September's Issue

Meow, TKC Kitties,
and welcome to September's issue of The Kitties' Club Newsletter!!

In This Issue:

TKC's Cat of the Year Contest

The Kitties' Club Show with Felix

Questions

Cat Facts/Quotes Of The Month

Past Winners of COTW for August

Past Winners of COTW for July

Past Winners of COTW for June

Past Winners of COTW for May

Past Issues:

January's Issue

February's Issue

March's Issue

April's Issue

May's Issue

TKC's Cat of the Year Contest

Nominate your TKC friends to be put up on the first Cat of the Year voting poll!!

Just email your request to:
Thekittiesclub@yahoo.com

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Voting poll: December 7th -January 1st

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Rules:

1. You can nominate as many friends as you want.

2. One vote a day.

3. Don't vote for yourself.

*New*
Don't exchange gifts for votes!!!!!!

The Kitties' Club Show with Felix

Meow TKC Kitties, and welcome to The Kitties' Club Show with my guest Felix. I hope you all enjoy it!!!

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Home: Liberty, TX

Age: 7 years old (will be 8 on November 27)

Breed: Domestic Shorthair

Hobby: Helping Mom with household chores or just hanging out with Mom, especially in her lap

My Personality Type: Friendly, Laid-back

Pet Peeve: Not getting enough attention

Favorite Toy: It varies. Right now my favorites are my "catnip toss" toys that Mom throws to me to chase.

Favorite Thing to Eat: Almost any kind of fish. Mom gives me a little cooked catfish or canned tuna/salmon as occasional treats.

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(Twixy) What's it like in Texas?

(Felix) Mom’s helping me with this one. Texas is a big state, of course, and varied. That’s what makes it so interesting. Each region of the state has its own unique features. Mom and I live in Southeast Texas, not far from the Gulf Coast. The culture around here is largely that of the Deep South. In North Texas (the Dallas/Fort Worth area) where I was born and Mom adopted me, it’s more urban and sophisticated. West Texas is a whole different animal, so to speak – it’s definitely part of the Southwest. And that still doesn’t cover the entire state!

(Twixy) What is your favorite things to do over at your Grandma’s house?

(Felix) I like to explore all of the closets – Grandma has several more than Mom does. She also has a lot more windows, and I enjoy sitting at the windows watching the birds and the outside cats (Grandma takes care of some feral kitties that have taken up residence there). Sometimes her cat Domino and I will have a romp, when he’s not sulking about me being there.

(Twixy) What’s it like being a “High-Tech” kitty now?

(Felix) It doesn’t feel any different, but Mom says it gives her extra peace of mind in case I got out somehow. I have a collar and ID tag, too. I’m an inside cat, but Mom has heard of instances when kitties have escaped after a break-in or a fire or something.

(Twixy) What is your favorite things to play with your Mom?

(Felix) I like for Mom to throw my little fabric catnip toys around the apartment for me to chase and ambush. I also like for her to roll one of my plastic jingle balls to me to bat away. She gets to fetch them!

(Twixy) I’ve noticed you’ve posted a couple of quotes in your diary. Do you have a favorite?

(Felix) Yes. I particularly like this one from Mark Twain: "Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat."


Check out Felix's page at http://www.catster.com/cats/502968

Questions

Kitties in TKC was asked these questions:

Favorite Past Time?

If you wasn’t a cat, what would you be?

And…

Favorite Season?



Twixy

My favorite past time is Mom brushing me.

If I wasn't a cat, I would love to be a photographer - I love taking pictures of places and landscapes.

My favorite season is Winter - Love the snow!!


Lucy

My favorite pastime is chasing Logan around the house! I love it when she gets all hissy and indignant because I'm trying to play with her! MOL!

If I wasn't a cat what would I be? Hmm, *thinking* - oh, I know! I'd be a mountain climber! Because I love to climb the curtains! Makes Mama crazy!

My favorite time of year is winter because I get to cuddle and snuggle with Mama!!



Athena

My favorite past time would have to be the days of ancient Egypt, when the cat goddess Bast reigned! If modern humans had any sense, they would bring her back.

If I weren't a cat, I'd be a. . . . I'd be a . . . . I don't know! I'll have to pass on this one.

My favorite season is winter, because in the winter the humans don't spend any time out in the garden--they're inside attending to me nearly all the time!


