about his cat. Ernest Hemmingway way loved his cats. Many famous people have owned cats and have a deep bond with their feline forever friends. We offer our cats companionship, and they give it back to us 10 fold. Sailors have had a cat mascot on their sailing vessels. Their cats keep Vermin off the ships, and the sailors take turns caring for the cat or cats. It has been said that the Manx cats on the Isle Of Mann jumped off of a sailing vessel, and that was how the colony of Manx cats got started in the Isle Of Mann.

Cats Love To Hang Out With Humans

They knew that we would feed them and they could keep warm by our campfires. Cats kept our grain free of Vermin, and the Siamese and Egyptian cats were highly praised, and they would be buried with their human caretakers. Cats fell out of favor once with the Salem Witch Trials. Cats have moved up worldwide and live in warm, cozy homes worldwide. Sometimes, a stray cat will show up at your doorstep, and you start feeding him, and then he earns a place in your home. I have had many cats over the years, each with distinct personalities. When they die, it leaves a deep void in your heart. Adopt a cat whenever you can, as you will save one of God’s fantastic creatures. Treat all pets with love, kindness, compassion and respect. God bless and protect our feline friends as they protect us.

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Cats Add To The Spice Of Life

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date August 19, 2024
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Cats That Curl Up With You

It is comforting to curl up with your feline friend at night. If you have had an exhausting and stressful day, your cat may gently purr away and calm you down. Cats seem to have a sixth sense of how you feel at a particular moment. If you are in pain, your cat will curl up close to you and may lay in the area causing you the most pain. Just hearing a cat purr is very soothing. When I came home from a hospital stay, my black cat Conrad checked on me every hour to ensure I was still breathing. He would meow mournfully if he were unsure about me until I told him I was OK.

Kittens At Play

Watching kittens at play is so much fun, as everything is new to them, and they must explore everything they encounter. Autumn leaves are fun for your kittens to pounce on and roll around in the big pile you have raked up. Kittens love to play with their Mother’s tail, and the Mother cats put up with it because they love their kittens and are learning some hunting skills by playing with Mom’s tail. Kittens are the most curious of creatures, as they will play with almost anything. Watching your kitten grow into a beautiful cat is so much fun as they go through all the different stages of growth and development.

Housecats

Most people become very attached to their pets and consider them part of the family. Some cats eat off of countertops, tables, and more. I do not allow my cats to do this. We all know that cats use litter boxes, and they are full of germs no matter how often you clean them. I do not want to get sick because my cat was on the table after he visited his litterbox. Housecats love to play with catnip toys, circle toys, and many other types of cat toys. I love to watch my cats throw their toy mice in the air and then pounce on them when they land on the ground. Housecats make your house less lonely and catch and kill insects and mice that may sneak in. All cats have their distinctive qualities and dispositions, which make each one of them unique and special. You can never replace a cat that died with one with the same personality. We love our cats unconditionally, even if they are sometimes moody or uncooperative. We humans also have good and bad days and unique quirks, which probably irritate our feline friends at times.

Life With Cats Is A Blessing

Cats are wonderful friends who listen to you no matter what you tell them. Cats will meow back, gently purr, or touch your face with their paws. Cats will put up with a lot from little children as they seem to realize that they do not know that they should not pull their tails or pick them up in a way that they do not like. My cats followed me everywhere as a child, and I loved every one of them. God bless our feline friends.

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Cats On The Hunt

Hunting In The Ditches

I have had Cats stalk the ditches for hours. Most of the time, they were very successful and would catch a mouse or a vole. I had one Tom cat named Onyx who lived to be at least 18 years old. He would hunt the ditch in front of my place every morning, afternoon, and evening. He would catch several mice daily. He went blind in his old age but was still a successful mouser. I feed him canned food by the ditch during his golden years. I had a calico sit on a fence post for hours until a mouse emerged under cut grass. She made short work of the mouse and had an afternoon snack.

The Rabbit That Barely Got Away With Its Life

I had a Tortoiseshell calico cat named Trisha. She was an excellent Mother cat and an excellent huntress. In her old age, she wanted to eat a rather giant rabbit. She was on its tail for some time before she got utterly exhausted and had to give up on her rabbit stew, so to speak.

Cats And Birds

Some cats consider birds their friends if they grow up with birds in the house. Once, a friend’s cat came into my home and tried to kill my cat’s pet bird, as she had grown up with birds before I adopted her. My Siamese cat and her Siamese cat fought under a bed in my house, and did they ever fly? The other cat stayed away from the parakeet the rest of the afternoon. If your indoor cat gets outside and you have a bird feeder, chances are your sweet house cat will have a bird lunch. Always watch your cat. A bird may lose its life if you look the other way for a few seconds.

