Virtual Friendship
on Feb 8, 2009 in Basics In the age of internet dating, we thought you may care to know that our cat Batman has a good but virtual friend on the other side of the planet: Simba! As geographic distance does not permit a face-to-face meeting, we united Batman and Simba in the...

Boost Your Balance
on Feb 2, 2009 in Health We have recently discovered a great way to boost your balance and achieve a better overall well-being: the wobble board. Essentially, the wobble board is a flat surface that sits on a smaller semi-sphere. The basic task is to just stand on it in an...

Leash Training - Update
on Feb 1, 2009"I hate the leash!"Today, we feel it is time for an update on the leash training about which we talked last month (see previous post here). The bottom line is simple: even half a box of treats and a lot of love did not help at all and Batman con

How to take your cat to the vet
on Jan 31, 2009Today was the big day, yes, THAT big day. We took Batman to the vet for his annual check-up and his rabies vaccine booster. So here are few things to keep in mind when taking your cat to the vet:Make sure your cat likes his/her carrier. It may help t...

The Cat and the Cold
on Jan 30, 2009 in Basics Behavior Freezing these days? We are currently experiencing quite a winter here at the East Coast - not quite the weather cats prefer... Cats usually prefer warm spots, our cat Batman loves:our space heatertop of the dishwashersunniest spot in the apartmenthi...

The Regular versus the Unexpected
on Jan 28, 2009 in Basics Behavior Yes, we do sometimes hand out some treats to our cat Batman. They come in a fancy box (this one was cat shaped) and have a big brand cat food label all across. Now and then we wonder what the difference between the treats and the regular food might b...

Catch the Feather IV
on Jan 27, 2009Got it! Persistence pays off!!! This video concludes our series. We hope you had as much fun with this game as we had!

Catch the Feather III
on Jan 26, 2009 in Behavior You can't always be a winner - at least if your name is Batman...Enjoy!

Catch the Feather II
on Jan 25, 2009 in Basics Behavior As promised, here the next video. Check out yesterday's post for more details on our video series. Enjoy!

Let the cat out of the bag!
on Jan 23, 2009 in Language Basics Politics "Why? I like being inside the bag!"While we at CorticalCat have political opinions as everyone does, this blog is not about politics because we think there are already far too many blogs that seem to mostly poison the political climate without c