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#CatAppreciator

WayofCats
5 days ago

I have a book available in many countries. To help cats all over the world. Let a friend know.
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/books

"[My mother’s rescued cat] keeps having behavioral issues that are very upsetting for her and she’s even talked about getting rid of him. Finally I read your article and it makes perfect sense. I suspected this was true and now I know so thanks for helping me rescue him again."
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

A photo illustration puts a gray tabby cat, lying on their side, against a shot of sunrise over the earth, from space.
Brain Pilgrim
5 days ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

"I wish this could be mandatory reading for everyone who adopts, inherits, rescues, buys, or otherwise acquires a cat."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
WayofCats
1 week ago

Our Pandemic kitten, Rhiannon, was waiting at the end of an epic quest. But she probably thinks of us the same way.

We both went through a lot to get here.

Our Pandemic kitten is from a not-so-local shelter. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/welcome-rhiannon-our-pandemic-kitten/56189
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #TBT #ThrowbackThursday

A dilute tortoiseshell kitten with one paw forward in a cat loaf position with her half scarf and one toe a cream white and a very skeptical expression illustrating Welcome, Rhiannon! Our Pandemic Kitten.
Brain Pilgrim
1 week ago

Bud-Bud has an amazing belly apron. Ferals from longstanding colonies might have a few wild indicators from survival pressure.

But he's still incredibly domesticated.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

A Gray tabby cat lies on a bed with blue sheets and a piled up blue blanket behind him, his posture displaying a prominent, creamy white belly apron with a lot of fluff that makes it even more obvious.
Brain Pilgrim
1 week ago

I discuss adult cat adoption with the phrase, “Their hearts grow, too, of course.”

Because people need reassurance. That they can get love from a cat who is no longer a kitten.

Their Hearts Grow, Too. Consider adult cat adoption. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/their-hearts-grow-too/62677

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #MissMorgenMagic

A black kitten on a screened window sill looking out at foliage cat face turned to the lens with amber eyes illustrating Their Hearts Grow, Too.
Brain Pilgrim
2 weeks ago

Tristan is always thinking about others. Even if it is how much Bud can be annoying.

He still loves him. Even Rhiannon still loves him!

This is what Tristan thinks about. I know. We've discussed it 🥰
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #ManyFacesOfPickle #CatAppreciator #CatCivilization

A brown tabby cat, deep in pondering, stares off screen against a background of heart shapes in lake and tree form.
Brain Pilgrim
2 weeks ago

Playing rope with Rhiannon one-handed. Here's what turned out to be in focus.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatAppreciator #TheDivineQueen

A dilute tortoiseshell teen cat rolls on a blue-sheeted surface playing with a strand of rope.
WayofCats
2 weeks ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

"I wish this could be mandatory reading for everyone who adopts, inherits, rescues, buys, or otherwise acquires a cat."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
WayofCats
2 weeks ago

Crikey, I put up a Members Only Post last time. Sorry about that. Let me make it up to you.💕
Heart Cats feel particularly close, that's all. But there's no forcing it; this is a chemistry situation.

What is the special relationship of Heart Cat? - the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-heart-cat/36529
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoiseshell kitten sprawls on a blanket with a high contrast colorful filter applied.
Brain Pilgrim
2 weeks ago

Rhiannon still loves her first favorite toy, Cylindrical Chicken.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoishell kitten is sprawled across a heart themed background while holding a stuffed chicken toy.
WayofCats
2 weeks ago

Bud-Bud has an amazing belly apron. Ferals from longstanding colonies might have a few wild indicators from survival pressure.

But he's still incredibly domesticated.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

A Gray tabby cat lies on a bed with blue sheets and a piled up blue blanket behind him, his posture displaying a prominent, creamy white belly apron with a lot of fluff that makes it even more obvious.
Brain Pilgrim
2 weeks ago

First time Bud-snuggle in the crook of Mr WayofCats' arm.

He even fell asleep, an ultimate cat compliment.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #TBT #ThrowbackThursday

A gray tabby cat with big triangular ears and a white muzzle snuggles into the crook of an arm in a short sleeved green marbled green t shirt, eyes almost closed while napping.
Brain Pilgrim
2 weeks ago

No matter what we do, some cats are like that. Despite their social instincts from living in colonies in their ancestral environment, they prefer people to their fellow cats.

