WILLIAM GETS WORMS

Monrovia, California - - This story is true and particularly disgusting. So if you get grossed out easily, do not read on. I can guarantee you won't like it.


William, a grey, striped, blue tabby was found with worms today. This was evidenced by a worm coming out of his bum that resembled a piece of rice, except it moved in a particularly revolting manner. Why? Why? must it look like rice I ask you?


Thankfully this will be remedied soon by picking up some medication at William's vet which thankfully can be purchased without having William present. The vet's office declined my offer to bring in a worm sample.


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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 8 – Hair Stylist

Most kitties, with the exception of Sphynx cats, are born with an abundance of fur. Long fur, short fur, black fur, brown fur, orange fur, yellow fur. Fur that sheds during the summer and during the winter. During the spring and during the fall. Fur that collects in big dust balls under the furniture, in the corners of your home and on expensive dry-clean only garments. What to do with all that fur? Be a hairdresser that’s what.

Consider this career if you;

• Wish to spend hours grooming yourself and others


• Embrace the beauty of a good hairball


• Possess an outstanding sense of style and interested in creating your own line of hair-care products.
  

Created by Lynn Chang & Christienne Miller

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 7 – Warehouse Manager

The job description is simple. Someone has to put all those boxes on a shelf and someone has to take them all down again. All you need to ask yourself is – is that someone me?

If you like boxes, boxes and more boxes. If you like them stacked on top of each other. If you like them here or there – or if you like them everywhere – then this very well might be the job for you.

Consider this career if you;

• Possess an inherent awareness of spatial relations


• Enjoy scaring others with a forklift


• Can walk into an empty space and fill it sensibly and completely

If you answered “yes” to all of the above, we see a warehouse in your future.

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

Warehouse dust bad. Clean kitty fur good!

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 7 – Tax Accountant

Although it is ironic that accounting jobs are plentiful despite the weak economy, there is no reason, that a kitty can’t take advantage of this expanding field. And if financial statements, collecting W2’s and the prospect of cooking the books appeals to you this may very well be the career path for you.

Consider this career if you;

• Crunch numbers as mindlessly as a bowl of kibble


• Ensure that everything is thoroughly documented and balanced


• Keep up to date with changing Federal and State tax laws and mandates

If you answered “yes” to all of the above, you would be a great Tax Accountant!

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

When was the last time you balanced your checkbook?

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 8 - Are you an Organizer?

(Part 8 of a 9 part series)

You may be looking at the title of this blog, and then looking at the image above. You then may ask yourself, what does a cat in a Football outfit have to do with organizing! Well, we think that’s a good question and we’re not sure either but we're really open to your interpretations.

This is part 8 of a 9 part series for kitties looking for some employment in these tough economic times. That’s because we truly believe, with a little elbow grease, you can beat the current 9.8% unemployment rate. In the past series, we looked at careers for the DOER, the THINKER, the CREATOR and the HELPER. This week, we look at the ORGANIZER.

Organizers are cats that help maintain order in their households.

Are you an Organizer?

Tasks that fill up your day may include:

a. Sleeping for 20 hours at a time

b. Chewing on a house plant

c. Rearranging the knick knacks on the mantle

d. Howling at the top of your lungs when the house is quiet

If you answered “c”, you are an Organizer.

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller.

There is no time like now to get that pesky wallet organized!

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 7 - Realtor

When you dream of the utopian world, do you dream that there is chicken and tuna in every pot and there is a warm bed and lap for every kitty? Does this imagery give you that warm and fuzzy feeling inside and make your tummy look and feel even more fuzzy?? If so, a REALTOR is the career for you.

Although the real estate market is currently slow, hard working kitties can still find great success in this field - you just need to be creative. When showing a house, you need not only point out the number of bedrooms or bathrooms. How about that window that has a great view where you can see other neighborhood cats and freak out? The number of closets you can hide in when guests come over where no one can find you for hours and think you've somehow got out and run away? A counter top that doesn't show tell-tale paw prints for those midnight raids? So many appealing features that might otherwise go unnoticed!

Consider this career if you;

• Embrace a frantic pace in your life


• Feel at home putting on a show in any home


• Enjoy building long-term, win-win relationships

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

A Catnip Yoga Mat. The purrr...fect housewarming gift.

