September 13, 2021
This is Tiger Lily, here to give you a message about September. It’s true! September is Happy Cat Month! National Cat Day doesn’t happen until October 29, but you have the entire month of September to pamper all the cats in your house. And you must, you absolutely must, pamper them to keep them happy. |
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From Winc (www.winc.com)
R: Rosé
Picture this. You’re poolside, with your feet dangling in the water, mid-summer. What are you drinking? Why, rosé, of course! Rosé, which in the last few years has skyrocketed in popularity so much so that parts of the US have actually experienced rosé shortages, can be made from an endless variety of grapes. There are a few different ways rosé is made around the world, including the direct-press method, like the motherland of rosé, Provence.
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S: Skin Contact
The reason a red wine is red isn’t because it’s made from red juice. In fact, if you crush a red grape between your fingers, the juice that comes out will appear clear or pale pink. The way a red wine becomes red is through skin contact. When making red and white wine, a winemaker will either choose to allow the juice to ferment with or without skins. Grape skins contain flavors, tannins and, of course, color. However, reds aren’t the only wines made with skin contact. Have you heard of orange wines? These are niche wines that take on an orange hue thanks to their contact with white grape skins.
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By Gabrielle Feldman, edited by Nicole Abrego
#4 Eating Non-Food Items
Does your cat enjoy chewing on non-edible items such as wools, cloth, inedible plants, plastic, or metal? This could be a sign of a rare condition in cats called pica. Often the cause of this is unknown; however, some proposed reasons include mineral deficiencies, anemia, hyperthyroidism, genetics, boredom, and stress.
If your cat is showing symptoms of pica, it is time to have a full examination by a veterinarian in order to rule out any underlying problems.
Treatment may include dietary adjustments, placing bitterants, such as “Grannicks Bitter Apple Spray” on the chewed objects, providing multiple small meals throughout the day rather than one or two large meals, providing stimulation through games, social interaction, and alternative chews.
#5 Feline Kneading
When your cat presses his paws into you, and massages back and forth- this can be a rather enjoyable feline behavior. Your kitty’s instinct to do this traces back to their earliest days of nursing. By pressing his paws on his mother’s mammary glands, it encouraged better milk production. When your cat does this as an adult he is either content, and showing that he is happy, or he is trying to alleviate stress and the habit is one to calm him down. Either way, take it as a compliment that you remind him of his mommy!
#6 If I Fits, I Sits
Cat’s ability to fit themselves “comfortably” into tight spaces never ceases to amaze, or entertain us for that matter. There are plenty of comfy places they could rest instead, like say that cat bed you purchased them. So why do they choose to curl up in boxes, bathroom sinks, small baskets, etc.?
Small spaces make your cat feel safe and secure. If they were out in the wild, they would not want to be unprotected in an open area because this would make them more susceptible to predators. Felines also have a natural instinct to ambush. By hiding in small tiny spaces they are able to watch and observe their surroundings from a distance.
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This cozy series has everything you want and more: an eclectic cast of characters, a mystery or two, and diligent detectives on duty. The detectives, feline and canine, figure it all out, but they have a dickens of a time getting the humans to understand them.
The series, Tiger Lily’s Café, is set in a Midwestern town nestled into the sunset coast of a Great Lake. The setting itself acts as a character, bringing the reader into the sights, sounds and smells of the small resort community of Chelsea.
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