She lives!! I know it's been quiet around these parts for awhile, but I've been busy at work, consumed with all things dog! Earlier this month I covered the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with the Purina Pro Plan social media team, and and even met last year's winner, BANANA JOE! The delightful Affenpinscher has catlike qualities which I admire, and his handler, Ernesto Lara, couldn't have been nicer.
Oh look, it's me and 'NANA JOE.
Now that the dog show is done, I'm turning my attention back to cats as we get ready to launch the Pro Plan Cat community on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. It's just one more place where I'll be able to help cat lovers share their stories with the world, and to say I'm excited would be an understatement!
Shinobii
This week's featured feline is a self proclaimed "black beauty," who is "on a mission to show the world how loving and sweet black cats truly are and erase all traces of superstition."
Daniela writes:
This is my gorgeous black beauty, Shinobii. She's changed my life with her beauty, elegance, love, and sweet personality.
In the words of the Fashion Queens, "10s across the board!"
She walks with confidence and never gets tired of hearing how beautiful she is. Her regal attitude is only fit for a queen.
Curious
Sophisticated
I hope that those who see her as queen see the true beauty of black cats.
Playful
Uninhibited
I hope that those who see Shinobii see how beautiful and sophisticated black cats are and begin to opening their hearts towards them.
Coy
Fierce
If you can't get enough of this regal feline, you can find her on Instagram (@shinobiicat) and Facebook, or visit Daniela's Gatinela Cat Fashion & Accessories Boutique, where Shinobii is the star!
It's Caturday!
We interrupt this blogging break to bring you a very special Caturday, featuring the fabulous Monster LeKiwi!
Monster LeKiwi
Erika writes:
Monster LeKiwi is a very special kitten. She was born to a barn cat - a gray tabby - and came from a litter full of orange and gray tabbies.
She was the only different one - cream colored and she later developed her beautiful seal points, snowshoes, and kept her blue eyes. I think her father might have been a Ragdoll because she goes limp in the typical Ragdoll way when she is picked up.
Monster's uniqueness comes from more than just her beauty though. Monster loves to wear clothes. She wears t-shirts and sweatshirts all the time, and it's clear that she loves them the way she walks around showing them off and is very helpful when you put them on her!
Another unique thing about Monster is that she loves car rides. She watches out the window, sits on your lap, and often sits on the storage compartment between the front seats of the car just observing.
She also loves going in the pet stores. She walks on her leash, gets carried, or sits in the cart. She does very well with people petting her and I am always complimented on how well-behaved she is and people always say they can't believe it because their cat would be freaking out.
The other thing Monster loves to do is go outside and go on walks in her harness. We started her doing that as a kitten and she loves it. She likes to just explore and is good at keeping up.
Monster also is very protective of me - almost like a dog. I only found that out a couple of days ago. I was play-fighting over something with someone and yelling stop and such and Monster must have thought I was hurt because next thing I know I see her try to get between me and my friend, and she began biting up and down my friend's arm and attacking them!
I have never heard of a cat acting so protective and it was so sweet to me to know she would try to protect me if I were hurt!
Monster is my best friend, and those are just a few of the things that make her unique and the things that I love about her!
Special thanks to Erika for sharing the inimitable Monster LeKiwi with us this week! You can follow her on Twitter @monsterlekiwi. I hope everyone is having a great Caturday, and I will be back with more updates soon!
It's Caturday!
Welcome back for another edition of Caturday, where we catch up on the week's latest cat news, and get to meet some of your amazing kitties!
As I mentioned last week, on Sunday I officially moved to St. Louis! I've been busy trying to get settled in before I start work on Monday, and am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my stuff from NJ. I am loving STL so far, although I know I will love it even more once I get my bed (and cable)!!
I'm on a bit of a blogging break while I get settled in, but I did manage to hit the local coffee shop and put up a new giveaway this week. Enter to win your choice of a 2014 I Can Has Cheezburger wall calendar or a 2014 Garfield wall calendar. Click here for details!
Milo
This week's featured feline is a darling rescue kitty who turned his mama into a cat lover for life!