Fortunately, I found there was no shortage of people who only wanted one cat. I like it when everyone is happy with their choices.

Only Cat has to stay that way, sometimes. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/when-an-only-cat-has-to-stay-that-way/25670
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #ManyFacesOfPickle #CatAppreciator #CatCivilization

Cat face, a longhaired dilute tortoiseshell cat head, turned away from a human head glimpsed to the side, with a photo filter of colored pencil, illustrating Only Cat Has to Stay That Way.
Brain Pilgrim
1 month ago

"5.0 out of 5 stars So helpful! Better than Jackson Galaxy!"

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
Brain Pilgrim
1 month ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

"Wow. This is by far the best book I’ve read on living with and loving cats."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
Brain Pilgrim
1 month ago

Riannon cannot be contained.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #Tortietude

A glass jar illustration, stuffed with watercolor spring greenery, seen from above, seems to have a dilute tortoiseshell teen cat flying out of it with outstretched front legs crossed in front of her.
Brain Pilgrim
1 month ago

Do cats want to be our boss? - Dear Pammy at the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/do-cats-want-to-be-our-boss/7488

Do cats want to be our boss? That’s only if we expect to be the boss ourselves. With a cat relationship, no one is.

That’s a part I really like.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #Tortietude

A dramatic gouache filter highlights an imperious looking dilute tortoiseshell teen cat with one paw pinning a canvas stuffed toy to the floor with the other front paw upraised and ready to strike again illustrating Dear Pammy, Do cats want to be our boss?
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

Five star review: "Took me from a good cat daddy to a great cat daddy!"

Cat Appreciators love my book. https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

NEW POST! At long last, love. Tristan let Bud sleep with his forehead pressed against the base of his tail. This has been what I've hoped for since we adopted Bud and Lou, in the fall of 2019.

I crept up with drawn breath, and got the picture.
At Long Last, Love for this cat odd couple. - Friends at Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/at-long-last-love/71738
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

A gray tabby cat sleeps with his head against the back of a brown tabby out of frame, illustrating At Long Last, Love.
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

NEW POST! Why won't my cat cuddle? - Dear Pammy at the the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-why-wont-my-cat-cuddle/71767

“Why won’t my cat cuddle?” The short version is always, they don’t want to. At the moment.

Often, this is where we are going wrong. Pick the right place, and the right moment.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatAppreciator

A person cuddling a cat is shown from the neck down as a gray bathrobe while a longhaired tabby with a white muzzle looks apprehensive but willing, illustrating Dear Pammy, Why won't my cat cuddle?
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

Read/Listen: Cats Aren't Dogs and why isn't this obvious? - Myths at the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-arent-dogs/67661

Cats aren’t dogs. This is obvious from the age we can point and announce, a happy stage when small children realize what words are for, and use them with great glee.

Yet, some people can’t let go of denigrating cats as a pet choice. Because they aren’t dogs.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator

Siamese cat in a floppy eared dog costumer in orange while their dark points of face and feet are prominent under the costume illustrating Cats Aren't Dogs.
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

This is Rhiannon's only orange cream foot. She is using it to hug my leg.

Somehow, it is more adordable than all the others.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A fluffy orange cat foot hugs a leg in pajamas with a blue and white diamond pattern.
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

Rhiannon on my lap. It's always her idea.

That way she relaxes.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator

A small dilute tortoiseshell cat is seen from the back as she's curled in a circle on a dark red blanket.
WayofCats
2 months ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

"Wow. This is by far the best book I’ve read on living with and loving cats."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

Five star review: "Magical; the cat book you've been missing."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

Soothe Them With Nature, anytime. - Stress Care at Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/soothe-them-with-nature/65255

I’m glad I can soothe them with nature. There are times and places when a cat finds it is most needed.

Like that point of winter which hints at spring.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

Framed from the back, a gray tabby teen cat head lying on a fold of pale plaid blanket while watching an iPad video of birds feeding in a forest, on three stumps illustrating Soothe Them With Nature.
WayofCats
2 months ago

Do cats want to be our boss? - Dear Pammy at the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/do-cats-want-to-be-our-boss/7488

Do cats want to be our boss? That’s only if we expect to be the boss ourselves. With a cat relationship, no one is.

