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Review: Zen and the Art of Caring for Pets

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Zen and the Art of Caring for Pets is both informative and profoundly moving. Part memoir, part pet care book, the book chronicles Dr. Kelleher’s experiences in veterinary medicine, from working in conventional and critical care practices to starting her own holistic practice.

She addresses the benefits of various holistic healing modalities, along with case stories and testimonials of the pets who have been helped by these treatments. This section of the bo...

Crochet Cats Make Purrfect Gifts

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I came across these adorable crochet cats on my Etsy travels, and I just had to share them with you. Handmade from acrylic yawn, these little cats measure between 4.5 and 5.5 inches, and will make the purrfect decroation for your desk, shelf, or anywhere you need a little smile.

They come in a huge variety of colors. Due to the variegated yarns, the color sequences will vary with each cat crocheted, making each one unique.

And yes, there’s even a tortie!

P...

Now Available: The 2022 Conscious Cat Wall Calendar

I’m delighted to announce that our 2021 Conscious Cat Wall Calendar, featuring my beautiful Allegra, is now available for purchase!

Allegra spent a lot of time choosing the purrfect photos for you, and even though this calendar puts her in the spotlight, you just may find Ruby’s presence here and there.

To my knowledge, this is still the only calendar on the market that exclusively features a tortoiseshell cat and that famous tortitude!

Calendars are $29.95 plus $8.95 shipping and handling (U...

Remembering Ruby on What Would Have Been Her 11th Birthday

Today would have been Ruby’s 11th birthday, and as is often the case with these special days, I miss my precious girl even more today than I usually do. I don’t think I’ll ever come to terms with the fact that she died so young. She had so much life left to live, so many more years of irritating her big sister, and so many more tuna cakes to enjoy.

The photo above shows her on her last birthday in 2019, about a month before she was diagnosed with advanced kidney disease.

I thought I’d share th...

Happy Labor Day

Today is Labor Day in the United States, and we’re doing anything but labor: we’re taking a 24-hour online break.

Labor Day usually makes me a little melancholy. I don’t want summer to end, but after the relentless heat of most of August, I’m actually ready for some slightly cooler weather. However, I’m not quite ready for all the pumpkin spice everything I’m already seeing in stores!

We’ll be back tomorrow with our regular fare of articles about feline health and nutrition, product reviews, ...

Sunday Quotes: Empathy

These are challenging times for all of us, but even more so for those among us who are strong empaths. If you’re not familiar with the term, these are some of the signs that you are one:

You have a deep sensitivity toward others.You feel a deep connection to animals and nature.Negative people and negative energy drain you.You are highly intuitive.You find being around large groups of people exhausting.You’re drawn to holistic methods of healing.You’re drawn to the helping professions.Y...

Mews and Nips: Study Reveals Cats Do Not Like to Work for Food

When given the choice between a freely available meal and a meal trapped inside a food puzzle, scientists have found most animal species such as dogs, bears, goats and monkeys, prefer to work for their food – a concept known as contrafreeloading. That was not the case with cats. The researchers weren’t able to determine why cats prefer to have their meals served to them, but before you jump to the conclusion that it’s just about laziness, visit Science Alert to learn more about the study.

If y...

Cat Butt Pillow Winner

Congratulations, Ellen Beck! You’re the winner of a Cat Butt Pillow from Austinwood.

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

For more information and to purchase, please visit  Austinwood.shop.

**Winners are selected by random drawing. Winners need to provide a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours of receipt of notification e-mail or announcement of winner’s name(s) on The Conscious Cat. If this information is not received within the time frame stated, an alternate winne...

Get 10 Pounds of Darwin’s Raw Cat Food for $14.95, Plus FREE Gift

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Embraced for decades by holistically oriented pet parents and holistic veterinarians, raw feeding is becoming more and more mainstream as cat parents look for alternatives to feeding highly processed commercial pet foods. I’ve been feeding raw for the past ten years, and have seen my cats thrive on it.

I started feeding Darwin’s about five years ago. It’s Allegra’s favorite food. Ruby loved it, too, and ate it almost all the way to the end of her much too sh...

Fall Tea and Hand Towels and Storage Bin from Triple T Studios

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I don’t usually wish summer away, but these last couple of weeks have been so miserably hot here, I’m ready for cooler weather. I thought I’d get us all in the mood with these adorable fall themed towels and a storage bin from Triple T Studios.

I’m a big fan of everyday products that are not just functional, but are also pretty and make me happy when I use them. Triple T Studios’ new cat tea towels and the canvas storage bin certainly fit that bill!

Cat Tea...