The Caturday Report: Silly and Serious Edition

Cat news around the internet is both funny and functional this week!

You’ll see what I mean below:

Did you know that more U.S. households own cats than own individual stocks? Not that this is anything new, if you scrutinize the statistics in this CNN Money story.
This isn’t about cats directly, but I felt it was timely and important — when Joan Rivers was planning her estate, she made sure her dogs were covered… and there’s a lesson in that for all humans with pets, wealthy or (mostly) not.
This high school student wants to include his cat in his senior portrait — and it is amazing!
Cat Wisdom 101 has some great tips on making sure your cats are prepared in case of an emergency. You will want to bookmark this!
I thought this post from the Pawesome Cats blog, about hydrotherapy for cats, was fascinating! Check it out.

It’s been quite a week here too!

I put together a list of 10 useful cat tips for humans!
I also got to enjoy my first box!
I had a guest post from Smoky the kitten about preparing your home for a new feline youngster (like me!), tips courtesy of the RSPCA.
This is just a series of photos of me looking cute and playing with my favorite toy.
Binga is the only cat here who was around for 9-11, and she told me what it was like.
I am giving away a copy of my friend Bailey the Boat Cat’s book! Enter here. And here’s a head’s up: I’m reviewing another book on Monday that I’ll be giving away too! Make sure you come back and find out what it is.

If you see a good cat-oriented news item around the internet, send me a link and I may include it next week!
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Having problems with your human or the other cats in your house? As the internet’s “Dear Abby With Claws,” Sparkle had answers to many annoying problems in her two award-winning books! Visit her author’s page on Amazon to buy one or both of her awesome Dear Sparkle books!