Skunk, Rat, And Cat Fight

One of my cats fought a skunk by the creek, and my neighbor happened to see the whole thing. The skunk ate a small hunk of my cat’s face. She made a full recovery, and thank goodness she had had a rabies shot. Cats catching rats can be dangerous for your cat as they will bite your cat on the face or body.

Garter Snakes

I had a beautiful calico cat named Blacknose. She loved to kill garter snakes and lay the deceased on our doorstep. I think she most likely killed at least 30 garter snakes in her lifetime. She figured snakes were a pest she must rid us of.

Cats And The Thrill Of The Hunt

Mother cats will train their kittens to be great hunters and huntresses if they are good hunters. A kitten not trained by its mother will not be a good hunter and will probably just let a mouse run right by them. Kittens play with the mouse for a long time until they kill it and eventually eat it. Mother cats are very patient when training their kittens, as the mouse will escape many times until they finally learn how to kill and eat the mouse. Cats never seem to give up on trying to kill the prey they are after. Excellent mousers come from mothers who teach their kittens every aspect of the hunt.

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Chill Out With Your Cat

Cats Help You Unwind From A Hectic Day

Cats know when you are not feeling as spry as you should be. Your cat will sit on your lap and purr away as if to say everything will be better tomorrow. It is nice to have your cat meet you at the door after a long day and want to sit on your lap and curl up with you. My cat’s next door vie to be the first cat that greets me in the morning. Generally, Winchester or Mr Gray are the first greeters of the morning. Lizzie would come out of her heated cat building and look up at me with a kind and loving look in her eyes. I like to sit in a recliner next door, and some of the cats will sit on my lap, in a cat hammock, or on the end table next to the recliner while I watch TV or read a magazine. Faith likes to sit on my lap but digs her claws into my leg. She does not do it intentionally, but those claws are long, like razor blades. Faith is a good cat but not a good lap cat because of those claws; she does not want them trimmed.

My Three House Cats

Cali, Garfunkel, and Conrad monitor me 24/7. If I do not feel well, they are there ASAP to see if they can help me. When I came home from the hospital one time, Conrad came to my door and meowed every hour to make sure I was OK. I appreciated his loving attention then. Garfunkel sleeps by my left side at night, Cali sleeps by my feet on the extra pillow, and Conrad sleeps in the middle on the left side. My house cats love to curl up in my lap, and we take a catnap together occasionally.

Play Games With Your Cat

Cats like it when you play laser chase with them or put a fish or bird on the end of a string they can jump up at and catch. Your cat will know that you love them when you spend quality time with them and are doing something with them that they love. Throw toy balls and watch your cat chase after them or toy mice, and your cat will act like it has caught the day’s catch.

Eat When Your Cat Eats

Cats like watching you eat, and you want to ensure your cat eats well. I feed my cats their wet cat foods right before I eat my food, ensuring everyone gets their fair share. Cats like to watch you eat because you may let them lick out the yogurt, TV dinner container, or cottage cheese container before you throw it in your garbage.

Spend The Day With Your Feline Friend

Feline friends help lower your blood pressure, and you will have less anxiety with a cat or cats as they have a powerful calming effect on their owners’ overall health. God bless our feline companions.

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Life With Cats By Your Side

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date April 29, 2024
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My Cats Followed Me Everywhere

My first cats were outdoor cats that followed me everywhere. If I played on my swingset, my cats would lie on the ground next to the swingset. When I rode my tricycle on the sidewalk, cats lined up along the sidewalk’s edge, or they would sit on my lap while I was on my trike. When I waited for the school bus in the morning, all my cats would stay with me until I got on the bus. I had a lovely bus driver who ensured he never ran over one wish, which was quite an accomplishment with eight cats to look out for. When I returned home from school, the cats would be lined up by the house door, waiting for the attention that they received. Some of them would follow my father, which was okay except for one time when he was moving grain. The curious cat jumped into the grain auger and went through fifty feet of lighting to end up in the wagon riding to the elevator and dumped in a pit. The cat leaped out before it ended up in the pit. The grain elevator attendant noticed, and he placed my cat back in the wagon. I am sure he told his kittens of the event that could have taken his life. We never had any more cats ever do that again.

Life With House Cats By Your Side

Cats love leading the way to the bathroom at night, which has generally worked out okay. One night, my black cat was sound asleep on the steps. I did not see him, so I stepped on him, lost my footing, and slid down the steps. Luckily, I did not break anything, and after that experience, I always turned on the light. You can be sound asleep to wake up to the sound of your cat vomiting, which is generally caused by a hairball or eating too fast. I get up and clean up the mess ASAP. Sometimes, your cat may see a mouse in the house, and he puts it in front of you to say look at the beautiful gift I have for you. It is the catch of the day just for you. You then have to throw it out the door or flush it down the toilet, but the thought counts. Cats try to please us in the best way that they know how.

