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Sleepypod Ultimate Cat Traveler Package Winner
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Allegra’s World: 14th Adoption Anniversary
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
Will Your Cat React to the Solar Eclipse?
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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AAFP Launches Chronic Pain Educational Tool Kit
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
Remembering Ruby: The Day We Met for the First Time
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
Happy Easter
Happy Easter from Allegra and Ingrid
I just had to add the golden Lindt chocolate bunny to this graphic. Even as a little girl, I remember always getting one in my Easter basket. The gold bunny was created in 1952.Continue Reading
Giveaway: Sleepypod Ultimate Cat Traveler Package
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Do we have an amazing giveaway for you! The Ultimate Sleepypod Cat Traveler Package includes everything you need to make travel safe and comfortable for your cat.
Sleepypod is known for reinventing pet products through innovative design, and for its fantastic cat carriers.Continue Reading
This Hack Will Let You Easily and Accurately Cut Pills for Your Cat
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Allegra has been on several different medications for the past few years. Since she needs to be on half and quarter sizes of some of her pills, that means I have to cut pills. It’s been a bit of a frustrating journey to find a solution that would cut her pills as accurately as possible. I was thrilled when I discovered a hack that has made the whole process so much easier.Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: See the Good
Congratulations to the 2 Winners of our Darwin’s Giveawawy
Congratulations, Service Cats US Sandra L. McFadden! You’re the winners of our Darwin’s raw cat food giveaway. You will get 20 pounds of food for your cats, and 20 pounds will be sent to your chosen shelter or rescue.
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