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Sunday Quotes: Improve The World
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Review: Why Can’t My Brother Be More Like My Cat?
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I’m certainly not the target audience for children’s books, but I still enjoy flipping through illustrated books for kids as long as they have cats in them. Why Can’t My Brother Be More Like My Cat is a charming little book with quirky images.Continue Reading
Review: Cheerble Elfin E1+ Cordless Pumpless Fountain
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Fountains have come a long way since the days when they sounded like a waterfall, or had pumps that could be heard all the way across the room. Some of the newer fountains are cordless, super quiet and don’t even have pumps anymore. I was excited to review the Elfin E1+ cordless and pumpless fountain from Cheerble, my first experience with that type of fountain.Continue Reading
H5N1 and Cats: Debunking False Information About Cat Food Safety
By Ingrid R Niesman MS PhD
An opinion piece in Thursday’s Washington Post by Leana S. Wen, a physician and columnist for the paper, titled How to protect your cat from bird flu, subtitled “Don’t feed it raw milk or meat, and watch for symptoms,” contains some good information, but also contains misleading information about pet food safety in light of H5N1.Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: Inner Peace
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Review: Cats Against Anxiety Cards
I have yet to talk to anyone these days who doesn’t experience anxiety. In times like these, every little tool we can utilize to create at least some peace for ourselves is fair game. When I came across these Cards Against Anxiety cards, I just had to share them with you, because who better than cats to teach us a thing or two about remaining calm.Continue Reading
Sunday Quotes: Take Care of Yourself
Congratulations to the Winner of Our February 2025 Darwin’s Giveaway
Congratulations, Ashley! You’re the winner 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.
Look for an email from Ingrid.*Continue Reading
H5N1 Illness in Cats: A Heartbreaking Story of 11 Cats in Oregon
By Ingrid R Niesman MS PhD
As we are learning more about H5N1 avian influenza A (HPAI), we know it has proven deadly to cats. 10 cats in Oregon became infected after eating raw food. Their disease progression has taught us much about how this virus affects cats.Continue Reading
First Drug for Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Expected To Receive FDA Approval
This month brought good news for cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease that until now had no therapeutic treatment. Researchers at North Carolina State University, in collaboration with TriumVet, an animal health company based in Ireland, found that rapamycin can reverse symptoms of HCM in controlled studies.Continue Reading