CAT OWNERSHIP

The show must go on! The Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffanys opened in mid-March, and while youd assume that the most popular star would be Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke playing the role of Holly Golightly made famous by Audrey Hepburn - it may actually be the feline performer Vito Vincent, who plays the role of cat. …

A study under scrutiny The Smithsonian is coming under fire in the aftermath of the controversial cat study that created plenty of debate earlier this year. The feline advocacy group Alley Cat Allies delivered a petition with more than 55,000 signatures to the institute in May, calling for the Smithsonian to stop spreading junk science that will kill cats, according to a statement released by the non-profit organization. …

I moved from New York City to western New York about four years ago, and said goodbye to my rent-controlled apartment and the various stresses of urban life. I packed up all my earthly possessions and my four cats, who had lived their entire lives in our two-bedroom apartment. Up in the Finger Lakes, I bought an Arts and Crafts-style house, over 100 years old, with an expansive sun porch and a mudroom in the back.…

Paying a relatively low monthly insurance premium can help you leave cost out of the equation when your cat is facing a life-threatening illness that might be prohibitively expensive to treat out-of-pocket. I cant quite remember all the details, Harry Winter says, but Simone was suddenly getting sicker and sicker, and my wife and I dreaded taking her to the veterinarian because we knew we didnt have the money to treat her. …

For the past month or so, a stray cat has shown up on your back porch at about the same time each day. She meows eagerly until you step outside and place a small bowl of food in front of her, which she eagerly polishes off and, after tidily licking her paws, leaps from your porch and disappears into the surrounding wilderness. Youve become attached to this cat, and you fear that she may be…

Help children to understand Q My husband and I have lived with our cat, Sebastian, for the entire 18 years of our marriage. Unfortunately, Sebastian is starting to show distinct signs of his advancing age (kidney disease, for one thing) and we know its only a matter of time that our family will need to say goodbye to our beloved pet. …

Last month, I devoted this column to the brief escape of my neighbors orange cat, Jack, and how we were lucky to find him after a few hours. I remember that afternoon well - I was determined both to find the missing cat and also to keep my neighbor, Suzanne, as calm as possible in what was becoming an increasingly scary situation. We live in a neighborhood full of 100-year-old houses, with many nooks and…

At our local supermarket, theres a bulletin board available for people to tack up flyers - items for sale, services for hire, charity events, chicken BBQ dinners, that sort of thing. Of course, its also the spot that people put up my least favorite signs: free kittens or adult cats that need to be rehomed because the family has to move and simply cant take the pets along. …

I dont think Id be putting myself far out on a limb to assume that most of the readership of this publication would consider themselves to be cat people. Certainly, there is a cross-section of the population that are simply animal lovers in general- living happily with both species and finding satisfaction and appreciation for both. …

Hopefully, were closing in on the end of a very long, very cold winter that impacted all of us in one way or another. Watching the snow accumulate outside, I find it comforting to know my pets are inside, safe and warm, and I pray for those less fortunate animals (and people) who are not as lucky as we are. …

Cat cafes have become a popular fixture in Japan, where guests can sip coffee while petting any one of a group of resident felines. More recently, these cafes have been spreading to European cities like London, Paris, Vienna and Madrid. Is the U.S. soon to follow? Unfortunately, strict food service industry regulations have thus far made it difficult. …

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