Anyone can tell you that most cats lose their minds for catnip, but what other cat plants are good (or fun) for your cat baby? Since spring is on it’s way, you might find yourself wanting to liven up your abode with some fresh florals for the season – so why not take into consideration […]
Author: Diomira Keane
Shedding Dread: How To Keep Your Cat’s Furry Coat From Eating You Alive This Spring
With spring just around the corner, you may be anticipating the inevitable – hair all over everything. Cat’s shedding hair. On everything. Everything you love and cherish, covered in a not-so-thin film of, just, so much cat hair. I know that I, personally, am beginning to have war flashbacks to the time I was riding […]
The Luck of the Irish Black Bog Cats
Black cats have long been burdened by superstition. Most of Western Europe and North America still cling to the antiquated, Puritanical belief that black cats are bad luck. But is this the case for all cultures? Hardly! In fact, in Ireland, quite the opposite is true. And, since everyone’s gonna be Irish come March 17th, […]
The When And Hows Of Adoption After Pet Loss
The passing of a pet can often be the most profound loss with which any animal-lover could be faced, and, in many cases, can be overwhelmingly alienating as well. The truth is, you never really feel it the way it’s supposed to be felt until it happens to you. In many cases, the pain of […]
Choosing a Cat Name – From Johnny Little Socks to Dame Mewdy Dench
Having trouble choosing a cat name? During my brief and tumultuous experience with art school (I know), I used to volunteer at PAWS Adoption Center in Olde City, Philadelphia, where I gained experience naming cats. I chose to do this instead of socialize with what were probably a group of okay people in retrospect, and […]
Does My Cat Know I Love Her?
Everyone knows about dog affection, but what about cat affection? Everyone who’s ever been in the presence of a dog for more than 30 seconds knows how they reciprocate affection, and you’d be pretty hard-pressed to find a dog-owner who stares listlessly out the window wondering to himself, “does Captain Puddles get it? I mean, […]

