Updated April 2, 2008

"God made the cat in order to give man the pleasure of caressing the tiger."

Patriotic Cat and Dog Graphics We've created six patriotic cat and dog graphics for you in memory of 9/11.

For sale: A collection of authentic Antique/Vintage Jewelry.

An Overview of Diabella Loves Cats This site celebrates one of life's treasures...the cat. Although it is based on cat rescue, you'll find a huge Free Cat Graphics section and many beautifully illustrated pages rich with cat fantasy, cat entertainment, and cat information. Here's just a bit of what we offer: Vintage Dressed Cat Graphics:  Cat Calling Cards with messages featuring dressed cats: Cats with people, fairies, and other creatures, web sets that spell out messages, the "Imagine This!" series with 80 dressed cats, cat care banners/signs, holiday graphics, Rainbow Bridge graphics, and animations. We also offer a free memorial tribute graphic with your pet's name. Vintage Dressed Dog Graphics:   Due to many requests we've added a section of Dressed Dog Graphics. Visit Catland:  A 3 page series... history of the cat, cat facts, cat legends, cat fables, cat folklore, cat verse. Enter The Cat Cafe:  Fantasy meets reality via a real nickelodeon that plays 15 cat pages with music: Can Cats Dance? ... Do Cats Dream? ... The Cat and the Faerie Forest, and more. A treat for all ages. Custom Graphics from Diabella's Designs:   Dress up your web pages and make them stand out with a 10 Piece Custom Made Banner Set.  Or let us put your pet in a vintage photo frame or easel graphic for use on your web site, to print for stationary and cards, or for crafts. If you are looking for a graphics artist, please contact us. Behind the Scenes:  To learn more about me, click on the About Me button which leads to photo galleries and how-to's on collecting and refinishing antiques, jewelry design, and the fantasy dolls I created; Esmerelda the Gypsy Cat, The Wicked Witch, and others. Last, but not least: Visit my cats both on earth and at Rainbow Bridge. And don't forget to click on Rescue 1- The Kings Highway Cat Rescue "Kitty Personals"... and our other rescue pages! They are the reason we are here.

What's new here in our Graphics? Looks like the Green Elf has been busy.

4/2/08 ... NEW*** We've created 12 new Cat Calling Card graphics The Cat Grapics button is in the index below.

Here are just a few of the many other cat graphics you'll find in the Graphics areas...

"Imagine This!" series with 80 dressed cats.	Letters from 1 of 6 Animated Cat Alphabets	Samples of our custom 10 Piece Banner Sets with your site name. E-mail button is part of one of the sets.	Choose from 20 Custom Vintage Fantasy Pet Frames and 5 Easels and we'll add your pet. This is Tropicana.

... And don't forget our 3 free Memorial Tributes. Order one from our Cat Graphics Index Page

NCE UPON A TIME in a far-away kingdom across the sea... felines reigned supreme. They dined royally on porterhouse steaks, were amused by court jesters and frolicked through the meadows chasing autumn leaves. Over the years as society evolved, less importance was placed upon the cat.

his site is dedicated to all the strays of planet earth... and to Handsome, a 5 year-old, 15 lb, long-haired, rugged shelter-rescued tux whose gentle manner crept into my heart.
 

 

