Category Archives: Pets

Little Drummer Cat

Posted on 5 April 2025 by Larry Russwurm

My pretty black cat, Bast, died two weeks ago. So I looked over all the posts under the tag “cats” in my blog. It was a nice walk through memory lane. My favourite fact about Bast was that she used … Continue reading →

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Human Nip

Posted on 1 February 2025 by Larry Russwurm

Catnip is a drug for cats. If you give it to them, they will eat it and roll in it, etc. How can cats afford to be paled out on catnip when many creatures are bigger than them and could … Continue reading →

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Let Sleeping Cats Lie

Posted on 5 March 2022 by Larry Russwurm

My cat, Bast, is overweight. That combined with her age, means she can no longer jump up to the bed. She can however jump up to the futon and curl up there. I was worried about this last fall as … Continue reading →

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Hugging Cows

Posted on 7 November 2020 by Larry Russwurm

It came to my attention that people were hugging cows in the Netherlands for Covid 19 stress relief. Yes, Covid brings on stressors. Yes, hugging can help us manage this. But a cow? C’mon what are you people thinking? I … Continue reading →

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Lovecats

Posted on 31 August 2019 by Larry Russwurm

Last week I was playing the Cure and singing along when on came the song Lovecats. And stupidly I thought I should sing this song to my cat Bast who was right there. So I did, naively thinking it would … Continue reading →

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The Warmth Stealers

Posted on 16 September 2017 by Larry Russwurm

You might find it oddly satisfying when you get a cat to sit on your lap and it starts purring. Ostensibly you think it is because the cat trusts you and loves to get full body massages. But that is … Continue reading →

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My Cat Loves Found Toys

Posted on 18 March 2017 by Larry Russwurm

When I first got my cat, Bast, I tried buying her all sorts of toys. But she rejected them one by one. The mouse on an elastic attached to the top of a door frame I thought would be the … Continue reading →

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Ontario SPCA Partners With Veal Producers

Posted on 3 December 2016 by Larry Russwurm
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Naming Animals by Sex That are Closest to Us

Posted on 9 October 2016 by Larry Russwurm

In English it seems that all the types of farm animals are named, like boar and sow, cow and bull, hen and rooster, goose and gander etc. But it is much more shocking when we look at the animals we … Continue reading →

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I Have the Wishy Washiest Cat in the World

Posted on 20 August 2016 by Larry Russwurm

My cat, Bast, goes “Meow,” then “Mow,” then “Mrow,” then “Purr,” to cement the title of the wishy washiest cat in the world. Just kidding. It’s a little more involved than that. I have just started studying Desmond Morris’ “Catwatching”, … Continue reading →

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