Welcome to Litsy!

I‘ve often found spot-on advice from Jackson Galaxy‘s YouTube channel whenever I‘ve had any cat issues. Remember him from TV‘s Cat from Hell? Now I‘m learning so much more from his book: How to better understand Frost‘s natural instincts, how to read Frost‘s body language, how litterbox size does matter…especially with older cats. And the most important lesson of all: To always remember my husband & I are living in Frost‘s home! 😸

Smoky gives this book 2 paws up! 😸 This was a really informative book, and Jackson Galaxy presents it in a way that's easy to understand, and doesn't feel like he's talking down to you.

Thanks again, Soubhi, for sending this to me for my birthday! @Soubhiville

Thank you so much Soubhi!! I can't wait to read this! Thanks for making my birthday even more special!
@Soubhiville

This is an absolute must for any cat owner. It's filled with great practical advice and trouble shooting. I wouldn't necessarily suggest reading cover to cover, use it more like a reference book

January #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

#superseptember book 2! Highly recommend if you‘re a cat owner, even if your cat is perfectly behaved and of identifying. Galaxy lays out several tips for better understanding your cats and enhancing their quality of life. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This one is coming with me to my doctors appointments today. Hopefully I can get back into #BookSpinJuly. So far I‘ve only crossed three books off the board, and we‘re already half way through the month. 😬

@TheAromaofBooks

LOL!

Just starting the tagged book and remembering when we had dogs and cats. 😹😹😹

#dogsoflitsy #catsoflitsy #petlovers #humor #litsyhumor

Squeeee!! My friend Mikel‘s book, co-written with Jackson Galaxy, is one of the Book Riot deals of the day for ebooks!! You can get it on Kindle or iBooks! She is an amazing person who got her doctorate in animal behavior from UC Berkeley! I‘m so proud of her!

Watching my cat from hell whilst tired.
“The cat pees everywhere and is always escaping if the problem doesn‘t change the cats gone”
To husband “ is the cat neutered? “ husband “no not his balls I‘m a man and I think he needs them”
Me as Jackson galaxy after sitting the couple down and I turn to the wife “you have a big problem, I think you should get rid of your husband.
Seriously though, what is with men being so obsessed with their cats balls

This book has given me helpful ideas that seem to be working already! First, I started playing with Minerva in the morning before breakfast. This past weekend, we moved all of the plants out of the bay window and removed the barriers that prevented her from getting into the greenery. Now, she can look outside, lie in the sun, and hang out on the bookshelves. After "Cat TV" all day she's snuggling with us again instead of biting & scratching ?

This isn‘t really book related (although technically Jackson Galaxy is an author), but though you can‘t see on the tv screen Flour is watching My Cat From Hell. She loves Jackson just as much as I do. #catsoflitsy

My house mates #2

My house mates #1

@MelissaSue81 made me do it 😉 This is my girl Lily, doing something she shouldn't be doing, as usual. #CatsofLitsy #LittensKittens

Finished! I won‘t lie, this is heavy with invented jargon & was a bit of a struggle at times but for a very well researched & comprehensive deep dive into the behavior & psyche of cats, it‘s a excellent book I wouldn‘t hesitate to recommend. It‘s unfortunately a tad useless for some of our current challenges but then extreme rescue cats are not the point of this book. Still, much that‘s applicable & valuable. Great resource for the #catsofLitsy 😻

Weird enough (warning, rant!), this is something so many people don‘t do, especially if a vet has been recommended: they don‘t talk to the vet before they bring their pets to them & often they don‘t change vets. Poor Dash and I have been on a magical mystery tour of the vets of Mumbai & I‘ve been nothing short of appalled by the vast majority. Hopefully you won‘t need blood splattered walls to know to find another vet but these are some good tips!

So apparently Mr Poop Up The Nose is destiny.... 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ There‘s a bad gameshow in there somewhere, I‘m sure of it.

I get it, I really do... you‘re trying to convince people that what they have potentially spent a lifetime believing about cats is in many ways stupid and ignorant (vastly paraphrasing but it is still the gist and he‘s correct, I must say) but omg, the “jargon” is killing me. American Littens - is this an “American” style or just “one self help book too far”??

Oh how I would like to beat sentiment this into so many heads. Expats are appalling at abandoning their pets and Australian expats, who are often willfully ignorant of the process‘ required to get their pets home, are particularly appalling. If you can‘t or won‘t commit to treating your pet as a valued family member *forever*, buy a cactus instead.

