Cat Chat With Dynamite The Rescued Cat. A bit about our favorite podcast.

It's 6 a.m. and Dynamite is getting ready for a cat nap and I am 

getting ready to listen to our favorite cat podcast, Nine Lives with Dr. Kat. 

We have started to listen to a bunch of different cat podcasts, many

of them only have a few episodes and then they are done, but 

Dr. Kat has been doing her podcast since 2017, and she is still doing her show.

Being new to podcasts I have gone back to the older podcast and I'm listening to 

them first.  I really like the different topics that she touches on

and it has helped me to learn about different issues that

cats and cat owners deal with.

Throughout the year I hope to share with you things that I have learned 

from the show.  One thing that I have been studying up on 

and Dr. Kat talks about is cat obesity.  I'm trying very hard

to keep Dynamite from getting fat.  One thing that we do that was recommended

by Dr. Kat is hiding Dynamites kibble meal all around the house.

That's right she does not get her dry food in a bowl.  She has to hunt for it. 

I put her in a room and hide her kibble all over the first level of our house. 

Many mornings Dyna will go into the room that I usually put her in and hide to show that she is ready to hunt for her food. I think she likes to do this. It's supposed to help bring out the hunter instinct and keep your cat from getting overweight.

So if you like podcasts and you like cats you should check out 

Nine Lives with Dr. Kat. 

G.G. and Dyna.

Explore Utah. A winter walk at Utah Lake, Eagles, Herons and Cats...Oh My!

what a great surprise to see a Bald Eagle at the lake this afternoon.

I was hoping to see some new birds on our walk today

but did not expect to see this.  What a wonderful treat.

We also had a little furry visitor follow us on our walk.

He must be someones pet as he was too friendly to 

be a wild cat.

What a handsome boy.

The Gulls were in their usual spot.

The little hunter.

The Heron was a great treat to see too.

It was a great day for a walk and some nice nature therapy.

The Heron got on the boat dock.  What a huge bird.

Can you see it flying away? just hovering over the water.

Another Shadow kiss.

I can't wait for the next adventure. 

G.G.

Cat Chat With Dynamite The Rescue Cat. Dealing with pet loss. January 15,2020

Last year on January 18th we said goodbye to our sweet cat Amber. 

We had Amber in our family for almost 12 years.  She was our first family pet.

We rescued her so we really don't know how old she was. 

She loved all of us, and we loved her.   The grief of losing Amber was as strong, if not stronger

that that of losing a relative to me.  She was my constant companion at home. 

I expected to have her around for a lot more years. 

 I can't believe that a whole year has passed.  I am not brought to tears at her loss anymore.

But I do still miss her.  Each animal you have has it's own personality and while we 

ended up adopting a new cat, we still talk often about Amber.

She was such a big part of our life at home.  

I found this beautiful quote on Pinterest about the passing of a cat.

Lucky Cat.....

My eyes are getting heavy now, my time has come to leave,

but one thing I must tell you as you stay behind to grieve...

you always did your best for me, your love it knew no end,

I really was a Lucky Cat to have you as my friend.

I see how much you miss me now,

your days seem bleak and bare,

I know you well, your heart is big

you still have love to share.

So please don't sit and cry for me,

We'll meet around the bend,

til then another, Lucky Cat

is waiting for a friend. 

I wouldn't give the above poem to someone right after they have lost their loved pet.

People need time to grieve the loss of a pet before thinking of getting a new pet. 

I spent many days crying and allowing myself to be sad.  I think it's important to 

allow yourself to feel sad, to allow those feelings to be there. 

Eventually as the months move on the moments of grief lessen. 

My son made this for me. It's me being watched over by my new cat Dynamite and my 

angel cat Amber.  I showed him a drawing of something similar from Pinterest. 

I just love this drawing. 

One thing I like to do is listen to Podcasts.  I have started to listen to some pet podcasts.

Specifically cat related podcasts.  My favorite podcast is "Nine Lives with Dr. Kat."  

If you have recently lost your pet cat episode 49 might be a good place to start with 

dealing with your loss.    It's titled " You Are Not Crazy: Pet Loss Grief."  

I thought it was a great episode and wish it had been around last year when I 

lost Amber.  

Here is to my Lucky New Cat.  She is a joy in my life.  

I hope as this year progresses I can share more cat facts with you.

G.G. and Dynamite.

Cat Chat With Dynamite the Rescued Cat. A year of studying cats. January 11, 2020

This year I hope to do a lot of cat blog posts. 

I am starting to listen to different cat podcasts. 

Yes there are podcasts all about cats!

I am also going to try to read a bunch of cat books.

I love learning and thought I would focus on cats this year.

I also may do a few creative writing blogs this year.

Dynamite is such a sweet cat that I often wonder what caused her

to end up out on the streets abandoned. 

I am going to write out all my different ideas of what might have happened. 

My son doesn't like me thinking of this as he doesn't like thinking of Dyna being abandoned.

I also take tons of photo's of Dyna so these blog posts 

will be a way that I can keep a little journal about Dyna.

So here is to a new year, a year where I hope

to Chat about cats.

Well that is if Dynamite will let me use my computer.

She is such a beautiful cat. 

Do you love cats? 

Do you have a favorite cat story, book, poem, movie or podcast?

Let me know.

G.G.

Exploring Utah...Utah Lake, a winter walk to see if we can find any birds. January 2020

Here is my cat Dynamite guarding my "explorer bag". 

I use two cameras when I go off exploring Utah.  I 

use my cellphone camera and my regular camera.  They 

don't both fit in my camera bag so I take this big canvas bag.

It also carries my snacks, and binoculars.  When my kids were little we watched

a lot of "Dora the Explorer."   So often as I am getting ready to go off

and explore a new place in Utah, I will find myself singing the tune to Dora the explorer.

My husband and I now joke that I am "Kimmer the Explorer." 

We haven't been to Utah lake in awhile.  The holidays were busy with running the 

kids places and just getting ready for Christmas.  So it was nice to have

and afternoon to walk around the lake.  I really liked this photo with the lamp post.

I think it makes me think of the Narnia books. 

There was a layer of ice on the lake and as you 

looked out there was this blue haze, it looks pretty.

This photo I like just because the sun looks so cool in it. 

I don't think the ice is thick enough for you to walk on it.

In fact there was a group of kids ice fishing and I think one fell in.

It was close to the shore so they just got wet.  Brr.

There were a some birds to see which made me happy.

A group of American Coot.

The birds were far away so I used my camera with the the

zoom lens. So some of the photos are a bit blurry.

Sea gulls and some Mallard ducks.  I was surprised to see

the Mallard ducks I thought perhaps they would have 

migrated.  I guess they don't.

It looks like the Sea gull feet are in the ice doesn't it. 

I would be frozen, I wonder how they keep warm out there.

This might be a Great Blue Heron. 

We watched it fly by and land in the lake quiet a bit away from us.

I enjoyed using my binoculars to watch it.  I was able to get a few

nice photos of this bird.  

On our walk back we saw another one, but

it was to far away to photograph.

Well I hope to go exploring different places in Utah again this year.

I also will visit all my favorite places.  The next few months we might do indoor places

as I don't really do well out in the cold. 

Do you have any favorite places in Utah that you like to visit?

G.G.