Not all pet sitters are created equal or we wouldn’t have a litany of horror stories. Jill Rose would know, she has worked as a professional pet sitter her entire adult life and is celebrating her 25th year in business at Ally McPets in Southern California. After all these years Jill has seen it all from cats, dogs, parrots to iguanas but
Happy Mancat Monday with your friendly feline editor Clyde. Mind you, I’m feeling more bearish or lionish with the stormy weather. March arrived with the roar of a lion. Snow, sleet and a wicked wind knocked down massive tree limbs. Who knows if the Farmer’s Almanac is right about March coming in like a lion and goes out like a
Black Panther Film A Leg Up For Black Cat Adoption? by Layla Morgan Wilde The Black Panther block-buster film is reaping box office gold and perhaps a purrfectly unexpected bonus for black cats. We hope our nonprofit book Black Cats Tell All to raise awareness and shelter adoption rates for black cats will benefit. All post images via Instagram. The Daily
The Truth About Amazing Narnia The Two-Faced Cat and Internet Sensation by Layla Morgan Wilde When a cat goes viral, the media often posts before fact-checking. That’s why you’ll see many pop culture news outlets doing copycat reporting. It takes time to research, write and edit a good story but it starts with getting the facts. We believe our
Remembering Lola, Black Cats Tell All Book Contributor by Clyde, feline editor. Well, dearest ones, a chapter has closed and a new one has begun. There has been much sadness with deaths and illness in our cat community, but love keeps us going. Love keeps us strong. It’s with a heavy heart to announce that Lola, a fellow Black Cats
Valentines For Writers and Is Your Cat Your Valentine? Updated for Valentine’s Day! You are loved by us. via GIPHY Oh my whiskers, our regular Monday post by our feline editor Clyde is instead a Valentine to you dear reader. Sit back and bathe in the love. There are vintage free valentines, original art and words from the heart. If
Oskar The Blind Cat In Memoriam by Layla Morgan Wilde It’s with profound sadness to share a personal tribute to one-and-only Oskar the blind cat. May he rest in peace and may his memory be a blessing. To Oskar’s cat dad Mick, his cat mom Bethany, his human sisters Faye and Fern and to Oskar’s feline sidekick and best bro
UPDATE: Marten @peculiar was won the Modern Cat contest. He will grace the cover of the Modern Cat Magazine Spring/summer 2018 issue. It’s February and we have some VIP or very important pet holidays this month. This is your feline editor Clyde in an especially passionate mood. I can’t wait to introduce you a very special black cat, Marlena and
UPDATE: Marten has won and will grace the spring/summer issue cover of Modern Cat Magazine. Hello, it’s your mancat Clyde with a special guest. As you may know, I’m a very discerning old cat and particular about what I write about. When you get to my age not much impresses me but I’m thrilled to share news and an interview with
This post is divided into two sections by our feline editors Clyde and Odin. They agreed to repost our Answer Your Cat’s Question Day post. Odin: May I remind you that January is Take Your Pet For A Walk Month. This is me yesterday trotting along happily but only very short walks when it’s cold. I don’t like sweaters or
Oh hello, cat lovers, it’s your feline friend and host, Clyde with some furry good news. We’re celebrating all week because I’m turning 18 on January 18th in 2018. It’s a triple whammy of auspiciousness. I remain steadfast in my disdain for cameras but relented for a birthday portrait, ha! Frankly, given my health issues of CKD, diabetes, hearing loss and
2018 Pet Holiday & Event Calendar For Cat Lovers is our gift to you for 365 days of purrs to celebrate cats. Instead of the usual list of holidays, we’re sharing a fun infographic. There are some new holidays both silly and practical plus dates of new cat events slated for 2018. Infographics tend to be super long, so to
100 Years of New Year’s Eve Cheer With Cats by Layla Morgan Wilde. Happy New Year or New Year 2018. It was a rough year of ups and downs but 2017 will always be a special year since it’s the year we published our first book Black Cats Tell All: True Tales And Inspiring Images. We’re happy to say farewell
Secret Santa Catmas And Wildly Festive Cat Art Merry, merry everyone. I’ll be blogging at the behest of Clyde our feline editor and his fursibs today. Enjoy our annual Secret Santa Catmas or Christmas extravaganza. It’s loaded with lots of pics and few words since who has time to read. Thank you friends, readers (new and old) and
Happy Winter Solstice and bright blessings for Yule. To celebrate the longest and darkest night of the year, I’ve created a new collection of vintage black cat cards with a modern twist. Yule has Germanic, Anglo Saxon and Nordic roots which developed into Christmas as we know it with Christmas trees, Father Christmas turned Santa, gift-giving and feasts. The Nordic
Meet Stanley Mini-panther Design Muse by Clyde, feline editor. It’s no secret as a working cat, I like to feature other working cats like last week’s veterinarian clinic assistant Whisper or fellow book contributor and blogger Rosie. Even couch potato cats have a purpose, but today I’m keen to focus on creative muses. Our featured cat is Stanley, a design
From Homeless Shelter Cat to Happy Vet Clinic Cat: Whisper’s Story We’re excited to share to a guest post by Dr.Brenda Eisenhauer DVM, a veterinarian based in Colorado. Her cat Whisper, is a working cat who survived a rough start and today advocates for feline dental health. It’s not because of her good teeth. In fact, she doesn’t have any.
Feline Festival Of Lights Featuring Rosie & Izzy. Welcome to a holiday edition of Mancat Monday with Clyde and feline friends. Before I introduce you to our featured cats this week Rosie and Izzy, I have a few tidbits of other news. It suddenly turned into a winter wonderland this weekend in New York. As an indoor-only cat, I have
New Black Cats Tell All Color 2018 Calendar 60% off. Today only! There will be other sales but no guarantee they will arrive before Christmas. This one has a windows theme of cats looking out of windows or the view of their world from South Africa to Norway and stops in the U.S. The back of the calendar includes bonus kitty
We interrupt our normal Monday blog schedule with Clyde and his feline friends for a sneak peek about the furry, fabulous New York Cat Film Festival At long last, a real film festival about cats is coming to New York on Dec. 9. This is not about cat videos but actual films from fictional shorts to documentaries featuring cats from around the globe. As