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 7 - Purrr…sonal Assistant

A Purrr…sonal assistant is both the hardest and simplest job imaginable. Obvious tasks like following your human from room to room will be no stretch for your walnut sized brain. But, you'll definitely need your extrasensory perception (ESP) skills for the more difficult aspect of this job; anticipating your human's needs - even when they don't realize they have a need. For example, what to do if your human is going down the stairs carrying a large load of laundry and needs an extra paw? Trust your intuition. Quick! Run down with them, as fast as you can go, at an angle and between their legs if possible. Remember "Six legs good! Two legs bad!" This type of anticipatory help will always be greatly appreciated in moments like this, making a career as a Purrr...sonal Assistant particularly rewarding.

Consider this career if you;

• Exist for everyone else but yourself


• Possess the ability to manage multiple projects with attention to detail


• Are a self-starter that energizes people around you
  

Created by Lynn Chang & Christienne Miller

Bubble bath after a hard day's work?

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 7 - Are you a Helper?

Part 7 of a 9 part series

Look it, this is part 7 of a 9 part series. So if you're not a DOER, a THINKER or a CREATOR and at the end of this week you realize you are not a HELPER - you're starting to run out of options fuzzbutt. There are only two more parts.* So, it's important you chose something - soon. Why you ask? Well have you read the papers recently? Reality check. The economy is going down and the gravy train is coming to an end. That's why.

In times like this, the kitties, the key is self-sufficiency. Otherwise you know where you might end up? The alley! Is that what you want?

So listen now and listen good. No one said a job was going to be easy. The good news is that maybe you're a HELPER. Read on and see if this is the right path for you.

Are you a Helper?

When you encounter a messy dinner plate you tend to:

• Bury it to hide the smell


• Clean it thoroughly to prepare it for the dishwasher


• Knock it onto the floor and play with the broken pieces


• Ignore it and go take a nap

If you answered "bury it" or "knock it to the floor", you are a Helper.

*but we're going to take a break and focus on costumes for October.

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

Help yourself by getting organized with this darling keychain!

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 6 - Chef

If you like to eat, able to distinguish between a no-name cat food and your favorite exponentially more expensive brand and you're willing to taste new things, like the take out Chicken Tikka Masala that someone left on the counter then a CHEF might be the career for you.

Despite the fact that cats are well known for their discriminating palettes, there are relatively few cat chefs in currently in the marketplace. If you don't believe me, when is the last time you saw a cat on Hell's Kitchen? And why not? You're quick, nimble and you could easily give Chef Ramsay a few new ways on how to express yourself when you don't get what you want.

As you are deciding where your passions lie, we suggest exploring new cuisines or taking a cooking class or two. What's nice to know that wherever this career path leads you: short order cook, restaurateur about town or cat-erer, there is nothing more satisfying than to serve or be served a good meal.

Consider this career if you;

• Enjoy eating and drinking to an excess


• Look great in an apron


• Can julienne better than Julia Child

Not a CREATOR? Check in next Tuesday to see if you are a HELPER!

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

There's nothing like Zoom Around the Room Catnip to spice up your life.



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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 6 - Opera Singer

Listen, if you've got a voice there is no reason why you shouldn't use it or let it be wasted in an alley when you could be trying out for America's Got Talent. You might think - I can't! I am no longer a kitten and my tail is grey, bushy and unmanageable! Well, think about the great loss we would would all have if Susan Boyle gave up because she's got grey, bushy and unmanageable eyebrows! Your voice is a gift and you should share your gift.

Now before you think just because you have talent, you can be a lazy bones and just lie around all day and dream about Carnegie Hall, you need to know that to be a truly great opera singer, you must practice, practice, practice. (That and having a Viking helmet and spiky bra is really all you need.) I can still hear my high school band director saying, "95% perspiration, 5% inspiration." And this is never more true than when pursuing a career as an Opera Singer.

As you refine your talent, you'll find practice will begin to feel much less like work and more like a natural part of your everyday life. For example, you'll startle yourself by realizing you are practicing your vibrato in a hallway, your volume when you want in or your pitch when you want out. And as you refine your skill and talent, you'll find your listeners more and more appreciative.

Consider this career if you;

• Possess massive lung capacity


• Communicate your feelings at a very high amplitude


• Have purrr…fect pitch

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

In between your practice, a little relaxing of the vocal chords is a must and a little s-t-r-e-t-c-h on on Catnip Yoga Mats does the trick.


