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READ GARFIELD'S FIRST
CHRISTMAS LETTER
HERE!!!!
Praise for Garfield's First Christmas
Mewsletter ....
Please tell Garfield
that his Christmas Letter was one of the most heartfelt I've ever read. Ed
Kostro Dec 2005
CHECK OUT RICKY'S YOGA SESSIONS
HERE:
One cat is
company. Two cats are a conspiracy. Three cats is an attempted takeover.
Four or more cats is a complete coup!
Shona Steele
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5 GOOD REASONS FOR
HAVING YOUR CAT NEUTERED
DID YOU KNOW... |
Images brought to you
by
'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' Leonardo da Vinci
'Dogs come when called. Cats take a message and get back to you.'
'Of course, every cat is
really the most beautiful woman in the room.' Edward Verrall Luca, essayist
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A morning kiss, a discreet
touch of his nose landing
somewhere on the middle
of my face.
Because his long white
whiskers tickled,
I began every day laughing.
JANET F FAURE |
| 'Dogs have owners.
Cats have staff.'
'In the
middle of a world that has always been a bit mad, the cat walks with
confidence.'
Roseanne Anderson
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Jimmy, the Resident Daily Mews Feline Columnist has his own place now:
click here
'Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr ...
A purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It
is reinforcement of something we would all like to believe about ourselves -
that we are nice.' - Roger A Caras
"Of all the [cat] toys available, none is better designed than the owner
himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in
almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a noise
when you jump on it." -- Stephen Baker
Garfield: 28.03.86 - 12.06.06
Click on the cartoon to take you to Garfield's
tribute pages
GARFIELD and
those infamous 20th birthday pictures. See both birthday hats and more ...
LETTER FROM GARFIELD
is a final letter written with great love to his Mum ...
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MY NEW WORLD
by Dan M Weiss
I'm sitting in front of the
computer wondering if my less than Elementary School education would allow me to
find the words necessary to write about a subject very dear to my heart, first,
the loss of my wife after thirty-nine years of marriage; second, the adoption of
two cats six months after Evelyn passed away.
In short, the essence of this narration; I would
have never dreamt an evening with friends and a chance meeting with the Director
of the Marlton Animal Hospital at my home would lead me to live the past five
years giving myself over to the comfort and well being of two cats. Conversely,
these felines were and are a panacea to my leading the life of a widower who did
not choose the route in seeking another woman to take the place of his departed
wife. No other woman could.
In living the past five years with Frankie the
Calico and Johnnie the Tabby it brought me to the realization I was the perfect
subject for them to exploit in a manner I would have never thought possible. As
a novice in raising a feline family, my education had a long way to go. For the
first week or so, this "new parent" would be on pins and needles. However, only
five months old, these little furry creatures had already wrapped me around
their little paws, especially Frankie.
I did not have the slightest clue where this new
relationship with my cats would lead me. In a number of ways, it led me to my
renewed interest in photography, putting their pictures on film, paper and then
the computer. Next, having a computer you begin to write about the cats and what
it means to be their keeper. Notice I did not say owner; no one ever owns a cat,
in a roundabout way they own you and you are bent to their needs and desires.
You search out cat sites on the computer and become involved with other cat
fanatics half way across the world or right in your back yard.
You begin to discern each cat's meows, what each
varied meow means in their world. You fall in a love between human and feline
you would never believe possible before their adoption by you. You become a cat
fanatic. If one of your cats hurts, you hurt, too. Strangers, complete strangers
become your friends; each alike in their love of their feline pets. If you lived
alone, the loneliness disappears with the entrance of the cats into your life
and home.
You are now part of their world. It's full of
new experiences with amazingly healthful and happier results for you as their
keeper. Your blood pressure drops as you pet them; you feel a calmness that was
absent. They creep into your very bones, seeking you out to give you
unrestricted and unabashed love without thought of return.
They never fail to welcome you
as you enter the house. Your world sad or lonely as it may have been, now takes
on new meanings and new life. They want your touch, your closeness, your lap,
your bed, they want to sleep with you, snuggling up as near as possible. They
will even get under the sheets to get closer. For Frankie and Johnnie, in their
world, you are now their mother. Is there a stronger bond?
by Dan M Weiss
Back to Index of Dan's stories
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Dear
Ollie, My name is Timber, and I'm on your side about this cat-food
thing. I mean really, my mum tried to serve me LIVER AND CARROT
MEAL!!!! I immediately walked away! So I'm so on your half
on this Ollie!
Love, Timber (USA)
To read
Timber's in-depth comments about food, please click
here:
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Top 10 Cats’ Names in 2007 |
- Molly
- Felix
- Smudge
- Sooty
- Tigger
- Charlie
- Alfie
- Oscar
- Millie
- Misty
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DID YOU KNOW ...
putting your cat's name on his collar
is asking for trouble?
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MEWSLETTER ARCHIVES is a
new section where all the past MEWSLETTERS are stored. Read
through them at your leisure or better still, subscribe to the
MEWSLETTER which is free each month!!! |
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Testimonials
Ollie's diary is the most adorable thing I've ever read!!
I've just found your website today, and I can't stop reading his
funny entries. My face hurts from laughing! Thank you for
brightening my day. Naomi Harris USA (May 2005)
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A Cat's Prayer'
Lead me down all the right paths,
Keep me from fleas, bees, and baths.
Let me in should it storm,
Keep me safe, fed, and warm.
Let the sun shine where I lay,
Keep me young so I may play.
And most of all ...
Bless the people I adore,
And guard me from the dog next door.
Lisa Malone
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PRAISE FOR THE OCTOBER
2005 MEWSLETTER
Thank you very much for another wonderful Mewsletter. I look
forward to it each month, and this month was especially fine.
There is enough in it to be able to read at leisure over several
days, which sets it apart from many more compact sites, which
are finished in a few minutes. Your Mewsletter is more of a
digest, which I can go back to for something new over and over
again. I appreciate very much the work that you put into it,
and the contributions of all your feline staff. Thanks to
Ricky, I may even take up yoga.
All the best from rural Belgium, Jared Kline |
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EVER HAD AN ELECTRIC SHOCK OFF YOUR CAT? Find out
why it happens here
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Pet, Skunk, Smoke and Dead
Animal Odor remover by Clear The Air Eliminates smells from dead
mice, skunk spray, cigarette smoke, pet urine, and foot odors.
For a wonderful website where animal
writers and illustrators are welcome, please go to:
www.iawia.net
The fantastic logo is by Jill Carpenter
MOLLIE'S BIG HEART*
is a website about a very
special cat with a very special problem. This heart-warming site is
temporarily off line while Mollie and his siblings relocate from California
to Pennsylvania. Don't worry folks - they'll be back soon!
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