Posted by Bar Mor Hazut

If you ask us, a Trojan cat is a much nicer surprise than that horse the actual Trojans got back in the day.

Instead of a bunch of soldiers ready to destroy your camp, a Trojan cat will give you little kittens, who, even though they just might destroy your house too, will shower you with love and awwdorable energy that you simply will not be able to resist.

We had the pleasure of being gifted with a Trojan cat once, who only revealed she was pregnant with a little baby after she already gave birth to said baby. We woke up to her parading her bed and showing us her latest creation, while we stood there, shocked, because we didn't even know she had anything in there besides the latest round of treats we gave her the night before.

When you find yourself in possession of a Trojan cat, it's important to remember that the inside gift is just as important as the outer one, even though that wasn't the case for the Trojans. They were not that excited to find something inside the huge horse, but for a cat pawrent, getting a few more cats as a gift from the original one you adopted doesn't sound like such a bad deal.

Posted by Mariel Ruvinsky

When the cat distribution system is involved, there is no such thing as trapping the "wrong" cat. It's simply not the cat that you were expecting. 

We all know, as cat owners, that vet visits with cats are not only stressful as heck, but they are also expensive. It can be nothing. It can be our cats having a tummyache and reacting to it like it is the end of the world, and you will leave the vet with at least a couple of hundred dollars less in your bank account. Of course, our cats are worth every penny. We knew, when we were adopting them, that we were taking on this kind of financial responsibility over them as well. 

Things are a little different when you foster, or when you're someone who TNRs in your area. You pay the bill without the benefits of the actual adoption. There's something very gratifying about that too, obviously, or people wouldn't do it. They sign up for it just as much as we do when we adopt. Except… this person did not sign up for this cat. They have rescued cats in their area more than once, and they were trying to trap another one, but they ended up catching the "wrong" cat. Someone who needed more financial help than they could offer. It's a good thing that the internet has a soft spot for cute cats and for good people. 

Posted by Mariel Ruvinsky

There are so many moments with our cats that we wish we could capture on camera. Moments that happen too fast, that live in our memories forever. Some people are lucky enough to capture them. 

Living with cats is pure chaos. Anyone who tells you otherwise has not actually lived with a cat for a significant amount of time. Cats might act all shy and cute with you in the beginning, as they gain your trust and see if you are worthy of being shown their true colors. But eventually… the chaos happens. And when the chaos happens, it happens fast. 

You're sitting there, when out of nowhere, your cat runs out of the hallway, does a backflip off the wall, runs headfirst into a chair, and then screams its little heart out like a gladiator before a battle, before running right back into the hallway. That happens. It happens more often than you would think. At least it does with our cats. And every time it happens, we end up with our jaws on the floor, regretting not having our phones out to capture that moment. But we suppose that during a time when we have our phones out nearly all the time, some people are bound to capture these chaotic cat moments on camera. Here are some of them. 

Posted by Sarah Brown

Your inbox now has a paws-on manager.

Cats and email were never meant to go together, but they act like they've got a full inbox to manage. The second a laptop opens, a cat shows up ready to get involved. Keys get pressed, drafts get "edited," and somehow a half-written email turns into something completely different. You look back at the screen and nothing is where you left it.

A cat treats your keyboard like prime real estate. Sitting right on it, shifting just enough to hit every wrong key. Subject lines change, random letters appear, and attachments open and close for no reason. You try to keep working, but every sentence gets interrupted by a paw or a tail sliding across the screen.

Timing never matters either. You could be answering something important, and the cat decides it's the perfect moment to step in. Send gets hit early, a new tab opens, or your message turns into a mix of letters you didn't type. Now you're rereading everything, trying to fix what just happened.

They don't leave once they start. They settle in, watching the screen like something important is happening. You try to move them, they shift right back. The email might be yours, but the cat clearly thinks it's part of the job.

