Kitty Tails

Short stories, tips, and mishaps from Pippi, Twinkles, and Greta.

The Growls of Greta

The Growls of Greta

Greta came into my life an 8 week old tiny little ball of spunk n spitfire. My house was the 5th she’d had in her short life, and the fact I had other cats did not detour her determination to rule the roost. On her 1st night in our house, she growled and puffed herself to her largest […]


Artsy Cat Perch

Artsy Cat Perch

I have gone through numerous cat posts over the years — replacing straggly carpet with hemp rope and/or carpet pieces until I was sick of carpet stubble. After an extraneous search in a variety of venues for a cat perch that would satisfy the cats and not look too hideous in my living room, I finally […]


Itchy Bottoms

Recently I came across a butt streak on my ottoman. Since I have hard wood floors throughout the house, the stool was the only surface Twinkles could find that would itch her bottom. I couldn’t blame her and I really couldn’t be mad at her – as humans, we often take our hands for granted. […]


Pampered Paws

Pampered Paws

Meet Twinkles, a calico who thinks she is a person. Twinkles loves her stuffed bunnies – her favorite nap spot is in their lap!