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Category: The Cat Box

Past Lives: Do You Ever Feel Like You Were Napoleon or Joan or Arc? Here’s One Cat’s Version of Why

If you believe in reincarnation, keep reading. If you don’t… well, you’re probably not following this page anyway, so if reincarnation is a challenging topic for you then you may want to set this aside. I found this cat’s explanation of one aspect of reincarnation […]

Oh, Lordie… What to Feed a Rescue Cat or Dog with Diarrhea?!

This is an indelicate, but common, question. Really! Because rescued animals often have digestive problems. So, while I hate to have to use the “d” word, you are more than likely going to have to address the problem of your rescue cat or dog with diarrhea. […]

Animal “Walk-Ins” – A Different Kind of Reincarnation

What’s going on? The number of reincarnation cases I’ve been getting these past few weeks has been mind-boggling. Maybe it’s just a reflection of the fact that more people are believing in the fact that souls reincarnate… including animal souls. Or maybe it’s because more […]

Why Foster? Simple. It’s a Joyous Thing!

When the plea went out from our local shelter recently for help with the dozens of tiny, motherless kittens who needed fostering, I finally ponied up and jumped in full force. When I went to pick up a few of the babies and saw how […]

Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May

I thought of that old prophetic adage this morning when I spied my precious cat, Lily, posed to take the best advantage of what little sun there was on the bottom corner of my bed. No matter how cold, on most winter mornings my bed […]

Please Consider Adopting an ‘Owner Surrender’

What is an ‘owner surrender’? You probably already know, but just in case: being classified as an ‘owner surrender’ is one of the most heartbreaking conditions an animal can find itself in. These are the dogs, cats, horses, birds, and other animals who have been […]

Two Good Friends – Chiweenie Tucker and His Guardian Angel, Lily

When my own child, Hannah, was itty bitty, before she could even talk or walk, her favorite book in the whole world was named that: Two Good Friends. It was a little hardcover book with simple illustrations of two animals, a bear and a duck, […]

Litterbox Blues – Does Your Cat Have a Problem?

Does your cat: Prefer to pee outside her litterbox? Poop on its rim? Avoid his litterbox at all costs when it comes to pooping and peeing? Pee or poop on you or your clothes? (Ick.) Spray? (The worst!) These are just a few of the […]

Chihuahua & Chiweenie Christmas Love!

Whatever arguments prevail about which is the better small dog to be the human companion of, Chihuahua or Chiweenie, one thing is certain: BOTH HAVE THE BIGGEST HEARTS YOU COULD EVER HOPE TO FIND. And what is Christmas, if not a time for heartfelt love? […]

The Cat & Mouse Game — Reconciling the Predator/Prey Phenomenon

A while back I posted a blog that questioned whether we could override an animal’s instinctive behavior through animal communication (you can read that post HERE). In it I talked about how I appealed to my cat, Lily, to please stop killing birds. Mice in […]