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Brushing Your Cat

Date: April 14, 2017 Author: Debbie Comments: 4 Replies

 

Brushing Your Cat

Did you realise just how important it is to groom your cat properly?  I didn’t until I came across a friend’s website that is so educating in all aspects of taking care of your furry friends.  And this does not only pertain to your cat but also to your dog as well.  She graduated from the New York School Of Dog Grooming doing 800 hours of dedicated, loving service to herself for her career and of course to all the animal species brought in to practice on, therefore, her advice should really be heeded.

I guess because you are so used to seeing your cat constantly at its do-your-best-to-always-look-nice routine instilled in it by generations of mother cats stretching back to Day 1 of Life, that you should not be thought remiss in thinking “well, why would I want to take on that responsibility as well?”

And this of course is where you are just a tiny bit wrong in your attitude.

Your animals needs your help.

As with your own hair and body which you spend countless hours grooming with gels, creams, mitts, loofahs, masks and exfoliates, it is so noticeable by the benefits of which can be seen in your glowing youthful appearance.  Essentially what you are doing is stimulating growth, removing dirt and loose hairs and just like you, your own cat needs that type of constant attention as well.

They love being brushed.

Try it if you haven’t yet – and you will see just how much they cosy up to some undivided kindness.  Plus there is the added benefit of a bonding that can only take place when you are one on one with someone or something that you love so much.  I have found that when a cat or even the dog is brushed, you are not only lessening the sight of animal fur all over the house, you are also helping to relieve them of unnecessary fur balls, which of course, gather inside their stomachs from the constant cleaning they spend so much time doing on themselves.

All you need is some patience and a genuine feeling of love for your pet and really, you will always find the time and the space to keep it up on a regular basis.

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Scene Stealers

Date: April 13, 2017 Author: Debbie Comments: Leave a reply

Scene Stealers

I was scanning the paper to see what I could write about today and came across a very interesting article that occurs every Friday written by Nick Barnett and today’s is all about our furry friend the cat.  Of course, this topic is right up my alley at the moment with the release of my latest book Amis de Chat so naturally I decided I would follow Mr Barnett wherever he is in the world.

Today’s article focused on how cats tend to steal the scenery and I thought about it long and hard and realised that he is right.  They do such cute things and get into the cutest positions and most certainly they become the focus of the picture when they are around.  You will notice from some of Nicks photos I have included here just how prominent they become in our lives when we’re (or they’re) up for a photo shoot.

Yesterday I watched a Ted’s video featuring a model who said that what you see is not always what is really there.

So you see that picture and think that cat is truly surveying the beauty of God’s earth, however, you most probably do not realise he is a million miles away from those thoughts – He is probably watching the birds in the sky and is far more interested in the point of landing as to whether his prey is within his reach. And as for distant mountains, lakes, forests – whatever you have captured them seemingly looking at with great awe? They are probably really thinking about what territory they can claim by just a small walk or run and perhaps a few leaps. So don’t be deceived.  They think alright but not anything like you might think they are thinking.

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Siblings

Date: April 12, 2017 Author: Debbie Comments: Leave a reply

Siblings

 

Our markings are interesting, our colours are more so

Our status of siblings also keeps you in the know

Siblings can be interesting individuals  – some going through life seeing eye to eye, and others  going through life constantly at each other’s throats.  They say that you only hurt the one you love the most but I wonder at the wisdom of that saying sometimes.  As children we could be our worst enemies – I know I was to my sister which I regret so terribly in my later life – not knowing any better and being brought up with cruelty and hatred from a new stepmother inflicted upon us both at all hours of the day and night and more recently being constantly reminded by my sister – “we were only babies  – we didn’t know any better.”

They say the older you get, you grow closer to your siblings – well in my case, I am still waiting to find that inner peace and connection.  We all live hundreds of miles apart – and silence is usually a friend I guess.

  • “poor sibling relationships in childhood could be a predictor of depression in adulthood.”
    how sad but how very true in many cases.

Even the Chinese children brought up in a 1 child family enforced upon them by those in authority over them are now being found as to be less able to endure competition in their lives; they are less likely to trust or be found to be trustworthy themselves, and most certainly are not keen risk takers.

We did have an older sister who was stillborn and I often think about what life might have been like had we had her in our moments of trial.  What wisdom would she have been able to teach us?  And had we had an older brother – would we have learned to accept men in our lives better.

It is always interesting to ponder upon things out of our control and now way back in the past but then I guess that is just how Life Happens.

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It’s Monday

Date: April 11, 2017 Author: Debbie Comments: Leave a reply

It’s Monday

Its MondayAh, it’s Monday again, that dreaded day
That’s placed right at the start of the week

My human calls out with a voice that’s designed
To break hearts at each sound of her shriek.

Monday comes along and what did this person do in this story that accompanies this cat? They dreaded Mondays.  However, Monday is going to come whether you like it of not and being prepared for Monday has to be a good thing – No?

How about today making an extra effort to smile?  You already know that everyone you come in contact with or expect to spend the rest of the day with are thinking the same thing about Monday as you, therefore someone has to change something and why shouldn’t it be you?

A smile does so much for anyone – even for yourself.

Try standing in front of the mirror and smiling – very difficult to continue on your grumpy way when there is that beautiful person smiling back at you and saying I love you.

And what’s more – remember there is always tomorrow.

And what would that day be?

Tuesday, correct.

Do what you can on Monday and relieve the pressure for the next day – then you can look back on yesterday and think of all the great things you accomplished on Monday.

The goal is to “focus, plan, and stay calm.”

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Cats

Date: April 10, 2017 Author: Debbie Comments: 1 Reply

Cats

I look at your eyes, your nose, your mouth, your ears, the pink that matches my own

I feel the moon upon my back and feel your love like a precious stone

The words here match one of these images – can you tell which one?  This is an excerpt from my book Amis de Chat Book 1.

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This book has been a long time coming – my first idea to write about them was way back in 2012 when I wrote my first 2 books on cats and the care of them.

Just this month it was time to take action and complete my mission to bring into the world the first of 2 books sharing this idea with you all.

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New Book Featuring Cats

Date: April 9, 2017 Author: Debbie Comments: Leave a reply

New Book Featuring Cats

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Oh my, it’s hard to move and yet

That bowl gets filled with food! The Vet

Has told her not to feed me much

But how I love that stuff called fudge.

Here is an excerpt from one of my chapters that you will find inside my new book – Amis de Chat just released on Friday.  I took many images from my fans here on Empowr and turned them into a book form with accompanying verses.

Some of them are funny, some of them are sad.  Some even give out a touch of wisdom.

If you would like your very own copy of this magnificent book – the cost is only $4.95.  And if you click my name at the bottom of the page then you will be taken to a link for download.

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