Great Pet Net

Lola, a 7-week-old kitty at the Maxfund no-kill shelter in Denver, was born with deformed hind legs. Here’s the story from a DC TV station. Video link.

via John Barron Moore

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Fred describes his new puppy Tsuga’s introduction to water as he discovers there are creeks right out his back door.

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Here’s a cat who drives his own robot after being paralyzed.

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Can Mist really fit in that little box? Find out at Myke’s Weblog.

This cat shares the benefits of masage with his buddy.

Check Out Tricky’s New Wheels
Tricky is a paralyzed kitty who lives at Good Mews. She has recently been fitted with a custom wheel chair. Nancy and John Styron took Tricky’s measurements for the cart.  The Good Mews HALO fund paid for the cart.

Good Mews is a non-profit, cage-free, no-kill cat shelter located in Atlanta, Georgia. Since 1998, Good Mews has rescued and adopted out more than 4000 cats/kittens. Here’s a photo tour of Good Mews.

Here’s a link if you would like to make a donation to Good Mews.

Stop reading now if you don’t want to know how Tricky was injured (it’s shocking).

Tricky was shot by a man who was trying to get back at his fiance by hurting her beloved pets. He shot Tricky and several other pets.

Photo by Kenty on Flickr

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Here’s a video of a smart dog playing Simon Says with a group of kids. From YouTube.

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Lamwing posted this photo on Flickr.

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…the cat tradition began with a general manager in the 1930s, Frank Case. "The story goes that a stray cat wandered in off the street," she says, "It was all raggly-taggly and everything. He felt sorry for the cat and he kept it."

That first cat reportedly drank milk out of a champagne glass. Actor John Barrymore insisted he have a theatrical name, so he was called Hamlet. The idea inaugurated a tradition: When the Algonquin cat is male, he’s Hamlet; when female, she’s called Matilda.

The Algonquin Hotel’s Feline Celebrity at NPR.

via Donna at the Somnambulist

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