At last! A cat collar that translates meows into human speech
Technically Incorrect: The Catterbox sounds wonderful. You might ask, however, how the collar knows what the cat is saying.

No........no..............no.....................no.
I wonder how long they had to train those cats in the clips not to be totally driven bonkers by that squawking box hung under their chins.

I think when my kitties meow at me I know by now well enough what they want.

Meow.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Maybe Mark can teach his cats how to use the computer(s) and become famous...

What has four paws, a pair of Rottweilers in tow, attention deficit disorder and 150,000 followers on Instagram? Manny, of course. Manny the cat.

Manny the cat is a selfie extraordinaire

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Manny is very cute.

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~Sue~

Thanks to a kind and creative man in South Korea, you can watch stray cats eating and sleeping on a live stream. (Here in the states we have to watch the videos on YouTube, though) It's almost like the smartphone game, Neko Atsume, but in real life. The cats eat fish and everything!

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Cats are sooooooooooooooc cool.
Look at you one minute with love, and then wanna bite your toes off the next......LOL.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Watch lions play with one of the world's largest cat toys

Catnip mice and little cardboard scratchers don't cut it when your cats weigh 350 pounds. The Oregon Zoo invented a more robust toy for its big kitties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8X2G58OP5w

The Leaping Lion Toy is crafted from knotted butcher paper long enough to keep a safe distance between the keeper and the playful lions in their enclosure. Sometimes extra cardboard cutouts are attached at the end to give the lions something to catch and carry back down. The toy inspires some impressive acrobatics, highlighted in slow-motion video sequences released by the zoo earlier this week.

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Watch lions play with one of the world's largest cat toys

Catnip mice and little cardboard scratchers don't cut it when your cats weigh 350 pounds. The Oregon Zoo invented a more robust toy for its big kitties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8X2G58OP5w

The Leaping Lion Toy is crafted from knotted butcher paper long enough to keep a safe distance between the keeper and the playful lions in their enclosure. Sometimes extra cardboard cutouts are attached at the end to give the lions something to catch and carry back down. The toy inspires some impressive acrobatics, highlighted in slow-motion video sequences released by the zoo earlier this week.

OMG...Tigger II would jump like that if a toy was dangled for her.
That is so amazing seeing them in slow motion. The muscles of a cat are so sleek and strong.
Cats in motion are a wonderful thing.

Meowsmooth.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

One of my cats has gone missing. Three of my neighbors have been trapping
cats (we have a large feral population), but they say they haven't trapped
Gus. My neighborhood is not heavily traveled, so I doubt he was hit by a
car. Also, I probably would have been one of the first to find his body, but
there is a small possibility someone else might have and disposed of it.
Animal control doesn't have him. I have no idea what might have happened.

Please keep your thoughts positive and, if you're a praying person, please
pray for Gus - that he's safe and will return home.

He is a neutered male and has never roamed far from home.

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~Sue~

God bless, Suzie. I hope he returns home soon.

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TimeLord04
Have TARDIS, will travel...
Come along K-9!
Join Calm Chaos

God bless, Suzie. I hope he returns home soon.

+2

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Kevin

Oh, I hate to hear about kitties gone missing.
Sending prayers and kind thoughts to help Gus find his way back home.
Meow.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

God bless, Suzie. I hope he returns home soon.

+2

+3

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Not trying to garner sympathy by any means, but now I've noticed a second
cat has gone missing. This one is in tact (i.e. not neutered) and a little
sickly. Perhaps he has gone off somewhere to die. I hate that they do that.
I realize it's thousands of years of instinct, but it's painful to us
humans when a cat disappears never to return and we have no idea what has
happened to it.

I know it's my own fault for letting them go outside, but when you have so
many cats (too many cats - yes, I can admit that), it's hard to keep them
inside. Not impossible. I just don't try hard enough, I guess.

Most of my dilemma stems from trying to "rescue" feral kittens. I'm using
that good thing to justify my actions to myself, and maybe to you, too.
Good intentions.

