Barlow is so precious!! Bless you for taking her in. The country air will do her good. Hope the rest of her family are just as fortunate.
Love that wild hair look on the back of her head. She is a fluffy little cutie love. Smoochie, smoochie, cudddle, cuddle, kiss, kiss.
Have a great day everyone!
Ahhh sweet fuzzy Barlow……..bless you, and your special people for comming to your rescue. I wish all sweet baby kitties could be rescued the way you were.
My gosh, this looks like a beautiful painting! Kudos to the photographer. Renoir would be proud. And this kitten is so adorable, I’d be afraid I’d squish her little body too hard!
She certainly is a cutie-pie. This little angel reminds everyone why the LOVE kittens so much. I’m sure she will bring you much joy and love for rescuing her.
Innocent, beautiful little darling. Looks like she’ll be a long haired kitty. Oh, who could abandon her? ? ? Bless you so much for rescuing that little sweetheart! Love her always.
oh, that is the cutest fuzzer ever! but is her head really that big, or is it a trick of perspective? it looks like her head is the same size as the rest of her entire body! (i ask with love)
This is very surprising….I wonder if the US has similar figures…
Tuesday 31 October 2006
*UK Cats In RTAs Every Two Minutes*
New figures released today by pet insurer Petplan indicate that a cat is run over on UK roads every two and a half minutes. According to the company drivers hit 630 cats every day, nearly a quarter of a million in the last year.
Petplan research also indicates that kittens are most at risk with half of all the cats involved in road traffic accidents, (RTA) being aged between seven months and two years old.
The company has produced a free guide for owners to help prevent and deal with cat RTAs.
Feline Accident Black Spots:
Bristol is pinpointed as the UK’s cat accident black spot. The city had the highest number of cat RTAs in the last 12 months. London comes a close second as the most hazardous place for cats. Grimsby and Dundee, says Petplan, are cat heaven having the lowest reported incidents in the last year.
Top Ten Black Spots:
Bristol
London
Swindon
Leeds
Nottingham
Reading
Jersey
Manchester
Cheltenham
Glasgow
Petplan’s research also found 35% of drivers admitted to either hitting or nearly missing a cat and three out of four drivers confessed to having no idea what to do if they were to hit a cat. Almost one in ten Brits felt the best course of action rather than seek professional help, was to stop and apply first aid themselves. While a meaner 13% would leave the cat for dead.
Simon Wheeler, Head of Marketing, Petplan, said:
“The luckier cats that do survive often suffer terrible injuries. Last year our most expensive claim came in at over £10,000 which illustrates just how crucial pet insurance is. It enables pet owners to make life saving decisions when tragedy strikes.”
Petplan paid out over £1million on RTA claims involving cats last year and quotes the average vet bill for treatment of RTAs at around £500.
55% of drivers feel that cat owners should take further steps to look after their animals. 85% of people believe a reflective collar is a good preventative measure to make it safer for cats and drivers on the streets, whilst 64% say keep cats indoors at night.
Petplan’s free guide to cat care is available by calling 0800 316 0207.
I lived in the London suburbs for 4 years (1998-2002) and found out that the Brits don’t know what “housecat” means. I would hope that US statistics for pet vs. car accidents is a LOT less. That country is also losing songbirds in record numbers because cats usually live outdoors.
A much less annoying fact: gardeners like me are irritated by other people’s cats using our gardens as litter boxes, especially because those cats don’t bury their messes!
By the way, my brother and I share our family’s house while I’m househunting with my new fiance, and we’ve just adopted two 1-year old male brother cats from a local shelter to keep Daisy company after I move out.
Daisy was our mom’s cat (Mom passed away in Feb. from cancer), and Daisy is now home alone all day for the first time in her life. She is a tuxedo cat with white smears on her black back, so she looks a lot like the cat from the Pepi LePew cartoons. She was also a rescue cat, but since she’s 5 years old, we didn’t want kittens for her, but we did want black cats because Daisy’s boy Pronto (runt from her first of 2 litters — I had her fixed when I moved back from England!) was black. Pronto passed away a couple days after Mom did, from a broken heart, because Pronto & my mom were each other’s best friend. The vet saw him that morning, and the next day confirmed that Pronto’s heart just stopped.
Sorry this message is so long — so many bad things happened at the beginning of the year (I also lost my job 2 weeks before Mom passed away, but then I had all that time with her), it’s great to finally have so many good things happening.
I’m sorry for your loss Val. It sounds like your luck is turning around though. Bless you for getting Daisy some playmate. So many people think that cats are OK alone, but they get lonely, too, while their people are gone. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Happy HouseHunting!
