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She Wanted Her Beloved Cat Not To Be Forgotten.

Mathieu Stern: Developing 120-Year-Old Photos found in a Time Capsule

Purrr A Parisian experimental photographer named Mathieu Stern found some very old photo negatives and developed them. 120 years ago people just didn't have cameras. These photos were - this kitty was extra special!

After Mathieu developed the photo he colorized it.

Follow Mathieu Stern on Twitter. Visit his web page to see how he works his magic!

I love it and I think you will too.

Spoil Your Cat On Amazon.com

kittehboi's Amazon Page

Purrr I found lots and lots of unique items on Amazon to Spoil Your Cat - Dat me! From cozy cat caves to high-tech feeders, there are hundreds of pet products on Amazon. Many can be ordered for delivery before Christmas.

I hope you will like my purrrrsonal recommendations!

Coming soon: cool finds for da doggies and da humans too!

Click here! kittehboi's Amazon Page

Disclosure: The link above takes you to my Influencer page. I may win a prize for promoting it.

Thank you!

Transmission of FIV

Transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) among cohabiting cats in two cat rescue shelters.

Conflicting accounts have been published in the veterinary literature regarding transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) between cohabiting cats in mixed households, and the mechanics of possible casual transmission, if it occurs, are poorly understood. Similarly, there are conflicting reports of vertical transmission of FIV.

I don't know what to make of this. The rescue sites are all linking to each other and crowing that FIV is not transmissible to cats living in the same household as long as there are no bites. This would be wonderful, but it has not been proven.

It has NOT been proven.

The article reports that 138 cats in one rescue did not catch FIV from an FIV+ cat It says that 19 kittens born of FIV+ queens didn't catch it through the placenta or by nursing. This is too small of a sample to be statistically significant.

Try it again with 1000 cats.



Here's more info about FIV from Cornell University.
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus

Koko The Gorilla Loves Kittens (and People)

Koko's New Kittens

Purr Miss Koko is a speshul Gorilla. She live in a preserve wif a nice lady named Penny who taught her sign language and how to use a special computer to communicate. Koko can understand human speech but not talk it cuz, well, gorilla moufs can't make hooman noises.


Koko and All Ball

Koko had her first kitteh back in da 1970s. She named him "ALL BALL" and it surprised efurryone dat a gorilla wanted a pet kitteh. When she first met All Ball, Koko played wif his little paws and said, "Cat do scratch. Koko love!" When All Ball got hit by a car Koko signed "sad" and "frown." Later dat night she wailed wif grief. Koko is a fine gorilla person and I lubs her.




Koko occasionally entertains celebrity guests such as Betty White and William Shatner. When Robin Williams met Koko dey hadz great fun! Koko was very sad when she learned of Robin Williams' passing. :-(

I hope you will visit Koko's web page.

From koko.org » About Us

The Gorilla Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation, protection and well-being of gorillas and other great apes through interspecies communication research and education. Established in 1976 as a 501(c)(3) corporation, it is best known for "Project Koko," the longest interspecies communication study in history, and the only one involving gorillas. It has evolved into an institution that provides a unique resource for great ape conservation, care and understanding.

Animal Testing Is Not Valid

Purrr Dem Purrime Ministerettes of Planet Purrth, Shiva and Jaya, did answer questions on da bloggy "Kyra & Question Time"!

I had an answer to one of da questions. I quotes da question and da Purrime Ministerettes answer:

Q: Hullo Shiva and Jaya …maybe you can choose another question of me for question time? Why humans are testing things on animals which are never for animals – only for humans ;o)
A: Some hoomans, not all of them, are catwards. They don’t have the nerve to undergo pain themselves and believe that we anipals are unable to feel anyting, either physical or emotional. Somebody dumped us in a glass bin when we were newborn kittens. Who do some hoomans think they are? Do onto others as you would have them do to you!
Jaya, I so agree with that Jesus Cat! Yeah, has that glass bin dumper already been dumped in a glass bin?!

Here are just three ways dat animals not react da same as hoomans. Hopes you like logic cuz da lady using it to thwock da unethical methodologies.