	You are cordially invited to attend Kings Highway Cat Rescue's gala event featuring Tophat and his riddles, and the always mischievous Marvin Mouse. See the cats make their debut via the Kitty Personals in the hopes of finding homes. Your hostess, Fat Bella the tabby, is not aware that she is in for the surprise of her life! The cats are real and their stories are true. You'll laugh and cry as you read each story. Apply for the KHCR Caring Heart Award.
	The AC&C: Almost 100 healthy, lovable cats are euthanized daily at the AC&C pound with no intervention. Many are momma cats and their nursing litters. Learn what you can do to stop these heartbreaking and unnecessary deaths.
	My Rescues: Follow me through the years and meet some of the kitties I've rescued. A collection of heartwarming mini stories and photos.
	Diabella's Yellow Pages of Online Shelters: For the sake of the animals... A real, honest-to-goodness, Yellow Pages of online shelters with emphasis on no-kill shelters and rescue facilities. Includes sections on disabled pets and pets with special needs, breed rescue, and more. You can help the animals by displaying the Yellow Pages banner on your site.
	The cat who loves mirrors: A shy but mischievous ball of fire. He is curious, full of life and likes to drag everything around the house. He also adores looking at himself in mirrors. Submit your site for the Red-Devil Award.
	A huge 16 lb, long-haired rugged tuxedo who is going to do me in. Count Dracula is truly The Cat From Hell, but he is loved and adored. Submit your site for Count Dracula's Double Fang Award.
	Put your dancing shoes on and come meet the lady of the house: Witch-Hazel...... A queen size 15 lb sweet yet sometimes witchy lady cat, who caws like a crow.
	We've never met a cat with so much determination, or one this naughty. Nor have we ever met a cat that talked to and fought with statues and cookie jars. He also has strange litter box habits. He never steps inside the box! Although we warned him not to do this, he has invited our viewers to watch while he does his business.
	Katzenberg was the dearest cat. This is more than the story of his passing. It is a beautifully illustrated storybook of his journey to Rainbow Bridge, complete with angels, The Rainbow Bridge Fairies, The Red Pixie, The Keeper of Heaven's Gate, and a host of other characters. Fantasy? I'm not so sure. Believe, and all things shall come to pass.
	Enter the heavens in the black of night for a final farewell to Handsome, my beautiful tux. Meet Angel Ariella... Keeper of the Stars, and the Moon Babies who watch over him. Submit for The Handsome Award, or The Keeper Of The Stars Award.
	History of the Cat: Enter Catland, a beautifully illustrated section starting with the history of the cat.
	Legends, Folklore, Fables, and Verse: A fun page for the young and young at heart.
	Cat Facts: Surprising cat facts covering fleas, catnip, how to photograph your cat, and much more. Want your cat to last forever? You won't forget the last fact!
	Fantasy meets Reality via a real nickelodeon that plays cat pages: Cat & the Faerie Forest, Can Cats Dance?, Do Cats Dream?, Esmerelda the Gypsy Cat, Poetry by Candlelight, Cat Retirement Homes, Medical Insurance, & so much more. C'mon inside and meet kitty Alex who manages the Cafe and makes the nickelodeon buttons!
	Animal Welfare: Somewhere over the rainbow there lies a magic pot of gold filled with the last hope for earth's animals. C'mon inside and meet the good faerie Freya and the green elf.
	Free Vintage Dressed Cat Graphics: "Cat Calling Cards" with messages: Cats, cats with children & women, fantasy, personalized vintage pet memorial, and 50 card banner web sets including Rainbow Bridge, Cat Welfare, and "Here is your Cat" sets. The "Imagine This!" series with 76 dressed cats you will love. Includes Victorian/Deco care banners, kitty albums, holiday graphics, fortune teller and her cat w/your zodiac sign, & more. "Animations" including 4 cat alphabets, Marvin Mouse, and much more.
	Free Vintage Dressed Dog Graphics: The counterpart to our cat graphics. Dressed dog couples, Ginger's fashion show, The Dugan Dog Family, holiday dogs, dog icons and small images, animated dog alphabets sized to be used with our animated cat alphabets, "Dog Calling Cards" with messages, dog web sets and more.
	Behind the Scenes: Meet me and learn a bit about the motivation behind this site and my hobbies: graphics, jewelry design, doll making, collecting and restoring antiques. Complete with photo galleries and tips to inspire your own creativity.
	Because the 6 awards you can win are scattered throughout the site, we've included this page so that you can view all of them at a glance.
	Over 200 of the best Cat Information Links: Anatomy... Life cycle... A-Z Directory of Diseases & Conditions... Behavioral problems... The case against declawing... Low cost spay/neuter with surgical photos... Kittens... The senior cat... Welfare... Fun places to visit after the cat goes to sleep. Want to link to this site? Our banners are below.
	The Rings and Topsites that we belong to.

From Diabella's Designs...

	Custom Graphic Art for your Web Site: We create affordable, colorful, unique, high quality custom web graphics that will have an impact and be remembered. From a logo or a banner set, to a single graphic... great attention is paid to color, clarity and detail, and to creating graphics that compliment your site.
	Vintage Custom Made Ten Piece Banner Sets: Make your web pages stand out with a unique, vividly colorful 10 piece web page set designed to capture the flavor and spirit of your site. Each set includes a matching award. We also do single custom graphics. See the 10 cat and dog sets we've just created.
	Pet Frame and Easel Graphics for your web pages featuring your pets. We'll frame your cat or dog in a Victorian or Art Deco photo frame, or on an easel, or in a frame held by a fantasy character. You can also print the graphics for stationery, cards and crafts projects. If "you" want to be framed, we can do that too. We have necklace frames, fairies, angels, mermaids, Rainbow Bridge, holiday frames and more.

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Be kind to your pets.
Life is fragile and no-one can
foresee what tomorrow will bring.