Carnival of the Cats #285

Kal: "Hi everyone and welcome to the 285th Carnival of the Cats! My name is Kal-el, but Momma and Daddy just call me Kal most of the time. I've been a Meower of Death for a few months now, but Momma's been so busy she hasn't been able to introduce to the Internet. So hello Internet!"


Kal: "Momma's neighbor lady had seen me hanging around and knew I was a tomcat. She was worried about her new kittens she was taking care of and had threatened to catch me and take me to the pound. Momma started leaving food out, and over several months, managed to get me to come up and say hello. I was just really scared, you know. Anyways, she took me to the vet and they vaccinated me and um, did some surgery so I wouldn't be such a tomcat anymore. She brought me home and let me back outside. She said she was sorry, but she couldn't have another indoor cat and that since I had been outside so long, I'd probably be happier outside."

I was strong. I made sure Adam, the vets, and everyone who doubted me knew that this kitty was going back outside, that I could say no to another cat. Before we continue this story, though, let's get started with the Carnival!

Over at Blog d'Elisson, we see a beautifully lit bright-eyed Hakuna that Elisson found when he returned home. With that intent stare, Elisson has to wonder what she's thinking. If it were my cats, I'd be wondering what they were hiding.

Its dinnertime for the cats at This Blog is Full of Crap, and Myst tries her best to play clean-up crew with Brunwyn and Nardo's leftovers. She just wants to be big and strong like her brothers, that's all. And that's the same excuse she'll use when she's twice their size.

Catschka believes that once a human moves, chairs are free game and it's not considered stealing at Elms in the Yard. Besides, humans are just giant chair warmers for the kitties...everyone know that!

It's just a typical day of kitty entertainment over at My Cats and Funny Stories. Rosie uses her furs to clean her family's terrace, Arthur predicts rain with a good ear-washing, and Lisa shows that she's still flexible in her old age. The Meowers of Death agree that weather-kitties are much more accurate than weathemen.


Kal: "I was OK with being outside, though I missed the pettins. Momma then went on vacation, and I got a really bad cold while she was gone. When she got back, she couldn't find me at first. I was sick though, and had a stopped up nose and sneezed lots. Momma finally found me and was worried. Momma had to bring me inside and give me medicine to make me well. Then I had an allergic reaction to a vaccine booster and she had to help me get well from that too. Finally, after a month inside, Momma said that I should just go ahead and stay inside because I kept getting sick outside and it would be cheaper this way (whatever that means). So, yay, I got to stay inside!"


Kal: "I don't miss outside at all. And now that I have a family, I just purr and ask for skritches all the time. I love laying beside Momma and Daddy and getting pettins'. I love to wash Momma and Daddy too because they are so dirty and don't know how to wash themselves like kitties do."

So that resolve got flushed pretty quickly after dealing with Kal being so sick. But I really, really tried. Doesn't that count? And then there were 12...

Samantha and Mr. Tigger (and brother Maverick) say howdy to Friday over at Life From a Cat's Perspective and show their love for Texas. Be sure to stopy by and wish their Momma a Happy Birthday.

Hemi grumbles about the baby playing with his catnip toy and his sister Cosette bullying him over at Hemi'sPhere. Humans, catnip should only be handled by kitty professionals at all times.

Over at CatSynth, Luna enjoys the warm sunshine and the great outdoors. Of course, you can have too much of a good thing, and after baking in the warmth, even kitties have to find a cool spot and beat the heat.

We've all known cats are smart, but now we have, ahem, evidence. Over at Detention Slip, we see the story of Oreo the cat, who earned her "high school diploma" online. It isn't a real diploma, but humans should know real kitty intelligence comes from cat-run schools; felines don't need silly human schools.


Kal: "I love playing with my brother Maggie. I like playing with my other brothers and sisters, but I don't think they like me very much, but I just want to play! It's okay, though, because they let me give them kisses sometimes.


Kal: "Momma says I'm a bit of a pig, but I have no clue where she'd get an idea like that. And that I have something like kitty IBS, which makes for stinky litterboxes. I also have a really fluffy coat. My tail is a little stubby, but Momma likes it because it's funny when I wag it."


Kal: "So I'm really happy Momma adopted me, and I'm glad I got to host the Carnival of the Cats. Thanks for coming by!"

Once again, thanks for letting us host the carnival. Next week's Carnival of the Cats will be at Artsy Catsy.