FeLV – you’ve probably seen this ominous acronym before, but do you know what it stands for? Or that it affects between 1.48 and 2.28 million cats in the United States alone? It’s true. FeLV stands for Feline Leukemia Virus and it’s something that you should be aware of if you adopt rescue cats, foster […]
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Cat Therapists to the Rescue: How Pet Therapy Helps Seniors
Cats are the best. Not only are they adorable, fun to watch, and a delight to play with – but they’re some of the best pet therapy animals around. I mean, sure, dogs can be cute and give you kisses. Birds can talk, while fish are entertaining to watch. But cats can do ALL these […]
Why Does My Cat Love Showing Me Her Butt?
Okay, so, to start off, I need to declare that Marzipan is the queen of showing me her butt. She loves it. Can’t get enough of it. Every morning, noon, and night, there’s her butt. 90% of what is in my visual range throughout the average day is a close-up, HD view of her butthole. […]
Cats As Gifts: Why You Should Give Serious Thought Beforehand
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. […]
How To Tell If Your Kitten Was Properly Weaned
When looking to adopt a kitten, one of the most important questions you should know to ask is, “has she been weaned?” What is weaning, you ask? Weaning is the process of graduating a kitten from milk to solid foods, and that she has learned everything she can from her mother. Once a kitten is […]
Everything You Need To Know About Microchipping Your Cat
Welcome to the future! We have palm-sized computers, vacuums that run themselves, a robot on Mars, and tiny chips we can put under our pet’s skin so they don’t get lost and stay lost. We’re talking about microchips, y’all, and giving you the 411 on microchipping your feline friends. What is microchipping? Microchipping is magic. […]