Is there such a thing as TOO cute? Because if there is? This little fluffy-puff is TOTALLY it. I want to get a dozen of her and let them scamper all over my house!!!
Now I lay me down to sleep
The king-size bed is soft and deep..
I sleep right in the center groove
My human cannot hardly move!
I’ve trapped her legs, she’s tucked in tight
And here is where I pass the night
No one disturbs me or dares intrude
Till morning comes and”I want food!”
I sneak up slowly to begin
my nibbles on my human’s chin.
She wakes up quickly,
I have sharp teeth-
And my claws I will unsheath
For the morning’s here
and it’s time to play
always seem to get my way.
So thank you Lord for giving me
This human person that I see.
The one who hugs me and holds me tight
And sacrifices her bed at night!
Hi Dee ! How are you? Just wanted to say Thanks for the poem yesterday, “A Cat in my Lap”. That poem fit me to a T! I actually had the phone ring and I coudn’t answer it, because I had 6 cats in my lap.
That is SO me and my sweet cat Summer, lol! I actually wake up sore some mornings, from sleeping in an odd position because I don’t want to disturb her, lol! She tends to curl up right against my tummy when I’m on my side. And lately she’s been planting herself in the exact middle of the bed, so that when I come out of the shower and get into bed, I have to either lay down diagonally or curl myself around her, lol!
Oh, and Barlowe is ADORABLE! So much fluffiness on such a wee kittykins…..
*Help Wanted*
A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.”
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.
Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he led
him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.
The manager said, “I can’t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type.” The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, “The sign says you have to be good with a computer.”
The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager. By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said, “I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can’t give you the job.”
The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said, “Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.”
The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, “Meow.”
Hey Dee…..I love this story….I was laughing so hard I almost fell out of the chair and had my husband wondering what the hedes I was laughing at….he’d already seen it but still likes it….and he says that cats are even smarter than that! I agree…..
ohh almost forgot poor cute little Barlow……I would love to have one that teeny…..
Great story, Dee! I think I’ve read it once before, but it is worth reading again. I’ve got to show it to my husband! It is funny. I might qualify for the job. I speak cat language! I got 4 little baby kittens, last year to follow me by purring like a momma cat!
Barlow was rescued from a city park, and now lives in the country. Between naps and playing she finds time to be the sweetest part of our day.
Oooh… you’re one cutie pie, Barlow!
ooo Barlow is so cute
All I can say is ditto…
aww they are so cute
tell it like it is, sista! i L O V E barlow! so cute!
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Excuse me, but I think my head just exploded from the sheer amount of cuteness that Barlow is displaying here. Just look at that fuzzy little face!
What an angel! She is just absolutely adorable, so fluffy (and with a head a little too big
)
Oh my god!!!!! She is *tooo* cute.
She’s so teeny. I miss having a kitten around, but my apt building doesn’t allow pets. 
What a sweetie! And I love her name! Lots of kisses for her!
ohhhhhhh such fluffy cuteness! I love the brown smudge on her mouth.
Chey
Lucky little Barlow. God Bless you for rescuing this little sweetie.
He looks like a little angel. Did he have a caramel dessert? :))
Sorry Barlow, *she* is delicious *FuZz*
Make me want a new kitten!!! Oh well-cant hurt to dream.
Calendar kitty! She looks totally sweet.
Barlow is surely a little cutie, she’s got some yummy caramel on her face!
Barlow is so precious!! Bless you for taking her in. The country air will do her good. Hope the rest of her family are just as fortunate.
Love that wild hair look on the back of her head. She is a fluffy little cutie love. Smoochie, smoochie, cudddle, cuddle, kiss, kiss.
Have a great day everyone!
Barlow is just totally adorable. Couldn’t we bonsai her? Please, please, please.
What a tiny little sweetie furr ball!!!!
So fuzzy! And the large head to body ratio makes it even better.
It always breaks my heart to hear of abandoned cats.
Ahhh sweet fuzzy Barlow……..bless you, and your special people for comming to your rescue. I wish all sweet baby kitties could be rescued the way you were.
*Town and Country FUZZ*
A total smidgen of outrageous cuteness. She’s lucky you found her, and you’re lucky, too! Give her a big kiss in her neck fur for me.
My gosh, this looks like a beautiful painting! Kudos to the photographer. Renoir would be proud. And this kitten is so adorable, I’d be afraid I’d squish her little body too hard!
yur kitten is cute like mine but mine is cuter sorry
absolutely adorable Barlow has a very cute flly face
She certainly is a cutie-pie. This little angel reminds everyone why the LOVE kittens so much. I’m sure she will bring you much joy and love for rescuing her.