Anna writes:
Hello, my name is Anna, and I'm from Mexico City. I thought I was a dog person until I found my cat... Better say, he found me!
First day home.
Sleeping Milo
This is Milo, he is adopted. I found him in an animal hospital. He was wounded, and lost two vertebras of the tail and half of his left ear. He was barely 2 months old. I just can't believe someone can hurt an animal this way.
Musical Milo
Playful Milo
Close-up Milo
Now he is two years old. He has given me so much love!!!
Beautiful Milo
Peek-a-boo Milo
Rola is adopted also, she loves Milo too and is quite a handful!
Loving Milo & Rola
Special thanks to Anna for sharing Milo's story with us this week! It's very sad to hear about his rough start in life, but I'm so glad they found each other! Hopefully his early memories have been replaced with nothing but love. ♥
It's Caturday!
Welcome back for another edition of Caturday, where we catch up on the week's latest cat news, and get to meet some of your amazing kitties!
This week, Charlie celebrated turkey day and Black Friday, I moderated an event with Simon's Cat creator Simon Tofield at the Min-Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library, and the holidays = giveaway mania! There's still time to enter to win the following fabulous prizes:
Your choice of a vintage cat Christmas sweater from The Sweater Store
A Superhero Cat Tote from Messy My
Also, don't forget to visit the Catsparella shop for the lowest prices of the year! Score the latest in feline finery for just $14.95 or less!
And finally, a bit of personal news: Tomorrow I am moving over 900 miles away to St. Louis, MO for a new job! I plan to write more about this, but I'll need to take some time to settle in first. Posting is probably going to get a lot lighter for a bit, but I hope you'll still check in and follow me as I begin this new adventure!
Tucker
This week's featured feline is a snuggly ginger sweetheart with a heart of gold!
Kristine writes:
I wanted to share some pictures of my orange kitty. His name is Tucker but he goes by many other names such as "luvvie", "boobie" and "bubba" just to name a few.
He loves his mommy, loves to be talked to. He has a luvvie of his own which is a pink ballet slipper cat toy. I initially bought this girly cat toy for my other cat Emma, but she didn't like it. Tucker loved it right away so every night when I "tuck" him in, I make sure he has his luvvie to keep him safe.
He's very smart and mischievous. He likes to knock items over just because he can and to let me know he wants something. He's my world and I don't know what I'd do without him. He is my best friend.
He is 10 years old and I got him from a colleague at work. Her car had a bunch of kittens and when I saw this picture of a little orange kitty, I knew he was mine. I asked my work colleague for the photo she used to advertise her attempts to find homes for these kittens because Tucker was in it and he had his arm around one of his sisters. Attached are a few photos of my "luvvie". I hope you like.
Special thanks to Kristine for sharing her handsome boy with us this week! I can't help but fall in love with her little luvvie too! ♥
It's Caturday!
Welcome back for another edition of Caturday, where we catch up on the week's news and get to meet some of your amazing kitties!
This week, James Franco offered up an adorable, cat-centric appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," while Catching Fire was recast with an orange kitty. Also, this was a huge week of giveaways, and there are three going right now that you still have time to enter:
2014 Cats I Know Wall Calendar by Kaori Mitsushima
A roll of customized kitty wrapping paper from Giftskins.com
Megan Lynn Kott "La Laa Laaa" Cat Art Poster (3 Winners!)
Elsewhere, I'm going to be at the Mid-Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library this coming Monday night (Nov. 25th) at 6:30 - 8:30pm to moderate an event with Simon's Cat creator Simon Tofield. If you can make it, I'd love to see you there! (Event details here).
The Catsparella Pre-Holiday Blowout Sale is still in full effect! Get your paws on an "Every Day is Caturday" tee or "If you think I'm cute, you should see my cat" tote for the lowest prices of the year at catsparella.bigcartel.com.
And finally, I want to send purrs and prayers to our furriend Colonel Meow who has been seriously ill at the vet. His master, Anne Marie Avey, has been diligently posting updates on his Facebook page, and as of last night he was hanging in there, and even poop bombed the entire hospital! #MiracleMeow
Jill
This week's featured feline is an inspirational cancer surviving kitty!
