Maneki Neko

The Maneki Neko (招き猫, literally "Beckoning Cat"; also known as Welcoming Cat, Lucky Cat, Money cat or Fortune Cat) is a common Japanese sculpture, often made of porcelain or ceramic, which is believed to bring good luck to the owner. The sculpture depicts a cat (traditionally a Japanese Bobtail) beckoning with an upright paw, and is usually displayed—many times at the entrance—in shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors, and other businesses. A raised right paw supposedly attracts money, while a raised left paw attracts customers.

Maneki Neko come in different colors, styles, and degrees of ornateness. In addition to sculptures, Maneki Neko can be found as keychains, piggy banks, air fresheners, and miscellaneous ornaments.
(source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maneki_Neko)

nine lives

if we watch cartoon in television which the character is cat and mouse and they always have some confrontation. the mice either the cat always try to drop each other. one thing that make me confused, why they never death? for cats there is some belief/myth that they have nine lives in some cultures it is seven.

This myth is believed to be true because cats are supple and swift creatures which helps the cat get out of situations that would be fatal for other beings.Also lending credence to this myth is that falling cats often land on their feet because of an inbuilt automatic twisting reaction and are able to twist their bodies around to land feet first, though they can still be injured or killed by a high fall.
(source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat#Nine_lives)

black cat, good luck or bad luck?

different people believe different things. some say good luck like in Europe, apart in Italy or Spain, a black cat crossing one's path is considered GOOD luck; however they were also seen by the church as associated with witches. Black cats (and sometimes, other animals of the same color, or even white cats) were sometimes suspected of being the familiars of witches. The black cat was still usually seen as GOOD luck.
In places which saw few witch hunts, black cats retained their status as GOOD luck, and are still considered as such in Britain and Ireland. Beside that Researchers at the National Institutes of Health discovered the gene mutations associated with a black coat in three types of black cats: the domestic cat, jaguar and South American jaguarundi. The mutations affect a gene in the same family as one that causes a resistance to HIV in humans.
But in America, the black cat represents bad luck because black represents evil and witches familiars were also depicted as black cats. it's all depend on your belief, but i think that superstition is totally wrong. good luck and bad luck came from yourself, and with what way you solve your problem and your thought.

why do cat's hate water???

if the rain coming or if i take them to the bathroom, my cat always run out and become so annoying. i know that cat don't like water. but why? they can swim, my cat can swim at pool behind my home even they don't want to do that (they fallin from the rooftop).

from the article that i have read...it says that cat don't need baths.They clean themselves and giving them baths unless they have fleas, ticks, or something really sticky or nasty in their fur is harmful to their skin. but not all cat hate water. There are some cats that really love water. Others are curious about it but don't exactly like the idea of being plunged in icy or burning water without their permission. Some cats, like mine, will jump in a shallow bath and poke around in the water for a bit out of curiosity on his own terms.

Croockshanks

Crookshanks is the pet cat of Hermione Granger. "Crookshanks" means, "bent legs"; in keeping with this, cat is described as bow-legged when the characters first meet him. He was described as having a "squashed face," which was inspired by a real cat J. K. Rowling once saw that she said looked like it had run face first into a brick wall. Hermione bought Crookshanks from a shop in Diagon Alley out of sympathy, as nobody wanted him due to his squashed-looking face.

Crookshanks had a habit of trying to hunt down the pet rat of Ron Weasley, Scabbers. This caused a great deal of fighting between Ron and Hermione in the third book. Rowling has confirmed that Crookshanks is half kneazle, an intelligent, cat-like creature who can detect when they are around untrustworthy people, explaining his higher than normal cat intelligence and stature. Because of this, he was immediately aware that Scabbers, Ron Weasley's pet rat, was not a real rat, and that the huge black dog lurking around the school was not a real dog. Crookshanks was proved right when it was revealed that Scabbers was in fact Peter Pettigrew, whereas the dog was Sirius Black. Sirius eventually persuaded Crookshanks to trust him and sent him to bring Pettigrew to him; Crookshanks, who had been pouncing on Scabbers from the moment the two had met, evidently agreed. Afterwards, Crookshanks played no major role.

