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Two hearts beating as one

February 8th, 2010

My husband was very skeptical that I could teach Charley a trick, and refused to admit he’d learned it until he performed the trick on at least 5 separate occasions. Well, I’ve taught Charley to jump onto the top of his scratching post on command by saying “Charley, up!” He’s a smart cat and he likes to jump and perch, so I knew he could do it!

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Phil and Prada

January 26th, 2010

This is Phil and Prada, one of the four cats Phil and Cindy have in their household.

Cindy brought back four cats from Indonesia in 2008 – Prada, Vuitty (both named after famous designers), Abe, and Gila (which means “crazy” in Indonesian). After being rescued from the lives of street cats, these four cats “all now live the life of luxury in our house with many great sleeping spots” according to Cindy. She says Gila is so attached to Phil that she cries at the window when he is outside and will run to greet him when he comes home.

Cindy says she’s thankful that “Phil was generous enough to welcome me into his house with my beautiful Indonesian furniture AND my four cats!” Sounds like he is lucky to have such a wonderful, caring partner who would rescue four cats and give them a great home!

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Cat-loving man of the week: Ken Wahl

January 20th, 2010

According to USA Today, Ken Wahl, “an award-winning Hollywood actor is joining the effort to find whoever glued a cat to a southern Minnesota highway last month.” He will be donating his Golden Globe (won in 1990) to the existing reward fund to go to the person who turns in the cat abuser. USA Today quotes Wahl as saying that “his heart belongs to his main love, Sweetest, a rescue cat from the Stray Cat Alliance.”

What a guy!

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How much does your man love your cat?

January 15th, 2010

Just for fun… the first ever menandcats.com quiz!

You’re out of cat food and you ask your man to run out and get some. He:

Walks six blocks to the pet food store but can’t remember exactly what brand/formula the cat eats. He gets the wrong type of cat food, but it’s close to what the cat usually eats.

Goes to the vet’s office on the other side of town and gets the cat the specially formulated, organic human-grade food that your cat eats.

Goes to the bodega across the street and gets some “Alley Cat” generic cat food for $1.49. The cat subsequently gets diarrhea.

Your cat vomits in the middle of the night. Being a heavy sleeper, you don’t hear it, but your man does. He:

Cleans up the cat vomit, and tells you about it the next morning, continuing to complain about it for the rest of the day.

Wakes you up so you can get out of bed and clean up the cat vomit, then rolls over and goes back to sleep.

Cleans it up and stays up with the cat to make sure she’s feeling OK. Then, since he’s already awake, he makes you coffee, pancakes and fresh-squeezed orange juice.

You come home after being gone all day while your man and cat have been at home. They are:

Curled up together in their favorite chair, your man reading the newspaper and your cat purring contentedly.

In separate rooms, totally unaware of each other’s existence.

In the same general area, each doing his own thing.

Your beloved cat has unexpectedly gone missing!! Your man:

Helps you make a “Lost Cat” poster.

Wishes you “good luck with that” and goes back to watching the game.

Combs the neighborhood with you, shaking a can of cat treats, while plastering every telephone poll with “Lost” posters, and offers up $100 of his own money as a reward.

Every time you pass by a pet store, vet’s office, or cat clinic, you stop and coo over the kittens. Your man:

Lets you coo for five minutes, before gently reminding you that you already have several cats at home and can’t adopt any more pets given your lack of space.

Points out just how adorable that little grey kitty is in the corner, then goes into the vet’s office and volunteers to go in once a week and clean out the cat cages.

Impatiently looks at his watch and starts walking faster.

You’re not feeling well and really don’t feel like scooping the litter box. Your man:

Agrees to scoop the litter box THIS ONE TIME and then makes you promise to take out the garbage for the next two months in exchange for this favor.

Says “that’s too bad” and then reminds you that he has carpal tunnel syndrome and can’t lift anything.

He throws out the old litter, cleans the box, and fills it with fresh litter – the brand your cats prefer.

It’s your cat’s birthday! Your man:

Gives your kitty a special birthday “cake” made out of tuna.

Sings “Happy Birthday" to the cat

Doesn't realize this fact

You have some cat fur on your sweater. Your man:

Hands you a lint brush and points.

Laughs about how that tortoiseshell cat hair manages to show up on light AND dark clothing.

Lovingly picks a bit of Fluffy’s fur off your sweater, and sighs and says, “I miss Fluffy. Let’s go home and snuggle with him.”

Your man has a nickname for your cat.

He has five nicknames for the cat – two of which he won’t even tell you about.

True

False

Your man comes home and finds you on menandcats.com. He says:

After this, let’s look at lolcats together!

Honey, is my photo not up there yet? How long ago did you submit it? Can you send it again?!

You’re STILL on the Internet?

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