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Me and my Cat Shack

Hi reader… Norm here again.

Well I finally got my owner to take a picture of my cat house (which he likes to call a kennel… but I’m having none of it ~ it’s nowhere near as good as a kennel!).

Me and my Cat Shack

Here I am in my cat shack (Huh, kennel! my left paw it is!).

Well here’s me thinking what lovely house this is… made out of some left over wood from the new floor and covered in roof felt,to keep the rain out… but what does he then do, but show me a picture of some continental cats palace (I mean just look at it!), all made of posh timber and covered in a shiny tile and button mosaic…

.. but I’m not jealous, honest.

Max the Cat in his posh house

Max in his cat shack covered in a mosaic of tiles and buttons.

Well, lucky old Max I must say! I think I need to have a word don’t you.

Norm.

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Chinese mountain cat

Cat of the Month ~ May 2009

Chinese mountain cat

Reported in the National Geographic News in August 2007, a remote camera captured this image of the elusive Chinese mountain cat at about 12,300 feet (3,750 meters) on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China’s Sichuan Province.

A total of eight images of the feline (using a camera triggered by the body heat of the animal), represent the first time the mountain cat has been photographed in the wild, said Jim Sanderson, a cat specialist with the Wildlife Conservation Network who has been studying these animals for the last four years. Jim led the team that snapped the rare shots.

Sanderson is hoping that the new images will reveal some of the secretive habits that have kept the creature a mystery to scientists for nearly a century.

Chinese mountain cat in captivity

Captive Mountain Cat
Photograph: Beijing Zoo

Another image (above) of this species of cat has been taken at a zoo in Beijing. This cat has taken a defensive posture in fear of its captors.

The Mountain Catcat’s long, dense coat and thick underfur protect it from harsh Tibetan snowstorms, but such defenses are useless against local hunters, who covet its pelt.

“Until now, even cat specialists had only seen this animal as skins or in less than perfect shape in zoos”, said Jim, “These [new camera-trap] pictures will call attention to one of the rarest and most beautiful small cats.”

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Big Occasion for Norman cat and the gang

Hello there Reader

The Moggyblog gang are pleased to announce that Moggyblog.com will be two years old on January the 1st 2009. So it’s, all together now… Happy Birthday to us!

Norman is getting excited as he will be having a party to celebrate this great occasion, and will be inviting all his friends round for a pukka meaty meal with milk (not too much now!) and buisk, biski, buiskits..,biskits… Cake. Yes they’ll be having cake and milk.

All the best from Moggyblogland we wish you a prosperous 2009.
Norm and I hope you’ll sticking with us and popping back for a look now and again.

Ed.

Norman resting

Norman (on a warmer day) resting on the garden table after a run in with a squirrel.

…”how the heck do you spell that dear”

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Bellitsa and her brother



Bellitsa is a Domestic Short Hair, brown and white tabby, born in June 2004. Bellitsa emigrated to Canada from the “Holy Land” with her brother Hugo. They spent their first year living with their keeper in Jordan.

Cat of the Month ~ August 2008

A Rescued cat from Toronto, Canada

Bellitsa and here brother are very close family

Bellitsa is always ready for a belly rub and is very playful. She loves to nap with her brother, and when they curl up to sleep together it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins! The cat rescue spokesman said that Bellitsa is very striking and is “gorgeous inside and out! She and Hugo must be adopted into their forever family together as they love each other very much!”

Bellitsas brother looks a lot like Norman,
Ed