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“There’s a new kid in town…”

maine coon cats kittens cat booksGodfrey and his brothers are in the early stages of welcoming a new kitten into the house.  His name is Stedam Capt. McTavish of MacDuff  — a spectacular silver tabby American Shorthair who is full of mischief!

It’s funny.  You always know that kittens are full of non-stop energy, but somehow you forget until a new one arrives!  There are times when all of us wish McTavish would just settle down and take a nap, but he is just too eager to explore, play with toys and generally annoy his big brothers.

So far it seems that he and Godfrey are getting along swimmingly, while McTavish loves to wrestle with Ritzy, our silver Maine Coon.  It’s “all in good fun,” and Ritzy is “dealing,” but we can read his mind;  “Please make this stop!”

 

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Birthday Boy! Godfrey turns 7….

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No cake today, but here's one we celebrated with after G's Regional Win!

Let the celebrations begin! Our sweet lummox turns seven years old today. At this very moment he is curled up next to my legs as I continue to work on his memoirs. (he wants to make sure I get it right) Later today he’ll get a bonus can of food AND some scrumptious Royal Canin Maine Coon kibble, which he only gets as a treat or on “special occasions.” Or when we need to lure him somewhere!

Godfrey is truly a special guy. Happy Birthday Gawd-frey!

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Chat? Kissa? Kottur? Maybe. But they all respond to the sound of a can opener!

For the well-traveled cat lover, it’s important to “speak the language” when you are abroad, particularly if you happen upon a cute “kotka” or “kissa” and want to strike up a conversation. Here’s a fun list of the word “cat” in many tongues…

Albanian – macë
Arabic – kitte
Armenian – katu
Basque – catua
Bulgarian – kotka
Cantonese – Maow
Catalan – gat
Cherokee – eesa
Chinese – miu/mau
Cree – bushi
Czech – kocka
Dutch – kat or poes
Egyptian – miw
English – cat
Eskimo – pussi

Esperanto – kato
Estonian – kass
Ethiopian – domadh
Farsi – gorbe
Filipino – cat or pusa
Finnish – kissa
French – chat
German – katti/katze
Greek – gata, gati
Hawaiian – popoki
Hebrew – cha’tool
Hindi – billi
Hungarian – macska
Icelandic – kottur
Indian – biladi gujarati

Italian – gatto
Japanese – neko
Lithuanian – katinas
Netherlands – kat/poes
Norwegian – katt
Pakistani – shimii
Polish – kot or gatto
Russian – koshka/kot
Slovak – mačka; muca
Spanish – gato
Swedish – katt
Turkish – kedi
Vietnamese – mèo
Welsh – cath
Yiddish – kats