Lauren on September 27th, 2008

Why do we love fat cats? Duh! Because they’re so cuddly, cute and fat, of course!
Many fat cats have become Internet phenomenon - the web has seen several viral emails on this subject (including a famous fake one that purportedly show a monstrously large mutant cat found in an abandoned nuclear research facility, see [...]

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Lauren on September 27th, 2008

Phyllis DeGioia didn’t mean to become the other woman.
It started innocently, with a kind gesture. The Madison, Wis., woman offered to care for a friend’s cat for nine months while the owner, Susan Shalaby, was out of the country. DeGioia had every intention of returning the cat when her friend returned, but Chelsea had [...]

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kittymowmow on September 25th, 2008

One of my goals for Kitty Mowmow’s Animal Expo is for the site to remain mostly an impartial purveyor of animal-related information.
This article, however, is not impartial.  It is an opinionated editorial piece, one that does not pretend to be professional news journalism.  I’m just telling you what I know and how I feel.  The [...]

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Lauren on September 25th, 2008

It seems like an extreme way to get a cheap holiday.
But one mischievous cat seemed so determined to get to the seaside, he travelled there by clinging to the underside of a camper van.
The male tabby, who has been nicknamed Bumper, clung on all the way from Muirhouse to North Berwick – a journey of [...]

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Lauren on September 25th, 2008

It takes a special kind of person to adopt an unwanted animal, even more so to take on more than one such creature. One local couple, Don and Cindy White of Hampshire, have elevated this special breed of compassion to an art form.
After rescuing nine stray cats, two guinea pigs, two parakeets, and a [...]

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kittymowmow on September 24th, 2008

I flew to Las Vegas this weekend to attend the Blog World Expo.  I asked my roommate to keep an eye on my cat, Macaroon, and asked another friend to stop by as often as he could to check her food and litterbox and to pat her on the head.  He really likes Macaroon and [...]

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Lauren on September 23rd, 2008

Q: Our cat is a very fussy eater and will only eat one type of food. We have tried everything to get him to eat other foods, but all to no avail. We will be getting a kitten soon and want to make sure that it does not end up as fussy as our current [...]

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Lauren on September 22nd, 2008

Catricia the kitten will get fresh kitty litter - and maybe a new home - thanks to the digestive talents of Blueberry the cow.

It was no typical game of chance that drew dozens of determined gamblers to the Wrentham Town Common on a recent Saturday afternoon. The lure was Cow Chip Bingo, a [...]

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Lauren on September 18th, 2008

The Office’s Jenna Fischer played host Sunday evening for the first annual “Fur Ball” in Los Angeles. The event was held to celebrate 10 years for the non-profit Kitten Rescue and the more than 9,000 lives they’ve helped save. Celebrity guests included Emily Deschanel (Bones), Wendi McLendon-Covey (Reno 911), Daniela Sea (The L Word) and [...]

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Lauren on September 18th, 2008

A Pennsylvania woman who thought she was petting a neighbor’s cat got a smelly surprise when it turned out to be a skunk. Not only did the skunk spray the woman before dawn Monday, but it ran into her Mount Carmel home.
Police spent hours at the home before leaving the scene, but there was [...]

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