BEST INTERACTIVE CAT TOY !

Can you guess? The best interactive cat toy is YOU... By that I mean that many cats prefer to play with their human family. There are now battery-powered toys on the market that will make a feather go round, etc., even if you're not there. I suppose some cats go for these, but the cats I know seem to figure out quickly that there is no person attached and quickly lose interest. On the other hand, a curly ribbon pulled back and forth by a person is much harder to resist. Try attaching a ribbon to your waistband while you "clean the house" or do your regular activities. If kitty chases, it has just embarked on its new exercise program!

HOW OLD IS THAT KITTEN?
Many people find kittens (or shall we say kittens find them?) that they end up adopting. But there is always the question - how old is that kitten? A good rule of thumb for the first four months is a pound per month of age. In other words, a kitten that weighs 2 pounds is usually approximately 8 weeks old.

A way to tell age on kittens between 4 and 6 months is by teeth. At 14-16 weeks the upper permanent incisors (the tiny little teeth in the very front) start erupting. At approximately 6 months of age the permanent canines (fang teeth) make their appearance.

Making A Difference

It certainly wasn't what you would expect at a birthday party for a five-year-old. In place of a shiny new bicycle or much-asked-for-doll, there were a number of dog collars in different colors. And bags of cat food, new puppy beds and litter boxes. And it all came about when local Sarasota businesswoman Mary Jo Heider suggested the idea of a benefit birthday party to her daughter Lindsey. Thinking it would be fun to help out, Lindsey asked her friends to bring supplies for the Sarasota County Humane Society in lieu of gifts. The response was so overwhelming, that by the party's end, Mary Jo had a car packed with supplies that she helped Lindsey excitedly deliver. For Mary Jo, there couldn't have been a greater gift, or a more important life lesson, to give her daughter.

Lindsey is now a few years older and is still involved with volunteering (her time now) for the homeless pets at the Sarasota County Humane Society. Mary Jo is a realtor: "my philosophy of life has always been to do whatever I could to make a real difference in the lives of others. It's the same way I approach my clients' real estate goals and the only way I know how to do business."

Consider the above story, and decide how YOU can help "Make a difference"