That’s a part I really like.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #Tortietude

A dramatic gouache filter highlights an imperious looking dilute tortoiseshell teen cat with one paw pinning a canvas stuffed toy to the floor with the other front paw upraised and ready to strike again illustrating Dear Pammy, Do cats want to be our boss?
Brain Pilgrim
2 months ago

NEW POSTS! The Secret Heart is the deepest. - Affection Moves at Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-secret-heart/72415

Thing about Bud: he really is both good and misunderstood.

So I have to love him a little bit extra. But I get it back. (Look for the heart swirl in his fur...)
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

Closeup of a gray tabby cat with a triangular face and a bit of a white muzzle with closed eyes and a heart shaped cowlick in the middle of his chest illustrating The Secret Heart.
WayofCats
2 months ago

Riannon cannot be contained.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #Tortietude

A glass jar illustration, stuffed with watercolor spring greenery, seen from above, seems to have a dilute tortoiseshell teen cat flying out of it with outstretched front legs crossed in front of her.
WayofCats
2 months ago

Fur babies! A reader asks, Is pet love wasted? - Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/fur-babies/35518

There are people who accuse me of giving love to cats, when it should be given to people. This illustrates a common misconception about love.

That it is a finite resource.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

Closeup of a gray tabby teen cat lying on their side with one white tipped paw extended to lens and comically enlarged illustrating Fur Babies.
WayofCats
2 months ago

Rhiannon wasn't sure if she should remake The Wizard of Oz.

Not if the studio insisted Bud Abbott play Scarecrow.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator #Tortietude

Against a background image of a yellow brick road with bright red shoes there is a dainty dilute tortoiseshell cat looking back at the rear half of a lanky tabby investigating the forest in the foreground.
WayofCats
2 months ago

NEW POSTS! The Secret Heart is the deepest. - Affection Moves at Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-secret-heart/72415

Thing about Bud: he really is both good and misunderstood.

So I have to love him a little bit extra. But I get it back. (Look for the heart swirl in his fur...)
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

Closeup of a gray tabby cat with a triangular face and a bit of a white muzzle with closed eyes and a heart shaped cowlick in the middle of his chest illustrating The Secret Heart.
WayofCats
2 months ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

Five star review: "Magical; the cat book you've been missing."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
BrainPilgrim
2 months ago

Soothe Them With Nature, anytime. - Stress Care at Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/soothe-them-with-nature/65255

I’m glad I can soothe them with nature. There are times and places when a cat finds it is most needed.

Like that point of winter which hints at spring.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

Framed from the back, a gray tabby teen cat head lying on a fold of pale plaid blanket while watching an iPad video of birds feeding in a forest, on three stumps illustrating Soothe Them With Nature.
BrainPilgrim
2 months ago

A cat can only communicate with a fellow creature who they think are capable of such communication.

Likewise, humans who do not realize they can communicate with their cat will continue trying counter-productive training measures.

What is letting the cat get away with things? - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-do-i-let-my-cat-get-away-with-things/35465
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #DearPammy

A brown tabby cat curled on a light colored blanket with skeptical eyes and his white chin on a paw illustrating Dear Pammy, Do I let my cat get away with things?
BrainPilgrim
2 months ago

Cat of Destiny? Sometimes, it seems that way. When Mr WayofCats asked me to find him a new cat, I knew what he meant.

He had been adored by Olwyn for thirteen years. Once he was ready, I knew he wanted another Heart Cat.

It’s not that I got him one. It’s that it only took two tries.
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/welcome-blue-our-cinderella-kitten/59607
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #MissMorgenMagic #CatAppreciator

Tiny black kitten with giant bat ears resting her head against a pale shirt on a person's shoulder with a wise and happy look on her face illustrating Cat of Destiny.
BrainPilgrim
2 months ago

Heart Cats feel particularly close, that's all. They revel in it, wish to enjoy such an exclusive bond, and are pleased when their human feels the same way. But there's no forcing it; this is a chemistry situation.

My Heart Cats were never jealous of each other, or resentful there was another one in the household.

What is the special relationship of Heart Cat? - the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-heart-cat/36529
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoiseshell kitten sprawls on a blanket with a high contrast colorful filter applied.
BrainPilgrim
2 months ago

The quest for Heart Cat is a form of True Love. And so, while we can search, we must also be found.

This mutual celebration of each other comes from sheer chemistry. Figuring out how it works is far more art than science.

