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A CLOSER CONNECTION: Deepening the Bond Between You
Portrait of a Young Lady Holding a Cat,
Francesco Bacchiacca,
1525-153
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Learning to love like a cat? It's easy to develop a deep, interpersonal relationship with your cat if you learn to read your pet's behavior. 15 Surefire Ways to Bond with Your Cat on Pet 360.com lists ways to bond with your cat and to help make that bond stronger.
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CAT ENRICHMENT: Creating an Ideal Environment for Your Cat
Woman with a Cat
, Eduoard Manet, 1880
We know how much Thirsty Cat customers adore their cats. We know that you wish to create the finest home environment for your kitty to lead a happy, long and healthy lifestyle. In this scholarly article, Ohio State University veterinarians and feline specialists, Drs. Meghan Herron and Tony Buffington outline basic cat needs and how to recreate a great indoor environment for optimal cat health and happiness.
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PURR-FECT MUSIC: Scientists Create Kitty Tunes
Is species specific music right around the corner?
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NEW
FOUNTAINS
(and free shipping too!)
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Piazza Caramello
Great fountain for cats who don't like a lot of splash. Tenmoku Gold glaze on bone stoneware adorns this richly hued fountain. Water gently flows from the upper level and flows silently down to the lower bowl. You can see the fountain listing
here.
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Millstone
Beautiful millstone carvings decorate the pump hide in this bubble-up fountain. Mahogany glaze highlights the fine details. You can see this gorgeous fountain
here.
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Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold glazed bowl with an intricately carved pumphide interact to create this gorgeous fountain. You can see this beautiful fountain on our website
here.
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Cat Clips
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New Mexico Cat Library
Cats in the office? You bet! A county office building in Las Cruces, New Mexico uses a 'cat library' to lend shelter cats to employees during the workday to relieve work stress. The 'cat library'
increases workplace satisfaction, but there is another added benefit as well. Watch this
video
to see what this innovative employer has started.
Photo by CBS Evening News
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Have You Visited Our Website?
Our site is content rich with truly unique and useful product focused posts for our visitors' enjoyment. We've also designed the website to be optimized for mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, so that visitors can easily browse our collection and shop from virtually anywhere.
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Breed Spotlight:
Japanese Bobtails
If you are searching for something a bit different in the cat world, look no further. This cat is unlike all others in appearance and personality, belying their humble Asian origin.*
Photo Curtsey of Wikipedia.org
History:
The history of the Japanese Bobtail stretches centuries back in time in Asia, but it's true origin is unknown. The breed was used mostly to keep the rodent population down in Tokyo, but from its common street cat origins, a famous folktale grew. Legend has it that a cat named
Maneki-Neko, beckoned to traveler with an uplifted paw and brought
good fortune to the man. Ever since, the uplifted paw gesture has been associated with good luck. The Gotokuji Temple near Toyko, is lined with maneki-neko, or
beckoning-cat statuettes, (as seen below) that bring good fortune to Japanese merchants the world over.
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Appearance
The Japanese Bobtail's unique fluffy tail create a one- of-a-kind appearance in the cat world. The cat's tail is not
bobbed by breeders for fashion's sake: this breed is born with this distinct tail. The Japanese Bobtail's coat can be medium to long, often white with tan and black colorations. These colorations, called 'Mi-Ke' in Japanese, are thought to be lucky. The ears are large, and alert, the head a bit small. Overall, the breed is a medium sized cat with clean lines and pleasant appearance.
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Personality
The Japanese Bobtail's gregarious personality make it a standout in the cat community. The breed scores high on activity level, playfulness, need for attention and attention to it's owners. This is a vocal and intelligent cat that will be great addition to a home with children or other pets.
If you are interested in adopting a rescue Japanese Bobtail, contact Tailless Cat Rescue, a North Carolina based rescue that homes bobtails of all breeds. Check out tailesscatrescue.com for more information.
*While we at Thirsty Cat Fountains always recommend you consider adopting a shelter cat before all others, a purebred cat may be what's right for you.
References for this article came from J. Anne Helgren, Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds, Barrons Educational Series, Inc., 1997, pages 136-141.
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Featured Blog
Do you know what you cat is telling you in her purr? Read Keith's interesting post on our blog here on our website at Thirstycatfountains.com.
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DISCOUNT COUPON CODE
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thankseveryone
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without the quotes into the coupon code box beneath
the payment options at checkout to receive a 10% discount off your entire purchase.
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