Mouse Fishing

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Cat Protectress

Slash has been sporting his harness and leash outside at times lately, mainly because the campground is really busy now.

Frog leg pose: pelvis flat to the ground with legs flared out. Notice how his back paws are positioned for the ability to pounce.

He also has a strong desire to hunt mice on the hill behind us so it helps keep him in check.

Here is a mouse tunnel exit which is a death trap since Slash spends a lot of his time outside close by.

Too bad Slash’s harness is not as cool as Mr. Bowie’s but it works when the situation calls for it which is not all the time.

This is his favorite place to perch and wait. A big flat rock on the edge of the hill.

He knows he is wearing his harness and I’m holding the other end but he zones in on locating the mouse and positioning himself for the pounce anyway.

He determines that the mouse is approaching the death trap exit so he repositions and waits for it to appear.

A more practical stance for pouncing. The mouse appears at the tunnel exit!

Slash was so pleased. The mouse gave no indication that he knew we were there.

Either a blind mouse or Slash and I were doing a good job of being still and quiet, who knows. I kept moving my phone closer to him trying to capture a better photo.

I think mice are cute. I think Slash only sees them as needing to be dead.

Just another day in the life of Slash “The Slasher”. The mouse surveillance continues.

Slash Loves His Angry Bird

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Cat Protectress

Slash & I were fortunate to travel back to the area I grew up over the Christmas holiday this past year. The area I’m referring to is in the midwest. Land of corn and soy fields, bluffs, bald eagles, whitetail deer, turkey, and morel mushrooms. Near the mighty Mississippi River.

We stay at granny’s house which Slash absolutely loves. It’s the perfect house for a cat including a loft overlooking the living area, a private finished basement for alone time, lots of rooms and nooks to explore, and a screened in porch with a swing. It’s surrounded by a wooded area with a creek so there’s lots of squirrels and other critters to watch.

There are no children, cats, or dogs so Slash feels like the king of her castle during his stay. We’ve spent many Christmas nights sitting in front of this fireplace chatting until the wee hours of the morning with Slash by our side. Wonderful times and great memories we’ll cherish forever. Not too shabby, eh? Granny has fun with decorating. She uses some of the same pieces year after year but always in different arrangements.

Each year for our arrival granny posts a message on her chalk board welcoming us for our stay. She’s pretty wonderful wouldn’t you agree? We always have the best time staying with her. She is very accommodating and makes sure we have everything we need including a litter box and a food and water dish for Slash.

This year she even had a present for Slash – an angry bird toy! Slash instantly loved it and enjoyed playing with it during his visit there. He was very pleased that someone remembered him. Cats like Christmas gifts too!

He plays the hardest with the angry bird outside…

He sleeps with it..

and holds on to it too!

Thanks again Granny!

Awards on Fire and One That Inspires

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Cat Protectress

I get so excited when someone nominates CatPurrology for a blogging award. It feels really good to be liked and appreciated. It’s also important to me to connect with other cat protectors, support and link to their blogs, and spread the word that cats ROCK!

The Blog On Fire Award – check out this cool award! Even comes in a picture of fire, got to love that. This award was given to us by the coolest cowgirl in the blogosphere – Hot Rod! Hot Rod Cowgirl’s blog is on fire! With a name like Hot Rod it’s gotta be hot, right? She does not disappoint. Her photos are the best. I never knew pictures of the sky could be so beautiful and intriguing. You’ll meet all kinds of sweet animal friends and come away with a feeling of what it’s like to be a cowgirl on a peaceful beautiful ranch where life seems to take the slow lane. Did I mention that they have classic hot rod cars too? Oh sweet bliss! Thanks again Hot Rod! We love your blog.

I am to nominate 8 bloggers and include 8 unusual thing about myself.

Unusual things:

I live full time in a mobile RV.
I am not a member of Facebook.
I do not have children.
I don’t have cable television.
I don’t go to the movies or watch movies at home.
While working a “good” full time job, I took on a paper route throwing up to 350 papers every day for about 6 months one Winter working from 2:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.
I don’t get the flu shot.
I love the Winter and rainy days.

The 8 bloggers I nominate (in random order) for The Blog On Fire Award are:

Texas, a cat in New York nominated us for The Very Inspiring Blogger Award! Texas is a super cool cat with a great human blogging the message that cats are super cool! Check out the last two posts titled Mojitos for hot summers & Enjoying the sun outside. This cat ROCKS the sweet life of a well cared for cat. What a handsome cat he is too! Thanks again Texas! We love you and your blog

So here are the rules for the awards:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post
Thank you to a PURRfectly COOL cat Texas!