The quest for Heart Cat can't be planned, only sought. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-quest-for-heart-cat/58695
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #Tortitude #CatAppreciator #TrueLove

Tiny, scruffy, dilute tortoiseshell longhaired kitten in a big basket with her front paws perched on the edge and her penetrating gaze into the lens illustrating The Quest for Heart Cat.
BrainPilgrim
2 months ago

Playing rope with Rhiannon one-handed. Here's what turned out to be in focus.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatAppreciator #TheDivineQueen

A dilute tortoiseshell teen cat rolls on a blue-sheeted surface playing with a strand of rope.
WayofCats
3 months ago

What is the special relationship of Heart Cat? - the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-heart-cat/36529
Heart Cats feel particularly close, that's all. They revel in it, wish to enjoy such an exclusive bond, and are pleased when their human feels the same way.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoiseshell kitten sprawls on a blanket with a high contrast colorful filter applied.
WayofCats
3 months ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

Five star review: "Magical; the cat book you've been missing."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #Caturday

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
BrainPilgrim
3 months ago

Rhiannon still loves her first favorite toy, Cylindrical Chicken.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoishell kitten is sprawled across a heart themed background while holding a stuffed chicken toy.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Soothe Them With Nature, anytime. - Stress Care at Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/soothe-them-with-nature/65255

I’m glad I can soothe them with nature. There are times and places when a cat finds it is most needed.

Like that point of winter which hints at spring.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

Framed from the back, a gray tabby teen cat head lying on a fold of pale plaid blanket while watching an iPad video of birds feeding in a forest, on three stumps illustrating Soothe Them With Nature.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Five star review: "Took me from a good cat daddy to a great cat daddy!"

Cat Appreciators love my book. https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains
WayofCats
3 months ago

The Hidden Heart of any cat is their wild side. - the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-hidden-heart/61069

We admire their beauty or grace, but not always connect it with their untamed past. Through the eyes of love, during our daily interactions, the wild part is hidden.

Unless, that is, we have a cat like Bud Abbott.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

A gray tabby teen cat's top half lying on a black desk and clasping a deep pink bag of herbal toy to their chest illustrating The Hidden Heart.
Esther :mastodon: 🐾
3 months ago

Kijk mn poppie tevreden glimlachen. 😻 #Jip #CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatAppreciator

Kat ligt tevreden glimlachend ondersteboven van dichtbij gezien
Kat ligt ondersteboven vanuit een andere hoek gezien
Kat ligt tevreden glimlachend ondersteboven wat verder weg
Kat ligt tevreden glimlachend ondersteboven van bovenaf gezien in haar kartonnen doos
WayofCats
3 months ago

Bud subtly, invisibly, nudges himself closer to Rhiannon.

He's learning how to show her that he is a friend.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #TheDivineQueen

A dilute tortoiseshell teen cat is curled up and sliding off a fluffy cat pad on a bed while a curled up gray tabby cat keeps her from sliding any further.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Complicated cats come in all kinds of packages. Lou is turning out to be like Tristan when it comes to complications. They both need help with emotion handling.

Even though, on the surface, they are not at all alike.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #LouTheCreamFilledCat

A gray tabby cat with abundant white underside lies on their back having their belly brushed by a human hand with a wooden brush and an oil painting filter illustrating Complicated Cats.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Bud can sleep near Rhiannon now. If a person is there to watch all backs.

No one wants to wake up to Bud playing Death Blow, that's all.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatAppreciator

In the foreground the front half of a gray tabby cat is asleep on a bedwhile the background shows all of a smaller dilute tortoiseshell teen cat sleeping on a cat blanket, with a human foot wearing a red and beige sock beyond that to show the edge of the bed.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Cat training... isn't. The popular conception of "training" is that we tell the being what to do and they do it. Because if they don't do it, we will make things unpleasant for them.

This doesn't work for cats.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #ManyFacesofPickle

The Cat Training Paradox - is not. - Myths at the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-cat-training-paradox/1279

shorthaired brown tabby lying in a person's lap with both front paws outstretched and a broad expression of astonishment illustrating The Cat Training Paradox
WayofCats
3 months ago

Bud-Bud auditions for "Lord Byron, the Early Years."

