Friday Cat Blog: The Joint
Friday Cat Blog: The Couch
Friday Cat Blog: The Return
Betty’s gotten some amazing new photos of the cats in our new place, so here goes:
Like Catnip to a Lion
Cats really do rule the world. Okay, not really. Actually, toxoplasma rules the world:
Unlike Plasmodium, however, which can rely on the natural behaviour of mosquitoes to spread it around, Toxoplasma’s rodent hosts have a strong aversion to helping it into its next home. Which is where, in Dr Webster’s elegant phrase, fatal feline attraction comes in. Rats and mice infected with Toxoplasma start wandering around and drawing attention to themselves—in other words, behaving in ways that will bring them to the attention of cats. They are even, Dr Webster’s work suggests, attracted to the smell of cats.
(thanks to my friend Mendel for this one)
Christmas Goodness: Saving Paws
For Christmas this year, I thought I’d mention this cool animal shelter we’ve just discovered here in Appleton. Saving Paws is for cats and dogs, and like so many animal shelters, started because one person decided to foster a few cats… and now the organization has 50-75 housed on a regular basis.
If you can, do donate to them.
A very merry Christmas!
Photos by Betty
I forgot to mention the other day that those stunning photos were by Betty; she’s been taking some amazing photographs of the campus since fall. She’s also taken a few really great ones of our kittoi; this is Aurora on her double-harness deciding that she does not like snow.
And no, it doesn’t amaze me to find out my lovely wife has yet another fantastic skill.
LOLCat Unpacking
What our apartment will look like as soon as we’ve unpacked some:
LOLCat Treat
More, for your amusement while we’re on the road:
We drive from Brooklyn, NY to a hotel in Elyria, OH today.
LOLCat Carrier
For those who have ever had cats who have to be put in carriers:
(Actually, ours just get in them, for the most part. They’re very good cats.)