1. Flour (after the all-purpose kind) 💕
2. Since August of 2014
3. She climbs the wall literally. Her tail used to be so long she‘d poop on it so I‘d have to hold it for her when she went to the bathroom so I wouldn‘t have to chase her down and clean it off. She‘s a parrot and sits on my shoulder a lot.
4. Anyone who wants to do it can!

#petsandpaperbacks @HotMessJess #catsoflitsy

This really helped me understand more of the cat psyche. I know that sounds nuts, but it gave me insight as to how I can best coexist with my feline friend.

My cat is totally stressed out by the neighbors cat who roams outside and overgrooms. I want to find out what to do, so.... help me Jackson Galaxy! #24in48

Gushing about my two cats again.

Ignore the mess that is my bedroom.

Above, current situation. (Well, while typing Ghost rolled up and fell asleep.)

Below, situation about 20 minutes ago.

We're getting there.

I'm grateful for this book. It has been a great help with one cat and will certainly be a great help with two.

#catsoflitsy

Good morning from the front lines.

Ghost has decamped to my bedroom and is a real ghost now. Sitting on the top shelf not wanting anything to do with the new cat.

"Shadow" - or however we will name her - is making herself at home. She likes to be petted but don't ever pick her up. She has terribly sharp claws - I look like I wrestled with a panther.

I am, of course, overthinking my decision. Right now, I think I didn't do Ghost a favour.

Not book related.

We took in a second cat. A mummy and her three kittens were found by a woman, she took them in but had to find new homes for them now. No exact age but given the size of the cat and the teeth, my guesstimation is 6 months old.

Spurr of the moment decision and I hope it was the right decision. Ghost moved to the shelves in my bedroom, since there was no time to do this Cat Mojo like.

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My cats got their Christmas present a few days ago. Here‘s hoping they get to like this and let me train them.

The third package was a package from @kamoorephoto ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️ I am still freaking out about being lucky enough to have won the SIGNED copy of Total Cat Mojo. I love all the goodies you sent with them. Especially the stickers, and all the cat cards. I enjoyed learning a bit about Nimbus, Miles, and Ishtar 😸😸😸

Thank you so so much!

My physiotherapist has a cold, my friend, who I wanted to have a coffee with, is also ill, so the kitten and I have decided to accept the fate that we have to stay at home and read. 😁
Worse things have happened.

@kamoorephoto - thanks again for introducing this book to me. I have learned quite a lot from it already and think the cat-human-relationship has already benefitted.

@kamoorephoto, I just bought the kindle version. Thank you for putting this on my radar.

We have a winner to the #catmojogiveaway! I know this person is going to need to use the litter box right away...
The winner of the signed copy of #TotalCatMojo is @Clwojick (seriously)!
2nd runner up is @2BR02B and I‘ll be sending you a Cat Pawsitive clicker (I hope you get the book so you can work on some clicker training). I‘m going to get hold of another clicker because I believe #3 needs one and that‘s @rubyslippersreads 💓

Ok, last teaser while I gather names and enter in randomizer and prepare to watch the most intense #Seahawks game yet. I am nervous to pull a name for my #catmojogiveaway because I wish I could give you ALL a signed book; MANY of you would benefit from buying a copy of #TotalCatMojo and I hope you buy/put it on your Xmas wishlist. I‘m going to add one of Jackson‘s clickers as a 2nd prize for the kitty/owner pair that I think will benefit most! 😻

This is the first photo taken of Morrigan coming to her new home, back in April (and still one of my favorite photos). 😻
I instantly fell in love with her cute face (and gorgeous orange eyes!) when I saw her the day before at the shelter. We went back the next morning to bring her home, and she has been family ever since. She is a lover of nap time with her humans and playing with Q-tips in her spare time. ❤️
#catmojogiveaway

@kamoorephoto #catmojogiveaway

This is one of my favorite photos of my beloved Siamese twins, because it showcases their distinctive personalities. Feli (top) is bossy and possessive, whereas Fran (bottom) is submissive to the point of sometimes being a bit of a doormat. I'd love to win Total Cat Mojo because with four cats in the house (these two, plus a stray I rescued five months ago and my roommate's senior cat) ⬇⬇