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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 6 - Interior Designer

All of us are able to immediately recognize what we like when we see it, but few of us can actually create a look from scratch. However, if you are an Interior Designer Kitty, you know innately what needs to be done the minute your walk in a room to make that space truly and uniquely yours. Tearing just an ever so small opening in the sheer silk curtain to let the sun in just so? Shredding that new couch in just the right place to give it that purrr…fect Shabby Chic touch? Or perhaps placing that hair ball on the antique Turkish carpet in the exact right place for maximum impact?

Consider this career if you;

• Understand the neccessity of well placed fringe


• Work well with a conflicting personalities


• Strong creative skills coupled with a strong understanding of the creative process

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

Consider the purrr...fect accent Nine Lives Needlepoint Pillow for your favorite chair.


To purrr…use more selections, please visit Kitty Planet at www.kitty-planet.com. Where Fashionable Felines Shop!

Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 6 - Are you a Creator?

(Part 5 of a 9 part series)

If you have been faithfully following the blog you may have determined you are not a DOER or a THINKER. This may have left you despondent and unable to enjoy the sun's last rays on your furry body as you lie under your favorite window sadly musing, "perhaps there is no hope for me to be fulfilled in my cat-reer." But do not give up hope, as you may very well be a CREATOR.

Incidentally, for those who have not been faithfully following the blog, we hiss and spit on you. Furthermore, we refuse to use the litterbox you have graciously provided and choose to go instead to the planter where you have planted a low maintenance Dracaena and teach you a thing or two about low maintenance.

Being a creator is wonderful. For one, isn't God a creator too? If so, he certainly is in good company. For two, most cats have have artistry running through their veins.

Are you a Creator?

True or False:

You are inspired by:

• Afternoon naps in a warm sunbeam


• Raking the litter in your cat box into elaborate patterns


• Making imprints with your paws on windows and mirrors


• Your Yoga and meditation practices

If you true to one or more, you are a Creator.

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

Whether you are a creator or not, it's hard not to appreciate the creativity behind our exclusive collection of Johanna Hansen Cat-A-Ments.

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 5 - Corporate Lawyer

Although being a corporate lawyer may sound less exciting than let's say a NASA Scientist or Professional Thief, a Corporate Lawyer is a highly respectable profession, and purrr...fect for the kitty who values stability, enjoys working at a desk and doesn't mind staying up all night to get the job done.

Most kitties have everything they need to be a Corporate Lawyer: A keen sense of opportunity, the ability to surprise the opposition and a respectable suit. The only thing we recommend to round out your obvious assets is the purchase of a cell phone with good coverage so you can easily handle any international deals when you are away from your office, for example, lying on the couch or in the sun. Luckily for you, because your hearing is quite acute you will not need an ear piece unless of course you are driving depending on your local state laws.

Consider this career if you;

• Work well without supervision and have no existing criminal records


• Drive your point home loudly and often


• Are able to orchestrate successful, leveraged buyouts

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller.

After a hard day on the job, it's important to take the time to relax. Studies have shown yoga helps relieve work induced stress. And to make your practice nicer or whenever you need a time out we're sure you'll grow to these Catnip Yoga Mats.
Catnip Yoga Mats and more available at Kitty Planet, www.kitty-planet.com. After all, it's a Kitty World!

Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 5 - Professional Thief

Although there are many perils in breaking the law, especially with legislation like Three Strikes in California, there really is no reason an enterprising kitty should not consider a successful career in crime. After all, how do you think Cat Burglar was coined?

Depending on your neighborhood, the amazing rewards of this job can keep you purring for days. And you'll find the selection of items you can paw is quite broad. You need not limit yourself to precious stones and metals - after all what's wrong with a lovely fish skeleton or an exciting leathery, petrified bat that someone found in their basement and tried unsuccessfully to give to the garbage collector for several weeks? You'll find all these items have surprisingly good street value with your friendly neighborhood fencer.

Another plus is that you'll find your slinky ways and ability to see in the dark an incredible asset that sets you head, shoulders and tails above other petty criminals of lesser animals.

Consider this career if you;

• Demonstrate extreme patience


• Tremble from excitement and make an "eh eh eh" sound when you see something you want


• Can spot a D flawless from across the room

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

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William the Cat simply sparkling in his Crystal Collar in Midnight.

Other Crystal Safety Collar color selections available at Kitty Planet, www.kitty-planet.com. After all, it's a Kitty World!

Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 5 - NASA Scientist

The myth of cats only excelling in liberal arts is that - a myth only. Many cats have found great success in the world of science and you can too. And if you're going to reach for the stars, to explore the space and time continuum, to pioneer the future in aeronautics research or to contact the Mother Ship, we believe you need to reach no higher than to be a NASA scientist.

Consider this career if you:

• Can concentrate on one thing for hours and hours and hours and hours and hours.


• Approach situations from a detached, analytical point-of-view


• Recite all of Newton’s laws of motion as your personal mantras

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller.

It doesn't take a scientist to understand why after this long, hot summer where you have spent many, many hours, rolling in the dirt, that you may need a bath. Use Kitty Planet's exclusive Fancy Catnip Shampoo and Fancy Rosemary Conditioner to change that drab, dusty and lifeless fur to soft, silky and manageable fur. By using the combination, specifically designed for your sensitive skin, you will no doubt be the envy of all the kitties in your neighborhood.

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Discover the Color of Your Litterbox - Part 5 - Are you a Thinker?

(Part 5 of a 9 part series)
If you have been faithfully following the blog last week, you may have determined you are not a DOER. But please do not lose hope because you may very well be a THINKER.

Thinkers are cats that are excellent planners. They plot, plan AND plan ahead.

Take this quiz if you think you might be a Thinker:

You tend to get on the forbidden kitchen counter top:
a. When no one is home, but leave evidence that someone else, not you was there
b. To bite the pie that was left out and loosely wrapped even though you don't like pie.
c. When you want to look out the window
d. To play with the dripping faucet

If you answered “a”, you are a thinker.

Created by Lynn Chang and Christienne Miller

There is no time like now, with the changing seasons, to think about a new look or outfit for fall. We think "A Rose by Any Other Name," safety cat collar, is a purrr…fect addition to your Fall Wardrobe. A beautiful rose, that compliments your own beauty on a black velvet collar.


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How To Handle a Shedding Cat

Here is a simple way to handle your shedding cat.

All you need is the following:

• Vacuum Cleaner
  
• Old pantyhose
  
• Elastic Band
  
• Shedding cat
  

Instructions

1. Cut off foot of pantyhose.
   
2. Take vacuum cleaner out of closet.
   
3. Put pantyhose foot (the small piece) over the vacuum cleaner nozzle and secure with an elastic band.
   
4. Plug in vacuum cleaner.
5. Find your cat.
6. Hold cat securely.
7. Turn on vacuum cleaner.
8. Manually remove hair from pantyhose when it gets too thick. Hair may be saved for other projects (check back here later).
   
9. When no hair is coming off cat anymore and the cat is visibly smaller than before you are finished..

Voila! A non-shedding and happy cat!

To help recognize your cat you might consider a new safety or breakaway collar. Kitty Planet's lovely Angel collars are shown above but many more fashionable styles may be purrr...used at www.kitty-planet.com.

William styling in his Angel collar in Big Hunka Love (green). Meow!

William's antics can now be followed on Twitter under the moniker WilliamtheCat. We hope you join us!

How to Wash Your Cat #1

Here is a simple way to wash your cat.

All you need is the following:

• Cardboard
• Scissors
• Washing Machine
• Kitty Shampoo (Try Fancy Catnip Shampoo)*
• Blow Dryer
• Dirty Cat

Instructions

1. Cut ring out of cardboard (approx 24" in diameter) and a smaller hole inside the ring (approx 3" in diameter. This must fit your cat's head snugly so you may want to measure your cat's neck).
   
2. Cut a few notches around the smaller ring so you can get it over your cat's head.
3. Fill Washing Machine. Set on Gentle and Warm wash/Warm rinse.
4. Add Kitty Shampoo (a few squirts is all you need).
5. Find your cat.
6. Place Cardboard ring over your cat's head.
7. Place cat (and Cardboard ring) in washing machine.
8. Let wash finish cycle. If you cat is dirty, you may want to select Heavy Duty Wash.
9. Blow Dry your Cat

Voila! A clean and happy cat!

* Fancy Catnip Aloe Shampoo can be purchased with Fancy Rosemary Conditioner at www.kitty-planet.com. Unlike other shampoos you find at pet stores, Fancy products were specially formulated for Kitties - with low pH, no citrus additives that can be harmful to your Kitty's delicate skin and soothing aloe and other natural botanicals that will make your kitties fur soft and irresistible. For extra silky fur try Fancy Rosemary Conditioner which naturally repels those pesky fleas.