Giving Thanks

Despite the fact your life is tough, remember to give a little thanks to your humans as well as your other feline friends who may not have laps to purr on.

My favorite no-kill animal shelters:

Pasadena Human Society

San Gabriel Humane Society (extra special because this is where I was adopted!).

Purrs

William the Cat

How to Avoid Overeating at Thanksgiving

1. Eat a small mouse in the morning. No need to starve yourself until the big meal arrives.


2. Some exercise before the meal is a good. Consider running in and around people’s feet while they are preparing the big meal. The bonus is that this is is like an obstacle course and helps burn many categories.


3. Go to the toilet and drink some water to fill your tummy before the meal begins.


4. Avoid getting stressed out if company should arrive a/o if there is another household pet. This may cause you to take solace in food and over-eating which may cause you to barf everything up. If you find you must barf, the antique Turkish carpet is the best place of course.


5. Eat just a little off everyone’s plate. This is easily accomplished if you jump on and off the table quickly enough.


6. One one hand there is always tomorrow. On the other you must not forget one gizzard on your plate today is worth more than two gizzards on your plate tomorrow. This does not make sense but neither do you.


7. If you do overeat - there is no reason to feel guilty. Just take a long nap. Guaranteed to make you feel better.
   

Happy Thanksgiving!

Declaw on Cats - BANNED!

It's two paws down for cat de-clawing. Both the Los Angeles City Council and the Beverly Hills City council have voted unanimously in a preliminary action to ban declawing cats. A final vote on the ordinance is scheduled for November 17, 2009.

Los Angeles councilman Bill Rosendahl, who owns three cats and looked dashing in a black suit covered in white cat hair stated "The bottom line is, you take the claws out of a cat, you take away the cat." He did not need to add you also take away the various art forms your cat can create with those claws.

IOWA CAT WITH SWINE FLU

Another Feline First!

A 13 year old neutered male cat, a domestic short hair if you must know,may be the first feline infected with Swine Flu.

The cat who wishes to only be known as "Mr Whiskers" for privacy purposes, became infected after several of his captive human slaves caught the flu. "I couldn't let them all get sick by themselves," he purrs.

"Despite his equivalent age of 68 human years," officials at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames stated, "[Mr Whiskers] once again shows feline supremacy by fully recovering - without having to use any of his nine lives."

"I would like to thank the veterinarians at Iowa State even though I think the name-University College- is a bit redundant even for a cat with limited writing skills." [Mr. Whiskers] meows. He adds, "I am not considered a high risk in spreading the virus and that is all I will say on the matter. I do appreciate the public's respect for my privacy at this time."

It is not know if he is striped or not.

Monrovia Rat Homicide

"Breakfast of the Champions!" declares William the Cat.

Today, shortly after William left for his morning ablutions, the Franklins discovered these dismembered rat remains on the lawn. No head was found making general identification of the rat impossible.

William, "There's nothing better in the morning, than a nice yummy Roof Rat" says William. "Today I liked the head best but other times not so much."

Due to the Roof Rat breeding season, the Franklins have been finding more and more rat homicides left on the lawn but thankfully not at the doormat or in the house.

"I don't like to share" says William.

Because of his hunter prowess, William is now in great demand in the neighborhood with neighbors plying him with wet cat food to encourage him for personal yard Roof Rat patrol.

Many Roof Rats in this Monrovia neighborhood have met their demise with William. It is hard to guess the total number as the Franklins do not believe William is bringing all his catches home. However, last December, William averaged one Roof Rat or part of a Roof Rat left on their lawn per day.

Says William "It also tastes better when you catch them yourself."