An old song, ‘Misty’, has the line “as helpless as a kitten up a tree” and even as a child, I’ve wondered about that. And in movies, when there are cats rescued by firemen. Aren’t cats naturally adept at climbing up and down trees? Mine are. For all the cats that have lived with us, we never had to rescue any of them. They climb, play and sleep on trees and come home when they are called, or when they need to. This article, ‘Don’t call us for cats stuck in trees’, Fire Brigade warns, made me think again. Are kitties stuck on trees really incapable of clumbing down? Or are their humans just overreacting?
08
Jul
Maize-munching kitten
This little kitten was caught eating on the table, which is forbidden. He threw all caution to the wind and indulged in something new. First time to taste maize (corn) and enjoying it immensely. It’s as if he didn’t eat a hearty lunch just a short while ago.
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04
Jul
I love my brother!
Says the smaller kitten: “My brother, the ginger kitty washing me, loves me so much he acts like my mother. I stay clean all the time! He’s adopted, I’m adopted. We both came from off the streets, months apart. I cried and cried for days, looking for my mother. She didn’t come for me and my brothers. But I love my life now!”
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27
Jun
Larry the cat caught planking
This kitty has attracted more than his fair share of controversy. It seems like he also has the right cat-itude and so, every now and then you see his name in the headlines. Like now.
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15
Jun
Jack-in-the-box
Now it’s Jack’s turn to sleep in the box! This bottom drawer is really a hit with the kitties.
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