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Crazy Cat Ladies No More
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Thursday May 23rd, 2013 at 08:28 PM
Crazy Cat Ladies. In many circles that expression is not meant kindly. It connotates instability, excess (too many cats, obsessively talking about cats), wearing sweatshirts with cutesy embroidered artwork of kittens chasing after balls of yarn. We're probably fat. We're far from cool. We have no relationship as meaningful as the one we have with our cats. We're probably not married, maybe never even had a boyfriend.
2013 Robin A.F. Olson. The cat ladies dinner. Between everyone at the table...
The Other Side
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Friday May 10th, 2013 at 03:23 PM
The past month has been one of the worst of my life. Although Ive witnessed the slow decline and eventual passing of my own senior cats, and all the fear and sadness that brings, Ive never watched it happen to a mere kitten. It is so much worse because theres the added tragedy of the full, long life that never got to be lived. The family I imagined coming to adopt him, never came to the door. The joy hed have being loved and cherished for a lifetime, was taken away by a fatal disease.
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Dear Fred.
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Thursday May 9th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Dear Fred,
Youre in the foster room on the floor above my office catching the last few rays of sunshine as you rest in the little cubby on the cat tree. I imagine your respirations, too fast for normal, a bit shallow. Your tail lays limply, instead of flicking back and forth. Youve been sick with something for months and its robbed you of the use of your back legs and now your front are gone, too. Weve done so many tests on you, with most of them coming up negative or normal, only to find a...
You are Love.
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Thursday May 2nd, 2013 at 07:13 PM
I watch you sleep, curled up against the chill of the evening air. Your eyes closed, a serene smile plays upon your mouth. Your chest rises and falls in a peaceful rhythm. For you, with a full belly and a soft place to lie, all is good in the world.
You stretch out a dainty paw with jellybean toes painted pink and black. The colors dance across your feet in a playful pattern that makes me want to giggle. I want to stick my index finger between those little nibblets and tickle you, but I dont...
Here Comes da Judge-the 2013 Internet Cat Video Festival!
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Monday April 29th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
I've been keeping some really exciting news under wraps. It would have been good enough to tell you that the Walker Art Center's (WAC) Internet Cat Video Festival is coming back bigger and better to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, August 28, 2013 at 7pm and that the crowds are expected to top 13,000 cat lovers from around the globe, but..there's more!
I'm thrilled to announce that I will be one of the Juror's of this year's show!I'm deeply honored to be part of WAC's group of cat-centric...
Freedom for the Iredell County Cats
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Thursday April 25th, 2013 at 06:21 PM
I just heard from Lisa, our friend at SPCA of Wake County in Raleigh, NC. She gave me an update on the 9 cats (an additional 3 cats went to another rescue) they rescued from Iredell Animals Services last week. If you recall, these cats were subjected to being caged for 2 YEARS due to an animal cruelty investigation and subsequent court case. Once the cats were free to go, they still faced being euthanized because many have minor health issues and some are senior-aged.
2013 SPCA Wake County....
The Brink
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Monday April 22nd, 2013 at 11:37 PM
I'd like to write a meaningful update about Fred, but the truth is I've become incapacitated by this horrific situation. Words are very hard for me to come by. I'm focused on providing round-the-clock care for Fred, for arranging his next test or Vet appointment and for finding a way to pay for it all.
I'm sick to my stomach. I can barely function. I have visions of having to euthanize a 10-month old KITTEN because I can't find an answer to what has been slowly robbing him of his neurological...
And Then There Were None-Miracle for 12 Kitties Caged for 2 Years
from Covered in Cat Hair
on Thursday April 18th, 2013 at 04:26 PM
BEHOLD A MIRACLE Twelve cats I reported about a week ago who were caged for TWO YEARS at Iredell Animal Services due to a legal dispute, had their dream come true today. EVERY SINGLE CAT HAS A RESCUE. ALL OF THE CATS ARE SAFE AND SOUND. NONE OF THEM WERE EUTHANIZED!
A HUGE, THANK YOU TO the SPCA OF WAKE COUNTY for being so receptive to my email asking for help that they got to work putting together the necessary planning to take on NINE of the TWELVE CATS (the others were taken by another...
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