08.31.06
Posted in Cat Trivia at 1:44 pm by pawpathblog
We haven’t done the cat trivia posts in a while. So here are two, illustrated by Leo & Bambi:
1. Cats are capable of about 100 different vocalizations, compared to about 10 for dogs
I’m making a small sound here, which is not the norm. When this was taken, I think I was being asked to say something for the camera, and I said “Not now.”
Here, I’m belting out my full vocal range in all its glory! Here, I was saying, “Moooooommmmmmeeeeee, give me a huuuuuuug!”
2. A cat can also express happiness by slightly closing its eyes or slowly blinking
I’m very content on my perch. Leo can’t get to me here and he’s just really loud sometimes.
I can’t remember if I was really happy here, or just sleepy, or both. Probably both, because I’m not complaining, and I usually have something or other to complain about.
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Posted in Just For Fun at 12:17 am by pawpathblog
Two good things happened today….
One, the sun came back so Leo was able to hang out on the deck…
I look very wise here, like I’m meditating some deep feline thoughts, but really the sun was just very bright. It felt nice and warm, though. - Leo
Second, our blog won an award! Whoohoo! Thanks, AwesomeCats.com!
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08.29.06
Posted in Just For Fun at 11:51 pm by pawpathblog
Ugh, why does it rain so much when I want to go outside?
I’d rather be lounging in the sun, like below, like I was doing a few days ago.
Speaking of being glum, we are still thinking about Luna, our friend in Spain who still seems to be missing. We hope she returns soon! Go visit her blog at Gatubelas. With so many people posting such supportive thoughts, she has to come home!
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08.28.06
Posted in Just For Fun at 1:21 pm by pawpathblog
When my humans insisted I had to get my nails clipped today, I made this face:
I just hate,hate, hate getting my nails clipped! My paws are fine the way there are, see:
But they said they had to trim them anyway, so I was a good boy and tried my best to sit still while Mom held me, and my sister clipped them (although I wriggled a little bit). But in the end, it wasn’t so bad. My paws don’t get snagged on stuff anymore and I was happy.
Purrs, Bambi
Come and see our article on How To Trim A Cat’s Nails for some useful tips.
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08.26.06
Posted in Just For Fun at 12:17 pm by pawpathblog
If these won’t make you laugh, we don’t know what will!
House Cat
Stevie Wonder Cat
Metal Cat
Stoner Rock Cat
Techno Cat
Hyper Huggles
Hip Hop Cat
Bag Kitty
DJ Cat
Visit b3ta stuff for more of these hilarious record store cats!
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08.25.06
Posted in Cat News at 10:22 pm by pawpathblog
A cat named Luna in Spain has gone missing. Please go to her blog and send her family some nice thoughts, your prayers for her safe return and support. Luna, we are all sending out our thoughts so that you can find your way home safe and sound!
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Posted in Just For Fun at 1:04 pm by pawpathblog
This print just really makes us smile! This print is entitled, “Yawning Cat in Uncle Sam Costume.”Gosh, us cats are so cute when we yawn….
Come visit our cat prints store to browse through some more prints!
To buy this print on art.com, click on the thumbnail below or browse more ART PRINTS on Art.com!
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08.24.06
Posted in Cat Sites - Our Picks at 7:56 pm by pawpathblog
We just joined the Cat’s Palace (that’s our ’signature’ above), which has a great forum where one can meet very friendly cat lovers from around the world to discuss myriad cat-related subjects. Click on the banner below to visit the site!
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08.23.06
Posted in Just For Fun at 5:52 pm by pawpathblog
It was so nice and sunny and comfortable, I forgot to stick my tongue back in my mouth. -Leo
Here is a collection of some cat quotes by famous people for your enjoyment!
“If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend, but never your slave.”- Theophile Gautier
Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of.” - Sir Walter Scott
“If God created man in his own image, you’ve got to wonder; in whose image did he create the nobler cat?” - Unknown
If cats could talk, they wouldn’t. ~Nan Porter
Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. ~Joseph Wood Krutch
Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience. ~Pam Brown
No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. ~Leo Dworken
People that don’t like cats haven’t met the right one yet. ~Deborah A. Edwards
I don’t think it is so much the actual bath that most cats dislike; I think it’s the fact that they have to spend a good part of the day putting their hair back in place. ~Debbie Peterson
Some people say man is the most dangerous animal on the planet. Obviously those people have never met an angry cat. ~Lillian Johnson
People meeting for the first time suddenly relax if they find they both have cats. And plunge into anecdote. ~Charlotte Gray
Does the father figure in your cat’s life ever clean the litter box? My husband claims that men lack the scooping gene. ~Barbara L. Diamond
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08.19.06
Posted in Cat Articles at 9:22 pm by pawpathblog
For our 50th post, we are featuring the memorial booklet for a very unique cat named Buddy who recently passed on. We posted his story about 35 people attending a cat memorial in our Cat News post on July 21, 2006, and I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email from Robert Campbell thanking us, and he sent us Buddy’s memorial booklet. He and Peggy Nelson have kindly given us permission to publish this homage. We didn’t know Buddy, nor have we ever been to La Verne Avenue where he made a difference in so many people’s lives, but his story and legacy has certainly touched our hearts.
We send our utmost condolences to Buddy’s family and friends for their loss.
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Please click on the photos to enlarge.
BUDDY (1988-2006) has been the La Verne Avenue Mascot, Greeter, “Trick-or -Treater” and Friend for many years.
