2009.06.08
It's a cat's world and we just live in it
Here's a link to today's Happy Wag column, where I lay down the law to Thai, my cat, once and for all, and tell him who is boss. Yeah, it went about as well as you would expect.
Speaking of cats, you may remember that June is Adopt-a-Cat-Month, as I mentioned it in Friday's blog entry. Please don't let my imaginary conversations with my tyrannical kitty sway you if you were thinking about adopting a feline. Cats are wonderful pets and true companions.
And right now, there is a tremendous need for good homes for some rescued cats.
Besides the scores of litters that populate all the shelters this time of year anyway, today Angels of Assisi, the no-kill shelter in downtown Roanoke, is scheduled to take custody of as many as 80 cats surrendered by an owner in Giles County.
According to a news release sent to me from Lisa O'Neill, a volunteer at Angels, there are many nursing mothers in this colony of kitties.
If you are like me and just can't adopt another cat right now, Angels would gladly accept the following donations:
- Wire crates! (The type can fold down for easy storage)
- Purina Cat Food
- Purina Kitten Food
- Kitty Litter
- More wire crates!
Please visit the Web site or stop by the shelter on Campbell Avenue if you are able to help.
HaHa - that was great!! Thai is such a typical cat and I could see my own two doing the same thing as I was reading! If I had to write one, my column would have included a sentence about how I refuse to turn on the bathroom faucet for a drink after I just finished putting fresh water in the cat water dish. They SO have me trained - fuzzy little dictators!!
Comment by Kim — June 8, 2009 @ 11:32 am
Don't forget about getting up in between me and whatever I'm reading, whether it be a laptop screen or just a good book. "Who me? I'm just standing here, not looking for attention, nope, no-sir, not me..."
Comment by Mark — June 8, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
I cannot quit laughing!! Thai is just like my kitties.....what is it about having to top off the bowl of food anyway before they are happy? I have two big bowls of dry food but they are never happy until I top them off with a few more chunks...then they go lay on my bed for the day. Thanks for the column...I love it!! Not to mention they beat up my dog and have since she was just a puppy! Silly cats!!!
Comment by Deborah — June 8, 2009 @ 3:22 pm
I laughed a lot reading your column of June 8......you sure showed that arrogant Thai whos the boss around your house....
Thai reminds me a lot of a cat I once had....you go Thai !!
Comment by Sam — June 11, 2009 @ 10:34 pm
Thanks Sam. Yeah, I really know how to lay down the law, huh? He knows he has me wrapped pretty tightly around his soft little paw.
Comment by Nona Nelson — June 12, 2009 @ 10:45 am