Pet Health

Do cats make for nosy neighbors? You might as well ask if tigers poop in the jungle because we know the answer is yes! Cats are the busiest of the busybodies thanks to their famous cat curiosity. And while their curiosity is a survival mechanism helping them to know every nook and cranny of their territory, we know another truth behind kitty snooping. A bunch of cute and whiskered nosy rosies, felines feel compelled to know every detail of every body’s business. Don’t think you can hide anything from a cat. They’re on top of everything that happens in your house and most likely the neighbors’ too! Cat parents have happily supplied proof of cat nosiness to social media and we’ve compiled a gallery of the nosiest neighbor cats around. @euphorliyah/ Twitter Nosy Neighbors Can’t Stop Peeping Neighborhood watch or just a kitty angel being nosy on a morning walk? @martythefierce/ Instagram A cat dad reports, “ He just watches people walking down on the street like this.”  @smol

When cats are rescued, many of them need extra care and healing before they’re ready to find their forever homes. This is where foster homes come in. In the homes of cat lovers with a special gift for curative care, kitties get better from illnesses, mend from injuries, and learn how to be part of a family. Have you ever thought about fostering cats or kittens? If so, there’s so many reasons to help felines find their forever homes, even if that home isn’t your own. With 3 million cats entering shelters every year and only half this figure finding homes, cats need all the help they can get. Fostering gives cats who might once have succumbed to circumstance a chance for a long and healthy life with people who love them. Let’s meet a few cats and kittens who prove fostering saves lives and offers second chances. @somdkittens/ Instagram Fostering Cats Saves Lives One of the many lucky kittens to be fostered by the Youngest Old Cat Lady , Hawk had what foster mom Ashley called an

Losing a child is one of the hardest things for any mother to endure, but learning your child is watching over you from afar can bring some much-needed comfort to a grieving heart. At a time when mom Deb Mosberger desperately needed some joy, her deceased son brought her the cheer she so needed by bringing home the family’s missing cat. On December 9, 2002, a drunk driver killed Vinny Mosberger. He was only 18 and his family was devastated at his loss. Deb shared a memory she’s kept since that time, of an evening by the fire, when Vinny spoke to her spirit, telling his mom, “Don’t worry. Don’t be real upset, I’m OK.” This year marks the 18th year since Vinny’s death and in a year as hard as 2020, the family’s old wounds are feeling raw with grief at his loss. When one of the Mosberger cats went missing, things just felt even worse. But Vinny had a surprise that would lift his mom’s spirits. Image Courtesy of Steve Kohls/Brainerd Dispatch via West Central Tribune Gone Missing On

Every year, more than 3 million cats enter animal shelters and rescues. The ASPCA estimates 1.6 million of these cats go on to find their forever homes. So you could say, shelter and rescue workers just might be the fairy godparents who help dreams come true for kitties. For some felines, the magical journey to home is not an easy one. Many cats come to shelters sick, injured, and scared. Some have never known the comforts of home; others have lost it.  Whatever their story, thanks to the hard work of cat lovers, so many felines find their happy ending through adoption. Across social media, cat parents have shared what rescue and adoption did for their kitties and the photos are pure magic! Feline Dreams Come True Through Adoption From sickly kitten to healthy cat, “a  little love can really make such a difference.” We Love Animals/ Facebook “Furiosa was a shy, scared little sweetie at the shelter. She immediately fell in love with her new dad. She’s a total daddy’s girl.” @

We at iHeartCats.com think all cats are beautiful and we’re not alone! ARM & HAMMER™ is honoring cats with their “Purrfectly Impurrfect” awards and they’ve selected three shelter cats who’ve proved to be pawsitively pawsome . From October 29 – November 30, 2020, entries were made to FelineGenerousStories.com , each one telling the tale of a cat who has been overlooked because of their age, appearance, or behavior. ARM & HAMMER™ believes each and every cat deserves happiness and a forever home and with 2,000 entries, the purrfectly impurrfect are enjoying their moment in the spotlight! “ARM & HAMMER™ is overwhelmed with the outpouring of heartfelt stories we received about ‘purrfectly impurrfect’ cats in need of good homes,” said Rebecca Blank, Group Brand Manager, ARM & HAMMER™ Pet Care. “We are thankful for all the shelters and cat lovers who participated and helped raise awareness for those cats who are often overlooked, but make wonderful pets.” And the Winner

Cat lovers are spread far and wide across our planet, but it seems they tend to congregate a little thicker in some areas. Though cat people tend to find each other through their obsession with felines, in some areas you may have an easier time thanks to a higher populous of the kitty-minded. And more cat lovers means more kitties! The animal lovers at Petlisted have dug through the litter of city data to find out what cities are considered the most cat-friendly in the United States. Find out if your city made the list. If not, maybe it’s time to consider somewhere new, somewhere your cat love can be truly appreciated! @rauncheal/ Instagram The Top 5 Most Cat-Friendly Cities in the United States To compile their list of cat-friendly cities, Petlisted used multiple data sources from the 100 most populated cities in the U.S, explaining, “These metrics included the amount of cat-friendly housing in a city, number of AAFP certified cat veterinary practices, the abundance of local a

What a cat wants, a cat gets. She doesn’t care what it is or if it was yours first. If the cat decides it’s hers, you might as well give up the item in question. A prime spot on the couch near the window? Not yours anymore, the sunny patch belongs to the cat. The special fluffy blanket you love for napping? Dream on, it’s the cat’s now. Your man? Oh, he belongs to the cat too and she has no problem letting you know you’ve been replaced. In fact, cats excel at informing you when they’ve taken what’s yours. They’re the masters of mean girl smug. Need proof? Check out these catty man-stealers! Your Cat is Stealing Your Man Penny Layne says of your man, “Mine.” @foschizmyiz/ Instagram “I think my cat likes my boyfriend”… fur sure, your man now belongs to your cat… sirnitalot/ Imgur “The new kitten has developed quite the attachment to my boyfriend.” Look out now, your adorable kitten is about to make a steal… u/lilredheadxo/ Reddit Mm-hmm, another man-stealer caught in t