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Posted by Jen

Because bad poems and bad cakes go together like two things that go together and also rhyme.

 

Long like the trombone
are a giraffe's neck bones
7 bones
Bony bones
But Phil only had one bone.

Sucks to be you, Phil.

*******

 

There once was a baker called Smit
Whose spelling was never a hit
From what I have heard
He botched ev'ry word
Except one: that guy knew his...

...stuff.

****

Elsa didn't know
Until blood started flowing
What she'd created

****

 

DO NOT

stand

in
         cake
             case

[whispering] Bakeryyyyy

****

 

Once in a season, very near Fall
From deep in the forest, trees shady and tall

Comes something peculiar, and so seldom seen
Like a leprechaun's gold, or a unicorn's spleen

Look quickly, my brethren, for with any luck
You'll be graced with the majesty of 
Weenie Buck

*snapsnapsnap*

 

Thanks to Keelan M., Julia C., Jess K., Kia H., & Kristy D. for helping us channel our inner Charlie McKenzie. ("WOMAN! Whoaaaaa-MAN!")

*****

P.S. I see you appreciate poetry. Might I recommend...?

I Could Pee On This, And Other Poems By Cats
*****

And from my other blog, Epbot:

Posted by Sarah Brown

It started with one stray on a ring camera and ended with a full house of cats.

It started with a homeowner noticing the same stray cat showing up on their ring camera over and over. Instead of brushing it off, the homeowner started leaving out food and water, turning a quick sighting into a daily routine. The cat kept coming back, got more comfortable, and before anything official like TNR could happen, she showed up clearly pregnant and changed the whole situation.

The stray began spending time on the porch and eventually let the homeowner pet her. A heated cat house went out, the setup got more permanent, and then she disappeared. The homeowner went looking, checking nearby woods and trying to figure out where she went.

The update came from a neighbor's Facebook post. It was the same cat, now with kittens, just in a different spot. The homeowner brought the mom and kittens in while waiting for spay and neuter appointments, planning to foster and move them along.

That plan only partly worked. The mom cat, later named Mae, and two kittens went to new homes, but three stayed. Miyu, Runty, and Black Bean stuck around and became part of the household. What started as feeding a stray turned into a long-term setup without much planning, and three years later, those cats were still there like they had always been.

Posted by Laurent Shinar

Sometimes it is nice for us feline pawrents to see our cat children drink up a little of their own medicine. And in this collection of wet cattos we get to enjoy a delicious deluge of felines who messed around and found out…

The stubborn and spicy attitudes that our cat children have towards the world are some of the things that we love most about them. We love that they can be judgy, bitey, scratchy and sassy little monsters capable of turning on anyone who dares mess with them, or even look at them the wrong way. But every now and then that exact attitude to life gets flipped, turned upside down and that is when we get to enjoy the vision of a cat child completely covered from head to toe in water.

But it is not the wet fur that we are obsessed with, it is the disgruntled look on their face mixed with a little bit of embarrassment that draws us in. It is a very similar look to that of a hooman who messed around and found out with the cat, except this time it is on the cat's face. So you could claim that they are getting what they deserve…
 

A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say.

Posted by Briana Viser

Everyone needs a mood boost, even cats!

Some days feel heavier than others. The to-do list in front of you, mocking your tiredness and sleepy brain. Your brain finds it harder and harder to quiet down, you're so used to the rat race of work, life, socializing, and other responsibilities. On days like that, sometimes you don't need a grand solution or a perfect routine. Sometimes you just need something soft, comforting, and guaranteed to make you smile. So why not smile with precious purring pals? Cats are the purrfect medicine for stress, moodiness, or anything else. 

Cats have an almost supernatural ability to improve the atmosphere of a room simply by existing in it. A sleepy kitten curled into a warm blanket somehow makes the entire world feel gentler. A fluffy tabby loafing dramatically in a beam of sunlight becomes a tiny living reminder that rest is not only allowed, but deeply important. Cats really don't even have to try, and that's why we've collected these cats just for you. 

