What DNA Testing Can Tell You About Your Cat

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Have you ever wondered about your cat’s genetic background? Maybe you want to know which breeds might make up her genes, or are curious about whether or not her coat color influences her personality. Perhaps you’d like to find out if she has any genetic health conditions so you can be proactive about preventing them from manifesting. Having a DNA test done on your cat can answer all these questions and more – and it can also contribute to our scientific understanding of the feline genome.Continue Reading

Happy Mother’s Day

My mom passed away 29 years ago. Even after all that time, Mother’s Day still is a bit bittersweet. I still feel some sadness when Mother’s Day cards start showing up in stores, friends make plans to spend time with their moms, and restaurants offer Mother’s Day specials.Continue Reading

Special Offer: Get $80 off Okaysou AirMax 10L Air Purifier

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As of October 2023, Okaysou is Oksou – new name, same great products.

We love our Okaysou air purifiers and have one in every room in our house.

They capture 99.97% of air pollutants like pet hair and dander, dust, pollen, and smoke. They eliminate household odors as small as 0.25 microns, and they safely breaks down various harmful gases, such as formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene and VOC’s (volatile organic compounds.) And they work great on all sorts of smells, from cooking odors to smelly litter box deposits.Continue Reading

Why Cats Should Not Eat Dry Food

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What you feed your cats will impact their health for the length of their lives, so choosing the best food is one of the most important decisions you’ll make as a cat parent. With the overwhelming array of choices available and opinions diverging widely, it can be overwhelming to choose.Continue Reading

Pollen Allergies Got You Down? Air Purifiers Can Help

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February 2024 Update: It appears that OKSOU, formerly Okaysou, has gone out of business. Their website no longer exists, and I have been unable to get in touch with my marketing contact. The good news is this an almost identical air purifier model is available from Levoit.

I love our Okaysou air purifiers. I have one in every room in my house. I’m fortunate that pollen doesn’t bother me, but given how well these air purifiers work in our home on everything else, I’m pretty sure they would make a big difference for pollen sufferers.Continue Reading