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Do you have a secret cat?

4 March 2010

Did you know that 40% of cat owners are secretly feeding a cat they don’t own? I love that there are so many lovely cat people out there helping kitties that aren’t theirs.
While Mr. J and I don’t feed any cats that aren’t ours, we know the kitties that frequent the area and keep [...]

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welcome back

3 March 2010

I’ve been thinking about it for a while now and tonight I’m officially re-opening savvycat. I’ve dusted off the shelves, unlocked all the posts and reinstalled the pretty theme.
The final push in this direction was a comment the other night by the lovely Laura saying that she missed seeing it in her google reader. [...]

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Just a little plug…

2 February 2010

savvycat is still on hiatus, but I am currently channelling my crazy cat lady energy into friendly miaows.
friendly miaows is a collection of photos of the cats in my neighbourhood. And an excuse for me to say hi to them ;)

If you’re interested, stop by and say hello :)
savvycat x

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Cat survives 19 hours in freezer.

18 October 2009

From the NZ Herald:
A pet cat has stunned an animal expert by surviving 19 hours in his owners’ freezer.
Sarah Crombie, 27, discovered Krillen lying stiff and semi-conscious on a bag of dog food when she went to get a loaf of bread.
I was looking in there and I heard this funny noise,” said the Te [...]

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Melbourne wins again…

2 October 2009

…this time in a survey that asked ‘How liveable is your city for your pet?’
According to the Australian Companion Animal Council’s survey of 1800 Australian pet owners, all Australian cities could be doing more to deliver liveability for people and pets. The survey looked into how liveable pet owners believe the city or area they [...]

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New Simon’s Cat: Hot Spot.

29 September 2009

Celebrating the release of the new Simon’s Cat book.
savvycat x

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The Complete Cat.

27 September 2009
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Many cat blogs I read mention Vicky Halls as some kind of cat god. When her mailing list had a giveaway for her latest book – The Complete Cat, I decided to enter. Luckily I was one of the first people to reply and the book arrived in the mail this week.

While I haven’t read [...]

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Fishing Cats!

22 September 2009
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Okay, so they’re going to be a bit bigger than domestic cats, but how cute are these guys?

Three two-month-old fishing cats, born 30th June 2009 are now on exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo’s Cat House. These kittens are the first fishing cats born at the Cincinnati Zoo since 1993.
A specialist, the fishing cat hunts for [...]

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Can you help Cara and Jace?

14 September 2009
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Cara and Jace are still waiting for loving homes at the Cat Protection Society. Can you help?

Cara and Jace recently caught a contagious virus associated with Cat Flu so they were staying in a foster home so that the other cats in the Adoption Centre didn’t catch it. They have now recovered well and are [...]

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Why so quiet?

4 September 2009
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I’ve been a bit sick of late but still going to work, so have been using my mornings to somewhat ease myself into the whole ‘leaving the house’ thing… and then the nights to sleeeeep!
Train has been a good girl and keeping me warm of a night… and not being too demanding in the mornings! [...]

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