Friday Cat Blogging

Update: I missed one: Law.com reported that "a divorced dad must choose between his cats and regular visits from his allergic kids, a Florida appeals court has ruled. A judge's order imposing six months of allergy shots for the children was not in the children's best interests, declared a three-judge panel of the 4th District Court of Appeal." That really sucks. I wish there was a way to work this out so visitation stays intact and he doesn't have to give away his cats.

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It's time for Friday Cat Blogging!! First, the latest in cat news.

Cat spit is cleaner than dog drool.

China: "A homesick cat walked a hundred kilometres back home after being given away by its Beijing owner."

Public Service Announcement: Throw out those old bags of rotting cat food you forgot you have in the house. They could spontaneously combust.

Wanna buy a caracal kitten? Here's the place to go. Make sure it's legal in your state to own a caracal, and be sure you are willing to spend the necessary time, money, and energy to properly care for it.

Here is a link about my favorite big cat, the serval. Includes purchasing information and photos of the big-eared cat. Per the caracal link, make sure it's legal to own one in your state and that you are prepared to properly care for it.

Billy the cat (no, not Bill the cat) spent 19 days in a plane's hold. He is due to be reunited with his owners, Guenther and Ingrid Koelbl.

Cheyenne, who was missing and presumed dead in Florida seven years ago has turned up -- 3,000 miles away in California.

Remember the post I made about the asshat who filed a frivolous lawsuit against a library cat, and lost? Here's another story about a library cat. Dewey, named after the Dewey Decimal System is getting bathed daily now because someone complained about allergies. He's been residing at the Ironwood Carnegie Library in Ironwood, Michigan.

Hasn't anyone learned anything from reading Stephen King novels? Don't you know by now that when you bury Fluffy in the Pet Semetary that the Devil Incarnate comes back? The Washington Times tells us about Genetic Savings and Clone (pause to retch over the company's name), which for only $50,000, will clone your beloved Fluffy. The company reminds potential customers that cloning Pookie won't bring you an exact replica. The clone will likely have a different personality and may even look different - assuming it's healthy. Cloned animals have more health problems than naturally produced animals. The article mentions CC, a.k.a. "copy cat," the first cloned cat (link includes adorable photo). The Washington Times article wrongly says CC stands for "clone cat." CC is healthy, something unusual for cloned animals.

A four-eared kitten was born in Germany. Yup, you read that right. Someone alert Cat Fanciers of America! You know how the Scottish fold came to be? Here's another oddball genetic mutation. [Link includes adorable photo.]

And finally, here is Lucky drifting off in the cat tree that I just moved next to a window.

Posted on April 23, 2004 at 12:34 PM | Permalink

Comments

a what a great pic!

Posted by: amy at Apr 23, 2004 2:17:02 PM

That is great. He is so photogenic!

Posted by: Moi ;) at Apr 23, 2004 3:50:43 PM

BTW ANYTHING on a cat is cleaner than on a dog...

Posted by: Moi ;) at Apr 23, 2004 3:54:15 PM

Moi wrote: "BTW ANYTHING on a cat is cleaner than on a dog..."

my hygiene is none of your business

Posted by: at Apr 23, 2004 4:17:06 PM

Moi wrote: "BTW ANYTHING on a cat is cleaner than on a dog..."

my hygiene is none of your business

Posted by: johnny clay at Apr 23, 2004 4:17:35 PM

ugh. double post. Let this be a lesson: never write about your private life in front of strangers.

Ok, I'm going back to my pretty white room now.

Posted by: johnny clay at Apr 23, 2004 4:18:37 PM

Huh, I'm surprised that the judge didn't just leave it to father's discretion to get the kids allergy shots. I mean, it's not like the shots are bad for you and they offer lifelong immunity, something those kids might like to have if they grow up and have to deal with cats.

Posted by: Amanda at Apr 24, 2004 9:13:48 PM

Lucky is basking in the adulation, guys. You don't want to know how big his head is. LOL

Amanda, I wondered the same thing. Vacuuming the rugs alone does wonders to control dander. I read somewhere that bathing cats in distilled water cuts down on dander. I don't know how accurate that is, though. I don't know what's entailed in getting allergy shots. The kids might have to get them anyway, especially if they are allergic to things other than animal dander. I've heard both sides of this issue from parents who own pets and from other parents, both moms and dads, whose kids have allergies. You'd be surprised how many times pets and allergies come up in visitation disputes. For that matter (and this would be another Friday Cat Blogging post), you'd be surprised how many times pets rather than human children are the subject of custody disputes.

Posted by: Trish Wilson at Apr 26, 2004 1:47:57 PM