Alexander Fredriksen enjoys relaxing at home and watching TV or playing video games. But his cat Nala (previously at Neatorama) sees him lying on the couch as an opportunity for some snuggles. Lots of snuggles and scratches! Cats are creatures of habit, and Nala is not giving up until she gets what she wants. See more of Nala at Instagram. -via Daily Picks and Flicks
Moosie the cat was always a survivor. He was rescued from a wall at three weeks of age after his mother died. Two years later, his family, Kymberly and Jesse Chelf, moved from El Paso, Texas, to Fairbanks, Alaska -and that’s when he went missing.
The family searched for their cat everywhere they could think, but came up empty time after time. They stayed in Texas for three days after the movers took their things. Several times each day they returned to the home and searched again.
At first they thought he may have jumped into one of the moving boxes, but all the boxes had been packed and sealed before he went missing. Only the furniture had been left unpacked for the loaders.
“We just assumed he had run away, which was very unlike Moosie,” Kymberly said. “He’s just a very loyal, loving cat.”
They put out the word to all their friends and neighbors. They activated his microchip in case anyone found him and reluctantly left.
The Chelfs’ furniture arrived in Fairbanks two months later, and when the movers had a futon halfway up the stairs, Moosie popped out of the mattress! Moosie was taken to Mount McKinley Animal Hospital, where veterinarians battled his dehydration and nursed him back to health. You can follow Moosie’s progress at his Facebook page. -via Arbroath
(Image credit: Miracle Moosie at Facebook)
When this raccoon busted into a warehouse that stores booze, he obviously went on (and on) to satiate his thirst. In was only then that he learned the definition of Truly Tanked. I hope the li'l guy was able to sleep things off without woodland incident. Via Daily Dot
This video, captured and shared by a woman named Danielle Jacobs who suffers from Asperger's syndrome, shows the powerful positive impact her service dog Samson has in her battle with the disorder. Danielle set up a camera in her home to record footage of her daily life, which includes frequent emotional challenges with depression and panic. She says,
“This is what really happened and it’s not easy to open myself and share what it’s like on a daily basis.”
This clip shows Danielle coming out of a depressive episode, which is met with a new bout of panic. As the emotional storm takes hold and Danielle has the urge to hurt herself, Samson takes action and does his best to soothe her. The dog's loyalty and the pair's love for each other is a heartwarming thing to witness. -Via Uproxx
The man who recorded this video reports that his Rottweiler puppy Trooper has developed a friendship with Blue the 'roo, which is evident by the playful camaraderie between the two animals in this footage.
(WARNING: Annoying audio track, assumedly from heavy machinery in the background. As the audio doesn't add anything to the video, turning it off or down before playback will make for the best experience.) -Via Viral Nova
Take off your shoes, ya filthy humans! Do I have to do everything around here? Would it pawsibly kill you to pick up the mop and clean up a bit here? Help meow-t ... What am I a cat or the cleaning lady? So pre-paw-sterous!
Watch this cat mop the floor and complain about it throughout - via Cute Overload
Parents have drastically different reactions to their children’s choice of wardrobe, especially when it comes to teens dressing sey, and their reactions generally range from stricter rules and grounding to letting their kids dress however they’d like.
But one parent made a bold move and showed that the purr-fect way to get your teen to dress more modestly is to show her that the sexy clothes she's wearing look better on the cat.
A concerned mom didn't like the look of the crocheted crop top her daughter bought on Amazon, so she decided to take action by putting that ridiculously small top on the cat and snapping some hilarious pics.
The crocheted crop top was advertised as "one size fits all", so mom decided to help girls avoid embarrassing themselves by posting a review of the garment on Amazon, so young buyers will know what they're getting (squeezing?) into.
-Via HappyPlace
Cats generally act indifferent towards their humans, in part because they can quite easily transition from pet to wild animal.
When cats become part of the human world and learn to rely on hairless apes to feed them and clean their litter box they can start to lose their wild edge.
But when they get into trouble and need assistance they look to their humans for a helping hand, but their humans are usually too busy taking pictures of the embarrassing moment to help.
So when your kitty pals find themselves in a pickle be quick and discreet with your picture taking and help your furry little friend out!
See 13 Cats Who Can't Believe You're Taking A Picture Instead Of Helping
My cat is sad because he tries to discuss poetry with other cats but they just talk about TV cookery shows & sexting. pic.twitter.com/eNsPdAfEF5
— WHY MY CAT IS SAD (@MYSADCAT) June 10, 2015
My cat is sad because he can't stop thinking about a spider he sat on in 2009 and wonders if its family are doing ok. pic.twitter.com/Bj33jcR1VI
— WHY MY CAT IS SAD (@MYSADCAT) June 9, 2015
My cat is sad because he fell off stage during a gig & injured himself then continued to sing through the extra pain. pic.twitter.com/JmAxls0V2S
— WHY MY CAT IS SAD (@MYSADCAT) June 13, 2015
My cat is sad because he asked this mirror "Who's the fairest of them all?" and it said "Tom's other cat, Ralph." pic.twitter.com/0xHrMlZaNo
— WHY MY CAT IS SAD (@MYSADCAT) May 20, 2015
Author Tom Cox has five cats and writes about them. He is also the genius behind the Twitter account WHY MY CAT IS SAD. It chronicles the misadventures of his cat The Bear, who is sad for a lot of reasons.
