Food, water, and a straw bed in the tree — In the hollow of a maple tree not far from the road, Ron Venden has made a cozy dwelling for the 7-month-old cat he swears has never left its tree home… How is Venden certain the cat never leaves? Mostly because there are never any…

Wired answers the question of What’s Inside: Purina Kitten Chow. Here are the main ingredients: Biotin, Brewers Rice, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols, Fish Meal, Chicken ByProduct Meal, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Taurine, and Soy Flour. The Wired story describes why each ingredient is included, and it’s well…

For it all, they’re still amazingly cute. Exhibit A — Cookie the Maine Coon Kitten. Photo from Wikipedia See, Kitty not eating? Maybe the furry faker’s mad at you – Health – Pet health – msnbc.com.

Complete with tub toy — Via Huffington Post: Cute/Ridiculous Animal Thing Of The Day: Cat Relaxes In The Tub (VIDEO).

Via Cheetah vs. Hyena: Mother Fights For Her Cubs (VIDEO).

Enjoy. Disney’s African Cats.

Here’s one sharp-looking cat — This little cheetah cub won’t make your day — he’ll make your week! The San Diego Zoo is lucky enough to have a new addition, Kiburi (which means "proud" in Swahili), an adorably playful cheetah cub who we first featured a photo of in our Animal Photos Of The Week…

Cats and birds are natural enemies. Sometimes, so are cats and other cats. And sometimes, a wild melee can involve two acrobatic brawling felines and a pair of feisty birds willing to pick a fight with somebody much bigger than themselves. That exact scene was caught on video and set to dramatic music…. Note: These…

For Friday’s catblogging, here are stories and videos about how cats drink. At Wired, Lisa Grossman writes that High-Speed Video Reveals Cats’ Secret Tongue Skills: High-speed videos reveal the strange technique and delicate balance of physical forces cats use to lap milk from a bowl. Unlike dogs, who use their tongues as ladles to scoop…

Here’s a video of a cat — not mine — waiting for Halloween. The cat’s not happy being filmed in advance of Halloween, but certainly looks the part of a Halloween cat.