Posted by Mariel Ruvinsky

All it takes is the right cat for someone who "hates cats" to suddenly become the one who's the most obsessed with them. 

We hear it all the time. People say that they hate cats. Baffling, right? At least it is to us. To us, people who think that cats are the cutest little baby angels that are blessing this earth day-by-day, the thought of hating a cat is impawssible. Cats are simple creatures. They have simple needs, they are truly not that difficult to understand, and no matter what those cat haters might say about them, we know that cats bond with other creatures incredibly strongly. 

We have come to the conclusion that these people who "hate" cats have simply never given cats a chance. They've encountered some stray cat who hissed at them for accidentally getting too close, and that put them off all other cats in the world. But all it takes is the right cat to change someone's mind. All it takes is a little while in their company. These people flip to the cat-loving side faster than pancakes. 

Dads who hate cats suddenly falling in love with them, sending endless pictures of cats in the family group cat, after their kids adopt a kitten. Moms who hate cats bonding with the kitties that visit their garden, carrying them around and napping with them, while still denying that they care about them at all. Deny all you want. It happens to humans all the time. And apparently, it happens to dogs too. 

This pitbull did not get along with cats. At all. And that might be an understatement. We don't know exactly why he had such a hard time with cats, what happened to him with cats in the past. We don't really know his past at all. But we do know that in his future, there is a black kitten who's coming to change everything that he knows about cats. All it took was the right kitten for him too. Just a little time with the kitty, and now, this pitbull is a cat person through and through.

Posted by Blake Seidel

This is the only gala we're going to, and it's also the only one where we're invited! Anyone with a cute cat, dashing doggo, and a camera, is welcome to purrticipate. And we must say, this year's purrticipants are particularly stunning in the theme: Fashion is art!

Everybody on the internet is abuzz with the Met Gala, but the only gala we're interested in is the 'Pet Gala'! Who cares about celebrities spending thousands of dollars on a one-time use gown with 10 lbs. of makeup on, when we could see a fancy feline looking her best as a living work of art? Or a doggo named 'Dolly Pawton' dressed up in her Sunday best? Now those are looks we would pay to see.

Even better, all these purrfect pets are free to view thanks to user @dieworkwear on 'X', whose post quickly went viral with pet pawrents posting their cute kitties and darling doggos in their outfits for the Pet Gala. 

The theme this year was "Fashion is art", and we have to say that the pets this year did not disappoint. From colorful onesies to creative costumes, big hats to tuxedos, our four-legged friends went all out for the metaphorical red carpet. 

Don't worry about missing the best looks of the Met Gala, because these ones below are far cuter, sillier, and loving. We hope to see you next year at the next Pet Gala!

Posted by Briana Viser

There's nothing better than mixing two things you love: games and cats. The guy in the story below got to experience the cat distribution system in the cutest way. 

Meet Dan! This guy was playing Pokémon Go; he was walking around a Chevron up the road from his apartment and listening to the nature around him, when suddenly he hears a little squeaking. He stops and listens, but he hears it again and again. He then hears the delightful "meows," from a little void kitten. The little guy was huddled against a retaining wall on the border of the woods and parking lot. He hops down and looks for a mama and more kittens, but there's nothing. He takes the void in his hand, puts him against his chest and the little guy tries to crawl into his beard! It seems like this kitten was immediately enamored with the bearded fellow simply in the middle of a game. 

He walks the whopping 5 minutes home with the kitten, determined to save him and adopt him. The little guy is so tiny, he can't even jump on the bed properly, he's probably only 2-3 weeks old. His eyes are open and he's very vocal, but still learning motor skills to walk properly. He borrows some money from his sister and goes to PetSmart for a bottle. He knows that the cat distribution system gave him Little Dan that day. Read the full story below to see all the details about how these two cuties found each other. 

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