I’ve a minimum of three Caturday felid posts in statu nascendi, although whether or not this function will proceed continues to be in query (most individuals who wrote in need it continued, however in fact I gained’t hear from these individuals who don’t prefer it or don’t learn it).
First, a cat chain response:
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Here, from Wichita (Kansas) 12 information, we’ve got the story of a cat that went lacking from Wichita, and was discovered a decade later in North Carolina, of all locations. It’s now on its approach home because of a GoFundMe marketing campaign. Click to learn:
Update: A Wichita lady says a cat whom she misplaced 10 years in the past might be heading home subsequent month.
Carol Holmes stated she acquired an e-mail on her father’s birthday, that his namesake, Bob the cat, had been present in North Carolina.
Holmes stated a bunch was dedicated to bringing Bob home, however she wanted to boost almost $1,000 to do this.
As of Tuesday morning, a GoFundMe set as much as cowl the prices of transporting Bob almost midway throughout the nation has exceeded its purpose.
A Wichita cat proprietor acquired fairly a shock when she acquired an e-mail about her lacking cat – which had been gone for 10 years. Even extra stunning – it was present in North Carolina.
Carol Holmes spent August 19 considering of her father, Bob. That day would have been his 94th birthday – and that day she acquired an e-mail about one other Bob she was lacking.
“It was surreal. It really is. I was just so stunned,” stated Carol.
You see, “Bob” was additionally the identify of Carol’s lacking cat. She’d named it after her beloved father. Bob the cat disappeared from Wichita ten years in the past. Now, he’s resurfaced in North Carolina and Carol has no thought how he ended up there.
“I wish that Bob could talk and tell us the story of what happened these 10 years,” stated Carol.
Someone in Fuquay-Verina, North Carolina, discovered Bob, took him to a neighborhood vet and had him scanned. That’s when Carol was notified – all the way in which in Wichita.
“It’s very unusual to find a cat when they have been gone nearly a decade,” stated Carol.
She stated she’s thrilled Bob has been discovered, and now, she’s working with a volunteer group to get him again to Kansas as a result of, in fact, there isn’t any place like home.
The GoFund me raised $2,275—greater than ample to carry Bob home.
Here’s the errant moggie, and there’s a video on the hyperlink above, although it was made earlier than Bob got here home. He traveled a distance of 1200 miles. If we solely knew how he traversed that distance!
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Finally, we’ve got an “influencer” cat?
Meet Leo, a ginger puss residing at a Home Depot in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. He enjoys carrying a tee-shirt (!) and has change into a TikTok superstar. From yahoo! information:
A cat residing at a Home Depot retailer in New Jersey has change into a full-fledged social media superstar — and has even been drawing new prospects to the business.
Jeffrey Simpkins, whose TikTok movies of Leo the cat went viral, stated he needed to doc the feline after first encountering him on the Mount Laurel retailer final month.
“The very first one I did, the first day it hit 4.5 million [views],” Simpkins advised WTFX-TV. “I’m happy if I get 1,000 views on a video before this.”
Simpkins advised WPVI-TV that Leo’s devoted followers admire “his unique personality, like he’s friendly, he wears clothing unlike other cats, and he has several places he sleeps at.”
Store workers stated Leo was a former barn cat delivered to the shop a few 12 months in the past to assist clear up a mouse drawback. The workers care for Leo and ensure he will get common vet check-ups and has a place to sleep when the shop is closed on holidays.
Some prospects stated they got here to the shop simply to see Leo.
“It is the last week of summer, so we figured let’s go see the cat and make the most of it and see if we can be part of his fan club,” Cherry Hill resident Michelle Lythberg stated.
Here’s a Channel 6 information report on Leo and his doings. Note that the reporter’s identify is Katie Katro.
You can see extra of Leo’s Tik Tok movies tiktok movies right here. Here’s two extra brief ones.
The retailer workers clearly love him!
@cat_dad_2020 Leo’s nightly routine 🐱@The Home Depot #catdad2020 #catsoftiktok #homedepot
♬ authentic sound – 🐱❤️Jeff (cat_dad_2020)❤️
@cat_dad_2020 We love visiting Leo at Home Depot #catdad2020 #catsoftiktok
♬ authentic sound – 🐱❤️Jeff (cat_dad_2020)❤️
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Lagniappe: A spider that appears like a cat:
The cat-faced (or cat face) spider (Araneus gemmoides) is a standard out of doors orb-weaver spider. The spider will get its identify from the form of its stomach which seems just like the face of a mountain lion.
These spiders are thought of helpful backyard residents as they’ll eat many kinds of pests. The feminine cat-faced spider dies quickly after laying eggs.
The stomach of the spider accommodates a pair of conical humps on the prime of the stomach that type the “ears” of the cat-face sample. Other markings on the stomach contribute to the face-like options on this spider.
h/t: Philip, Randy, Debra, Michael
