Whether you are planning a trip with your cat for fun or out of necessity, as in the case of a move or evacuation, one of the most important parts of the journey takes place before you ever head out the door. Planning for your trip, whether it’s a one-night excursion or a cross-country journey, …
Last week, Coco headed to the veterinarian. We use a Cat Friendly Practice, which means it’s a part of the Cat Friendly Practice® program run by the American Association of Feline Practitioners. Just what does that it mean to visit a Cat Friendly Practice? When we walk in with one of our cats, we’re in …
If you can’t get a pet sitter–or if your cat needs more medication than you feel a pet sitter would be comfortable handling, boarding may be your best option. Today we have a special guest post from Texas A&M University, the veterinary college that produces just about every vet you’ll find in Texas (including our …
Through the years, we’ve experienced many different skin conditions in our cats. Our cat Inca had a bad (bloody) case of ringworm when we adopted her; it involved baths and topical medications but soon we had it all cleared up. Linus was prone to chin acne, a condition that we were able to keep under …
When we adopted Lucky last year, it had been over seven years since we’d brought a new cat into our home. In that time, we’d changed our focus from travel writing to pet writing and, with that, learned an all-new appreciation for the many things that we can do in our lives to keep our …
This post is sponsored by Purina. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets UR Urinary St/Ox Feline Formula, but CatTipper only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Since our very first cat, Cheeto, we’ve been acutely aware of Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, or …
We all hear about the “dog days of summer”–but what about our cats and summer heat? We all know how much our cats love to lie in a puddle of sunshine but, when the temperatures take a turn toward real summer heat, our cats, just like us, have a tough time remaining cool. We’ve got …
Late last month, as you probably know, Lucky became very ill with bladder stones and required a fairly lengthy hospitalization and surgery. The cost, for us, was staggering. When faced with the estimate, we turned to a brochure we saw in the veterinary hospital waiting room for CareCredit. I’ve written about CareCredit before but never …