It had been suggested that Crookshanks is an Animagus; however, J. K. Rowling has officially confirmed that he is not.
(Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_creatures_(Harry_Potter)#Crookshanks)

Natural diet for your cat

to keep away your cats from obese or diabetics because excess carbs. you can feed them with naturally diet, like A natural, raw meat diet (chicken, turkey, beef and fish); cooked grains and vegetables, raw garlic, parsley and carrots, supplemented with vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids resembles most closely what cats would eat in the wild - and, the closer you stick to nature the better.

some of benefits from giving cats natural diet :

• knowing what exactly you put into your animal's mouth
• Reduced shedding and fewer hairballs
• Improved temperament
• Reduced litter box odor (a great benefit for a multi-cat household)

Good health starts with a good diet and you will notice the overall appearance of your animal improve dramatically once you start them on natural food.
(source : http://www.brighthaven.org/nutrition.html ; http://www.blakkatz.com/natural.html)

~Quotes~

One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. ~ Mark Twain


A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime. ~ Mark Twain


Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat ~ Mark Twain


I simply can't resist a cat, particularly a purring one. They are the cleanest, cunningest, and most intelligent things I know, outside of the girl you love, of course. ~ Mark Twain


If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat ~ Mark Twain


If you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward--you will never get her full confidence again. ~ Mark Twain

how to protect us from toxoplasmosis

we can avoid toxoplasmosis with follow this (http://www.hdw-inc.com/healthtoxo.htm):
1. Tissue cysts can be destroyed by thoroughly cooking meat to an internal temperature of 70 degrees C (158 degrees F) for at least 15 to 30 minutes.
2. Do not rely on freezing and thawing, salting, smoking, or pickling to destroy cysts in meat.
3. Do not allow your cat to have access to rodents and birds.
4. Scavenging can be discouraged by placing tightly fitting lids on all garbage cans.
5. Do be careful of possible contaminated garden soil, flower beds, children's sandboxes, cats' litter boxes and other areas where cats may defecate.
6. When contact cannot be avoided, wear rubber gloves and wash hands thoroughly with antibacterial soap and water.
7. Dispose of feces from litter boxes daily to remove any oocysts before they sporulate and become infective.
8. Cover children's sand boxes to keep cats out.
9. Avoid handling (particularly women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant) free-roaming cats and any cat showing signs of illness.
10. All uncooked vegetables should be washed thoroughly before ingestion.
11. Make a habit of thoroughly and vigorously washing hands with antibacterial soap and water after contact with soil, cats, un-pasteurized dairy products or uncooked meat or vegetables.
12. If contemplating pregnancy, women should have themselves tested for antibodies. A positive test would indicate past infection that will not be transmitted to the fetus. An anti-body negative woman would be at greater risk of transmitting Toxoplasma to the fetus SHOULD she become infected during pregnancy.

Toxoplasmosis

my parent, my friends, and my relatives always say to me, "don't too close with cats", either my own cats or other cats. the reason is, they afraid i'll infect by toxoplasma disease. i have read one article which write, not only cats can infect by toxoplasma, but other animals like dog, cow, mouse, chicken, pig etc can infect too.

toxoplasmosis or toxoplasma is is a disease of cats and other mammals caused by a parasitic protozoan, "Toxoplasma gondii".Toxoplasma gondii is a species of parasitic protozoa in the genus Toxoplasma. cat can contract with toxoplasmosis by Eating tissue cysts in infected prey or in other raw meat is probably the most common way cats are exposed to Toxoplasmosis. Congenital infection, i.e. transmission from mother to fetus, does occur in sheep, goats, and humans, but is much less common in cats. you can treat your cat from Toxoplasmosis with give cat two drugs, Pyrimethamine and Sulfadiazine, used together. reatment must be started as soon as possible after diagnosis and continued for several days after signs have disappeared.
(sorce:http://www.hdw-inc.com/healthtoxo.htm)

Play Play and Play

there are many cat toys out side. but mostly cats like mouse doll which can move. beside that another cat like to play with ball, rope and something made from fur. cats same with children who loves play and want to have some attentions. cat need to play to maintain their basic instinct.

if your cat likes to scratch everything at your house, give her/him plastic toys. you can buy it from pet shop in your neighborhood. even the prices not cheap but worth it.

are cats dream???

(source : kucingkita.com)

are cats dream? Maybe...you can see when they sleep. look their eyes, it will moving up and down, and their paws will moving too. looks like running catching something. if they scream loudly, maybe they are having nightmare with dog...

why they are dreaming? maybe they are recollect experiences with their environment. so, let us make their life happy with give them love and care. so this night they will have a very very nice dream. maybe we will appear in they dream.

Eyes Cat Anatomy

cats populer because their sharp sight, smell, taste and hearing. Images above shows us the anatomy from cat eyes (source : http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/anatomy/cat_eye.aspx).

Garfield

Garfield is a comic character created by John Davis. First launch at 19-06-1978, it means 8 years 1 days before i born to this world :D...This big cute orange cat is Mr. John arbuckle's pets, of course with odie the dog. Garfield always disturbe odie, but i think that is the best part of the story. whether in comics or films.

Anyway, garfield is my favourite cat character, eventhough i like silvester and felix too. He always doing some unpredictable and unexpected act. He really likes to eat and sleep, yeah like my cats and the other cats of course. next post i'll tell you about the other cats character, so watch out...