Kitty Bytes - November 2008

We're proud to bring you the November 2008 edition of Kitty Bytes!

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New! The TCS Blog of the Month Contest!

A new feature is launched on our forums this month: The monthly blog contest by TheCatSite.com, where we introduce you to some great cat blogs on the net.

Do you know any cat blogs? If the answer is no, then you definitely need to visit our contest page, as you're missing out on a whole lot of cyber fun. The feline blog arena is teeming with life - with thousands of blogs offering you pictures and text about specific cats, or cat-related issues. Check out our contest thread here, to learn of five AWESOME cat blogs that you should be visiting regularly:

The November Cat Blog of the Month Contest Thread - offers interviews with the bloggers behind the blogs, screenshots and links to the blogs themselves. If you are a forum member, you can even win points on that thread. If you're not a forum member... well, why not register here?

In fact, registered members only can cast their vote in the contest poll here: Vote for your Favorite Blog of the Month

The 2009 Cat Calendar is Here!

Unique Cat Calendar featuring the TCS cats in full color! - Click to view the calendar now

At last, it's ready! The official TCS Calendar is ready for you to buy on our shop. The calendar has twelve full-color pages, each featuring the winners of one of the monthly cat photo contests that was held during 2008 by our Contest Contessa: valanhb, aka Heidi. Heidi has also designed this magnificent calendar, so I'd like to take this opportunity to thank her for all the great work she's done in bringing forward the most beautiful creatures, the TCS cats - thank you Heidi!

Click to view the calendar and get your own copy

New on TheCatSite.com: Harness and Leash Training for Cats

Harness and leash training a cat can be a good idea, even if you don't plan on taking your cat out on walks. Read our complete guide to harness and leash training and enjoy the pictures shared by our members.

Harness and Leash Training for Cats

Just Around the Corner...

Are you getting ready for Christmas? Many of our readers are getting the tree decorated these days, so this could be a good time to get back to our article: Cats and Christmas - Tips For Cat Owners. And if you're looking for something special, I'd like to recommend this web page: Cat Themed Christmas Ornaments where you can get some inspiration and order online from Amazon.

Monthly Photo Contests

This Month: Deck the Halls with Sparkle Balls and Catnip!

A festive photo competition was held this month:
Deck the Halls with Sparkle Balls and Catnip!

Here are a couple of samples:

Click here for the full-size pictures and the entire picture thread!.

And the Winners Are:

It's time for congratulations for two winners this month!

The winner of our "LOL Cats" cat photo contest last month:
Forum member Abymummy won with her crouching tiger in the woods, or Bintang the kitty on the table:

And we already have our winner for the "Deck the Halls" contest too - Forum member and moderator clixpix with her hilarious little elf, Sabina:

You can see both Bintang and Sabina, as well as the other winning pictures we've had through out this year, featured on the 2009 TheCatSite.com Calendar! Click to view the Calendar and buy it on the TCS shop.

Forum Highlights

The boards on TheCatSite.com are always active with hundreds of cat discussions going on at any point in time. We chose to bring you these three threads as forum highlights for this month -

De-claw what is the big deal? - Another interesting debate on de-clawing on our forum, this one with a great informative post by LDG too.
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What is your cat's least desirable trait? - Come in and check what our members say is their cat's least desirable trait. From nose nibbling to some more serious issues in this thread.
Visit this thread

Game: ^ > V - New game taking up the forum with short questions and answers. Baffled by the name?
Visit this thread

We hope you enjoyed this edition of Kitty Bytes! Thank you for taking the time to read this issue!

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Anne Moss

The TCS and Meowhoo Team