Cats At Play

Watching your cat play with cat toys and have a grand old time is fun. Cats love catnip toys, circle ball toys, crinkle balls, singing birds, or squeaking toy mice. Once in a while, I will step on one of them at night, and the singing bird sings a song for me. Cats bring great joy into our lives, and it is very comforting to hear them purr away contentedly. Love and respect your feline friends forever, and always treat them as you would want to be treated if you were a cat. Cats have feelings, and they feel love, sorrow, and pain just as we do. I love it when my cats follow me and lie by my side. God bless our dear feline friends.

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Two Little Kittens

It Started With An Ad I Saw For Free Kittens

I ate in a restaurant in Wisconsin and saw an ad on their bulletin board that said kittens were available for adoption. I called the number, and a lady answered the phone. She said three out of the four kittens were still available for adoption. My friend and I drove to her home, and two little kittens ran toward my car with their tails straight up. I asked her about the kittens, and she said their Mother was homeless and she had her kittens at her home. She said they had been eating a lot of hot dogs that a restaurant had given them in town for her cat family to eat. They were so adorable that I adopted both of them.

Simon And Garfunkel

I was trying to think of a name for my two little kittens, and I decided on the music group Simon and Garfunkel. They had outstanding personalities and were well-mannered little kittens. For a while, Simon was an outdoor cat, and Garfunkel was always a housecat. They were playful and loving and got along well with my other cats. When I adopted him, Simon was a tiny cat who never grew much. He and Garfunkel would wrestle with each other and play with toy mice, balls, birds, and more. By age two, Simon kept losing weight, and my Vet said he was anemic. I gave him medicine, but it did not help, and I had him put to sleep. Garfunkel and I missed him terribly. Simon and Garfunkel lived in the house next door with my other cats. When one of my older housecats died, Garfunkel moved into my home with my two housecats.

Garfunkel And My Two Housecats

Garfunkel cleans and grooms Conrad’s face. Conrad touches Garfunkel very gently with his paw on his cheek. Cali and Garfunkel usually go to bed when I do and lie close to me at night. Garfunkel is a very photogenic cat. Once in a blue moon, Conrad sleeps by my feet at night but usually sleeps in one of the cat beds. Garfunkel is always next to me if I do not feel well or if I cry. My cats are one year apart in age in my home, and they all get along like peas in a pod.

Garfunkel Is A Senior Citizen Now, Just Like Me

Things get more challenging to do as we age. It is harder for Garfunkel to maneuver around now. He puts his paw out to judge the distance he has to jump to get onto the object of his choice. Garfunkel still loves to play with cat toys and eat treats for his wet cat food. He loves it when you hold him and scratch him under his chin. Garfunkel takes longer catnaps now and keeps close tabs on my whereabouts. Love your old cat just as you did when he was a little kitten, for we all age and grow old. Live all of your nine lives, sweet cats.

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Cat Come Home

My New Cat Sneaked Out

You can be diligent, and your cat can still sneak past you and be out of your door. Cats are very determined creatures, and they aim to get their way one way or the other. If your cat sneaks out, do not panic. Your cat may not come back right away. Keep calling him. Sometimes, it may take up to three hours before he wishes to return to the comfort of his home. I had one cat that was gone for one week before she returned home. She had managed to get a large hole in the screen door and got out that way. To my surprise, I left the hole in the screen, and she was in the house one day after exploring her new area. I was elated to have her back home and safe again. The Siamese cat that I had years ago loved to go out and explore. It was going to rain one day while she was out, and I called and called, but she would not let me pick her up or would she enter the house. When I came home, she was wet, but it was 80 out, and she ran in the door the minute we opened it. My cat, Red, liked to go out and explore, and he would not let you catch him once he was out. One day, my three unneutered Toms saw him, and they tried to beat him up, but he hid in between bales of straw. After that ordeal, he was happy to let me put him back in the house. Put canned tuna in water in a trap, and you should be able to catch your missing cat if all else fails. I had a cat familiar with the sound of the lawn mower, so I drove it back and forth along the edge of the field. She came from the cornfield, and I returned her to the house.

Tom Cats And Female Cats

I have had many Tom cats take off for months during mating season. I always worried about them. Most of the time, they returned home with a few scratches. In the country, some people will shoot your Tom Cats if they set foot on their farm. Tom cats should not be shot unless they are brutal and mean to the female cats. We had a hunter years ago that killed our beautiful female cat right in front of my Father. She had kittens, but we gave them to another female cat with sickly and dying kittens. Her mother raised her healthy kittens. Some of my cats went to live with the neighbors after I had doctored them up. I guess they thought my Doctoring methods were torture even though I saved their lives with shots and pills. I had one cat that was gone for eight years before she returned home. She returned home to die as she only lived two months after her return. I hope your cat returns home safely and unharmed.

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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.

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