http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow Read all about the adventures of me and my black kitty. Read all about the adventures of me and my black kitty. en-us http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/322 http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/322 If you ever wanted to wear your dog on your head, check out these hairdos...<br /> <br /> <a href="http://1dak.com/other/animals-on-your-head/">http://1dak.com/other/animals-on-your-head/</a> http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/318 http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/318 For the longest time, I was feeling kind of proud. Smug, even. <br /> <br /> My cat Poppy was so supremely smart that she never touched my son's baby toys. Ever. It's amazing, really. <br /> <br /> Take a look at a good cat toy (excluding the obvious catnip and Cat Dancers). Typically small. Soft. Biteable. With maybe some feathers or faux hair on it for added flair. <br /> <br /> Then take a look at a good baby toy (excluding the obvious cars, drivable toys and bouncers). Typically small. Soft. Biteable. With maybe some feathers or faux hair on it for added flair. <br /> You see the problem.<br /> <br /> But as I said Poppy has never touched his toys. My son can be chewing on something that quite honestly I have to wrestle away from him to make sure it <em>isn't </em>a cat toy and my cat will amble by quite disinterested. At night, baby is asleep leaving a veritable treasure trove of toys but cat leaves them alone. She has one basket of cat toys that she draws from instead and from this she never strays. <br /> <br /> Last weekend, my son who is now a full-fledged crawler discovered her basket of goodies and by God, it was like Christmas morning! He pulled toy after toy out of this basket with a look of miraculous wonder on his face. <em>Where have these toys been all my life?</em> he seemed to say. <br /> <br /> And with that, the precious line separating cat toys and baby toys was crossed. I've moved the basket and am hoping he has forgotten those toys ever existed (not likely). <br /> <br /> On a good note, Poppy remains blissfully unaware that his toys could be any good. And at least for that, I'm grateful. http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/305 http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/305 So I've been waiting for melons to be perfectly in season before trying them on my cat. <br /> <br /> My husband brought home a beautiful cantelope yesterday and I cut a piece for Poppy. What did she do? Absolutely nothing. She looked at me like I put a brick in her dish - something that completely didn't belong. It wasn't kibble shaped. Why was she doing this? I could see it in her eyes. <br /> <br /> I tried again. I took the piece of cantelope and put it up to her mouth. She didn't open. She tolerated the gesture -- barely -- but then started to look a little peeved so I stopped.<br /> <br /> And so that is the verdict. Melons are a no-go. Too bad. I've heard that some cats love it and unfortunately my cat isn't one of them (and what a great party trick that would've made.)<br /> <br /> As an aside, I should also mention that I offered my 9-month-old son a piece of cantelope for the first time today and again was brutally rebuffed. He chewed it a little and then made a really sour face. He tried to spit it out. It was unsuccessful. Perhaps my cat and son know something about cantelope that is just beyond me. <br /> <br /> I guess it's just as well. More for me! http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/2 http://www.sacpaws.com/home/Blog/catsmeow/2 I've always been a little superstitious. I'll walk around that ladder on the street. I don't break mirrors. I'll throw salt over my shoulder if, God forbid, I drop some. But where cats are concerned, I'm a black cat lover through and through. <br /> <br /> My kitty Poppy is beautifully sleek and smooth and she matches everything. She's is the LBD&nbsp; (Little Black Dress for the uninitiated) of the feline world. If she were a human, I'm sure she would be a modern day Audrey Hepburn.<br /> <br /> But going back to the topic of superstition: I have to say that since we picked up our little girly from the Sacramento SPCA a few years ago, life has been good. She crosses my path on a daily basis and I count on it.<br /> <br /> In England, white cats are the ones that bring you bad luck and.black cats are considered lucky.&nbsp; I'm apt to agree. <br /> <br /> Knock on wood.