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Brain Pilgrim

Do cats care about people? Deeply underestimated. - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/do-cats-car

If there is one question people creep up and ask furtively, it is this one.

Unless, of course, we live with them. Which leads to being loved by them.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #MissMorgenMagic

A black kitten held over a woman's shoulder who has a pale green long-sleeved shirt and short, light, hair, with one hand held on the kitten's back while her bright golden eyes focus on the lens, illustrating Do Cats Care About People?
Brain Pilgrim

Lou was just trying to enjoy the garden when he got stuck in the wisteria archway.

This was what came from trying to let Bud lead the way, he thought.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #LouTheCreamfilledCat

A giant gray tabby cat with a sweet expression fills a tunnel of purple wisteria in an archway, and plants his white toes on the sandy path.
Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! Shadow Speculation in our cat's life. - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/shadow-spec

Kittens could have come out of a tough time. Adults might have a story.

Even if they learned wrong things, a trusted person helps them grow out of it.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators

A dilute tortoiseshell cat with a white streak across her throat is sniffing the topknot of a toy llama, while her shadow is thrown on the wall, her head and the edge the topknot in twin shadow, illustrating Shadow Speculation.
Brain Pilgrim

To me, Bud-Bud is definitely the kind of cat you ask to guard the dangerous stuff in the abandoned temple.

Just until we get back with the monster catcher.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #BudBudTheSpud #Caturday

A giant gray tabby cat lurks around the entrance to an ancient and overgrown jungle temple.
Brain Pilgrim

Podcast 15: Taming the Feral - In a Purrfect World with Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/podcast-15-

Little Lion Taming is all about the taming process. Whether our cat is feral, or just shy, routines and gestures which help our cat understand we are their friend are always handy skills to have.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #ManyFacesOfPickle

Most of a brown tabby, from the haunches up, poses in front of a mixing board, illustrating Podcast #15: Taming the Feral.
Brain Pilgrim

Why Do Cats Like to Lie on Things? - Explanations at the Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/why-do-cats

Cats will sleep on the doily part of the wooden table. They are a little like the fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea.

Cats detect slight differences in softness.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #ManyFacesOfPickle

Face closeup of a brown tabby cat with a white mouth and chin is resting their head on stuffed toys, one purple and fluffy, and one a fold of canvas, illustrating Why Do Cats Like to Lie on Things?
Brain Pilgrim

Flash from the past: Little foundling Tristan, five weeks old. Now able to stand up and drink his glop (Kitten Milk Replacer, KMR) like a big boy.

The rabbit is his Extra Littermate, and under the blanket is a heating pad. We want his body temperature to stay level without him burning up all that glop.

He needs it to grow his GARDEN OF BELLY DOTS.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #ManyFacesOfPickle #TBT #TBThursday

Flash from the past: Little foundling Tristan, five weeks old. Now able to stand up and drink his glop (Kitten Milk Replacer, KMR) like a big boy.

The rabbit is his Extra Littermate, and under the blanket is a heating pad. We want his body temperature to stay level without him burning up all that glop.

Shot from above, a five week old brown tabby kitten lies on a plaid blanket inside an open clamshell cat carrier, a same size fluffy gray rabit occupying the other side container, and the cutest little smile on the kitten's blunt face, above a round belly with lots of belly dots, illustrating Tristan Becomes the Boss of Himself.
Brain Pilgrim

The tale of a tail, in four acts.

Bud settles on my shins with his tail waving, while Rhia watches carefully from my lap.

What pleases me so much about this is that I have told him, "Don’t hug with your paw when you can hug with your tail. Then Rhiannon knows you’re being friendly."

Bud-Bud is now a listening spud.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #BudBudTheSpud

On a blue star quilt shot in lap level, from a person who is under the covers. A gray tabby settles himself in front of a small tortoiseshell cat who is actually on the lap, with his tail swinging towards the camera.
On a blue star quilt shot in lap level, from a person who is under the covers. A gray tabby settles himself in front of a small tortoiseshell cat who is actually on the lap, with his tail starting to clasp the shoulders of the smaller cat.
On a blue star quilt shot in lap level, from a person who is under the covers. A gray tabby settles himself in front of a small tortoiseshell cat who is actually on the lap, with his tail now curled around the tortoiseshell cat's shoulders.
On a blue star quilt shot in lap level, from a person who is under the covers. A gray tabby settles himself in front of a small tortoiseshell cat who is actually on the lap, with his tail returning to its place against his haunches.
Brain Pilgrim

Lou Costello prefers it fresh from a mountain stream. Which I don't have in the house.

So I refresh their big mug several times a day. Because sometimes they ask.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #LouTheCreamfilledCat

Against a landscape of a mountain stream, a big gray tabby drinks from a red mug while in a reclining position.
Brain Pilgrim

Kittens by Cat Type: what to expect with each Type. - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/kittens-by-

Being familiar with kittens by Cat Type is a skill which can be developed. It’s a way of being prepared. We start with an idea of what toys, connections, and behavior we can expect.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #MissMorgenMagic #Panfur

A black kitten sitting up to swat a paw at a swinging toy, with an acrylic painting filter, illustrating Kittens by Cat Type.
Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! The Truth About Bossy - Way of Cats buff.ly/3PGlilZ

With lots of white, they are calicoes and people give them flower names. While Olwyn, Mr WayofCats’ heart cat of thirteen years, was a tortoiseshell. Her nickname was, She Who Must Be Obeyed.

Now, we have Rhiannon. Who has her own way of bossing.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #TheDivineQueen

A woman with her hair tied back and holding a small tortoiseshell cat against her purple sweatshirt, while the cat's paws show little pale toe socks, illustrating The Truth About Bossy.
Brain Pilgrim

Bud Abbott. Even though we weren't in the market at the time.

If his bonded pair was broken up, I feared he would not be a rescue success.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #BudBudTheSpud #Caturday

A drowsing gray tabby cat is pictured against a sky full of stars with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, reading: to be great is to be misunderstood.
Brain Pilgrim

Podcast 4: No Bad Cats because it's a misunderstanding. - Train at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/podcast-4-n

When we provide for the needs our cat’s instincts demand of them, everybody wins.

So it’s really about training the human, too.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #ManyFacesOfPickle #Caturday #Podcast

A brown tabby teen cat nestles on a pad on a desk with a dimly lit room behind him, illustrating Podcast #4: No Bad Cats.
Brain Pilgrim

NEW POST! Why Cats Stack the Squishy is about feline sensitivity. - Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/why-cats-st

When they find that lone headband we left on the bed, and sleep on it.

For the extra squishiness.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #ManyFacesOfPickle

Shot from above, a brown tabby cat with their back to the camera likes on a blue star quilt and a small white linen towel, illustrating Why Cats Stack the Squishy.
Brain Pilgrim

Kitten Picking Tips - Choosing at Way of Cats wayofcats.com/blog/kitten-pick

All my kitten picking tips start with the person and the cat. We should never surprise anyone with a kitten.

This would bypass the most important element. Which is recognizing an emotional connection, one we can build into a relationship.
#CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfTheFediverse #Catstodon #CatLovers #CatAppreciators #TheDivineQueen

A very dilute tortoiseshell cat face, closeup, with a frosted white muzzle and orange patches on a cutely squint-eyed kitten face, illustrating Kitten Picking Tips.
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