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🐈 What are your cat's eyes telling you?

🐈 What are your cat's eyes telling you?

Monday 10/07: Sponsored by Money - Cat with glasses, salmon pumpkin cat treats, cat eye body language, how cats see the world

October 07, 2024

“All you need is love and a cat.”

― Unknown

Happy Monday! Here’s the scoop:

👓 How a stylish cat is helping kids see better
🐟 Make a batch of salmon and pumpkin cat treats
😸 There’s a pet insurance plan for everybody
👀 Do you know what your cat’s eyes are telling you?

Did you know…

Tabby cats got their name by being compared to silk from the "Attabiy" district in _________.

(scroll to the bottom to find the answer!)

Just Like Truffles

Meet Truffles, the kitty with a heart of gold and a wardrobe of 25 pairs of glasses. Since 2017, Truffles has been working full-time at A Child’s Eyes, an optical shop in Mechanicsburg, PA, where her mission is simple: make wearing glasses cool for kids. After her owner, pediatric optician Danielle Crull, adopted her, Truffles proved to be a natural at everything—including rocking a pair of tiny pink glasses. Now, she helps kids with eye conditions by showing them that if she can wear glasses with pride, they can too.

Truffles has become something of a celebrity, with her educational videos on eyeglass care and vision issues spreading far and wide. She’s even got her own non-profit and is using her influence to help kids across the globe feel more confident in their glasses. But despite her viral fame, Truffles is still just a regular office cat at heart, wandering the halls of A Child’s Eyes and helping out Crull whenever a patient needs some feline encouragement. And if that wasn’t enough, she now has a sidekick—Gumdrop, a glasses-wearing orange kitty who keeps her company in the office. Together, they’re making first-time glasses fittings a whole lot more fun.

Salmon and Pumpkin Cat Treats

As the leaves fall and the air gets crisp, it’s the perfect time to spoil your feline friend with some seasonal flavors. These salmon and pumpkin treats combine the best of autumn, giving your cat a taste of fall without having to share your pumpkin spice latte.

Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups oat flour
5 oz boneless skinless salmon, drained
1 large egg
¼ cup pumpkin puree

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Break up the salmon with a fork. Add to a bowl along with the other ingredients.
Use a spoon or mixer to combine the ingredients into a dough.
Sprinkle the dough with additional flour and pat down to about ¼ inch thickness.
Place the dough on the baking sheet and prick it all over with a fork.
Bake for about 15 minutes.
Take the dough out of the oven and use a pizza cutter to cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Make sure the pieces are spread evenly on the baking sheet and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
Allow the treats to cool before serving to your feline friends.
These yummy snacks can be kept in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or frozen for later use.

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The Language of Cats’ Eyes

Cats may not speak our language, but their eyes certainly do all the talking. Unlike dogs, who are practically open books when it comes to body language, cats communicate through a refined and often mysterious system of blinks, twitches, and tail flicks. This can leave their humans scratching their heads—or worse, nursing scratches—when they misread a cue. But with a little attention to those soulful kitty eyes, we can start to decode their hidden messages and avoid any claw-filled misunderstandings.

For instance, wide-open, squinty eyes with soft brows mean you’re in your cat’s good books. On the flip side, a direct, unblinking stare might signal, “I’m watching you… don’t mess this up.” And if you see those pupils dilating like they’ve just seen a ghost? Back away slowly. But here’s the best part: if your cat gifts you with a slow, dreamy blink, it’s their version of blowing you a kiss. So be sure to blink back and let them know the love is mutual.

Understanding your cat’s body language may feel like learning a new language, but with practice, you’ll be able to navigate the subtleties of those mesmerizing eyes. After all, who wouldn’t want to avoid a hissy fit and share some sweet, slow blinks instead?

🐱 Bite-Sized Treats

🧐 Did You Know: Tabby cats got their name by being compared to silk from the "Attabiy" district in Baghdad, Iraq.

😸 COTD: Give your purr-fect pet the spotlight by submitting them for the cat of the day! This month's theme is comedic cat pictures. Send in your most hilarious or quirky pictures of your best feline friend, a short description, and their name to be featured in an upcoming newsletter.