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Sleeping Bags for Your Cat

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Leave it to Triple T Studios to come up with a novel and super adorable cat bed idea! Their new cat sleeping bags let your cat sleep tucked inside or on top of the soft bed. They even come with a cute matching pillow!

Cat Sleeping Bag features

Two pillow inserts make the sleeping bag fluffy and comfortable. The cover comes with a zipper so it can be easily removed for machine washing. The bed is made from a soft 70% cotton and 30% polyester blend.

The sleep...

Review: PetFusion Cat Scratching Flip Pad

We already have two of PetFusion’s fantastic scratchers: the iconic Ultimate Cat Scratcher Lounge, and the three-sided vertical scratcher. Both have held up exceptionally well. When I was looking for a smaller scratcher, PetFusion was nice enough to send me their flip pad scratcher.

Cat Scratching Flip Pad features

Made of recycled cardboard with non-toxic corn starch glue, this clever design is really two scratchers in one: it flips over for a varied look and feel. The subtly curved design is...

Remembering Ruby: That Time When Ruby Helped Me Clean

I am so grateful to have eight years of Ruby’s Reflections to look back on, even though of course, eight years isn’t nearly enough. We don’t realize how quickly we can forget the small, everyday things after we lose a loved one. It’s one of the many reasons why I encourage people to journal after they lose a cat and write down as many memories as they can. Capturing memories while they’re fresh in our minds is a precious gift to ourselves.

Today’s memory goes back to April of 2012. Ruby had be...

Raphael Vavasseur Cat Paintings

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Raphaël Vavasseur’s unique cat paintings captured my attention on Facebook several years ago, and I had the good fortune to be able to interview him in 2014. He vanished from social media for a few years, but he’s back, and his beautiful paintings are now available on Etsy as affordable prints.

Raphaël Vavasseur spent the first 25 years of his life in Paris, France, where he also went to graphic design and art school. He eventually interrupted his studies an...

Safe Anesthesia for Your Cat Begins at Home

Every cat parent I know worries when a cat  has to go under anesthesia, including me. Even though I’ve assisted with all sorts of anesthetic procedures and surgeries in my years working in veterinary clinics, and even though I understand how it all works and what constitutes safe anesthetic practice, it still doesn’t completely take the worry out of it. But did you know that there is something you can do at home to ensure that will not only make the trip to the vet clinic less stressful, but w...

Sunday Quotes: Baby Steps

As of today, I am considered “fully vaccinated,” and it’s finally safe to go back out into the world again. There are so many things I’m looking forward to: hugging my friends, eating in restaurants, going back to stores. I’m excited, but I’m not going to throw caution to the wind overnight. I’ll be stepping out of my pandemic cocoon gradually.

In an opinion piece in the Washington Post titled “As the world starts to open up, it’s tough to let go,” Mary Laura Philpott addresses what I’ve been ...

Pet Food Recall: Natural Balance L.I.D. Green Pea and Chicken Dry Cat Food

Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. of San Diego, CA, is voluntarily recalling the cat food products listed below due to possible contamination with Salmonella. This was discovered from a routine state surveillance sample from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

Products were distributed nationwide in the U.S. via both retail and online distribution. No customer complaints or illnesses have been reported to date, and no other Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc. products are impacted by this recal...

Mews and Nips: Army Sergeant Hopes to Bring Rescued Stray and Her Kittens Home

An army sergeant rescued a pregnant stray cat who had been hanging around the base where she was deployed and she and several others helped nurse the pregnant cat back to health. The mom regained her strength in time to give birth to four kittens. Unfortunately, one of the kittens did not survive, but Sgt. Hetty continued to care for the mom and the remaining three kittens, Now Sgt. Hetty is working with Paws of War, a nonprofit that assists active and retired military members with animal caus...

Love and Above Cat Club Mugs

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I previously introduced you to the Love and Above Cat Club, a website dedicated to self care for cat lovers. Founder Siena Lee-Tajiri also writes a monthly Sunday column for us.

Siena sent me the two coffee mugs shown above, and I just had to share them with you. I love starting my day with these lovely mugs – the colors and the message just really speak to me.

The generously sized mugs are available in two different designs.They also offer a cute lightweigh...

Giveaway: Meowfia Premium Felt Cat Cave

This giveaway is sponsored by Meowfia
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I’m a big fan of cat beds made from natural materials, and Meowfia’s felted wool cat caves are incredibly well made. Allegra is not much of a cave girl, but Ruby loved her cave and used it almost every day.

Each cave is handmade from 100% Merino wool, a soft, lightweight natural fiber. Most people think of these cat caves as a cozy winter hideaway, but they actually adjust to the ambient temperature, since Merino wool is...