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Cats Practicing Yoga Downloadable Coloring Book

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Coloring has been shown to be a major stress reliever. Studies show that the structured, rhythmic motion of coloring eases you into a meditative state, which allows you to push negative thoughts and worries out of your mind, and which induces a profound sense of relaxation. The benefits of yoga have been known to relieve stress for a very long time. We also know that simply being with a cat lowers our stress levels. So really, Cats Practicing Yoga offers you...

Review: Matabi Silvervine Chew Sticks

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Silvervine is a plant native to the mountainous regions of eastern Asia. It has been used in Asia for centuries as a preventative health aid. In Japan and China, it has also been used as a cat stimulant. Cats react to silvervine similarly to how they do to catnip, with behaviors like rolling, chin and cheek rubbing, meowing, drooling and licking. Unlike catnip, which only affects about 50% of all cats, all cats appear to react to silvervine. Effects generall...

Allegra’s World: Thunderstorms and Fireworks

Hi everyone, it’s Allegra! I hope you all are doing as well as anyone can during these strange times. It’s a big job for us cats to take care of our humans right now, isn’t it? They’re all so terribly stressed, and I can’t help but worry about Mom.

I want to tell you about the last couple of weeks here, because it’s been really loud at our house at times! It’s been pretty hot here, and that often means that we get thunderstorms. On top of that, there have been popping noises almost every night...

Cat Wire Storage Basket

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Have you been doing a lot of cleaning and organizing lately? I’ve found that during these challenging times, cleaning out my closet or even just organizing one small drawer or shelf at a time has been very helpful in managing my anxiety. Sometimes, I just feel that I need to do something with my hands, and the gratification, especially for small projects, is pretty instant.

All this activity has also given me some new ideas  for how to organize my space bett...

Ask the Cat Doc: Runny Eyes, Overgrooming, Cats Who Don’t Get Along, and More

Welcome to our regular “Ask the Cat Doc With Dr. Lynn Bahr” segment! Once a month, Dr. Bahr answers as many of your questions as she can, and you can leave new questions for her in a comment.

Dr. Bahr graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in 1991. Unlike most veterinarians, she did not grow up knowing that she would become a veterinarian. “It was a cat who got me interested in the practice and I am forever grateful to him,” said Dr. Bahr. Over the course of he...

Pet Food Recall: The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of One Lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula Canned Cat Food

On July 3, the J. M. Smucker Company announced a voluntary recall of one lot of Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula canned cat food due to health concerns likely associated with elevated levels of choline chloride.

Ingesting impacted product may cause nausea with excessive salivation, constricted pupils and poor vision, diarrhea or vomiting to more severe symptoms including difficulty walking, muscle shaking, tremors, irregular heartbeat, difficulty breathing, possible ...

Sunday Quotes: Rest and Play

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Now more than ever, rest and play are important for our mental and physical well-being. Cats have known this all along, they didn’t need a pandemic to remind us!

Most of us know that we need to make sure we get enough rest and sleep during stressful times, but we tend to not think of play as a stress reliever. And yet, play has been shown to release endorphins, improve brain function and memory, and stimulate creativity. It stands to reason that play is an i...

Happy 4th of July

This 4th of July will be very different from previous celebrations for a lot of us. For Allegra and me, on a personal level, it will be the first 4th without Ruby. And of course, nothing else will be the same this  year, either.

If you are going to gather with family or friends, please be safe and observe physical distancing and wear a mask. If you’re going to stay home, try to find something meaningful that allows you to enjoy the holiday. Maybe there’s a special food that evokes summer for y...

Novis Pets T-Shirt Winner

Congratulations, Lisa! You won a T-shirt from Novis Pets!

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

For more information about Novispets, and to purchase, please visit https://novispets.com/.

*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 winner wil...

How to Deepen Your Bond With Your Cat

Sarah with Ariel

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You’ve come to know Sarah Chauncey through her compassionate writing about loss and grief  here on The Conscious Cat over the past few years. After her heart-cat Hedda died in 2016, she wrote P.S. I Love You More Than Tuna, a beautifully illustrated and healing gift book which is available for pre-order now.

And now you can get to know Sarah even better! On Saturday, July 11, she will be giving a talk on “How to Deepen Your Bond with Your Cat...