Hello World, Alberto Here,
I have officially ended my blogging strike. The humans heard me loud and clear as regards my distaste for the ridiculous dinosaur costume they tried to make me wear. At The Trive of Five we have a “no costume” policy that is now enforced after this recent debacle.
As a result of this strange holiday the humans seem to enjoy, I decided to devote this Wednesday to their ridiculous celebration.
I also wanted to point out that this feline is an equality opportunity blog writer and today I have featured a blog by mice as well as dog posts.
Enjoy.
The Great Halloween Indignity – Feline Opines
My first listing will be a bit of shameless self-promotion as I am featuring my post The Great Halloween Indignity which started my campaign against the human’s Halloween ridiculousness.
How Black Cats Came to Halloween – Hartz
My next selection is from the good folks at Hartz “How Black Cats Came to Halloween” Black cats have a bad reputation, especially during this time of year. The 
female human who is my purrsonal assistant for blogging (can’t use a keyboard without opposable thumbs) got a bit misty-eyed when she saw the photo on the Hartz blog and told me about a black cat that used to live with the humans named Buster. I sure wish I could have met him, he sounds like a great guy. I’ve included a photo of our Buster as an homage to the big guy.
Halloween Safety Tips for Your Cat – Pet MD
There are many written about the perils and terrors of the noisy Fourth of July celebrations the humans love so much but few about keeping cats safe on Halloween. Well, I found an excellent article from Pet MD called “Halloween Safety Tips for Your Cat”. ‘Some really good stuff there and I made sure both humans read it.
Halloween: The Well Dressed Cat – Adventures in Cheeseland
After I wrote about my costume indignity, I heard from some friends over at Adventures in Cheeseland which is probably the only WordPress blog hosted by mice. Now the Cheeseland folks are very willing to allow all species to have a say on the blog and they referred me to a guest blog post , “Halloween: The Well Dressed Cat” by the feline, Tiffany Furreau, consultant on the “Real Cats of Beverly Hills” who blogs about the latest trends in cat costumes. I will share Adventure in Cheeseland’s disclaimer at the beginning of the blog “Please do not let your humans see these pictures” (they are not fans of the cat costume craze either! (The photo is Horatio (Lord Nelson) Hedgehog from the Adventures in Cheeseland crew. Evidently hedgehogs are not immune to the Halloween costume indignities either.)
The Telegraph – 25 of the Best Dressed Dogs at the New York City Dog Parade
Finally, I would be remiss if I didn’t feature some canines in Halloween finery. This selection is from The Telegraph “25 of the Best Dressed Dogs at the New York City Dog Parade”. This article features photos from this year’s parade and I must say some of them are quite clever. I would also note that these canines look a lot less put out about the whole costume situation than their feline friends.
Well, folks that’s it for the week, all I have to say about this Halloween holiday thing is this, cut the wires in the scary doorbell and keep a bowl of tasty canine/feline/hedgehog/mouse etc. treats handy for your furry family members.
Until next Wednesday,
Your un-costumed friend,
The female human has been praying for friends in Florida because there is a big storm coming, she prayed for friends in Mississippi and Louisiana not too long ago. This made me wonder, what happens during these bad weather things, what do the humans do, how do they protect their furry family members and can things come out okay? This story was very helpful and tells the story of humans, canines and felines who went through a terrible weather situation. To all my friends, furry, feathered, human and otherwise who are in the way of bad weather, stay safe!
The female human is constantly bemoaning the cat hair left on furniture, clothing and other spaces in our house. Every time she takes out the vicious vacuum monster we all head downstairs. I must confess, I wasn’t sure I wanted to feature any post that talked about the dreaded vacuum monster but after reading this one, I am hopeful. The felines in this house don’t seem to be terrorized and there are photos of them actually standing on the thing. Could this be the solution the female human is searching for? If it isn’t as vicious as our current vacuum monster, I just might suggest to the male human that it would make a nice gift for the female human.
My brother Oliver and I came to live with the Tribe of Five a year ago. It has only been about three years since the humans brought a rescue kitten into the family but they still were a bit rusty. Not all kittens are the same and kittens aren’t just miniature cats. Whether you’ve had many kittens in your home or your’re a feline newbie, you will find something helpful in this article. Oh and the photos are me (on the left) and Oliver (on the right) the first week we came to live with The Tribe of Five.
I’m a sucker for stories about felines doing fantastic things. The human author, Stephen Messenger, tells a tale of cat in New Zealand who moved from his mundane indoor status to Leader of the Lambs. Just goes to show you, we cats can be anything we set our minds to being!
