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Unfortunetly at this time I don’t have a picture of Money-Honey. I’ll be sure to post one of her as soon as I can. I’m not 100% sure but we figure she is around 9 years old. One of the things I remember most about her was how she used to play fetch with a bouncy ball. She doesn’t do it anymore, she thinks she is to “grown-up” to play, afterall, she is now a momma cat. She was a private fetcher lol. What I mean by that was if there was anyone besides me watching, she would chase the bouncy ball till it stopped then just lay down and totally ignore me or the ball. However, If no one was watching, She would pick up the ball and drop it on my foot and sit there and stare at me until I threw it again (well bounced it, I never really threw it. They bounce alot as it is. Almost to much for inside a house. lol) She also had a preference on the color of the bouncy ball. She would not chase red or yellow ones. She loved green ones or blue ones.
Unfortunetly, Once she had her first kitten (litter of only one kitten) she never chased another bouncy ball. She just sits there all prim and proper and looks at me as if ti say, “pfft, I’m a momma now and I don’t play those silly games.”

Are you concerned your cat may have rabies?

Rabies is a fatal disease and can have adverse effects on your cat’s health.

here are some things you need to be aware of and what you can do.

Rabies, caused by a virus, affects the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals such as cats. Cat may suffer from different diseases such as upper respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, chronic kidney failure, feline distemper, diabetes, vomiting, flea, conjunctivitis, cat flu, ear mites, feline stress and rabies. Although rabies is rarely seen in cat, knowing the symptoms of cat rabies is very important for the cat owners in order to seek preventive measures.

A cat can contract rabies either from being bit from an infected animal or by eating an infested animal.

Rabies is also present  in the saliva of an affected animal. However, it cannot survive for a long period of time outside the body of it’s host.

Some signs and symptoms of rabies,
 Your infected cat can show three or any of three different phases such as prodromal phase, furious phase and paralytic or dumb stage.

• Prodromal phase generally last for 1-2 days in cats and they may develop fever spikes and erratic behavior. You may notice a significant change in cat’s temperament. An active cat may become shy or nervous and calm cat may become agitated. Other symptoms of cat rabies in this phase include excessive drooling, dilated pupils and snapping at imaginary objects.
• After 2-3 days, cats are most likely to develop the second stage namely furious phase. During this excitatory phase, an exaggerated response to any stimulus can be observed. There may be strange, abnormal changes in cat’s appetite and it may start eating and swallowing stones, sticks and other objects. The cat may wander aimlessly, may bite itself and have a voice change. The cat may have aggressive, violent behavior towards others, including its owner.
• Sometimes, cat may show the third stage, paralytic or dumb phase. During this phase, cat may get extremely depressed. You may see your cat with gape open mouth and protruded tongue. Progressive paralysis may result in paralysis of entire body. The cat may become weaker and there may be respiratory failure. This phase is followed by death of cat.

the best  defense  for your cat against contracting rabies is to take your cat to a vet and have a rabies shot.

Consult your vet about your cat’s age and ask your vet questions on how you should go about providing your cat with a rabies shot.

Originally,  this blog was intended for stories pertaining to fun and happy times that involve our pet cats.
I believe that it would be a discredit to our feline companions if I didn’t add a section dedicated to informing ourselves with information about the health of our beloved cats.
In this entry we will discuss Cat distemper and what it means to your cat.

Distemper is also known as Feline Panleukopenia.
First of all, Cat distemper is a very serious and dangerous illness to your cat.
Close to 90% of all cat distemper cases die If the cat distemper goes untreated.
There is no cure for Cat Distemper, With early detection and early treatment there is good chance that an adult cat will survive, unfortunately for kittens the chance of survival is less.

Unfortunately, In the early stages of cat distemper, the symptoms can look like other illnesses.
You will need to have  a vet check your cat in order to have  the right diagnoses.
It is always best to keep a close eye on your cat and be ready to take him/her to a vet, If they have been in a fight with a wild animal.
Cat distemper can not be transferred from cat to human or from cat to dog or vice-versa.
As always it is suggested and in your cat’s best interest that you have the vet give your cat all the required shots when they are little to help protect them from  cat distemper and other illnesses that are generally fatal to your cat.
I, myself am not a vet. Therefore I do not feel it would be wise of me to try and tell you what the symptoms can or can not be.

I do however, suggest that if you have a cat that has not had it’s  distemper shot. That you do a little research. (either online or call a vet for more information)

It’s a shame when things like this happen.

Following was found online.

Staff and agencies
31 July, 2008
BLACKWOOD, N.J. - A 44-pound cat found lumbering around New Jersey was abandoned by a woman who said her home was foreclosed, an animal shelter official said Thursday.