Some good news to end with - one of my more difficult cats, Teenie, was trapped
by one of my neighbors and handed over to Animal Control. I've been wanting to
get him neutered forever. He's not very friendly in spite of having been with
me since he was a kitten. He has been in several fights and I'm relatively
sure that he has killed a couple of his opponents. Whenever I've tried to
get him into a carrier he has reacted violently resulting in my being
scratched and bitten.

I have a good relationship with the Animal Control people, so they contacted
me when they picked Teenie up from my neighbor. I told them he was mine but
that he was neither neutered nor vaccinated, so we arranged to get him to the
vet to be neutered as a "feral" at a reduced fee, which I would pay. So Teenie
is now neutered and vaccinated! Yay.

Thank you all for your kindness re. Gus. You are, and it is, appreciated.

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~Sue~

Not trying to garner sympathy by any means, but now I've noticed a second
cat has gone missing. ...

Oh, not good news,

True, animals do like to "go hiding" when ill.

Could it possibly be that your neighbor is trapping any "stray" cat and turning them over to animal control without notifying you (or hopefully not doing anything worse to them)?

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World's Oldest Cat Lives in Texas, Has Seen Most of the US

Gail Floyd's well-traveled, 30-year-old cat enjoys snacking on chicken.

A Siamese cat born during President Ronald Reagan's administration has been named by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest cat.

Guinness said Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26. He lives in Mansfield, Texas.

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Sorry to hear about Suzie's kitty woes.
But, bound to happen trying to shepherd a flock of outdoor kitties.
At least you are trying to help them, Suzie.

Meow.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."

Not trying to garner sympathy by any means, but now I've noticed a second
cat has gone missing. ...

Oh, not good news,

True, animals do like to "go hiding" when ill.

Could it possibly be that your neighbor is trapping any "stray" cat and turning them over to animal control without notifying you (or hopefully not doing anything worse to them)?

I have a great relationship with Animal Control. They always contact me whenever
they've picked up a cat in the area.

Maybe we have a budding, young serial killer in the neighborhood. Yes, I've
thought about that. :-(

I've noticed a couple of my intact males are gone, too. Perhaps there is a
female in heat not too far away and they've all gone to visit her. But
that wouldn't account for Gus. He's been neutered. Do some neutered cats
still react to females in heat?

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~Sue~

The latest Simon's Cat YouTube Video is out:

'An adventurous cat takes a walk on the wild side!'

Field Trip - Simon's Cat

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R.I.P.

Oldest cat in the world, Scooter, dies aged 30

A Siamese cat recently named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living has died.

Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36292937/oldest-cat-in-the-world-scooter-dies-aged-30

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R.I.P.

Oldest cat in the world, Scooter, dies aged 30

A Siamese cat recently named by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest living has died.

Scooter celebrated his 30th birthday on March 26.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/36292937/oldest-cat-in-the-world-scooter-dies-aged-30

May God bless dear kitty.
My eldest was 18yo and counting when she passed.
I have two of her step sisters, now 14yo and counting.
I have to evaluate what exactly I am going to do for kitty companionship in the coming days.
I have not found a duo kitty pair that needs attention so far in my catual looking in the shelter sites.
That is my goal, to save two, that should not be separated, as I have the space now and more than enough love for two kitties.

If that opportunity does not present itself online, I shall have to present myself personally to the shelter and see who picks ME.

It is said the the best kitty matches are chosen by the CATS, not the intended owners.

I am getting closer to that point. Tigger II left me almost a couple of months ago now...still miss her dearly. The pain is NOT gone yet, never shall be, but............I feel an aching for some new kitty companionship in recent days.
There is an opening in my heart, which only a kitty can fill.

Meow.

EDIT...
And I still have to attend to getting some kitteh tombstones, which I promised them I would. I shall keep that promise to my dearly departed ones.

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"Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once."