Jasmine here. This is my first time hosting a linky party and I’m quite excited. The photo to the left is of me waiting for the guests to show up for the party and then Alberto told me it’s a virtual party and that no real guests actually show up. Sheesh, then why do they call it a party and get a cat all excited for company and treats?
I must admit, I do have a bit of admiration for canines that can find stuff just by sniffing it out. We felines like to sniff stuff too but we rarely act upon any scents we discover unless it’s particularly stinky food, then we eat it. Luke here is pretty smart and his human is teaching him how to find the scented thing. Who knew you could train a dog’s nose?
This is a wonderful story about a female human who could not let a dog with many special needs go without help. It’s also the story of fostering (something my humans were a miserable failure at and why we now have Alberto and Oliver in our house…but that’s a story for another time.) Anyway, how she works with this underweight and frightened dog warms my paws and it makes me happy to know that there are humans who would work so hard to help a dog or cat become the best they can be and ready for a fur-ever home.
I must say that reading this post made me realize that canines and felines have a lot in common when it comes to being groomed. First thing-we don’t like it. Second thing-dogs get “paw-dicures” too, who knew? I know our humans gripe about the amount of fur The Tribe of Five leave around the house but after seeing the photo on the left (enough fur to make another dog) I believe my humans should be thanking their lucky stars that they have felines and not Siberian Huskies in the house!
Our humans are very purrrticular when it comes to feeding us. As a matter of fact, the male human won’t let the female human select a new organic and healthy food for us without consulting him (he’s our official feline dietitian) . It isn’t easy for the humans to know if they’re making the best food choices for us. We’re no help, as far as we’re concerned, the nastier and stinkier the food, the better it is.
You hear a lot about therapy dogs but therapy cats rarely get a mention. We felines know how to make humans feel calm and loved. This story is about Sparkle Cat’s visit to a school for children with developmental disabilities. You will love her tale of how the healing purr works magic.
Ok, I admit it, I was deeply offended by this headline but then the human told me to check my catitude and purruse the article a bit further and I’m glad I did. There’s lots of good info here people and the article explains our brains and provides some interesting tidbits…like did you know that cats dream?
Now before you go getting your tail in a twist, this is not a real kitty but this faux feline does save lives. My feline friends, have you ever wondered about that carrier that you are often unceremoniously stuffed into? Did you think, “Gee, I hope this thing is safe”. Well there are people who think about that all the time and they use the crash test kitty to make sure all of us felines are safe. (Note, crash test kitty is on the right, the canine is an anonymous friend)
Now this really has me concerned. After checking the map, every state surrounding us is evidently a cat lover state, but not ours! The Tribe of Five is seriously considering petitioning the humans for a move. North, south, east or west is fine, just a state that is a designated cat lover state! Is your state a cat loving state?
The Daily Mail- From Viking cats to felines of the ancient mariner: DNA analysis from 30 archaeological sites reveals how cats spread around the world
Cosplay for cats? Well, why not? Valiant Comics’ just announced their latest series of cat cosplay variant covers. Variant covers, in the comic book world, are when a comic company ships multiple covers for their first printing and more often than not, the covers only make sense if you link the various covers together. (Who knew a feline had such comic book knowledge?). I purrrrrused the covers and had a hard time selecting my favorite but I think it has to be Harbinger Renegades (shown at left).
My first pick is from the gorgeous and world-renown fashionista feline-Sparkle Cat. In the humble opinion of this young (and very handsome) cat, Miss Sparkle is a beauty (although I am also greatly enamored with Coco the Couture Cat as well). In this blog entry, Sparkle shows her sense of humor and reminds us that even famous cats have to dry the line somewhere!
George the cat makes some very good points about living with the bothersome and noisy machine the humans call the “printer” and which George refers to as the “purrrrinter”. The humans seem to have some sort of love of machines that annoy (or terrify) felines. I myself could write a soliloquy about the “vacuum monster”: and the fear it strikes in the hearts of The Tribe of Five.
journalist that presents a story in an interesting and compelling way. I purred with joy after reading this beautiful interview. Sula is one amazing feline. She’s had cancer twice and survived and now has the title of “Comforter-in-Chief at the mission. Her job is to provide a loving feline touch for anyone there who is in need of it. I know many cats with jobs but Sula has a very special one. And, Sula has a book entitled, “Surviving Cancer, Healing People, One Cat’s Story”. I can’t wait to have my human read it to me!
