Month: December 2022
Giveaway: ScratchLadder®Ultimate Cat Scratcher
This giveaway is sponsored by ScratchPlayMeow*
Scratching is a natural behavior for cats. Cats scratch to groom their claws, to mark their territory, and for exercise; scratching stretches the muscles in the front legs and all along the back. And they scratch simply because it feels good.
As far as I’m concerned, you can’t have too many scratchers in your home, and until you figure out your cat’s preferences, it’s important to offer a variety of different substrates as well as orientations. Some cats prefer sisal, others carpet. Some like to scratch vertically, some horizontally, and some, at an incline.Continue Reading
Review: YOU are PAWSOME! 75 Reasons Why Your Cats Love You, and Why Loving Them Back Makes You a Better Human
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I’m always looking forward to a new book by Gwen Cooper, because it guarantees hours of entertainment from an exquisite writer who loves and understands cats. YOU are PAWSOME! 75 Reasons Why Your Cats Love You, and Why Loving Them Back Makes You a Better Human is, in Gwen’s own words, her “open love letter to all the cat people out there – people who are, in my own humble opinion, some of the very greatest humans alive.”Continue Reading
Giveaway: Win an Assisi Loop for Your Cat
This giveaway is sponsored by Assisi Animal Health
Cats are masters at hiding pain, which makes it hard for even the most dedicated cat parent to recognize. By the time pain become obvious, chronic pain may have already had a considerable impact on the cat’s quality of life. While there are conventional pain medications that can help control feline pain, most come with considerable risk and negative side effects. The Assisi Loop provides safe and effective pain relief without adverse effects.Continue Reading
How Your Healthy Cat Can Support Research That Helps All Cats
This is a sponsored post, written by: Rowyn Rose, Science Communications Specialist at Basepaws*
Is your cat at least one year of age or older? Does he or she also have a clean bill of health from your veterinarian? Your cat could be a perfect candidate for Basepaws citizen science healthy cats research program!Continue Reading
Ask the Cat Behaviorist with Laura Cassiday: Traveling with Cats, Sudden Personality Change, and More
Laura Cassiday is a certified cat behavior consultant (CCBC) and owner of Pawsitive Vibes Cat Behavior and Training. Laura is certified through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. She is also a Fear Free certified animal trainer. Laura recently published her first book, The Complete Guide to Adopting a Cat (affiliate link*.) She works with cat guardians remotely from all over the world, as well as in-person in her local area of Baltimore, Maryland. For more information, visit Pawsitive Vibes Cat Behavior and Training.Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: Say No
Review: The Cat in the Christmas Tree
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The Cat in the Christmas Tree is a collection of stories celebrating the magic – and mayhem – cats bring to Christmas.Continue Reading