Jennifer Anderch, director of the Camden County Animal Shelter, said Thursday that the cat‘s owner came forward to describe the animal‘s background.

The cat appeared Thursday on “Live With Regis and Kelly.” A veterinarian on the show examined it and determine he was indeed a male.

Actually all my cats love the catnip, but this post is more about how  bad Stoop stoop (Stupid) is a catnip junkie. I grow my own catnip, mostly for tea. I do however share my catnip with my kitties.

Durring the growing season I will snip of some leaves to make tea with and I also make sure I cut a few extra leaves off for my four legged friends.

I also have a ziploc baggie of some dried catnip left over from last year that I also periodically treat the kittes with.

well, Stoop Stoop is the worse junkie of the bunch. The others will roll around with it, eat alittle, then be done and go lay down.

But not Stoop Stoop, He will eat it all up then sit there all wide and glassy eyed and just stare at me and cry and cry for more. He loves the stuff.

I’ve found out in the past that I have to hide the baggie of goods or he will sniff it out and try to chew thru it.

There was one time I was seperating seeds from a bunch of dry nip. I was useing a blank white piece of paper to put the seeds on so I could see them better.

I had finished cleaning  everything up but had left the paper (empty) on the desk and went out side to mow the lawn.

Later when I came back in the paper was on the floor and the center was all wet.

Stoop Stoop had licked the paper clean of any traces of catnip. lol

You think that is a sign of a hardcore catnip druggie?

wait til you read this lol.

my computer desk has a shelf attached to the top of it, and on that unit there is a cupboard spot with two doors that close and  held shut with magnets. (fairly strong magnets)

One day I gave the cats some cat nip. They all enjoyed it and off they went. All except Stoop Stoop of course.

He sat there by my chair and cried  and cried for more. I told him no  and then placed the zip loc baggie into the cupboard and latched the doors. (all the while  his eyes were concentrated on the baggie.)

I then left and went grocery shopping.  About 2 hours or so had past by the time I got home.

I brought the food in and took care of it, Looked at Stoop Stoop.

He sat there by the sink staring at my with big wide glassy eyes. I thought that was a little strange.

Usually the catnip wears off after about 30-45 minutes.

I went and made myself something for lunch and then went to my computer.

and there in the middle of my computer chair was the zip loc baggie with a hole chewed in it and half the catnip gone.

I then understood why Stoop Stoop was still so glassy eyed.

I also learned I needed to find a better place to hide the stash. lol

This story was submitted to me  from a MyBabyCat fan in New York.

Hi, I love your blog. I wanted to tell you about  a cat I had 14 years ago.

Her name was Snowbell. She was mostly white with  a few patches of black and tan.

One day she sitting on the window sill meowing alot. She was  doing what some people call chirping meows.

I walked over to the window to see what had her attention but I didn’t see anything so I went back to watching TV.

A few minutes later her moews had stopped. I looked over at her and she  was nose to nose with a fat black squirrel.  Only thing between them was the window glass.

I guess the squirrel wanted to see what Snowbell was fussing about too.

It must have been on the backside of a tree when I looked out.

I’ve had other cats since Snowbell but she has been my favorite.

I would have added a picture with this email but  I don’t have any of her that are on  my computer.

They are all in my photo album.

XXXXXX  New York

I will not use people’s real name on my blog  so I X’d the name  But I will use what state.

In earlier posts I have mentioned that I have a cat that we named stupid. I want to share with you  a little act he does just about every night.

Almost like clock work since he was little he likes to snooze in the evening on the living room couch.

He will cat nap off and on and then he will proceed to groom himself before his next snooze.

About the time he gets to grooming his tail he will put a paw on it to hold it still while he washes it.

Of course it twitches alittle, when it does that  he stops washing  and stares at the tip of his tail.

Eyes locked on, then it flickers again.

When it does he lunges for it, of course considering it is HIS tail and it is attached to him  it moves out of his reach before he can get it.

Of course by now it’s on and he intends to win the little game of cat-n-tail.

Round and round he goes in short spurts, not once getting  ahold of it.

he will keeps this up for atleast 10-15 minutes till he gets to close to the edge of the couch and falls off.

then he will sit on the floor, look around and jump back up on the couch like nothing happened and curl up and drift off back to sleep.

He has done this since he was a kitten.

Stupid, the tail chasing cat.

I happen to run across these videos Named Simon’s Cat that were created by Sumon Tofield.

These are not my creation, I just wanted to share with you all these clips that I found on youtube.

Below you will find a funny cat that is forever finding ways to get his owner’s attention so he can be fed.

The artist who created these funny little scripts of a foolish little kitty  cat must have a cat of their own and observed the cat’s behavior because as you’ll see  the vids are so close to real (with alittle added comedy)

Enjoy