*Take That Fuzz*
Bad Hair Day Fuzz
Innocent, beautiful little darling. Looks like she’ll be a long haired kitty. Oh, who could abandon her? ? ? Bless you so much for rescuing that little sweetheart! Love her always.
I know! She is just too cute to abandon! I don’t think I would ever put her down!
From City Kitty to Country Cat. She’s adorable with that bobble head. They’re so cute when they’re that small.
oh, that is the cutest fuzzer ever! but is her head really that big, or is it a trick of perspective? it looks like her head is the same size as the rest of her entire body! (i ask with love)
omg really cute…
Oh, she is very adorable!
haha!
“Cats’ hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other.” –Stephen Baker
My daughter has cat-hearing!
NO WAY! …my parents fell victim to that complex as well!
They are swapping annoying habits, the one cat has “picked up” snoring from my parents and the parents have the “lack-of-hearing complex”. :o)
Aww its so cute!
Oooh, sweet fluffster! Adorable. I love her intent gaze, and the stubby little paws.
What a cutie! Her photo should be on a calendar. She is a gorgeous little kitty.
What a precious fluffball of a kitten!
My goodness…just…my goodness…
MAKING PEOPLE SPEECHLESS FUZZ
Great story at the following link about how the Japanese are using cats (amongst other things) to relieve stress…
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6395245&ft=1&f=1004
This is very surprising….I wonder if the US has similar figures…
Tuesday 31 October 2006
*UK Cats In RTAs Every Two Minutes*
New figures released today by pet insurer Petplan indicate that a cat is run over on UK roads every two and a half minutes. According to the company drivers hit 630 cats every day, nearly a quarter of a million in the last year.
Petplan research also indicates that kittens are most at risk with half of all the cats involved in road traffic accidents, (RTA) being aged between seven months and two years old.
The company has produced a free guide for owners to help prevent and deal with cat RTAs.
Feline Accident Black Spots:
Bristol is pinpointed as the UK’s cat accident black spot. The city had the highest number of cat RTAs in the last 12 months. London comes a close second as the most hazardous place for cats. Grimsby and Dundee, says Petplan, are cat heaven having the lowest reported incidents in the last year.
Top Ten Black Spots:
Bristol
London
Swindon
Leeds
Nottingham
Reading
Jersey
Manchester
Cheltenham
Glasgow
Petplan’s research also found 35% of drivers admitted to either hitting or nearly missing a cat and three out of four drivers confessed to having no idea what to do if they were to hit a cat. Almost one in ten Brits felt the best course of action rather than seek professional help, was to stop and apply first aid themselves. While a meaner 13% would leave the cat for dead.
Simon Wheeler, Head of Marketing, Petplan, said:
“The luckier cats that do survive often suffer terrible injuries. Last year our most expensive claim came in at over £10,000 which illustrates just how crucial pet insurance is. It enables pet owners to make life saving decisions when tragedy strikes.”
Petplan paid out over £1million on RTA claims involving cats last year and quotes the average vet bill for treatment of RTAs at around £500.
55% of drivers feel that cat owners should take further steps to look after their animals. 85% of people believe a reflective collar is a good preventative measure to make it safer for cats and drivers on the streets, whilst 64% say keep cats indoors at night.
Petplan’s free guide to cat care is available by calling 0800 316 0207.
I lived in the London suburbs for 4 years (1998-2002) and found out that the Brits don’t know what “housecat” means. I would hope that US statistics for pet vs. car accidents is a LOT less. That country is also losing songbirds in record numbers because cats usually live outdoors.
A much less annoying fact: gardeners like me are irritated by other people’s cats using our gardens as litter boxes, especially because those cats don’t bury their messes!
By the way, my brother and I share our family’s house while I’m househunting with my new fiance, and we’ve just adopted two 1-year old male brother cats from a local shelter to keep Daisy company after I move out.
Daisy was our mom’s cat (Mom passed away in Feb. from cancer), and Daisy is now home alone all day for the first time in her life. She is a tuxedo cat with white smears on her black back, so she looks a lot like the cat from the Pepi LePew cartoons. She was also a rescue cat, but since she’s 5 years old, we didn’t want kittens for her, but we did want black cats because Daisy’s boy Pronto (runt from her first of 2 litters — I had her fixed when I moved back from England!) was black. Pronto passed away a couple days after Mom did, from a broken heart, because Pronto & my mom were each other’s best friend. The vet saw him that morning, and the next day confirmed that Pronto’s heart just stopped.