Dogs and cats don’t get poison ivy. Da active ingredient, urushiol, is highly allergenic to most hoomans. Non-primate species can roll in poison ivy. Den rubs it on da hoomans when we snuggles. MOL!!!
Applying a product to animals' skin is not a valid test.

Many years ago da lady read in a mycology book dat in da old days when dogs was livestock, hoomans used to test wild mushrooms on demz before eating. SOMETIMES da dog was fine but the hoomans died. Other times it took 12 hours or more for the symptoms to show and everybody got sick! However, I not finds anything about it online. I did finds out dat some mushrooms are poisonous to dogs but not cats.
Trying a food on animals is not a valid test.

In 2006, Six clinical drug trial participants suffered violent reactions to TGN1412, a new immune system boosting drug. The subjects were only given the equivalent of 1/500th the safe dose for "non-human primates," monkeys. The test subjects suffered searing pain and multiple organ failure within a few hours. The drug had been tested successfully in non-human primates, macaques.
Giving a drug to animals is not a valid test.

Hope you didn't want pixchurs. Dis not a snuff porn bloggy.

Lots of drugs don't make it through the animal trials, and who knows whether the drug companies have thrown away da Magic Bullet cuz it didn't work on animals? So when da animal trials and hooman trials happen to give da same results, it kinda random.

Iz not da sharpest tool in da shed. I cantz make sense of it.

Why do they keep doing it?

Cats and Poison Ivy

I knew we kittehs don't get poison ivy!

Only humans and primates are sensitive to urushiol.
[John Hopkins University; Poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac. Student Health and Wellness Center. Available at http://www.jhu.edu/~shcenter/poisonivy.html as of Sept 28, 2006.] **PEER REVIEWED**

Leash Club for Cats

leashclub, a photo by kittehboi.com on Flickr.

Leash Club for Cats, a group on Flickr.

Purrrr Do you wear a leash to go out? Join Leash Club for Cats!

Thx to @BarnabasKitten and @AngusfromAfrica for creating #LeashClub.

To Mohnton, PA: TNR, don't kill!

Ask the Borough of Mohnton, PA to TNR feral cats, NOT kill them!

 The Borough of Mohnton, PA has decided to murder its feral cat population rather than use more humane, less expensive options.  Please click the link above to sign a petition on The Petition Site.  A nice letter helps.  No cursing them out or wishing heartsticks on them as that only makes them dig their heels in.  Remember Belfast's reaction to death threats.

This is my letter.  Be sure to mention the TNR option and prices if you want details.

I see that someone in your organization has an unreasoning fear of cats that caused him or her to push the rest of you into signing an order to trap and kill all ferals.

Rather than take advantage of public and private funds available for inexpensive Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs, you plan to have bungling minimum wage people kill the cats at great expense to the borough. 

"No Nonsense Neutering www.nnnlv.org received a $35,000 grant for Berks County free-roaming cats. Fairchild Foundation asks for a $35 donation PER cat, which is still less expensive than the $50 that the Berks County in PA is paying to KILL ferals."

It is simply wrong for you to exterminate feral cats as if they were cockroaches, not when there are other, less expensive options available.

Please reconsider.

Via Kelly Hoffman and Boris Kitty.

Basement Cat in training

Update:
Dis bad little kitteh wuz at da rescue. Dey finded he in a alley behind da pet nom store. While da lady takin da pixchur, he triez most fiercely to nom her hand wif his tiny little teefs. MOL!!

Da bad little kitteh now haz a furever home wif someone who works wif ferals.

Brat Lesson: Coping Tools

Thx to @spike_cat for inspiring da latest Brat Lesson item:

If the only tool you have is papers, all of life's problems tend to look like catnip.
-- Mr. Breeze

My Review of Go Cat Da Bird

Originally submitted at Nip and Bones

Cats go CRAZY about the Da Bird! The Da Bird Teaser cat toy consists of a 36 inch fiberglass rod with a 50 pound tested braided nylon strong and configured feathers that mimic the action of a REAL bird in flight. Don't miss the chance to treat your cat to this toy. If you have not seen first ha...

