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The images and news coming out of Ukraine are beyond distressing and heartbreaking. Anxiety, anger, helplesness, hopelessness, anger, and numbness – these are just some of the emotions we may be feeling as we follow news coverage of the war. It’s important to stay informed, but you may need to limit your news exposure to preserve your mental health, which for many of us may already be frayed after the last two years of constant stress caused by the pandemic.

Most of us are looking for ways to ...

Pet Insurance for Cats: 5 Tips to Find the Best Plan for Your Cat

Sponsored guest post by Kim Albright

When it comes to caring for our feline friends, most cat parents will go above and beyond to make sure their cats are well taken care of and in the best possible health. Pet insurance can ensure cats get needed medical treatments while also minimizing surprise vet bills for accidents or illnesses.

However, not all pet insurance policies are created equally. Understanding what to look for when shopping for pet insurance is crucial for finding the best plan f...

How the Assisi Loop Helps Pele with Arthritis and an Old Injury

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Beautiful 12-year-old Pele shares her Dallas, Texas home with tortie Lulu and tabby-and-white Miss Kiki and her humans, Janine and Russell. They’ve had Pele since she was about eight weeks old. She was thrown out of a car driving down a busy street in front of the automotive shop where Russell was working back then.  He ran out in the busy traffic to rescue her before she could get hit by a car.

“Pele had injured one leg and had a limp for months before she was able ...

Sunday Quotes: Wasted Time

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Mews and Nips: Why Do Cats Sleep So Much?

Our pampered cats have a pretty nice life. They don’t have to worry about hunting down their next meal, they get love and affection, and they can sleep the day away. But is there such a thing as too much sleep for a cat? Inverse takes an in-depth look at how much cats sleep, why they need so much sleep, whether there is such a thing as too much sleep, and more. Visit Inverse.com to read the full article.

If you missed any of the stories featured on the Conscious Cat this week, here’s a recap: ...

Review: Indoor Cat: How to Enrich Their Lives and Expand Their World

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You know Dr. Lynn Bahr from our “Ask the Cat Doc” column. She is the founder of Dezi & Roo, a company that designs, manufactures, and sells solution-based products that enhance the lives of cats and their owners. And now Dr. Bahr shares her expertise with a wider audience in her upcoming book Indoor Cat: How to Enrich Their Lives and Expand Their World, due out in April and available for pre-order now.

Together with co-author Laura Moss, the founder of Adven...

Giveaway: Catit Stacking Tower

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Catit makes some of the nicest, longest lasting cat furniture on the market, and this stacking tower is no exception. Perfectly sized for kittens or small cats, the tower is a versatile playground to keep cats entertained.

Catit Stacking Tower featuresMeasures 43 inches high and 17.5 inches wide at the bottomPadded top perchNo tools required for assembly, simply stack the tiersIndividual openings in all three tiers. Tiers can be rotate for a different ...

Frisco Cactus Scratching Post

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Tall, sturdy, well designed scratching posts are a must have for any cat home, and if they’re also a pleasing to the human eye, so much the better.

Frisco’s Cactus Scratching Post checks all of those boxes. This tri-post, sisal-wrapped design features a stable, double-layer baseboard. The top and bottom of the cactus feature a moppy plush material.

Cactus Scratching Post featuresTri-post, sisal-wrapped design promotes satisfying scratchesCactus shape with...

Keeping Kitty Happy: The Ultimate Guide to Indoor Enrichment

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Our friends at Cat Amazing know cats. They created the super fun Cat Amazing puzzle toy and the Cat Amazing EPIC! puzzle, two of the best puzzle toys I’ve seen. And now they’ve created a fantastic guide for keeping indoor cats happy and healthy, and it’s completely free!

This 22-page guide is beautifully illustrated and covers play, climbing, hiding, scratching and so much more. It will help you understand your cat even better, and it will guide you to use that underst...

How to Get Your Cat Used to the Carrier

A cat carrier is an important part of your cat’s life. For most cats, the only time they’re in a carrier is when they have to go to the veterinarian, so the association with carriers is often a negative and stressful one. But carriers can be vital in an emergency, and it’s vital to get your cats used to the carrier so that they can associate it with a positive experience.

Pick the right carrier

Carriers come in all shapes and sizes, from hard-sided crates to soft-sided carrying cases. It comes...