I love vinegar as a cleaning supply. It’s an inexpensive, green solution that doesn’t add unwanted chemicals into our home. While the smell of vinegar can be strong, it’s nothing like the chemical/perfume smell of many cleansers that will irritate my asthma. If you’re wondering if vinegar is safe for cats, the answer is yes, …

She may have a reputation as a sour puss, but beneath her curmudgeonly ‘cat’itude Grumpy Cat is really a sweetheart, and the bad-tempered kitty’s good will was evident when she made a visit to the Lone Star state to bring a taste of the good life to cats in Austin who need forever homes. In …

I love thrift stores. Most of our purchases–from clothing to household items–come from our local thrift stores. And that also includes purchases we make for our cats. While soft cat-specific products such as cat condos or cat toys we purchase new, hard-sided products that can be thoroughly cleaned such as carriers are often found at …

It’s amazing the speed at which Lucky has settled into our family. Yesterday marked his two-week gotcha day anniversary. Just a couple of weeks ago, this was the home of Lucky (at that time Tuxie) at Austin Pets Alive! Lucky came home and spent several days in a safe room we set up for him, …

As you know, in last week’s (always wordy) Wordless Wednesday, Lucky was just getting out of his safe room to start exploring the rest of the house. Well, the exploration continues and Lucky has been here, there and everywhere the past week! He’s fit in so amazingly well, both with the other cats and the …

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, four-month-old Lucky spent the first few days in our home in the bathroom, set up as a cat safe room for him. He was able to get acclimated to our home in a quiet, calm environment. It also allowed our resident cats–Linus, Inca, and Coco–time to understand that there …

The folks over at Terrys Fabrics recently sent us this infographic which definitely made us laugh. See if you recognize some popular “design” themes that your cats would choose. In our home, Coco would select #2, Inca would take #4, Linus would best like #8, and I’m guessing little Lucky would have a hard time …

As you all know (because we just can’t stop talking about it!), last week we adopted little Lucky. He came to our home on Friday afternoon. What was his first stop in his new home? The bathroom became his safe room. For Lucky, the bathroom was a place for him to decompress after his stays …