by DustyAdmin | Aug 15, 2014 | Odd News, Rescue, Special Days, Uncategorized
Rules for Dealing with Stray Cats Author Unknown 1. Stray cats will not be fed. 2. Stray cats will not be fed anything except dry cat food. 3. Stray cats will not be fed anything except dry cat food moistened with a little milk. 4. Stray cats will not be fed anything...
by DustyAdmin | Aug 11, 2014 | Black cats, Odd News, Special Days, Uncategorized
Shady came to me in early April after her family surrendered her. The woman’s other cats bullied Shady so mercilessly on a few occasions she actually needed veterinary treatment. When I first laid eyes on her, I saw she was tremendous. Not in terms of intensity or...
by DustyAdmin | Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Sept. 28, 2012 the Mars rover Curiosity took a photo that the conspiracy theorists would call “suspicious”. The photo, taken by the rover’s mast camera clearly shows (if you’ve ingested enough mind-altering substances) a rat hiding among a cluster of rocks...
by DustyAdmin | Aug 1, 2014 | Just for Fun, Movies, Odd News, Tornado
With the unbelievable success of the Syfy Channel movie, Sharknado and then Sharknado 2: The Second One, I’m shooting my own B movie: Catnado: A Natural Force for Good. Synopsis: A Midwest American farm town is overrun by mice and rats because the EPA has...
by DustyAdmin | Jul 27, 2014 | Odd News, Uncategorized
Safer rat poisons may be more dangerous to pets 07/15/2014 | West Central Tribune (Willmar, Minn.) A new generation of rodent poisons designed to be safer for children and animals may prove more deadly for pets, veterinarians say. The 2008 decision by the...
by DustyAdmin | Jul 15, 2014 | Rescue, Special Days, Uncategorized
Finally and appropriately on July 14, National N*u*de Day, my foster kitty Taco finally gets to go au naturel. Our one-year old foster kitty, Taco, moved in with us on March 22, after volunteers at Irving Animal Services sent out a desperate plea for someone to...
by DustyAdmin | Jun 27, 2014 | Feline Health, Special Days
When you think about the most deadly animal in the world, what creatures come to mind? A great white shark? Venomous snakes? Crocodile? Hippopotamus? Mankind? Nope, not even close. The most dangerous creature is also one of the most annoying: the mosquito. Central...
by DustyAdmin | Jun 26, 2014 | Odd News, Special Days, Uncategorized
High-rise Syndrome is a collection of injuries sustained by cats falling from higher than two stories, often from windows in high rise apartments. Most of these kitties accidentally fall from high-rise apartment windows, terraces or fire escapes. Not surprisingly,...
by DustyAdmin | Jun 25, 2014 | Rescue, Uncategorized
This month is Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month. So it’s a great time to introduce you to Taco. He’s my one-year-old foster–a tabby and white boy, neutered, of course. Taco came to me a couple of months ago from the Irving Animal Shelter. Someone had done...
by DustyAdmin | Jun 24, 2014 | Feline Health, Obituary, Uncategorized
Nixie taught me a lot in her almost 18 years. In saying goodbye to her, she taught me her greatest lesson. Read about how I learn to use the quality of life scale at Catster.com.
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