Feline Underground

mud slinging in madtown

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:22:00 +0000

looks like spring fever hit a couple of madison women a little hard this year.

"when [police] arrived on scene, the women had shoveled up multiple piles of feces, flung them on each other's property, smeared them across each other's car windshields, and chucked them on each other's clothes."

the shovel fighting is the best part. even professor punch, the well-loved willy st. corgi, is intrigued by the idea of grown women facing off with pooper scoopers.

nature's variety - the raw story

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:19:00 +0000

nature's variety has expanded last month's voluntary recall to include any chicken and organic chicken medallions and patties with a best by date on or before 2/5/11. read the whole story here.

the good news is that nv is switching to the high pressure pasteurization process to increase safety standards while maintaining the food's integrity. this is the same method that stella and chewy's uses and it's really quite interesting. very "20,000 leagues under the sea."

wolverine woes

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0000

why would a wolverine travel 800 miles by foot across mountain ranges and valleys? in search of love. swoooooooon.

here's hoping he finds his jean grey before she finds that lame-o scott.

sunshine daydreams

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:36:00 +0000

sunny day/ sleeping the hours away/ only waking when her food bowl's emp-ty/ can you tell dot how to get how to get more kibble to eat!

dottie's a big fan of sunshine and rainbows, she'd fit right in on sesame street and would probably give cookie monster a run for his money.

panic mouse 360

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:52:00 +0000

cats are flipping out over the panic mouse 360: an artificial fur mouse attached to a robotic arm that spins 360 degrees, designed to simulate mouse-like movements.

madcatters pookie, nugget, bailey, and dixie are huge fans, as is nimlet.

it's also won a ton of awards. stop by madcat and check out the floor model!

claw and order

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 18:03:00 +0000

get ready for some disorder in the court - the swiss will decide tomorrow whether or not to appoint state-funded lawyers to represent animals.

that way, every dog will have his day in court.

no verdict yet on whether or not the purr-petrators will be tried by a jury of their peers. or if they will be defended by catticus finch.

blast from the past

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:37:00 +0000

hey great britain, getting buried with your pets is nothing new: the egyptians started worshiping cats 4,000 years ago. ancient egypt for the win.

this passage is inscribed in the royal tombs in thebes: "thou art the Great Cat, the avenger of the gods, and the judge of words, and the president of the sovereign chiefs and the governor of the holy circle; thou art indeed... the Great Cat." morty would tend to agree.

fun fact: if you google "cat worship," madcat is the third result.

dottie and the x-scratcher

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:04:00 +0000

spring is coming and the cats know it. dottie, in particular, has gotten a bit squirrely and taken a liking to her easy life hammock scratcher. she could spend the whole day laying on top of it or rolling around underneath it. definitely a cool toy for even the laziest of cats.

meanwhile, in a galaxy far far away, darth vader cures his spring fever with a ride on his giant cat. yup.

no kill reno

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:12:00 +0000

it's always fun to post on a positive story in the no kill world. this one comes from reno, nevada where hard times only strengthened the resolve to stop the killing.

"we turn challenges into opportunities."

"last year, the NHS found homes for 9,184 animals—up front 4,539 the year before she started. that’s an increase of 102%."

now, let's go madison. we can do it.

friends of ferals fundraiser

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0000

do some good and have fun doing it! the dane county FoF are holding their annual "tails from the heart" fundraiser saturday, april 24th with a raffle and silent auction. raffle tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the adoption fairs held every saturday at our mineral point road location from 12:00-3:30. trust us, there are some good prizes to be won.

also, the animal rescue site is holding a $100,000 shelter challenge - vote for your favorite local rescue!

tripping kitties

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:33:00 +0000

we know friskies puts a lot of stuff in their food but when did they start adding catnip mushrooms?

buh bye february

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:23:00 +0000

it's the last day of february and boy are we ready. bring on the spring! the capital times is predicting march to be in like a lamb.

