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People who hate or are scared of cats live with one for a week and a flat-faced cat eating problem

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This is a 'smile on your face' video. It's almost too good to be true but it looks genuine and if so great. The cats seem to have been well chosen as they settle in very quickly. But there is a more interesting story within the story. Please read on. Flat-face cat eating problems! There is one interesting little segment in the video which caught my eye. The flat-faced cat in the video which looks like a Persian had a problem when eating. And it's a problem which I hadn't really recognised before but this new cat owner immediately saw it. Because the Persian and Exotic Shorthair don't have a muzzle which protrudes out of their face in the usual way, they have to put their entire face into the food bowl which means the face as a whole is making contact with the food if the food is flat to the bowl which it normally is. The woman who is taking care of the cat remarks that she will have to clean his face. She's right, she will. Because it is covered in gravy! He...

New cat toys- remote control helicopters!

Looking for a new cat toy? I'm gonna get one of these! Direct link is here Human says: Snow White meows for her new toy, the Helicopter! Watch an exotic shorthair cat take on a remote control helicopter and have the time of her life! This is her favorite toy and the Air Hogs Havoc Helicopter survives quite a lot of abuse. YouTube commenter says: Our cat, Grendel, kept getting up on the shelf and finding where we stored our helicopter. He'd drag it to a corner and "kill" it when we weren't watching! Human of Snow White replies: Snow White's trying to find the helicopter too, lol. We have to hide it from her! Here are some price comparisons link - looks like one helicopter is ~ $40.00. And here's a fun YouTube explaining how to control the helicopters (no kittehs involved)Direct link is here And, what exactly IS an "exotic shorthair"? Well, it's an actual cat breed! Michael has a great article that gives the details- starting with "T...