How To Handle Cats

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23/07/2022

Give up. They cannot be beaten.

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09/04/2022

True

19/03/2022

Have you seen a cat with a cut -- "tipped" -- left ear? That's the universal sign of a cat that has been through TNR.

A cat with a “tipped” left ear means he/she has been sterilized and vaccinated as part of a TNR (trap-neuter-return) program to humanely control the outdoor cat population. Ear-tipped feral cats should NOT be taken to the humane society/animal shelter unless sick or injured. Instead, please leave them right where they are in their own outdoor territory. Studies have shown their presence prevents other cats from moving into the area. And because TNR'd cats have been spayed or neutered they will never contribute to cat overpopulation.

18/03/2022

I need this poster!

Cat-lovers, rejoice! While many of us will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day, today is also St Gertrude’s Day, known to many as the patron saint of cats.
Much of what we know about Saint Gertrude comes from the Vita Sanctae Geretrudis, her official Catholic biography written to justify her worship as a Saint. Born around 626AD, she led an extraordinary life for a woman of her time.

At just ten years old, she was already under pressure to marry, but she didn’t want any of it. When the son of a duke proposed, there was no swooning from Gertrude. Instead, she lost her temper and declared that she would “have neither him nor any earthly spouse but Christ the Lord”.

From then on, her life took a different course than the one intended for her. She fended off multiple marriage proposals, and her mother Itta backed her all the way.

When Gertrude’s father died just four years later, she shaved Gertrude’s hair into the style worn by monks in a bid to put off any further potential suitors. And to be absolutely sure, they went and founded a double monastery at Nivelles together, where they lived out the rest of their lives as nuns.

At Nivelles, Gertrude soon became known for being gifted with visions, including one of a flaming sphere that was so bright it was described by others as a visitation of the ‘True Light’.

She is also said to have worked some pretty substantial miracles, including banishing a sea storm and a sea monster allowing religious men traveling on monastic business to complete their journey in safety.

But what has any of this got to do with cats?
Described as intelligent and caring, Gertrude has been attributed with an unusually long list of patronages. She is often invoked as a patron of travelers, not just because she banished that sea monster, but also because she was hospitable to all, regardless of whether or not they were religious.

She’s popular among gardeners too, with many saying that good weather on her feast day is a good sign that it’s time to grab your trowels and your kneelers and start planting for spring. She’s also called upon for the sick, the poor, the elderly, and to ward off fever, mental illness and… mice.

Indeed, early pictures frequently show her with mice running up her crosier, probably as an homage to her fervent prayer for holy souls. This was something which she is said to have taken particularly seriously, and at the time holy souls were often depicted as mice.

But there are many who take the mouse connection much more literally. Gertrude and her sister nuns are said to have kept lots of cats the monastery – both for companionship and to keep a very real mouse problem at bay. Gertrude was apparently renowned for being remarkably kind to them and sure enough, you only need to do a quick Google image search to find tonnes of pictures of Gertrude cradling cats in a lovely garden setting. While her patronage of cats seems to be a more recent addition to her saintly remit, it has exploded her popularity and is probably her most widely invoked attribute today.

Her life came to an end when, exhausted from a life of fervent prayer and intense visions, she asked one of her cherished pilgrims when she would die. Tomorrow, he said. Tomorrow was St Patrick’s day, and sadly, the pilgrim’s prophesy came true.

So if you’re out revelling for Saint Patrick’s Day, take a moment to cherish the cats in your life and remember the remarkable Saint Gertrude, an independent woman who refused to give in to the pressures and expectations of her time, and showed kindness and compassion to people from all walks of life. And who really loved cats.
– Harriet Tatton, DigVenture archaeologist

Artist Carolee Clark(You can find her artwork on Etsy)

18/03/2022

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Today’s Laugh

31/12/2021

🧗😺😂😂😂😂

14/12/2021

This is so touching and true! 💯😇❤️🙏🏻

02/12/2021

Yes you can 😺

28/11/2021

🎄 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

27/11/2021

TOTALLY AGREE! 🧡

22/11/2021

My cats every morning at 6:24 am!

Today’s Laugh

10/11/2021

Anyone have a drama queen/king like this? I have several!

29/10/2021

This is the tree we all need.

Exactly 😺

29/10/2021

Cats gonna do cat things!

14/10/2021

Ha! Kitty jail just means more time to sleep undisturbed. 😂😻

28/09/2021

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26/09/2021

A few months ago, Bryan Davies and his family opened their hearts and home to a wonderful sheltering cat named Wyatt. And it did not take long for the curious kitten to discover the things he liked. “Wyatt likes to look at birds and squirrels from the window,” Davies told The Dodo. Instead of ma...

21/09/2021

Two of my favorite things - Cats and Space/Astronauts!

20/09/2021

So true! check local rescue organizations to see how you can help. Many have trap, spay/neuter, release programs.

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17/08/2021

Pocket panthers, aka, black cats are the best! If you have room in your home, a black cat will fill your heart. Please adopt!

Happy Black Cat Appreciation Day!

Don’t forget - black cats have a harder time getting adopted from shelters and rescues, so in honor of this amazing day, post a picture of your black cats in the comments below and let’s keep spreading the word: black cats are beautiful and wonderful!

01/08/2021

Just added this place to my travel list! 😂

Japan is such an exceptional country, they're constantly inventing things that we never thought we needed, but this time they came up with the best idea ever!If you're a cat lover and looking for a reason to visit Japan, then this is a perfect opportunity. Nyan Nyan Ji, which literally translates to...

27/07/2021

YES.

28/03/2021

Ha! These are my cats. Faster than my Mom can grab the water bottle!

25/03/2021

You can't always get what you want but you can get pretty close when you get a new kitten!

Breaking News: Mick Jagger has a new kitten and his name is Nero.