celebrate dr. seuss's birthday on march 2 by reading the classic cat in the hat. or cook up a little green eggs and ham.

the much anticipated alice in wonderland comes out on march 5, starring a famous feline.

cat roulette

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:34:00 +0000

chatroulette is another one of those quirky phenomons taking the internet by storm. even mr. twitter, himself, ashton kutcher is giving it a go. impressive as that sounds, it's a brooklyn cat named "duck" who's already been seen over 70,000 times.

cali does it again

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:18:00 +0000

maybe it seems like we're all on the california bandwagon lately, but the state has been making amazing strides in animal rights legislation.

west hollywood recently enacted an ordinance prohibiting all sales of dogs and cats in pet stores. however, they are permitted to offer adoptable animals from local shelters.

at madcat, our mantra is that we don't sell animals - in america, five million dogs and cats die each year just because they don't have human addresses. we're all about supporting local rescue.

future toys

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:58:00 +0000

the folks over at wired like to imagine what our world will look like in the future, even the cat toys. the ratborg 3000 sounds like the kind of thing gabby would be into: "the chew toy that fights back!"

and here we thought laser pointers and the undercover mouse were pretty futuristic.

at least they aren't driving snowmobiles....yet. that will be one scary future.

ding dung ditch

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:45:00 +0000

if you've ever had the urge to get a little immature and leave a bag of flaming poo on someone's doorstep but were always too scared to do it this is for you. poopsenders.com is offering the service of mail-delivered bags of poo sent anonymously to the person on your "poo list."

let's all send one to ed sayres.

california abuse laws

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:42:00 +0000

california is leading the pack again when it comes to animal welfare legislation. remember the city-wide bans on declawing? now the state legislature is considering enacting an online state-registry of convicted animal abusers, similar to those already in use for sex offenders.

spring break!

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:08:00 +0000

planning a spring break vacation? maybe this commercial will convince you that key west is the place to be, if you're a six-toed cat with a camera on your head.

well-cat discount

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:07:00 +0000

starting today until march 6, small bags of wellness dry food for cats and wellness core for cats will be $4 off at madcat.

this is a great deal for anyone considering a switch to holistic food or going grain-free altogether.

stop by any of our three locations for more info.

madcat music

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:54:00 +0000

ever wonder what a website would sound like? yah, we never really did either but someone must have. codeorgan.com uses a complex algorithm to turn any url address, like felineunderground.com, into music.

we tried it and were excited to find out how great we sound! not as good as this guy, but pretty cool anyway. give it a try!

got no soul

noreply@blogger.com (Lucy) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:46:00 +0000

hey charlie b. barkin, i guess all dogs don't go to heaven, at least not according to the owner of eternal earth-bound pets usa, a service that provides care for your pets left behind by the rapture.

the owner claims that pets don't have souls, so they'll remain on earth in the event of the second-coming.

for a mere $110, a network of atheists will take care of your pet post-rapture. no refund if you yourself are not "raptured."

snip it, clip it, and tip it

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:22:00 +0000

governor doyle signed a proclamation making february 23rd wisconsin spay day to curb euthanasia numbers and help get our shelters back to doing their primary job, re-homing animals.

local vets and groups in the area will be offering reduced fee spays and neuters throughout february and march.

for more info:
friends of ferals' spayathons
dchs' snap
shelter from the storm's spay me

nikki madcat, fe-9 cop

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:11:00 +0000

madison's K-9 patrol unit is now the largest in Wisconsin with six dogs. we even have our own trainer.

so when are they going to add a Fe-9 unit? cat cops could be pretty useful. nikki would play "bad cop" to lucy's "good cop."

guitar rubbins

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:05:00 +0000

what an oppor-tune-istic kitty.

new big cat species

noreply@blogger.com (Dottie) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:19:00 +0000

while it's name isn't as cool as he-man's faithful "battlecat" it's still pretty neat - the sundaland clouded leopard.

how exciting that during a time when we're losing species to global changes a new one pops up in asia? and it's a cat! bonus!