World Cat Day 2010 - Aug 8

Sunday is World Cat Day! Since we have had cats of all colors and shapes, we are going to let you in on some neat cat color trivia.........



Did you know the first litter of purebred white kittens was born in A.D. 999 in the Impress Palace in Kyoto Japan? The cat loving emperor Ichijo was delighted and ordered the cats to be treated like princesses.

Did you know many tabbies have a clear "M" shaped marking on the forehead? Legend has it that this is the signature of Mohammed who marked his blessing on his tabby cat Muezza after it saved his life by killing a snake?

Tortoiseshell cats are regarded as lucky in many countries including Scotland, Ireland and Canada. In Japan, tortie and whites are considered to be particularly lucky and are called Mi-Ke. Fisherman like to have these cats aboard to protect from storms.



Black cats during the Medieval days were considered unlucky but it wasn't always that way. In ancient Egypt, the Goddess Bastet was worshipped in the form of a lean, short haired black cat and sometimes as a female human with the head of a cat.One of the most popular deities of that time, she was a benevolent Goddess and the domestic cat was the animal most sacred to her. So sacred that harming a cat carried the price of execution. In mythology, Bastet was a deity who possessed nine incarnations - which may explain the concept of cats having nine lives.

Cats give us so much - they captivate us with their beauty, make us laugh with their antics, give us companionship when we are lonely, snuggle with us while we watch TV, keep our houses free of mice - our lives are enriched by their presence in our homes. Do something special for your cat, your neighbor's cats or the cats at the local shelter. Give them back a little of what they give us. Have a Happy World Cat Day!

Go visit and join in at Camera Critters and Bozo's for Pet Pride - we did!

Forever Friday - Bella and Creamsicle

Both of these cats are from the Asheville Humane Society in Asheville, NC and are available for adoption. (Click on the shelter name for more info) This shelter is not a no-kill shelter so we would like to put their names and pictures out to blog world in hopes of finding them a home

Creamsicle is a large male neutered boy who is about 3 years old. He is a lovely buff colored tabby cat.



Bella is an all black large female who is also about 3 years old. Given that black cats do not get adopted as readily as other colors we hope Bella finds a forever home soon.

We also want to let you all know that Beatrice - the cow cat from a few weeks back was adopted from the Asheville Humane Society! Isn't that great????

We may or may not have aided in that but let's do it again for these two - spread the word on Facebook, Twitter...anyplace to help them find a loving home.

Thanks for your help and have a great weekend ya'll!

UPDATE - Creamsicle was adopted! Yaaay!

Did We Wake You Up?????

SSSSSH...if we are quiet, Tabitha will go back to her nap...For more wordless shots go to Wordless Wednesday!

Sweet Tabitha on Wordless Wednesday

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Tosies Tuesday

Whose toes are these? Give up......? Joe and Mamacita - best buds forever!

For more cat stories and photos visit Gattina's for Cats on Tuesday

News Flash!!!!! Our very own Yoko won the Monty Q Contest -- visit and see all the great entrants!

Tabby Tuesday

We have four lovely tabbies at Wildcat Woods. Here is Woody surveying his screen porch with a white buddy - not sure who this is.



Tabitha is a sweet kitty and very loving - one of a few ladycats in all the boys of this group. She can hold her own with the guys tho!



Yoko is all elongated in this old photo from when she was a younger ladycat! I haven't seen her do this in a long time.



Here is my buddy Joe with a little drool on his lip - he is quite the lover with the cats and us.

Hope you enjoyed seeing our tabbies!