The Christmas Kitten Growing up on a farm, animals are a part of every country child’s life, and mine was no exception. I have known many cows, horses, geese and even turkeys, but it’s a little bob-tailed kitten that has made the greatest impression on my heart. Cats are everywhere…
The Tale of Two Maine Coons When Timoteo, the companion of my dear old cat Ernesto, died in April 1998, I decided that I would start looking for a companion for him. In addition, I would at last have a chance to own a Maine Coon, a breed that I…
Facundo is a stray tabby cat I adopted two years ago I used to have a home. But, one day, in the way of cats, I wandered into the square in the centre of our city. I’d become what is known as a stray. I had run away from my…
Fluffy, as he came to be known, came to us as a wandering stray, which we fed, and it took several months before Kay could pick him up and give him a stroke and a cuddle. With the die cast, it then only took a few minutes before he began…
A Cat named Beady Norma Grubman’s story about Freddy is delightful and a pleasure to read. It reminds me of our cat, all gray – named Beady because someone remarked that her eyes were shiny and bright as beads. And so, at the tender age of six weeks, which is…
