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Today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day!
I created this day in memory of Ruby. April 17, 2011 was the day I brought her home. Ruby was the consummate tortie. She had tortitude in spades. She was strong-willed, lively, and very possessive of me. She wore her big tortie heart on the proverbial sleeve: she was the most affectionate cat I ever had.Continue Reading
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We’ve reviewed plenty of air purifiers over the years, but the UAH Pet Air Purifier is the first one that was introduced to me as specifically designed for pet parents, so I was intrigued to compare it to the other air purifiers we have in our home.Continue Reading
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Are you ready to celebrate the 4th annual Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day on April 17? Of course, for those of us who share our lives with torties, that’s every day, but April 17 is the day to bring awareness to these beautiful, often misunderstood cats and their tortitude.Continue Reading
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If you’ve followed us for a while, you already know that we’re big fans of Darwin’s raw food. It’s Allegra’s favorite, and we like everything about this food. Today, I’d like to introduce you to a unique offering in the raw food market: Darwin’s Intelligent Design™, a raw diet for cats with kidney disease.Continue Reading
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Congratulations, Theresa! You’re the winner of our Sleepypod Ultimate Cat Traveler PackageContinue Reading
Hi everyone, it’s Allegra! Today is my 14th Adoption Anniversary! Fourteen years ago today, Mom brought me home to live with her and Amber. Sadly, I never got to know Amber really well, because she passed away six weeks after I arrived. Then it was just Mom and me for almost a year before Ruby joined our family and we spent eight too short years together before Ruby got sick and left us December of 2019.Continue Reading
On Monday, April 8, a solar eclipse will be visible in totality within a band across North America. Even if you’re not in the path of totality, you may still be able to observe one of nature’s most exciting spectacles. When the moon moves across the sun, day will become twilight, the temperature will drop, and nature will react. That includes animals – but will your cats react to the eclipse?
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Chronic pain in cats often goes untreated because cats are such masters at disguising pain and illness. This is an evolutionary holdover from their wild origins. In the wild, a cat in pain is seen as weak, making him a prime target for predators.
We know that chronic pain in humans can be debilitating, interfering with daily activities and taking the joy out of life. It’s not a big leap to assume that the same thing happens for our feline companions.Continue Reading
It seems impossible that it’s been over four years since I had to let Ruby go. As I’m watching Allegra in her senior years (she’ll be 15 in August, how is that even possible!) I feel cheated that I never got to watch my little Ruby girl grow old. I still miss her every single day. I’m grateful I have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections on this site to comfort me and remind me of some of the cute things she did, and I love sharing those memories with you.Continue Reading