Posted: July 28, 2009, 3 a.m. EDT
Nora, the Piano-Playing Cat, Inspires Concerto
Lithuanian conductor Mindaugas Piecaitis caught wind of the YouTube phenomenon that is Nora, the piano-playing cat, and decided to compose an orchestral piece to frame Nora's piano playing. The resulting composition, "Catcerto," premiered at the Klaipeda Concert Hall on June 5, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Donors Act Fast to Help Cat With No Eyelids
Dawn Shepherd took a cat to the Austin Humane Society to get it neutered and got a far worse diagnosis. The 2-year-old cat was missing big sections of its eyelids. It couldn't blink or produce any natural lubrication to clear its eyes. Without surgery it would eventually go blind, the Austin (Texas) American-Statesman reports.
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N.Y. Shelters Offer Free Cat Adoptions
From now through Labor Day you can adopt a cat absolutely free from any of three adoption centers operated by the Animal Care and Control (AC&C) of New York City, Examiner.com reports.
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