2. Share 7 things about yourself (this honor goes to Slash this time)

I used to be homeless but that doesn’t mean I should be punished for it.
My humans named me Slash because I have an ear that got SLASHED!
The other ear was chopped off (tipped) to mark me as feral – thanks guys!
I’ve never attacked my humans even when they shove pills down my throat.
I used to spray my pungent urine anywhere I could until I was neutered – LOL.
I learned to walk on a leash cause I want to go outside no matter the circumstances.
I camp and do short hikes with my humans. Oh did I mention my love of Catnip!

3. Nominate 15 bloggers you admire

The bloggers I nominate (in random order) for this award are:

Congratulations!

Slash’s Musical Photo Stash “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing”

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Cat Protectress

“Sitting, Waiting, Wishing” by Jack Johnson

This YouTube video is provided by Aerrllanggaaa

(acoustic studio version recorded with Ben Harper)

A Humble Thanks Plus 30 Nominations!

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Cat Protectress

I apologize to any readers who ~~are~~ might be out there checking in everyday anxiously awaiting CatPurrology’s next post. Recently I’ve been working my way through one technical issue after another i.e. computer crashing, internet issues, accidently disabling the security firewall, even problems posting videos. It’s been frustrating and I’m not at all technically savvy but I am getting through it.

Thank goodness for this ROCKIN’ cat blog and all you WONDERFUL cat protectors/followers/readers/blogging friends. By starting this blog I’ve discovered many other blogs that ROCK! I am connecting with so many wonderful and unique people who also love cats from ALL AROUND THE WORLD!

This has been enough to keep my spirits up. I am truly honored and thrilled yet amazed by the positive feedback, kindness, and support that’s been coming our way. When someone goes out of their way to say that our post “made their day” or “simply makes them happy” Slash and I are overjoyed so much so we might even dance a jig!

I’m excited to announce that throughout this time of struggle and lack of regular postings CatPurrology has been nominated for two more awards!

A special thanks to Life’s Journey & More for nominating us for The One Lovely Blog Award! Please visit this great blog and check out this recipe for stuffed chicken baked in butter and cream sauce. Looks and sounds incredible!

The rules to the ONE LOVELY BLOG AWARD are:

Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them in your post
Share 7 things about yourself
Nominate 15 or so bloggers you admire
Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they’ve been nominated.

Seven things about Slash & I:

I last time I went to the movies was in 1998 and saw The Sixth Sense.
I am not a member of Facebook.
I eat according to Paleo guidelines 6 days a week with 1 scheduled day off (Sunday) when I eat anything I want and lots of it.
As a teenager I painted my room black.
All four cats I’ve had have all been black and male without selecting them.
I walk Slash (aka Slasher) on a leash sometimes.
Heaven to me would be a cabin in the mountains with a creek, hot tub, a greenhouse, and SEVERAL cats and dogs! Oh, and heated floors.

A few of the blogs I admire and selected for this nomination are:

Slash and I are also very honored to have been given The Versitle Blogger Award from an extremely COOL cat named Texas, a cat in New York! Another cat blog that rocks! Meow & Gracias Texas.

So, for the rules:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award

2. Include a link to their blog

3. Select 15 blogs/bloggers that you’ve recently discovered or follow regularly. Nominate those 15 bloggers for the Versatile Blogger Award — you might include a link to this site

The 15 blogs I’ve selected are:

Now I will begin notifying all 30 bloggers and hope to visit all these awesome blogs this weekend. Happy weekend bloggers!

Cat Calling

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Cat Protectress

In the post titled 10 Facts About My Cool Cat Slash, I showed my old apartment (where I used to live when I met Slash) and featured some interesting things about him. There is another thing that he did which seemed more dog-like (just like laying flat to the ground), coming to us when he was called!

There was a round rock path that was between my apartment and his access to the underground street drainage system he went in and out of all the time. It was like his personal path from my home to his and he used it to go back and forth for his daily visits.

One day after visiting, Slash was leaving on his rock path and we started calling him from the balcony. “Slasher, where are you going kitty kitty, kitty? Here kitty kitty, come back Slash.” To our surprise, he turned around and came right back!

