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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Extra Train love.

19 August 2009
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You’d think that moving to part time work would mean that I have more time to get my posts ready for savvycat! I’m still trying to settle into some sort of routine. Having a couple of hours extra every morning has been great, but I seem to be filling it with either a) sleep or [...]

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Are you looking for a new cat: can you help?

6 August 2009
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The Cat Protection Society are on a mission to rehome five cats who have been with them for more than half their lives! As nice as it is to see regular kitties when I visit, it is also quite sad that they don’t yet have a forever home. Poncho, Oscar, & Julius are all sweet [...]

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Supply and demand

5 August 2009

This is a fantastic initiative which has already saved the lives of 54 kittens. From The Gympie Times: In Queensland they are four-legged refugees, but in South Australia the same cute and cuddly kittens are in great demand. RSPCA Queensland spokesperson Michael Beatty says Queensland’s animal shelters have far too many kittens, but the same [...]

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Thursdays = Cheap Microchipping at CPS.

22 July 2009

Just a heads up that the Cat Protection Society of NSW are offering AU $30.00 microchipping – but only on Thursdays! Call their office on 02 9519 7201 for more details and to book in. It cost me $66 to microchip Train – $30 is a great price! savvycat x //

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A big thank you.

21 July 2009

A big thank you to all who responded to the savvycat survey. It was greatly appreciated and helps me figure out where to from here! A summary of the results: – There are way more people reading who aren’t from AU or NZ than I thought! Hello! – Product reviews and Handmade Love were a [...]

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Seven little laneway kitties.

20 July 2009
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Living in Sydney’s inner west, I see plenty of graffiti around. Lately though, I’ve seen some stencilling that, well, I don’t mind at all. There are seven little kitties running up our lane and over 3 blocks. The number seems to be growing, I noticed the first one last Tuesday night. Now every time I [...]

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