Caturday’s Feline Trifecta: College Cat Gets Doctorate After Four Years; New Book ‘Catland’; Viral Internet Cat Cala Dies; and Lagniappe

Caturday's Feline Trifecta: College Cat Gets Doctorate After Four Years; New Book 'Catland'; Viral Internet Cat Cala Dies; and Lagniappe

From the Washington Postwe hear about a cat named Max who has become a fixture on the Carleton campus of Vermont State University. So much so that he has earned a Ph.D. Click to read: Max the cat has ridden on students’ backpacks, taken campus tours, and more than once crashed a psychology class at … Read more

Debate Over Woman’s Unusual Way of Cutting Cats’ Nails: ‘Devoted Mother’

Phee has his claws cut off

A pet owner shared her unusual method of trimming her cat’s nails in a video that has gone viral on TikTok. In a video posted four days ago to @meganrausch, Megan Rausch of Massachusetts describes how she cuts her cat Ophelia’s claws by biting her on the back of her neck. The clip has received … Read more

All things feline, including cats themselves, take center stage at this new Retro Row boutique

All things feline, including cats themselves, take center stage at this new Retro Row boutique

A cat-themed boutique, art gallery and adoption center opens on Retro Row on Friday. You’ll also find plenty of real, live feline friends inside Cool Cat Collective. Anyone who enters the store on Fourth Street near Temple Avenue can interact with the cats that live in a protected playground inside the store. Husband and wife … Read more

It’s Kitten Time in Tennessee and Feral Feline Friends Needs Your Help

It's Kitten Time in Tennessee and Feral Feline Friends Needs Your Help

Looking for a new fluffy companion? Not sure what to do with a stray cat living in your neighborhood? A Knoxville nonprofit specializes in solving feline puzzles like these. Feral Feline Friends of East Tennessee, active for 20 years, is a volunteer-run organization dedicated to humanely reducing the local feral cat population. Initially, the organization … Read more

Feline Rescue Society offers mobile services for Massachusetts cats to be neutered and spayed

Val Couchon and her tortoiseshell cat, Sweet Pea, wait to be admitted outside the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society Catmobile at the Framingham Animal Control office on Western Avenue, July 15, 2024. The Catmobile has performed 75,000 spay/neuter procedures since 2008. The package includes a brief exam, spay/neuter, rabies vaccination for cats over 12 weeks of age (and weighing at least 4 pounds/1.8 kg), FVRCP vaccination, tattooing, nail clipping and flea treatment. Microchips are also included. The Catmobile returns to Framingham on August 5 and 19.

FRAMINGHAM — Val Couchon is a cat lover. Couchon brought Sweet Pea, a 1-year-old tortoiseshell cat, to a mobile spay and neuter facility called the Catmobile so Sweet Pea, a rescue cat from Worcester, could be spayed. Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society’s Catmobile in Salisbury is a mobile spay and neuter clinic designed specifically for … Read more

Feline Rescue Society offers mobile services for Massachusetts cats to be neutered and spayed

Val Couchon and her tortoiseshell cat, Sweet Pea, wait to be admitted outside the Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society Catmobile at the Framingham Animal Control office on Western Avenue, July 15, 2024. The Catmobile has performed 75,000 spay/neuter procedures since 2008. The package includes a brief exam, spay/neuter, rabies vaccination for cats over 12 weeks of age (and weighing at least 4 pounds/1.8 kg), FVRCP vaccination, tattooing, nail clipping and flea treatment. Microchips are also included. The Catmobile returns to Framingham on August 5 and 19.

FRAMINGHAM — Val Couchon is a cat lover. Couchon brought Sweet Pea, a 1-year-old tortoiseshell cat, to a mobile spay and neuter facility called the Catmobile so Sweet Pea, a rescue cat from Worcester, could be spayed. Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society’s Catmobile in Salisbury is a mobile spay and neuter clinic designed specifically for … Read more

A puppy tries tug of war with his older brother, the ending is predictable

Ryder and Samson

This week we saw a dog who decided to “dive” into the mud, much to the exasperation of his owner, and a pig who was enjoying his beautiful summer. But we’ve also put together our favorite photos and videos of our readers’ pets for our weekly Pet of the Week lineup. If you want your … Read more