Buddy was born in 1988, according to the estimate of his veterinarian. That year a remix of the Disco Classic, “Born To Be Alive” appeared in clubs worldwide and it would epitomize Buddy’s personality.
His previous owner and new bride left Buddy in Belmont Shore and moved elsewhere, and Buddy found his way to La Verne Avenue, where he was taken in by Peggy Nelson.
His former name was “Max.” On La Verne he was re-christened (or “re-kittened”) “BUDDY”, because he made so many friends here. Speaking of christening, Buddy once followed Peggy, her family and friends to Peggy’s godson’s baptism at Bay Shore Church ! During his many years in residence on our block, longtime residents all called him “Buddy”, while newcomers, not yet properly introduced, were often heard to refer to him only as “Oh, cat. Oh, cat. Get out of there!”
A TRIBUTE FROM MARILYN, OUR TRUSTED POSTAL CARRIER
“I am so sorry to hear about Buddy. He was a great cat. He and I have been walking these streets for a long – long time. I’m going to miss him ! You are in my thoughts and prayers. Take care. Love, Marilyn”
Also, a story is told about a neighbor, on Christmas Eve, who bought a gift certificate from a store on Second Street as a present, but who got home and could not find the newly purchased gift certificate. The store where it was purchased was called on the phone as well as every stop made on the way home. Nobody had seen the gift certificate. So, the neighbor decided to retrace his steps from his home on La Verne back to Second Street. On the way, what did he find?
“There was Buddy, sitting on the gift certificate. Maybe he had seen me drop it and was guarding it until I came back to claim it.”
Like many cats, Buddy was motivated by the spirit of discovery, but he did not intend to do anything unlawful. After all, Peggy is the granddaughter of a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. Buddy also often enjoyed leafing through neighbor Robert Campbell’s law books, especially “Black’s Law Dictionary,” on which, like “The Grunion Gazette”, Buddy took several snoozes.
Photo credit: courtesy of the Nelson family
Buddy would knock on neighbor’s doors and would introduce himself that way sometimes to those moving onto La Verne. When he could sense visitors were coming to an occasion at a resident’s home he would often take it upon himself to usher them to the appropriate house.
He also fancied himself as the local “Watch Cat.” In his younger years and in the early age of cell phones he had a limited tolerance for those who could only talk on their cell phones out-of-doors on the street or on their front porches, while everyone else listened in on their conversations.
He went door-to-door “Trick-or-Treating” on Hallowe’en with the children and was once discovered on a Hallowe’en on the other side of The Toledo “Trick-or-Treating” all by himself, knocking on ground floor apartment doors.
Buddy would knock on neighbor’s doors and would introduce himself that way sometimes to those moving onto La Verne. When he could sense visitors were coming to an occasion at a resident’s home he would often take it upon himself to usher them to the appropriate house.He also fancied himself as the local “Watch Cat.” In his younger years and in the early age of cell phones he had a limited tolerance for those who could only talk on their cell phones out-of-doors on the street or on their front porches, while everyone else listened in on their conversations.
His spirit of adventure did take Buddy to many interesting places, however.Because he liked to investigate the back seats of cars and trucks when their owners had left the doors open, Buddy would often surface in the fast lane of some freeway on the way to somewhere. So he got to see a lot of the South Bay in California that way. Fortunately, even visitors to La Verne Avenue who became the unintended chauffeurs for Buddy always returned him back here to Belmont Shore.
Sign on highway reading: “If Buddy got in your backseat please return to La Verne” - created with Atom Smasher’s Highway Sign Generator at http://atom.smasher.org/highway/.
“Saying googbye is never easy. May pleasant memories comfort you on the loss of your pet. Lots of Love . . .” - Rebecca and Andrew
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Dear Peggy and Family,
How sorry we are to hear about Buddy. My heart just broke this morning.We wanted you to know how much he was loved by us and all that met him.He spent many a morning on our top stair visiting with me and my cats. He even took an unexpected spin around the block in our car ! I have never met a cat like him and probably never will.
He will be unbelievably missed – I firmly believe that Heaven could not be Heaven without all of our loved ones so we shall see him again.
Our love and thoughts to you.
Grant, Martha, John and Ellie
Buddy was an “American Short Hair” cat. The American Shorthair’s relatives came from Europe on the Mayflower and with other early pioneers to North America. These cats were considered working cats that helped control rat populations when rats would eat the pioneer’s food supply and pass on diseases.
(Buddy and his new neighborhood protégé “Pinz” recently bestowed on the neighborhood “gifts” of newly-discovered rats uncoverd in a construction site, perhaps as a celebration of this Mayflower heritage !!!)
Buddy’s remains will always remain here on La Verne Avenue, but more importantly we know he will be with us in spirit and we all thank him so much for just being his inimitable self.
“Buddy has now become the Greeter in Kitty Heaven !” - Marge and Bob Campbell
“We are really sorry about Buddy – he will be truly missed – he really brought a lot of people down our street – La Verne will miss him !” - Casey, Dave and Chris
“I’m so sorry for your loss. Buddy was a very special little kitty who will not be forgotten.” - Jeannie and all at the Belmont Heights Animal Hospital
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Credits: This is for Buddy for his incredible life and his friends Robert Campbell, Peggy Nelson and all the neighbors, past and present, of La Verne Avenue in Long Beach, California who loved Buddy very much.
Many thanks also to Lynn Shrum and Marjorie Campbell for all their help with putting on Buddy’s Memorial Celebration.
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