Weekend Open Thread

Welcome to the Caturday open thread! Today we have a visit from Skye, who is a model of persistence where food is concerned, explains reader Georgiana Y.:

In the evening we always eat on tray tables in the living room while watching the news. My husband spoils Skye and gives her bits of food from his plate depending on what we eat, that night he was eating shrimps covered in batter so not suitable for cats so she didn’t get any but not for the lack of trying.

a cat sits next to a man eating battered shrimp from a plate. the cat is very intently watching the shrimp.
I see you have shrimp. I too enjoy shrimp.

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Home Canning for Cats

As every cat knows, humans are terrible hunters, and without us to bring them mice and birds they would surely starve. But how to feed them in winter when food is scarce? The answer is home canning, a valuable skill that you and your human can do together.

Black cat sits atop a collection of mason jars
They’re briefly useful for opening and closing the jars.

What Can I Do?, by cogdogblog, CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)

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Links: Dogs With Issues

Cover of a fake magazine titled Dogue features a pitbull wearing a crown of flowers with an ecstatic smile on its face

And finally: And Who’s a Bad Girl?

Andrew Y. and Arne both shared this jealous pupper.

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Links: Oh, To Live On Puppy Mountain

photograph of a seaside mountain in China that looks like the head of a dog in profile

And finally: You’re Watching Squerl-o-Vision

So real you can almost touch it! (via Andrew Y.)

@poppinfriends Today’s 🐿️adventure and 🙀Helix is here for it! 😻 @Paradise Birdhouses 🫶 #squirrel #snacks #catsoftiktok #adventure #fun #fyp ♬ original sound – Poppy & Friends
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