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 | Although the Summer Solstice is over two weeks away, my area is expecting 110 degree weather over the weekend. My cats are indoor-only, except that they are allowed on our deck early morning and late evening, when it is cooler. But just in case of power outage, I'm preparing to help them beat the heat in every way possible. Hope my readers will all do the same. Connect With Franny Facebook | Twitter | Free Newsletter | |
Review: Merrick Purrfect Bistro Cat Foods
Photo Credit: © Franny Syufy
Merrick has just come out with a new line of grain-free canned and dry pet food called Purrfect Bistro. I recently received a surprise package of a few of the products, which I reviewed for my readers' benefit. My office assistant, Jennifer, helped with the review with some assistance courtesy of Jaspurr. The Purrfect Bistro line of food includes five dry formulas and sixteen canned formulas, with flavors to suit every feline palate. The products I received included one three ounce can each of Chicken Paté and Beef Wellington, and a small one-serving bag of the Healthy Adult Chicken Dry. Please read my full review to see how these foods were rated by my fussy panel of feline taste-testers.
| Microchips for Cats
It is tragic that with today's technology, only a very small percentage of pet cats who end up in animal shelters are returned to their owners. If all pet cats carried identification, such as a microchip, the odds of their return would be overwhelmingly reversed. Even indoor-only cats can escape outside, as I have experienced to my chagrin. After weighing all the options, my conclusion is that microchips are the best form of identification for cats. I'm not alone in that opinion either. Laws requiring microchip for pets have been instituted by the European Pets Travel Scheme (PETS), as well as a few state and local laws in the U.S. The Companion Animals Act in Australia requires the microchipping of all cats and dogs acquired since July 1, 1999. learn much more about microchipping cats, then vote in the blog poll. Feel free also to add your comments to those already in the blog.
| 10 Things Cats Like Most
It's no secret that cats love to play, are very fond of eating treats such as catnip and bonita tuna flakes, which we jokingly call "kitty krack." But what do you think is your cat's most favorite activity of all? Eating, sleeping, or maybe water play with the kitchen faucet? One of my cats' most favorite things is to watch birds outside the window. When we moved to a forested community in the California Gold country foothills in November of 2011, we immediately saw huge trees filled with birds of almost every size and color, and we were thrilled to find American Goldfinches among them. So, right after the Thanksgiving holiday, we drove down to the local... Read more
| Cat Picture of the Week: Biscuit
Photo Credit: © Guest, Lynn
Handsome Biscuit, adopted from Lynn's local SPCA is our first Cat of the Week for June, 2013. Biscuit's loving personality made him a favorite at the SPCA, and when Lynn and her husband visited the shelter, she was drawn to him immediately by his beautiful blue eyes, while he seemed to know that he belonged with her. His age is unknown, but he appears to be a fairly young adult cat, and he and Lynn have already bonded. You are invited to read more of his story, and to submit your own adopted shelter cat's photo and story.
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