“‘Cats don't have names,' it said.
'No?' said Coraline.
'No,' said the cat. 'Now you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names.” 🐾🖤

Rescued this little guy with @Tanzy13 when he was out in the cold and showed up at our apartment door. Found his owner a few hours later. Clara actually enjoyed his presence! 🐱🐰
#catmojogiveaway

Okay, #catsoflitsy lovers! Another #catmojogiveaway teaser! Have you entered my #giveaway yet, and you have a #cat? I love this cute little page about kitties that get along but #JacksonGalaxy knows how hard it is to get some cats to get along; sooo much of his new book has the goods on that big problem. Anyway, go to my original post and see how to enter to win a signed copy of Jackson‘s new book #TotalCatMojo - I‘m picking a winner this weekend!

1. It's so hard to pick just one cat photo because technically I have five beautiful kitties, two that live with my parents (they kept them when I moved away and got married) and three that live with me. They're all rescue cats. But I have a soft spot for this guy 🔼This is Chipper. I found him in the trash can at work when he was a tiny baby. Now he's 10 years old and still my little baby! 💙 I could use this book because Chipper and my TBC 🔽

Tiberius and Molly cuddling, something these two rarely do together. #TotalCatMojo #CatsOfLitsy #CatMojoGiveaway

Okay, so #catoflitsy people... Check out this illustration from #TotalCatMojo - I LOVE it! There‘s a lot of talk about ‘The Raw Cat‘ in the book and about how play is a structured activity (see how a toy is an important part of their Hunt/Catch/Kill/Eat ritual) that indoor #cats must engage in to be happy and healthy. Make sure to go to my earlier post and enter my #catmojogiveaway to win a copy of #TotalCatMojo!

#catmojogiveaway @kamoorephoto this lil stinker makes a Santa suit look good. He doesn‘t even know what a Santa suit is. And I‘m sure Jackson Galaxy has lots to say about the type of people who put their cats in clothes. Let Jackson make me a better cat mom! 😻

#catmojogiveaway Sorry to flood you feed guys, but I couldn‘t pass this up!! I love Jackson Galaxy!! Here is #Ozzie with the extra large and heavy water bowl ( which is actually a fountain that I gave up on) that I had to get because he is obsessed with water and with the help of his 6th toe/claw would move the smaller bowls and get water all over the floor. He can still move it, but it can‘t tip over or spill. Thanks!! 👍👍❤️❤️😻😻

This is not my cat‘s best picture, but it‘s from yesterday and I can‘t stop laughing at his grumpy face. 😹 My husband and I rescued #KingCyress in April 2016 and he was the least personable cat at the shelter, so the staff were surprised I only wanted to see him. He responded immediately to me and my husband knew within a minute that we‘d be leaving with this cat. 💕 He‘s a huge jerk most of the time, but I love him to death. #catmojogiveaway

Just for fun, @kamoorephoto here's the entire family. Tommy (gray & white), Pippin (black & white), Fred-Fred (orange), and Lola (black).

#catmojogiveaway #CatsOfLitsy

While I'm sure this isn't my BEST cat photo, I can't help but share another picture of Pippin. We just adopted him yesterday. His mom was part of a feral colony and she was brought inside to have her babies. Mom and two of the other three kittens have already found forever homes. I love my rescue babies! ❤😻❤

#catmojogiveaway @kamoorephoto #CatsOfLitsy

What kind of cat do you have? I have two... One is a most definitely a Mojito Cat (Jeffers); he comes out to greet people and say hi to everyone. These archetypes are so important to understand when it comes to understanding cat behavior! The other types are the ‘Napoleon‘ and the ‘Wallflower‘... and then the somewheres in between... I guess there‘s a big problem if you have a Napoleon AND a Wallflower...
#catsoflitsy #catmojogiveaway

Here's my little Luna, we got her when she was six weeks old and she's nine months now. We got her from a friend who's cat had kittens so luckily she never had to go to a shelter. We planned to rescue from a shelter and just happen to find her at the perfect time. I couldn't decide on just one picture. #catsoflitsy #catmojogiveaway

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Thank you for this giveaway, @kamoorephoto.

The little girl in the picture is Ghost. We got her two months ago. She's a Siamese mix kitten and was the last in her litter to find a new home, one can see she's an Abyssinian "mudblood" and she's slightly cross-eyed.

If I won this book, it would be the first cat related book in our home.

#catsoflitsy