Aldona Birmantas4 days ago2 minService Changes during Covid PandemicI hope this message finds all of you and your families healthy! As you can imagine, we are not doing much in the way of actual cat care at this point. In an ...
Aldona BirmantasNov 19, 20191 minNeed a gift for the feline friend in your life?Looking for a gift for your feline (or canine) companions? pawTree has some lovely gift packs to choose from - toys and treats and pawPairings, oh my! Just c...
Aldona BirmantasOct 5, 20191 minPardon our dust!We are making some changes around the website. First one - the blog! We finally switched over to our host's new blog format. Still working on some other upda...
Aldona BirmantasMay 23, 20191 minNew Policy for New Client RequestsWe try hard to be as accommodating as possible in terms of accepting new client requests. We have taken requests via text, email, web form, and in the past, ...
Aldona BirmantasNov 12, 20181 minIn Loving Memory... 2018On this day in 2015, we said goodbye to my sweet boy Lucky, who had become terminally ill with acute renal failure likely caused by a tumor. Since then, I st...
Aldona BirmantasAug 3, 20183 minI Wanna Know What You're Thinking (Feline Friday Series)Do you remember that 80s new wave hit by Information Society “What’s on Your Mind”? This is one of the countless songs that works its way into my head on a s...
Aldona BirmantasJul 20, 20183 minSeattle Cats (Feline Friday Series)Much to Betty and Marge’s dismay, it was once again time to succumb to my wanderlust and skip town for a few days. Of course, I always miss them the second I...
Aldona BirmantasJul 6, 20183 minGifts from the Afterlife (Feline Friday Series)You may have been initially thrown off by the title- “The afterlife? What? I thought this blog was supposed to be about cats!”. Not to worry, I haven’t stray...
Aldona BirmantasJun 23, 20184 minThe Neighborhood Watchman (Feline Friday Series)(editor's note: Sorry we've been absent lately! Real life and all... we are back though!) I’ve lived in my apartment for 7 years now, in the city proper, but...
Aldona BirmantasJun 1, 20183 minShy Cats Need Love, Too (Feline Friday series)(Editor's Note: Last Friday's blog post has been pushed to this week due to the holiday last weekend. We resume normal schedule on June 8th!) Surely, most, i...
Aldona BirmantasMay 15, 20183 minFrenemies (Feline Friday Series)While it’s true that a lot of cats are social and like having a buddy or two around, sometimes, a cat is so used to being alone that any other new cat on the...
Aldona BirmantasApr 27, 20182 minGregor! (Feline Friday Series)I’ve mentioned previously that I volunteer at Harmony House for Cats in Chicago, IL. This, of course, means that I have the pleasure of meeting and interacti...
Aldona BirmantasApr 13, 20183 minNational Pet Day (Feline Friday series)Okay, so, yes, technically, National Pet Day already passed on April 11th. But, let’s be real here- every day is “pet day”! I can at least speak for Betty an...
Aldona BirmantasApr 12, 20181 minMemorial Day Holiday!Memorial Day Weekend officially kicks off six weeks from tomorrow. Are you going anywhere for the holiday? Don't forget to make sure you've set up cat sittin...
Aldona BirmantasMar 30, 20183 minEaster Lilies - Just Say No! (Feline Friday series)With Easter just a mere two days away, those tall, pretty and, depending on who you ask, lovely-smelling lilies are everywhere in sight. We had them every ye...
Aldona BirmantasMar 16, 20184 minLocal Wildlife - New Orleans (Feline Friday Series)Many people get very excited when they are out and about and are fortunate enough to spot an animal that they normally wouldn’t see or maybe have never seen ...
Aldona BirmantasMar 6, 20181 minMaple's Journey - 3/5/18Apologies for such a dark photo, but Miss Maple was sleeping an didn't want to wake her with the flash. Wednesday and Thursday were particularly rough days f...
Aldona BirmantasMar 2, 20183 minTime to Pack: Vacation or Guilt Trip? (Feline Friday Series)Much like my love for cats, I also have a strong love for travel. Thus, a few times a year, much to the cats’ dismay, I skip town. Betty, being the older one...
Aldona BirmantasFeb 27, 20182 minMaple's Journey - 2/26/18Well, seeing as I care for special needs kitties, I have decided that I'd share Maple's journey with you. Especially since this is something new for me as we...
Aldona BirmantasFeb 16, 20183 minJust Go to Sleep! (Feline Friday series)Nothing says, “Hey, it’s time to party!” more than when a cat’s human is fast asleep in bed, preferably between 2-5am. Marge, thankfully, pretty much respect...