I think he nailed it.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #BudBudTheSpud
Because it was supposed to be a draft it also has Alt text 😁

A gray tabby teen cat appears to be reclining on a broody North Atlantic kind of beach at cloudy sunset.
WayofCats
3 months ago

NEW POST! Barn Cat Heritage brings some traits. - Fun Mixes at Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/barn-cat-heritage/71876

Barn cat heritage is all over the map. They might be a partly supported feral colony, who contribute by taking care of the abundant prey drawn by a farm.

But they are still a domestic cat, living in shared space with people. This means their socialization can be all over the map, too.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #TheDivineQueen

A dilute tortoiseshell teen cat with one foreleg extended in front of her poses on a red and gold blanket with an empty closet in the background illustrating Barn Cat Heritage.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Should I be concerned about this litterbox behavior? - Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-should-i-be-concerned-about-this-litterbox-behavior/56217

They rescued him from a life or death situation at seven weeks old, and he is now healthy and strong. So they thought of possible medical reasons. That’s always the first step with litterbox behavior issues.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatAppreciator

A blurred fluffy kitten in cream and orange all curled like a ball illustrating Dear Pammy, Should I be concerned about this litterbox behavior?
WayofCats
3 months ago

Lou Costello is very serious about getting enough cuddles. Every day. From designated people.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #Caturday #CatLovers #CatAppreciator #BudBudTheSpud

Profile of a gray tabby cat face very seriously being snuggled under a dark green sleeve and shirt in a teddy bear style hug.
WayofCats
3 months ago

The adorable craziness of Alphas. - Types at the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/the-adorable-craziness-of-alphas/15044

The adorable craziness of Alphas is how I excuse their demanding ways.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #Caturday #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #BudBudTheSpud

A gray tabby cat shows his tongue as he tastes the air around an alluring new toy from the feed store illustrating The Adorable Craziness of Alphas.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Bud is very bad at Selfie.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #Caturday #CatLovers #CatAppreciator #BudBudTheSpud

A gray tabby cat with a long face and large ears is looking confused as the camera person tries to frame his worried face.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Getting below zero at night lately. So, Tristan toasts his buns.

Near the radiator. Along with the rest of him.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatAppreciator #ManyFacesOfPickle

A brown tabby cat lies on their side, on a red and black plaid blanket, keeping their back to the white iron radiator and his head turned so his forehead presses the cat pad and shows his little smile of satisfaction.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Unbreeds: the Cream-Filled Cat, is about white fur. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/unbreeds-the-cream-filled-cat/60798

The cream-filled cat is any color, but with a white underside.

Often, there is white on the lower jaw and muzzle, known as "flower face." White feet, or "socks," are also common. The underside is where we usually find white in its most abundant, and indicative, quantity.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator #LouTheCreamFilledCat

Gray tabby teen cat with abundant white underside is lying on his back on a royal red throw against a patterned paisley bedspread, one paw held over his chest illustrating Unbreeds: the Cream-Filled Cat
WayofCats
3 months ago

Read/Listen: Cats Aren't Dogs and why isn't this obvious? - Myths at the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/cats-arent-dogs/67661

Cats aren’t dogs. This is obvious from the age we can point and announce, a happy stage when small children realize what words are for, and use them with great glee.

Yet, some people can’t let go of denigrating cats as a pet choice. Because they aren’t dogs.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator

Siamese cat in a floppy eared dog costumer in orange while their dark points of face and feet are prominent under the costume illustrating Cats Aren't Dogs.
WayofCats
3 months ago

Rhiannon on my lap. It's always her idea.

That way she relaxes.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #CatAppreciator

A small dilute tortoiseshell cat is seen from the back as she's curled in a circle on a dark red blanket.
WayofCats
3 months ago

NEW POST! Why won't my cat cuddle? - Dear Pammy at the the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-why-wont-my-cat-cuddle/71767

“Why won’t my cat cuddle?” The short version is always, they don’t want to. At the moment.

Often, this is where we are going wrong. Pick the right place, and the right moment.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatAppreciator

A person cuddling a cat is shown from the neck down as a gray bathrobe while a longhaired tabby with a white muzzle looks apprehensive but willing, illustrating Dear Pammy, Why won't my cat cuddle?
WayofCats
3 months ago

Tristan on a neighbor's rug, which is not that different from our rug.

Except it's in this new friend's home, and so he lies on the rug and everything is different.