Erica writes:
I'd like to tell you about my kitty, Jill.
Jill is a 9-year-old tuxedo tripawd kitty. In December 2012, she had her right hind leg amputated due to bone cancer (osteosarcoma). She then had four rounds of chemotherapy.
She recently celebrated her TEN MONTH AMPUVERSARY! She is quite an amazing survivor and the most snuggly, sweet kitty you'd ever meet.
She has been through so much this past year, countless trips to the vet for blood tests, procedures, etc. and has purred her way through it all. She never lost her sweetness, her spunk or her desire to be held and cuddled, but she did lose her leg and her whiskers (from chemo)! She is truly a hero and inspires me everyday.
You can read more about her on her blog at jillsjourney.tripawds.com or her Facebook page: JillTheTripawdCancerFightingKitty.
Special thanks to Erica for sharing her inspirational feline with us this week. Jill ROCKS, and I admire her strength, courage, and fighting spirit that helped her kick cancer's furry butt!
It's Caturday!
Welcome back for another edition of Caturday, where we catch up on the week's latest cat news, and get to meet some of your amazing kitties!
This week I was away taking care of some purrsonal business, but I have two important notes to share:
-I will be moderating author Simon Tofield's author event at the Mid-Manhattan Branch of the New York Public Library on Monday, November 25th! Tofield is the award-winning illustrator behind Simon's Cat, and is on a U.S. tour in support of his latest book, "Simon's Cat vs. The World." I'm very excited to be taking part in this event, and hope to see you there!
-There's still time to enter for your chance to win a copy of Yasmine Surovec's new book, "Cat vs Human: Another Dose Of Catnip." I'm drawing the lucky winner this coming Tues. 11/19!
Madness
This week's featured feline is a darling baby who looks stunning in black and white!
Banawe writes:
On the day we brought him home, we were deciding on a name for our adopted 3-month-old grey tabby kitten. The first option was Shadow, because he ran to the corners of the room and hid away from our eyesight, under the bed. Then we thought Shade, because, shadows.
Hours into the night, I was trying to show the kitten some lovin’, when I realized how hard it was to appear affectionate without a term of endearment. Out of a sense of urgency.. I turned to my boyfriend. “Quick! What are we naming him?”
"Madness," my boyfriend said.
Indeed, he quite is. :)
Special thanks to Banawe for sharing her adorable kitten with us this week! As a lover of black and white photography, Madness is now one of her dearest subjects. You can get a glimpse of his cat-tales at madnesscat-tales.tumblr.com. ♥
It's Caturday!
Welcome back for another edition of Caturday, where we catch up on the week's latest cat news, and get to meet some of your amazing kitties!
This week, cats licked it all in an adorable Italian mop commercial, Jack Gepetto and his magic tongue found fame on Instagram, and we enjoyed Ana Fuji's sweet fondant feline cupcakes!
Mitten and Max
This week's featured felines are a precious pair of kitties who are the best of friends!
Kasey writes:
We adopted these two rambunctious bottle-fed baby brothers from Kitten Rescue Los Angeles two years ago.
Black beans on Max
Mitten making it fit
Michael and I were looking to adopt a black cat because we heard they were the least likely to be adopted, and we wanted to get two so they could keep each other company while we were at work.
Bacon!!
Window dressing
Cuddled up
The three things that stood out to us when we met these rascals were how friendly and playful they were and how they really were best friends. Once we laid eyes on them in person, we were smitten and had to adopt them.
Making friends
Favorite pose
We couldn't be happier! We say Max (black bombay) takes after Michael, because he loves to eat his protein - bacon, chicken cartilage, bring it on.
Li'l Human
Our little baby
Mitten (grey tabby) takes after him mommy and loves his carbs - little pieces of french bread or croissants are his favorite treats. :-)
Xmas kitties
How adorable are Kasey, Michael and their sweet feline family! Special thanks go out to them for sharing their fur babies with us this week! ♥
It's Caturday!