When he tried to leave again we waited then called “Don’t leave Slasher, come back here kitty kitty kitty.” Again he stopped and perked up as if thinking “that’s me they are talking to” so he turned around and came right back, looking up at us while swaying his tail back and forth as if saying “here I am, I’m a good kitty kitty see”.

Poor thing, it seemed as if he never had attention from anyone so it worked every time! He would always stop, turn around, and come right back. I had never experienced a cat listening like that when calling to it.

We no longer live at that apartment where Slash and I met so the rock path and our routine has changed. He still seems to react to being called as if it were a luxury. Perhaps sometimes not listening quite as well (laugh out loud) but still happy to have someone talking to him, making him feel wanted.

This is something that I hope for all the poor homeless stray and feral cats out there. Good luck to them getting by and hopefully finding a happy-ending with lots of love and attention just like Slash did!

(This makes me think of a cool cover of “Gettin’ By”, the Jerry Jeff Walker song performed by my favorite - Todd Snider! YouTube video is provided by EighteenMinutes.com.)

Why Follow This Blog About Cats?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Cat Protectress

I have compassion for animals and their well-being. Particularly cats since I currently have one who has allowed me to care for him over the last 3 years. He actually seems to adore me and often shows his appreciation for the love and support. The appreciation is mutual and I would have to say that I’m the one who benefits the most from our relationship. He was feral for at least most of his life (we think) since he was already a few years old when he started coming around, had several scars, not yet neutered, and terrified of people.

Meet Slash

It’s my experiences with Slash and with the other cats I’ve had, helping the stray or feral who come along, as well as witnessing the lives of indoor cats I know through friends and family which led me to start this blog. Honestly, I delayed it for quite some time. Sharing my life and thoughts online with the world is something that I’m getting more comfortable with. I’m not a member of Facebook and before WordPress I had no social presence online other than through email and a Flickr account for sharing photos.

My friends and family do not know about this blog, that way I can also share their experiences without problems. Afterall, this has nothing to do with attention or praise and everything to do with helping cats. Even if this is just by sharing information and experiences. Here are two quotes to ponder:

“Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes”. – Peter F. Drucker

“The trouble with the world is not that people know too little; it’s that they know so many things that just aren’t so”. – Mark Twain

In regards to these quote, I want you to know that the opinions I may share here I won’t share them with you because I think that they are right. I’ll share them because I have a strong desire to write and help animals live a good life. If nothing else I hope to ease my own mind of the unfortunate mistreatment animals experience and celebrate the good times.

So the time has come to get out of my comfort zone, rise up to the challenge, and do something no matter how small. Even if it means losing a bit of privacy, being criticized, or possibly offending someone. The positive outcomes that are possible far outweigh the risks involved.

I was nervous to click the publish button for the first time and I admit at that moment my deodorant had a job to do. The experience was uneasy for me but yet still exciting at the same time. How do you know that your post is ready and all that it can be?

I didn’t know what to expect for feedback, as far as if anyone would find and read it at all. Turns out there were a handful of people who did! Cat Ignorance 101 received three likes which was super encouraging and probably the most exciting of all was that someone clicked the follow button! Receiving the likes and to think that someone liked it enough to welcome more helps give me the confidence to keep going.

A special thank you to the first “follower” Ooa Revo who I’m extremely honored to now be connected with through our blogs. If you like art, photography, and travel you will want to learn more about his blog www.ooarevo.wordpress.com and what he is up to at www.ooamerica.com where he is currently getting ready for another road trip across the USA.

The WordPress community seems very supportive and the overall impression I have so far is positive. You can count on the main focus of this blog to be about improving the lives of cats. I suspect though at times I’ll write about other animal interests too since I truly care about them all, even the meanest and ugliest. Upcoming cat topics:

What makes a cat happy
Cats I’ve known and cared for over the years and past experiences
My current amazing cat Slash (a.k.a Slasher)
Tips for improving your cats health and well-being
Helping the stray and feral too
Issues such as overpopulation and mistreatment
Traveling and moving
Camping and hiking with your cat
Even cat walking!

I hope that you may learn something new here or at least be entertained at times. My goal is to post something on a weekly basis. I respect your time and will not over post just to get something in front of you. There are so many great blogs and only so much time. That said, I still encourage you to join Ooa or at least remember to check back in from time to time.

Please stay tuned my fellow cat protectors and protectresses, the more the merrier!

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