He loves that part.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #ManyFacesOfPickle #CatAppreciator

A brown tabby cat lies on a beige Berber rug with his green eyes fixed on the ceiling as though transfixed.
WayofCats
4 months ago

Are we willing to be manipulated? Of course! - the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/willing-to-be-manipulated/8995

Do cats manipulate us to get what they want? Of course they do.

Are we willing to be manipulated? Of course we are.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #ManyFacesOfTristan #CatAppreciator

A brown tabby lies with with front legs fully extended, paws stacked while resting them on a large purple stuffed fish to make them the closest and largest objects illustrating Willing to Be Manipulated.
WayofCats
4 months ago

NEW POST! What kind of love? is the question I’m asked, from people who haven’t been loved by a cat.

Or maybe had the opening, but never noticed. Because everything about the concept seems to baffle them. Which should be simple, because it's about love.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #ManyFacesOfPickle #CatAppreciator
What Kind of Love? is asked and answered. - the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/what-kind-of-love/71586

A brown tabby cat lounges against a background of a leafy green heart shaped island in a deep blue heart shaped lake illustrating What Kind of Love?
WayofCats
4 months ago

Our Pandemic kitten, Rhiannon, was waiting at the end of an epic quest. But she probably thinks of us the same way.

We both went through a lot to get here.

Our Pandemic kitten is from a not-so-local shelter. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/welcome-rhiannon-our-pandemic-kitten/56189
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #CatArt #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoiseshell kitten with one paw forward in a cat loaf position with her half scarf and one toe a cream white and a very skeptical expression illustrating Welcome, Rhiannon! Our Pandemic Kitten.
WayofCats
4 months ago

Rhiannon shows how this identcal cat hammock by the living room window is currently "hot." While the one in the bedroom has been ignored so long we now use it as more of a toybox.

But seasons change, and so do how my cats use their windows.
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatLovers #TheDivineQueen #CatAppreciator

A dilute tortoiseshell teen cat looks up knowingly from a round cat bed with a window edge in the background.
Pamela Merritt
4 months ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

"Wow. This is by far the best book I’ve read on living with and loving cats."

Tells the story of Reverend Jim, one tough little guy. Who became our Gentle Giant.
https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon #CatLovers

Closeup of the face of a longhaired brown tabby cat with eyes closed blissfully and lips curved in a subtle smile.
WayofCats
4 months ago

😻😻😻😻😻 review!

"Wow. This is by far the best book I’ve read on living with and loving cats."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatAppreciator #bookstodon

book cover, with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
WayofCats
4 months ago

Perhaps this picture explains why Bud is The Spud for me.

I don't always know where cat nicknames come from. I'm just glad they keep coming.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator

A gray cat hangs their white jaw over the edge of a blue bed comforter with wide apart drowsy ears and a skeptical look.
WayofCats
4 months ago

Mr. President. I understand you're a dog man. I am a cat woman, so I will explain that Cat Who is a Hat is a great compliment.

Cats operate an egalitarian system where we trade favors. Willow likes you already. If you further develop a relationship with her, she want to do you more favors.

Which is why I say "training is communication." Work with Willow on the level of cat civilization.

Which, in many ways, has things to teach us.

Sincerely, Pamela Merritt

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatAppreciator #MeetAsEquals

text saying Willow the Cat has "no limits" "Especially in the middle of the night when she climbs up and lays on top of my head"
WayofCats
4 months ago

I’m talking to my cat. But I can’t tell just anyone.

We have probably all been there. We’re sharing cute pet stories and ours seems to indicate our cat communicates with us.

Then someone explains, condescendingly, that we are essentially delusional. Because cats can’t possibly communicate.

I'm talking to my cat because they listen. - the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/dear-pammy-im-imagining-that-im-talking-to-my-cat/33841
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #ManyFacesOfPickle #CatAppreciator

A brown tabby cat sits on a dark blue bean bag cube with a white geometric design sitting up with one ear turned inside out and a direct gaze into the lens with a clarity filter to pop color of green eyes illustrating Dear Pammy, I'm imagining that I'm talking to my cat?
WayofCats
4 months ago

NEW POST! I love cats because they have needs I can meet.

This turns into a Cat Appreciator advantage. Because we can do so much with so little.

