Little Buddy has informed me that today is National Respect Your Cat Day.
Sounds made up, doesn’t it?
At first I was sure it was, just like the times he told me it was International Buy 100 Toys For Your Cat Day, and the 82nd Annual Feed Your Cat A Ridiculous Amount of Snacks Day.
But apparently it’s real, and Buddy made a big show of declaring its importance, dressing up as a judge with a black robe and gavel to emphasize his point.
“The court rules, inter aloha, that defendant subway sandwiches judice is mens rea when it comes to the ad hoc crime of not feeding me enough snacks! The court has concluded the accused has not met de minimus standards for snackis maximis deliciousness, therefore stare decesis!”
He cleared his throat.
“In plain meows, that means you must feed me more of those crunchy ball things, and a lot more of those decadently delicious soft treats so bursting with turkalicious flavor! And, uh, you have to apologize for not appreciating me enough!”
The feline shuffled his papers, adjusted his robe and began reading again.
“The court finds that Buddy the Cat has been a loyal, handsome, and handsomely loyal companion to the accused, and has enriched his life by simply being delightful, and also by purring contentedly, napping on him, helping him eat cheese, keeping his scooping skills sharp, and enhancing all aspects of his life through pure magnetic charm,” he said. “Respect me and my authoritah!”
So tonight Buddy will get plenty of yums, some catnip, extra play time, and I’ll tell him he’s looking particularly dapper today.
As for those of you reading this, better plan something before word gets out…or face your cat’s wrath when they find out it was Respect Your Cat Day and you did nothing!
Pain In The Bud 
I think this holiday is 365 days a year. My cats holiday is GIVE ME BIT OF TUNA ONCE A WEEK.
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The spirit of it should be. It is for Bud!
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Or I NEED MORE THAN ONE CHURRO day. That will not happen. 😾🤣
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According to The Prince, every day is Respect Your Cat Day.
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He’s right, and our feline overlords shouldn’t have to remind us!
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BTW, I love the ears on that cat – are they real or digitally-modified?
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Real! The photo is from Pexels. I think the search term I used was “pampered cats.” But yeah, they’re incredibly unique, and I think the helicopter ears pose adds to the effect.
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Tux followed me this morning, demanded his treats and then strongly advised me not to approach his countenance! Respect me but do not dare to touch, slave human!
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“Place the treat before me and back away, human. You shall be summoned if I require more snacks!”
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Do you think we could persuade our feline masters to support a Respect Your Servant Day? No, you’re right, it’ll never catch on with any of self-respecting cat.
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You are correct. Servant is merely doing his job!
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I asked Bud. He laughed until he was crying, then laughed some more, then told me to fetch him an early evening snack. Us servants get no respect.
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Bella has all her demands catered for 24/7 however national respect your cat day means additional tributes and offerings are demanded ( and provided of course) the claw or the paw awaits, depending on feline satisfaction with the quality and quantity of said tributes!
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I see that Bella has the situation well in paw😊
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Well, rats. And I knew it was coming. I did spend extra time cuddling them yesterday, so there probably won’t be a revolt.
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I’m sure you can bribe your way back into their good graces with some catnip and crunchies. I’m super careful not to step on Bud’s tail, but when it does happen, a treat, an apology and some head scratches are enough to smooth things over.
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🙂
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Very impressed with Buddy the Cat’s command of Latin phrases. Really fine, Little Buddy! I say you richly deserve abundant treats! Or Treatus Abundantis😊❣❣🐱❣❣
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Ipso facto ad hoc e pluribus snackum! Treatus abundantis indeed.
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