Go Cat Da Bird

Lubs Lubs LUBS Da Bird

By Mr. Breeze from Philadelphia, PA on 1/8/2012

 

5out of 5

Pros: Long life with refills, Safe, Cats can't resist Da Bird, Fun, Colorful, Cat Likes It, Durable

Best Uses: Bond with your cat, Simulates hunting, Stress relief, Active Cats, Special Playtime, Older Cats, House Cats, Kittens, Great exercise

Describe Yourself: Long-time Pet Owner

Da Bird is a must-have toy for all cats. The feather attachment makes a sound like a bird that cats can't resist.
I won Da Bird from @BabyPatches during a #pawpawty in the fall of 2009. Three attachment refills later it was still as good as new. My cats are unforgiving with their toys so I'm ordering my fourth refill today.

Da Bird Satisfies Cats' Hunting Instinct

Tags: Cat toys, Instincts, Using Product, Feathers

I heart Petiethecat!

Purrrr @GeorgeTheDuck made dis pawsum shirt for me!

My dear furend @Petiethecat did get sick again, but da v-e-t pulled him through. Petie has diabetes and his kidneys is failing. There are great treatments for it now that can extend kittehs lives and keep us comfortable and happy. Lots of anipals are sitting on #PetiesPorch sending #HealingPaw.


Purrr... da @sisfurcats are mature pfbbt! and gets an extra level of vet care. Mature means over 10 years. Dey gets a senior workup every year which includes blood work in hopes of discovering subclinical health problems, like Chilipepper's hyperthyroidism. In dis part of da world it costs about $250. Chilipepper will be "geriatric" like my furend Petie next year so she will get extra vet visits.

Rather than continue to expound on veterinary care I'd like to share an article on the American Animal Hospital Association web page.

AAFP/AAHA Feline Life Stage Guidelines

In 2006, owners took their dogs to veterinarians more than twice as often as cats, averaging 2.3 times/year, compared with 1.1 times/year for cats, and significantly more dogs (58%) than cats (28%) were seen by a veterinarian one or more times/year. Cat owners often express a belief that cats 'do not need medical care'. Two reasons for this misconception are that signs of illness are often difficult to detect, and cats are perceived to be self-sufficient.

#catmaseve2011

Thx so much to my furiends @petiethecat @mariodacat @jazzydacat @boriskitty @cjdoggirl and @bdgrlaw for da wonderful cards. I loves you guys! Hey Mario, is it true Santa smells like Hank's bacon beer and burnt rope?



Merry Merry Crispmouse to my anipals! Dat #CatmasEve pawty was a lot of fun! Da lady has been busy but she let me hang out for a while. And when she couldn't sleep she let me stop in again. It was nice talking to some old furends AND meeting some new ones.

If you missed #catmasEve because your hoomans had some unimportant holiday stuff to attend to, you can still donate to the charity, Black Cat Rescue, from Flicka47's bloggy, Flicka da Cookie Cafe.

Kittehbaybeh WebCam

We did foster two kittehbaybehs. Dey hadz dey own web cam. Now dem kittehs haz gone back to da rescue to find furrever homes. Goodbye and good luck, Ty and Reena!



Do you want more information on raising orphaned or abandoned kittehbaybehs? I strongly suggest that you call your vet for advice. Another invaluable resource is http://kitten-rescue.com/.

CAVEAT: I am not an expert. Really, do contact your vet or a local rescue for advice.

You'll find a list of supplies and resources in the Raising Orphans section on my Amazon store.
http://astore.amazon.com/wishlist483-20?_encoding=UTF8&node=46

Updated 12/3/2016 to correct Youtube link and to remove reference to defunct rescue. :-(

Confuse-A-Cat

An oldie-but-goody Monty Python sketch.

#nipclub sharkyboi

You're gonna need a bigger boat.

Da picture generated online at FaceInHole.com

No graphics program, no graphics experience necessary.

I had fun being a sharkyboi at #nipclub last night. I tried to nom everybody but dey say da water too cold. Hmmph.

Thx to @TinyPearlCat who mixed dat rumtini dat made da transformation possible.  MOL!!

I'd also like to extend a "Happy Birthday" to @Boomiethecat, @Sisfurcats Bugs Bunny and all the other anipals who have birthdays/gotcha days in June.

