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Conscious Cat Sunday: The Mindful Pause

There’s no question that mediation is good for us. t helps us handle the stress of daily life, it has numerous health benefits, and it is a wonderful way to get in touch with our true spiritual nature. In fact, there is so much evidence that meditation is good for you that meditation should be as much a part of our daily lives as breathing.

And yet, many of us find excuses to not establish a daily mediation practice. “I don’t have the time.” “I don’t know how.” “I can’t sit still.” But you d...

Mews and Nips: Autistic Child Finds Her Voice Through Art and Her Feline Best Friend

Two years ago, I was honored when Arabella Carter-Johnson wrote a guest post for us, introducing us to her very special autistic daughter Iris and her Maine Coon cat Thula, who was instrumental in helping Iris open up and communicate in ways that she hadn’t done before. Iris, now six years old and an accomplished artist, and her artist assistant kitty are featured on Bored Panda with photos that are sure to make your heart sing. I’m currently reading Iris Grace, Arabella Carter-Johnson’s fir...

Mew and Nips: Autistic Child Finds Her Voice Through Art and Her Feline Best Friend

Two years ago, I was honored when Arabella Carter-Johnson wrote a guest post for us, introducing us to her very special autistic daughter Iris and her Maine Coon cat Thula, who was instrumental in helping Iris open up and communicate in ways that she hadn’t done before. Iris, now six years old and an accomplished artist, and her artist assistant kitty are featured on Bored Panda with photos that are sure to make your heart sing. I’m currently reading Iris Grace, Arabella Carter-Johnson’s fir...

Tortitude Winner

Congratulations, Jessica Lawrence! You’re the winner of an autographed copy of Tortitude: The BIG Book of Cats With a BIG Attitude.

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

Tortitude: The BIG Book of Cats With a BIG Attitude is available from Amazon and everywhere books are sold.

*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...

Celebrate Earth Day by Going Green With Your Cats

We’re all about conscious living here at The Conscious Cat, and green living is a big part of living a conscious life. Earth Day is a great day to remember that green living isn’t just good for us and the planet, it’s also good for our cats.

Here are some ways you can celebrate Earth Day (and beyond) by going green with your cat:

Feed natural foods

Even though the term “natural” is an often misused marketing term, truly natural cat foods use meats that are raised in sustainable, humane ways...

Giveaway: Lacey’s Lookout™ Window Seat

This giveaway is sponsored by The Savvy Pet

On Tuesday, we introduced you to the amazing Lacey’s Lookout Window Seat. This gorgeous piece of cat furniture Lacey’s Lookout comes in 3 sizes, 2 bed styles, 4 bed colors and 3 furniture finishes, and is manufactured in the US. The small size comes with a rectangle pillow bed. The medium and large sizes come with either a rectangle pillow bed or a bolster couch. Please read Tuesday’s post for more details.

Today, one lucky reader will have a chanc...

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Cat Lovers from Georgia’s Gifts

This post is sponsored by Georgia’s Gifts

Georgia’s Gifts offers fun & unique Mother’s Day gift ideas for cat lovers and cat parents. Here are a few suggestions to get your shopping started. For even more super cute and unique cat gifts, visit their website to browse, and be sure to sign up for their emails to be the first to hear about new products and to get special discounts.

Add some whimsy to your kitchen with Georgia’s Gifts’ collections of cat themed oven mitts, dish towels, potholde...

Lacey’s Lookout™ Window Seat: The Ultimate Cat TV Lounger

This post is sponsored by The Savvy Pet

Cats love window perches.From napping to sunbathing to front and back yard watching, window perches are a great way to keep kitty entertained with an ever changing “Cat TV” program. Window perches come in all sorts of shapes and forms.

Today, I’m super excited to introduce you to one of the most gorgeous pieces of cat (and dog) furniture I’ve seen in a while: the Lacey’s Lookout Window Seat from The Savvy Pet. This patent pending design is not only bea...

Benefits of Laser Therapy for Cats

Cold laser therapy, also known as low level laser therapy, is a treatment that utilizes specific wavelengths of light to interact with tissue. Laser therapy has been used for decades in human medicine, and is more recently being used in veterinary medicine. It can treat a wide variety of acute and chronic conditions.

How does laser therapy work?

The laser deeply penetrates tissue and stimulates the body’s cells to create energy. This energy stimulates metabolic processes and overall cellular...

Ruby’s Reflections: 5th Adoption Anniversary

Hi everyone, it’s Ruby! Today is a very special day for me! It’s my 5th adoption anniversary! Five years ago today, Mom brought me home to live with her and Allegra. What a great day that was! I am such a lucky girl.

Did you know that my name was Cinnamon before Mom changed it to Ruby? She said she wanted me to be named after a gemstone, because I’m such a gem!

Allegra: You’re a gem alright, Ruby…

Ruby: blows raspberry at Allegra.

Ingrid: How is it possible that Ruby has been with us for fiv...