I may be debilitated, but the Caturday felids will persist! This article comes from a site call Aish, which aims to “create a culture of Jewish learning, with three million Jews around the globe learning, incorporating, and sharing timeless Jewish wisdom and values.” Today’s “timeless Jewish values” involve cats: 8 “Jewish facts” about them. Click … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Cats and Jews; espionage cats, motorcycle moggie; and lagniappe

It’s that time again: time for CATS, which is the best time! Here is the most famous cat in Poland (for a while I used this cat as my Twitter photo): From Linkiest, the ultimate clickbaity and time-wasting site, we do get a post of seven cat fails on YouTube. I’ll put up for, but … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Cat fails; library cats; warning signs of catfights; and lagniappe

From CNN (and many other places like this one), we hear about the Guinness Officially Designated World’s Oldest Living Cat. Her name is Flossie, and, as of November 25, was the official Senior-est Cat on the planet. Click to read: From CNN:  Flossie, at the age of almost 27 – which is the feline equivalent … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: World’s oldest cat; world’s oldest cat flap; why cats knead you; and double lagniappe

My colleagues (and now coauthors) Anna Krylov, a quantum chemist, and her partner Jay Tanzman, a freelance statistician, have collaborated on a cat-imbued article at the Heterodox STEM site. The intro says that the piece was inspired by the ailurophilia of this site, so I am proud. Anna and Jay discuss the several ways they … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Chemistry with cats; cat puts itself to sleep in miniature bed; Mr. Kitters, cat photographer

Why would you want to train a cat? Well, the article below from SCIENCEalert (click title to read) gives you several reasons why specific training is needed: In a rehoming shelter, for example, training can be a useful tool to increase a cat’s exploratory behaviors, positive reactions to people, and maybe even their chances of being adopted. … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: How to train a cat; inside the mind of a cat; Pallas’ cats; and lagniappe

From Open Culture we have an artist who manufactures armor not just for cats, but also for mice, which makes one envision horrible battles.  Click on the screenshot below to see the article, and then on the video: An excerpt: As a child, Jeff De Boer, the son of a sheet metal fabricator, was fascinated by … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Armorer for cats; why cats ignore you; cat wins award for “most bizarre insurance claim”

My goal, as long as this website persists, is to never miss a Caturday felid. So here we are with three items. The first comes from LiveScience; click screenshot to read: Here are the main reasons for adaptive shedding. Causes of “unhealthy shedding” include stress, mite infestation, and issues with the immune system. Shedding is … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Why your cat sheds; this year’s Supreme Cat Show, best Halloween cat costumes, and lagniappe

Here’s a video about a woman who cloned her Ragdoll cat Chai, but she didn’t get anything near a replica of the original. She says “they couldn’t be any more different”, but that’s not true. They are fairly similar but not nearly as identical as identical twins. The cloning process can change gene expression, the … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: A cloned cat; cats get unwanted affection; cats race to their food bowls; and lagniappe

From My Modern Met, here’s a guy who uses 3-D printers to make helmets for cats!  What better way to use those printers (except to make artificial feet for maimed ducks?). Click to read: Some text: Rémy Vicarini and his cat named Cathode spend quite a lot of time together. And with their adventures ranging from … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Man prints 3D helmets for his cat; cats take over the Catskills; BBC cat quiz

This article from last October’s Atlantic (click below to read) recounts the disappearance of cat allergies in author Katherine Wu. She was strongly allergic to cats until her early twenties, and poof!—the allergy disappeared. (This happens with some allergies: I used to get covered with poison ivy pustules when I was a kid, even if … Continue reading Caturday felid trifecta: Ways to deal with cat allergies; paranormal cat toy debunked; a kitten-brooding duck; and lagniappe