It’s officially spring, and flowers and trees everywhere are letting us know it. If you’re like me, you’re already reaching for the antihistamines and stocking up on kleenex – all while cursing the reproductive cycle of our planet’s plant life. And your cat might be in awful discomfort right there with you. That’s right: cats […]
It all started with a 2012 story in The Atlantic with the headline “How Your Cat Is Making You Crazy.” The article introduced a new microscopic boogeyman, Toxoplasma gondii, and explained how Prague-based parasitologist Jaroslav Flegr “began to suspect that a single-celled parasite in the protozoan family was subtly manipulating his personality, causing him to […]
Isn’t it always nice to learn that one of your idols was also a crazy cat lady/dude? Frank Zappa, Freddie Mercury, and even Mark Twain all adored cats. In the words of Sigmund Freud, “time spent with cats is never wasted.” Make that quote into a wall decal and sell it on Etsy, my friend, […]
Thinking of breaking out your essential oil diffuser? Who wouldn’t want to relax to the sounds of Tibetan bells and cascading water while the scent of eucalyptus fills the air? However, what you might not realize is that many essential oils are toxic to cats. Please take pause for the collective sighs of health-obsessed cat […]
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 […]