Needs I Can Meet is how we love. - Hearts at the Way of Cats
https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/needs-i-can-meet/71161
#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #Catstodon #CatLife #CatArt #CatAppreciator

A shorthaired cream tabby lies on a wooden floor looking up at the camera with a note reading "All you need is cat" illustrating Needs I Can Meet.
AesAthena
4 months ago

Hey if you own a cat I recommend you follow https://c.im/@WayofCats (here on mastodon!); PHENOMENAL cat advice. As good as, if not better, than Jackson Galaxy, in my opinion.

#cat #cats #pets #CatsOfMastodon #CatLife #CatAppreciator

WayofCats
5 months ago

NEW 😻😻😻😻😻 review! They call it "The best" and I'm going to feel good all day now.

"Wow. This is by far the best book I’ve read on living with and loving cats."

See more of my reviews on Amazon https://buff.ly/2W36rmX

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatLife #BooksofMastodon #bookstodon #CatAppreciator

Book cover with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
WayofCats
5 months ago

Listen and Read:

No two alike applies to snowflakes and cats. I think this quality is especially striking in living things.

Snowflakes form and drift down from the clouds, unchanged. Until they melt into water, and lose their distinction.

Living things can develop an essential Self. This, the snowflake lacks. That’s why it loses uniqueness upon transformation.

No Two Alike because cats are unique. - Rescue at the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/no-two-alike/65882

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #CatLife #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #LouTheCreamFilledCat #Audio

WayofCats
5 months ago

Lou Costello, despite his love of formal wear, reminds us to think of nature.

I liked contrasting his calmness with bustle.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #CatLife #CatArt #LouTheCreamFilledCat #CatAppreciator

A busy street scene with raindrops on sidewalks and blurred lights in the distance while the big poster facing the camera on the side of a bus shelter shows a pondering gray tabby with white toes and shirtfront with a ferny background is a soothing note amidst the trappings of civilization.
WayofCats
5 months ago

Lou Costello on a visit to a friend's apartment in the same building. All the new space is still very exciting for him, and he likes this new person.

Here he is enjoying a recently vacated seat as a sign of closeness to this friend. Who left some warms for him.

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #CatLife #LouTheCreamFilledCat #CatArt #CatAppreciator

A large gray tabby cat with intensely green eyes poses in mid alert on a pale green couch with white whiskers everywhere around his muzzle showing up in sunlight.
WayofCats
5 months ago

NEW POST! Taking our cat to visit friends is possible.

It always depends on our cat. Which is a good way to look at this goal. Because it should move at their pace.
(more at link)
Can my cat visit friends? - Dear Pammy at the Way of Cats

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #CatLife #CatArt #BudBudtheSpud #CatAppreciator #CatsOfImagination

On a pale green couch with a black and burgundy throw pillow (barely able to read the text what I want) is a gray tabby lying with white tipped paws in front of his white fluffy chest staring into the lens illustrating Dear Pammy, Can my cat visit friends?
WayofCats
5 months ago

Winter is a great time to curl up with a cat and a book. It's like a Cat Appreciation kit! (cat not included)

"Great insight into the love of cats. Thank you for taking the time and love to explain the cat psyche."

The Way of Cats: How to use their instincts to train, understand, and love them https://www.amazon.com/Way-Cats-their-instincts-understand-ebook/dp/B07DFNMDQ4/

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #CatLife #ReverendJim #CatCare #Caturday #CatAppreciator

Book cover with a purple background and white letters spelling out The Way of Cats, and a Maine Coon brown tabby looking out of a window with green lace curtains.
WayofCats
5 months ago

Gamma Cat Type creates a cat who notices things. My cat Smokepuff had trouble in the winter, when Mr WayofCats and I would enter our home with hats on.

He wouldn’t know who we were until we took them off. That extra distortion made us unrecognizable, as with his confusion when his humans changed for bed or got dressed to go out. These extra layers needed to be studied, and he would lose track of the face in the middle, which did not change.

If we have a “noticer” kind of cat, here’s some angles to help understand the baffling behavior.

Gamma is the Cat Who Notices too much. - Cat Types at the Way of Cats https://www.wayofcats.com/blog/gamma-is-the-cat-who-notices/9218

#CatsOfMastodon #Cats #CatsOfTwitter #CatLife #CatArt #Mithrandir #CatAppreciator #CatTypes

A young, longhaired, Maine Coon Cat tentatively smells a cloth stuffed animal cat head while a streaky sunset is in the background illustrating Gamma is the Cat Who Notices.