All my bags are packed…

My girl-cat Sofie, awaiting my return

Hi Everyone! and all the Kitties, too!

I’m off on vacation through August 5. Keeps your cats happy until then - kitty treats are always a winner!

Photo Credit: Marty Muniz

July 21st, 2009 by Janet Muniz | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Cats on parade

Who doesn’t love a parade?

While visiting Chicago in the late 90’s, I enjoyed Cows on Parade, the fabulous art exhibit emulated in many other places - all over the place.

Seattle, Washington has Pigs on Parade. Once of my favorites, actually. Pigs are so - adorn-able.

Last summer, Ogden, Utah featured horses  - life-size beauties decorated and adorned with artwork courtesy of local artisans, then auctioned off for charity. Two were spotted near the fountain in front of Union Station. 

It is only fitting that cats should have a parade, don’t you think? And there is one, appropriately named Cat-n-Around Catskill. This summer, the fiberglass felines are lining Main Street in the Village of Catskill, New York until October, when Catskill’s kitties “look for a permanent home.”

Gussied up for cat people - and beyond.

How fun is this?

Photo Credit:  eva101

Blog Note: Some of you have asked about the schedule to update this blog and its frequency. My plan is to post blog updates twice a week; generally on Tuesday and Thursday.

July 7th, 2009 by Janet Muniz | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

Time to eat!

We are a multiple kitty household. We adopted Sofie and Sam at the same time. Funny thing, they both have issues with their weight.

As indoor kitties, we lavish fabulous toys on them. They love them. They exercise by flinging them up into the air for a self-serving catch. They leave “mouse killing fields” at the end of the bed, out into the hall … all leading to their favorite place of all:

The Kitty Food Center.

Cat diets are even more excruciating than human diets in terms of time-it takes months and months for a cat to lose a few. This, of course, doesn’t stop kitties from begging for treats. Or food. Or attention …

I’ve got Sofie and Sam on a diet. Changed their feeding schedule, too. Now, they each get an eighth of a can of  “light ” wet cat food in the morning and a few treats at 4:00 p.m. (and I mean it; Sam won’t let me forget it!). Their bowls are full with an oral care formula of a cat food that our vet recommended. Why oral care? The nibbles are very large and the kitties need to really break it down and chew it. This is supposed to slow down their feeding, so they don’t  inhale the food, as mine usually do.

Lately, though, I see Sam stealing Sofie’s food. It’s a difference in their personalities, really. Sofie is sensitive and quiet. She investigates the food in her dish before nibbling. Sam just chows down.

In the case of treats, I see Sam’s little paw reach over and swipe a few of Sofie’s treats out from under her. And there’s only a few treats there to begin with! This morning, Sam managed to eat all of his wet food plus all of Sofie’s food, as Sofie watched from afar.

I’m afraid this is hindering their relationship, as I hear hissie-fits more often these days.

Some experts suggest disbanding a food center for more personalized food locations for each cat. I think I’m going to give this a try.

Photo Credit: The_Beast

June 26th, 2009 by Janet Muniz | Posted in Cat Food, Uncategorized | Comments (0)