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Catfurnature.co.uk

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As you may have guessed I’m often on the lookout for new and interesting cat products to tell my cat clients and fill up my home with 🙂

These boxes from Catfurnature.co.uk are just purrfect! I love them because they look really stylish and even though they are cardboard are very sturdy,   the wood effect also looks stunning.

The company is British and uses products as environmentally friendly as possible. I know I could just give Mr Ringo a normal box but these look so cool and he seems to like it. I also like how the company supports small cat charities which is always good news. Having the option to put his name on the box is fun too!

Mr Ringo finally caught on camera!
Available from the company direct or Amazon.

Today is National Black Cat Day!

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Today the 27th October is National Black Cat Day, why may you ask do black cats need a special day? 

Did you know that black cats are the hardest to rehome in rescue centres?
According to Cats Protection in 2017 black cats took 13% longer to find new homes than other coloured cats.   

Many people walk pass them in the rescue cages as their colour makes them hard to stand out. 

Some people think the colour is boring and won’t look as beautiful in their photos (especially on social media).  Some people even still think they are devilish and a bit creepy or unlucky!

To be honest in Britain they are now thought of as lucky!   So National Black Cat Day was created to highlight their beauty and personalities to find them homes.

In my cat sitting experience I have looked after many black cats with the most amazing character and beauty. So next time you think about giving a cat a home please consider a black cat, you never know your luck!

Itchy RIP 21.10.17 xxx

Fast and Furriness!!

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Image of Penny - Black & White cat

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of meeting a cat lady called Penelope, who has been fostering cats for the Cats Protection locally for many years. It was wonderful to meet up and talk cats and be introduced to her foster cats and later her own cats.

At the moment Penelope is fostering two feral kittens, Cherry and Penny, they are 9 weeks old and need to be handled as much as possible by different people to get used to human company for when they eventually find their new homes.

Sounds easy doesn’t it? Well first you have to catch them!

This blog post isn’t called fast and furriness for nothing! Talk about fast!!

Eventually I caught Cherry the cute tiny tabby and she let me hold her and stroke her and give kisses, she relaxed for a while and was better when she saw Ava another foster cat who she has bonded with and her sister, black and white cutie Penny.

I only did this a few times for a couple of minutes so not to cause stress. Penny was much more feisty and had more cattitude but I managed to get a cuddle and some strokes.

They were both happy to approach me for games and treats so they are getting there but it takes a long time.

Penelope would ideally love them to go to a new home together, to a person or family that have the time and patience to really devote to them as they need lots of handling and playtime to get to really trust and bond with humans.

I wish them all the love and luck in the world and it was a delightful experience to meet them all. xx

Small tabby kitten called Cherry

Purrfect Read for Cat Lovers

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My Street Cats by Raphaella Bilski

Street Cats by Raphaella Bilski cover

The book market is flooded with hundreds of lovely cat stories but every now and then one book comes along that really gets to you and this is one of those books. Living in the UK we don’t have the feral cat populations that many countries have and only really see feral or community cats in large numbers when we go on holiday. Being a huge cat lover and owner of a cat sitting business I found this book to be fascinating , educational ( especially about feline behaviour in groups), emotional, heartbreaking and simply absorbing. I couldn’t put it down! Raphaella is a true cat angel and has devoted a lot of her life to looking after these wonderful creatures in Jerusalem.

In 2004 the Israeli supreme court made a ruling concerning its street cats, allowing the cats the right to live in the streets and allowing people to feed them providing certain rules are followed including neutering and vaccinating them. It is also prohibited to kill a street cat or move it from its original habitat unless it is a serious health risk. My only fault with this book is I would have loved to have seen photographs of the cats but my guess is that when the author took out her camera, the cats ran off in true cat spirit!

If you are looking for a feline read with a difference then this is a wonderful place to start. x