As cats get older, they don’t have senior discount cards to look forward to – why would they? They’ve had breakfast, lunch, and dinner hand-delivered to them free for all their lives and that’s just the way they like it! Growing older for your kitty may mean arthritis or difficulty grooming themselves, and that’s where […]
If you’ve been a cat parent for more than a few years, it’s likely you’ve encountered one or two strange sights in the litter box. Maybe your precious pumpkin ate something she wasn’t supposed to and now – bam. There’s that tiny plastic bead that fell off your bracelet the other day and seemingly landed […]
Thinking of gifting your cat-loving bestie this year? First of all, kudos for being a thoughtful friend. Second, before you launch into the general ‘go-to’ gifts that most people assume are feline-friendly, consider that the gifts of yesteryear are often not encouraged due to danger hazard or other reasons. Yes, just as children of the […]
Every year after the glow of Christmas subsides, after the trees come down, Bing Crosby stops crooning and the ugly sweaters are tucked away for another year, Americans engage in another time-honored tradition — returning gifts. Americans return more than $70 billion in gifts each year according to Optoro, a “reverse logistics” company that helps retailers manage returns. […]
The word fatigue isn’t bandied around our house often. My cats are similar to hobbits; sure to fit in the appropriate amount of nap time between their first and second breakfasts. However, a little-known fact is that cats often suffer from whisker fatigue, a sensitivity they experience from the overstimulation of their whiskers. The good […]
It was 2 AM and Tiger Jack was straining in the litter box with no relief. Our middle-aged fluffy orange tabby had been agitated the entire day, pacing and crying piercingly. We found several spots where he’d squeezed a little urine out – the bathroom floor, the kitchen floor. Some of the urine was tinged […]