Sorry this message is so long — so many bad things happened at the beginning of the year (I also lost my job 2 weeks before Mom passed away, but then I had all that time with her), it’s great to finally have so many good things happening.
Thanks for listening!!
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I’m sorry for your loss Val. It sounds like your luck is turning around though. Bless you for getting Daisy some playmate. So many people think that cats are OK alone, but they get lonely, too, while their people are gone. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Happy HouseHunting!
So glad to hear things are turning around for you, Val. Keep us up to date on everything.
What a cover-girl beauty she is!
Is there such a thing as TOO cute? Because if there is? This little fluffy-puff is TOTALLY it. I want to get a dozen of her and let them scamper all over my house!!!
*head explodes from the cuteness that is Barlow*
Barlow is the cutest kitten ever. Such a big head on such a little kitten! I want to pet her forever!!!!
*A Kittens Prayer*
Author Unknown
Now I lay me down to sleep
The king-size bed is soft and deep..
I sleep right in the center groove
My human cannot hardly move!
I’ve trapped her legs, she’s tucked in tight
And here is where I pass the night
No one disturbs me or dares intrude
Till morning comes and”I want food!”
I sneak up slowly to begin
my nibbles on my human’s chin.
She wakes up quickly,
I have sharp teeth-
And my claws I will unsheath
For the morning’s here
and it’s time to play
always seem to get my way.
So thank you Lord for giving me
This human person that I see.
The one who hugs me and holds me tight
And sacrifices her bed at night!
Hi Dee ! How are you? Just wanted to say Thanks for the poem yesterday, “A Cat in my Lap”. That poem fit me to a T! I actually had the phone ring and I coudn’t answer it, because I had 6 cats in my lap.
You’re welcome, Renee! There are more important things to do in life than answer the phone; like petting the cats!
Dee! Cute poem. My husband will definately agree. Thanks for all your great stuff. I hope all is going better for you. Rock on! -Elaine
You’re welcome, Elaine—I’m trying to focus on “happy thoughts” to deal with all of this. It kind of works!
That is SO me and my sweet cat Summer, lol! I actually wake up sore some mornings, from sleeping in an odd position because I don’t want to disturb her, lol! She tends to curl up right against my tummy when I’m on my side. And lately she’s been planting herself in the exact middle of the bed, so that when I come out of the shower and get into bed, I have to either lay down diagonally or curl myself around her, lol!
Oh, and Barlowe is ADORABLE! So much fluffiness on such a wee kittykins…..
AAAH!! This is a death-by-cuteness kitty if ever I saw one!
She’s so beautiful. I’m just in love.
I’m sorry, that’s not a cat.
It’s not even a Kitten.
Too teeny to qualify.
Barlow is nothing more than an adorable cotton ball.
With little teeny eyes, legs, and ears.
Congrats on your find/rescue. May she bring you charm and happiness every day!
Barlow McFluffersons! What an adorable girl she is!
CatRancher—I KNEW you’d find yesterday’s dog/toad story funny! We have the same freakish sense of humor!
I can’t get the image of that dog running around with its eyes glazed over and a toad in its mouth! LOLOL!
I mean I can’t get it out of my head….I’m sick, I know! :-}
little wonder
Barlow is just too cute! Love her sweet face, so precious. Hugs & kisses to you!
They don’t come much cuter than this, bless her!
hello blanket FUUUZZZZ! emphasis on the fuzzz!!!
Powder-puff Cutie!!!
What a sweet little pudd’n face.
toot-sweet, pocket-sized purrrfect fuzzer!
If Barlow were my kitty, she’d be my permanent waredrobe accessory to EVERY outfit 24/7/365!
*Help Wanted*
A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.”
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.
Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he led
him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.
The manager said, “I can’t hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type.” The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, “The sign says you have to be good with a computer.”
The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to demonstrate his expertise with various programs and produced a sample spreadsheet and database and presented them to the manager. By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said, “I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can’t give you the job.”
The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer. The manager said, “Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual.”
The dog looked at him straight in the face and said, “Meow.”
Hey Dee…..I love this story….I was laughing so hard I almost fell out of the chair and had my husband wondering what the hedes I was laughing at….he’d already seen it but still likes it….and he says that cats are even smarter than that! I agree…..
ohh almost forgot poor cute little Barlow……I would love to have one that teeny…..
Great story, Dee! I think I’ve read it once before, but it is worth reading again. I’ve got to show it to my husband! It is funny. I might qualify for the job. I speak cat language! I got 4 little baby kittens, last year to follow me by purring like a momma cat!
Barlowe you are so little and cute. Bet you have fun playing and taking naps. You look like a sweet snuggly cuddly kitten.