• #nipclub @EdnaAtNutro @kingtuttifruiti *fin-fin*
• #nipclub @EdnaAtNutro @kingtuttifruiti *fin-fin fin-fin*
• #nipclub @EdnaAtNutro @kingtuttifruiti *fin-fin fin-fin fin-fin* ♫ http://blip.fm/~15fy0p Iz a sharky!!
• #nipclub @EdnaAtNutro @kingtuttifruiti *CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP* You're gonna need a bigger boat.
• #nipclub http://t.co/sRcRkZO #nipclub @EdnaAtNutro @kingtuttifruiti *CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP* You're gonna need a bigger boat.
• #nipclub You're gonna need a bigger boat. http://twitpic.com/5cmef6
• @ednaatnutro @spike_cat @ CeciltheHusky @pumpkinpuddy #nipclub Come on in, da water is beeyootiful. @tinypearlcat
• @ednaatnutro #nipclub Da water is bery warm. Do come in and have a bite.
• #nipclub @spike_cat @CeciltheHusky @Pumpkinpuddy Come in da ocean, da water is beeyooful. Tasty waves, perfect for surfing.
• @AutumnTheDoxie #nipclub Doggie! Pretteh doggie! Come in da ocean and swim wif me.
• @ednaatnutro #NIPCLUB Oh purrrr. *swims toward @AutumnTheDoxie* Come swimming wif me...
• @tinypearlcat #NIPCLUB *swims toward paw, rotates to side, opens mouf and shows rows and rows of sharp teefs...*
• @cecilthehusky Come swim wif me and I have noms. #nipclub
• @autumnthedoxie #nipclub Da water nice and warm. Want a nom? I has a nom for you. @ednaatnutro @spike_cat
• @WinstonMCat #nipclub Come swims in da ocean wif me so we can haz noms.
• @ednaatnutro @tinypearlcat #nipclub I still feel a mite peckish. Why don't you wade on in?
• @mr_pie #nipclub Hey there, the water's great! Let's go surfing! *grin*
• @doggiestylish #nipclub Da water really nice on a hot day. Come on in, let's go surfing.
• @ednaatnutro Oh purrrr but @mr_pie looks tasty. #nipclub
• #nipclub @tortecatfrmhell Purrr come surf wif me california girlcat
• #nipclub @tinncat @braillecat @kokotheturtle Come on in, da water's fine!
• #nipclub @spike_cat Sure you don't want to swim out here for a snack?

With a tip of the hat to Jaws, the movie that added the You're Gonna Need A Bigger ______ meme to the lexicon.

Back to da garden

Da lady planted lots of stufs dis year and Bugs and I do helps her.


A cool morning in da garden.


Mr. Breeze hangin wif da lady.


Sisfurcat Bugs Buny has been protecting the garden since 1999.


We loves to play tag.

A Pwize from Nutro!

Oh oh oh Dat @natalieatnutro did have a contesty for most interesting cat bed! Mine is da top of da armoire. Da pixchur won a gift box from the Nutro Company! Da gift box contained a bag of Feline Greenies treats, a bag of Nutro Natural Choice for cats, a Nutro tote bag, and a couple of nommable mousie toys.



Oh oh oh Dem sisfurcats tried to steal my gifts! Dey been pounding down the Natural Choice.


Please I can haz Greenies? I loves dem bery much!


Thx you for da Greenies! Dey do keeps my needle-sharp fangs white and scary!


Sharing my Greenies wif @sisfurcats Bugs Bunny. Miss Natalie sent us savory Salmon flavor and we pestered da lady all day for more. I also likes da Oven-Baked Chicken flavor and Bugs prefers Tempting Tuna.


Purrrr Hellooooo ladies! Would you like some of my noms?


It goes wifout saying dat da gift box was fun to play in and we spread da packing material all over da living room.

A Shrimpie a Day

Tell your mom that you need shrimp for heart and brain health.

Shrimp have lots of taurine and lots of Omega-3 EFAs.

Taurine is an amino acid, a necessary nutrient. Any decent brand of cat food will supplement taurine, however some of it is destroyed by heat in the canning process. Cats have lost the ability to synthesize taurine. If they don't get enough from food they can suffer from Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), a potentially deadly heart condition.

Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) are necessary for the healthy functioning of every system in the cat's body. EFAs are found in seafood and some plants such as flaxseed and avocados.

A shrimpie a day keeps the V-E-T away.