Sin

Favorite Past Time? Sleeping in the sunshine!

If you wasn’t a cat, what would you be? A horse. I'd like to see any dogs chase me then!!!


Favorite Season? Winter. I get to curl up with meowmy and keep her warm. Plus there's Thanksgiving and Christmas! Yummy!!


Alfiechinacat

Question 1 )) Fave Passtime is goin fer Car rides,,,Ded Gud Fun..grins

Question 2 )) Me wud be a comedy actor, dat be Ded Gud Fun.

Question 3 )) Me likes de Wintertime best, Snowy an frost an Clear Star filled nite skys


Queenie

Favorite Past Time? - Napping in the afternoon sun, dreaming of Julesy....

If you wasn’t a cat, what would you be? A REAL Queen, of course MOL!

Favorite Season? Winter, because my fur gets way too hot in the Summer! :)

Cat Facts/Quotes Of The Month

Cat Quotes

If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it and soak it up.
- Joan Asper McIntosh




Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.
- Lillian Jackson Braun




If you want to write, keep cats. - Aldous Huxley




"Cats don't like change without their consent."
- Roger A. Caras



Women, poets, and especially artists, like cats; delicate natures only can realize their sensitive systems.
- Helen M. Winslow



One of the ways in which cats show happiness is by sleeping.
- Cleveland Amory



If you want to write, keep cats. - Aldous Huxley



Cat Facts

Cats are able to hear sounds that move faster than 45,000 hertz. They could hear the sound of a bat.



Kittens when they are born have closed ear canals that don't begin to open for nine to ten days.



The average cat food meal is equivalent to five medium-size mice.



Cats are unable to eat many things such as Chocolate, Tylenol, avocado, poinsettia, lily-of-the-valley, and morning glory are all poisonous and sometimes deadly to cats.



Cats can taste sweet things.



A cat will not eat its food if is unable to smell it. The cat has 17 million nerve cells in its nose, which are used to trace smells around its environment.



A one year old cat is equivalent to an 18 year old human.

Past Winners of COTW for August

Beatrix

"I have to say that I was very honored to win COTW. It was completely unexpected and very exciting, and I'm glad the awesome cats at TKC voted for me! Thanks everycat!"

Summerset

"Thank you, Lucky, for nominating me, and thank you Kitties for voting for me! It was a wonderful surprise!"

Goose

Shwizz

"Being COTW is an extreme honor. No matter if you win or lose, just being added to the list of nominees is a wonderpurrful thing"




Socks

"Thank you for making me COTW. I am very happy"

Past Winners of COTW for July

Keiko Marie's page

"ME? Who, ME?!? I can't tell you how purrrr-fectly honoured I am! Thank you, thank you!!!"





Wilbur

"I haven't been on Catster long, so it was a very nice surprise and a great honor to win The Kitties Club COTW!"




Fluffy




Alfiechinacat

"Flip, Fankyu everykitty fer votin fer me, Me wants to Fankyu , its an Honour to be COTW. Can me say a huge Fankyu to all de Catestants, cos de is All deservin winners ov COTW... Claps Paws together for all the Catestants. Yer is all Winners . Fankyu agen,,,Huge Purrs Alfie"

Past Winners of COTW for June

Lady Fraya

" Winning COTW was the best welcome-to-your-furever-home present, THANKS! Freya"






Lily






Friday

"Who ME? COTW?...WOW!!!...Ohh I would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to EVERYONE for making this possible, for being my furined. What a wonderful surprise. This has really touched my family and I"




Rockee





Phoebe

"When I found out I was Cat of the Week, my white fur turned black, and my black fur turned white, I was *that* excited!!!! I don't even want to know what would happen if I was Cat of the Month!!!"





Snowy

"I was very surprised and flattered that I got chosen as TKC's COTW!! The other kitties were all so pawsome I didn't dream of winning! Thanks so much for the honour!"

Past Winners of COTW for May

Lokelani Tiombe

"It was so special to be cat of the week. I never thought noting like that would happen to me and thanks so much for it. I'm still all purrs from it!"





Felix

"The best way to express how I felt about COTW is that it was a very nice surprise and I really felt honored, since I had only been a member of TKC a short time!"






Moke




Smokey

"I was so surprised and happy when I won! I didn't even know I was on the voting list!"






Oly

"It was an honor to be nominated, & totally pawsome to be named TKCs cotw!"