The Bear adopts a pacifist lifestyle and prefers to spend the day following me around, staring at me with his big saucer eyes, which seem to contain all the world's sadness. I did once catch him sitting alone with a dead mouse but I think another cat had killed it, and he just wanted to read some elegiac poetry to it.
My cat is smug because he is in a drawer, and you almost certainly aren't. pic.twitter.com/CIWSZMaTp8
— WHY MY CAT IS SMUG (@MYSMUGCAT) May 18, 2015
Cox also has an account called WHY MY CAT IS SMUG. This account is for Ralph, the cat who is smug most of the time, which is part of the reason The Bear is so sad. And then there’s Shipley, whose Twitter account is MY SWEARY CAT. Shipley is brash and vocal, and his Tweets are often NSFW. There are also two cats who don’t use Twitter. Read about all of them at their blog.
Summer is coming, and in many hot places, cat owners often shave their felines to keep them cool, reduce shedding and hairballs. And if you're a Game of Thrones fan, you can humiliate, er, turn your cat into a dragon with this Dragon Cut trim by The Main Lion cat grooming salon of Paoli, Pennsylvania.
But if you choose to go this route, be wary as the night is dark and full of terror. A cat always pays its debt.
Patrick Corr has a blind calico cat named Stevie (previously at Neatorama). Yet, Stevie is fearless and never lets her disability stop her from enjoying life and the great outdoors.
Here, Patrick and Stevie climbed the Comeragh mountains in County Tipperary. See more pictures of the climb at imgur. -Thanks, Patrick!
(Image credit: Patrick Corr)
The rain can dampen anyone’s day, but when you’re a little squirrel without a tree nearby to provide cover you can end up all wet. That’s why squirrels don’t like to come out when it’s raining, they prefer to keep their spirits like their tails- high and dry.
So what’s a squirrel loving photographer to do when he has a tiny umbrella and a brilliant idea for an adorable photo series?
If you’re legendary photographer and squirrel fan Max Ellis you coat the tiny umbrella in peanut butter and sunflower seeds then hang it on a fishing line on a rainy day.
Max has proven he can get a squirrel to pose for a series of great pics even on a rainy day, now where can I find a tiny umbrella?
-Via Earthporm
Image: Homeward Bound Pet Shelter/Facebook
Maybe instead of downward dog, that should be called downward cat!
We know that cats are very limber creatures so perhaps it's natural that they'd belong in a yoga studio.
Last week, no-kill animal shelter Homeward Bound partnered with Yoga at Connie's of Decatur, Illinois to raise awareness for the cat adoption month of June, and perhaps even find new homes for some of the shelter's cats.
"Now, no screaming if a cat jumps on you," said studio owner Connie Pease, who led the human-cat yoga class last week. "The ones that were really active really made the class a lot of fun. They jumped on the students and kissed them. One had their butt in my face, but we had so much fun with them."
The whole thing got started when a 12-year-old cat named Oreo jumped on shelter volunteer Jeanette Skaluba's shoulder when she was doing yoga. "Cats rule the internet," Skaluba told Herald & Review, so why not see if they can also bring some fun into a yoga class, raise some funds and perhaps find some of them a new home.
"A lot of people find shelters depressing, Skaluba told The Dodo, "By taking the cats to something like a yoga class, people have the opportunity to see and interact with them outside the shelter. It gives these cats exposure and shows their personality. I think people can envision these pets in their home easier because they're outside the shelter."
Photo: melissa_scottish/Instagram
Russian photographer Alina Esther has a super cute Scottish Fold cat named Melissa that's been dubbed the Einstein of Cats. And you can surely see why: Melissa has a super long tongue that sticks out most of the time. Add a dash of perplexed look, and ... Nailed it! (Or maybe we should say, licked it!)
Saving a stray dog from certain death can make you feel like a million bucks, but it can also cost you a bunch of money as you pay to repair all the things your rescued dog destroys.
Sometimes the dog you save winds up becoming a brilliant new addition to your furry family, but most of the time they’re trouble, which is how they ended up on the streets in the first place.
A kindhearted pet lover saved two dogs from death on the highway in Atlanta, Georgia then posted this ad on Craigslist aimed at their deadbeat owner:
