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For Halloween, I thought a good article would be about black cats and their associations in history, but in a more positive way. I don't believe they bring bad luck. Pascal and Marat were two of my rescues that I kept; they were all black house panthers and loverboys. Marat was my baby that I bottle-fed to keep him alive, but FIP robbed me of him too soon. I cried all the way to the vet, at the vet, and on the cab ride home, brokenhearted, clutching his empty cat carrier. The cab driver shared photos of his three and comforted me with compassion and the understanding only an animal lover could provide.  Pascal (pronounced Pask-all), "the rask-all," would drool on me if I cuddled him, and he was in my life for 16 years. He was tiny but had a mighty heart full of pure love. He was my road "dog" who was game for every change in my life, loved car rides, hikes, and sitting on my shoulders like a stole. He went right up to my husband when he met him, fell at his feet

Do you love wolves and cats? This Halloween discover the "Werewolf Cat" Meet the Lovable Lykoi Cat: A New Breed with a Wolfish Charm With their wolfish looks and playful spirit, Lykoi cats are capturing hearts worldwide. But what exactly are Lykoi cats, and what's their story? The Lykoi's journey began in 2011 when two separate litters of unusual kittens were discovered. These kittens had partial hairlessness and a roan coat pattern, giving them an appearance akin to tiny werewolves! After extensive health testing ruled out disease, it was determined these cats had a natural genetic mutation causing their unique looks. Johnny Gobble, Brittney Gobble, and Patti Thomas founded the Lykoi breed by breeding some of these special cats. The name "Lykoi" comes from the Greek word for wolf, "lykos." It's a perfect fit for their lupine locks! With their partially hairless bodies, Lykoi cats resemble miniature werewolves because they have a mask of hairle

The Lucky Cat, also known as Maneki-neko  招き猫 , is a beloved symbol in Japanese culture, believed to bring good luck, prosperity, and good fortune to its owner. You may have seen them in Asian businesses beckoning customers into shops.  The most well-known story about its origin is the legend of the Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo: A local priest lived in poverty but shared his meager meals with his cat even though he could barely care for himself. He wasn't sure how much longer he could care for the temple. One day, during a thunderstorm, a samurai who had been hunting stopped to shelter himself under a tree. A fascinating calico cat (thought to be a Japanese bobtail) was watching him with its paw in the air. The samurai was intrigued and left the shelter of the tree before it was struck by lightning. The samurai, grateful to the cat, followed the kitty to the temple. The samurai turned out to be a wealthy landowner and provided funding for the temple, which prospered.  When this cat pas

HAPPY CATURDAY, Peckerhoritos! I hope you have a great day full of feline love and delicious nourishment. Post your babies, videos, and stories, or ask for help. I plan to do this biweekly to keep it fresh and interesting. So, see you two weeks, my loves.xoxo The White Cat, Franz Marc, 1698 Egyptian Tomb Painting 1290-1213 BCE Xu Gu 'Cat and Butterfly 19th century Utagawa Hiroshige 'Asakusa Ricefields and Torinomachi Festival 1857 Utagawa Kuniyoshi ' Cats Suggested as the Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō , 1850 Bart van der Leck,  The Cat , 1914 Francisco Goya 'Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga' 1788 Théophile Steinlen, ’Compagnie française des chocolats et des thés’ c.1895-1900 August Renoir 'Julie Manet' 1887 Henriëtte Ronner-Knip, Kitten’s Game  c.1860 Kees van Dongen 'Woman with Cat' 1908 Marc Chagall  Le poète 1949 Frida Kahlo 'Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird' 1940 Andy Warhol 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy 1954 David Hockney M

I thought it would be fun to honor our feline friends on Caturday. The pups can't have all the fun on Sundays. This is a work in progress, so any feedback is welcome. What would you like to see here? I do write articles about pup lovers, but this one will have photos, clips, celebrities with cats, art, and sometimes a profile about cat lovers. Right now, it will be twice a month, biweekly, unless I find I can write something quickly. I am a fast writer, but time isn't always on my side.  Today, I am posting some art by Gustav Klimt(July 14, 1862-February 6, 1918) because he loved cats and had about 8 of them in his studio. Gustav is associated with the Vienna Secession movement that broke away from the accepted movements at that time because they felt they were limiting and forcing artists to follow accepted schools if they wanted to be successful and gain attention. It was the birth of Modern Art in Austria, a very conservative and traditional country at that time. Led by Klim