Ambitious kitties who dream of climbing the corporate ladder can embark on a career outside the home, moving from bedrooms and living rooms to conference rooms– at least, for a day– thanks to Take Your Cat to Work Day. When Is Take Your Cat to Work Day? Take Your Cat to Work Day is held …

Wondering how to grow catnip? For the past several years, we’ve grown catnip for our cats, drying the leaves for use in toys. It’s easy and fun; the plant takes very little work. I always grow our catnip from seeds but you can also buy small catnip plants. I like buying the seeds since I …

We have all been following (maybe non-stop) the Covid-19 news from around the world, and the stories about pets testing positive have definitely caught the attention of cat lovers. Today we have a guest post from the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University with the latest that they know about cats …

Do you need to encourage your cat to drink more water? We’ve had the situation, often due to kidney issues, where we needed to encourage our cats to stay hydrated. Cats typically need to drink between 3.5 and 4.5 ounces of water per 5 pounds of body weight per day. This means that a 10-pound …

Want to keep your cat busy and amused? One way is to prolong the fun of her breakfast–or the fun of cat treats–with a cat puzzle feeder. You can purchase cat puzzle feeders and treat dispensers but it’s also fun and easy to make your own diy cat food puzzle using materials you already have …

As the weather warms, fleas are an all-too-common fact of life in cat homes. Recently we talked about natural flea treatments for your yard–but it’s also especially important to rid your home of fleas–in carpeting, upholstery and other places the fleas hide. While there are chemical treatments, it is healthiest for both you and your …

I love many things about spring and summer–but fleas are definitely not on the list. We lean on two natural ways to keep the flea population of our yard in check — so that we don’t have to worry about bringing fleas into our home (or having them jump from the yard into the catio!) …

We love lists…but here’s one we DON’T like to see: the items that caused the most emergency visits as reported by Pet Poison Helpline. While some, like Easter lilies, are ones we can go out of our way to avoid, others, like our own prescription medications, are must-have items in our homes. The trick is …