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Coming in June: Purrs of Wisdom: Enlightenment, Feline Style

2016 is going to be a big year for me! In addition to my new release, Tortitude: The BIG Book About Cats with a BIG Attitude, which will be published by Passionfruit Press on February 5 and is available for pre-order now. The second volume in the popular Purrs of Wisdom series will also be published by Passionfruit Press on June 5.

In Purrs of Wisdom: Enlightenment, Feline Style, I explore our relationships with cats by combining my professional expertise with compassionate insights into how...

Last Minute Holiday Shopping Ideas for Cat Lovers

How is your holiday shopping coming along? If you’re already all done and ready to wrap, good for you! I bet your kitties are standing by, eager to help with all the wrapping, which surely is a cat’s favorite part of the holidays. What’s not to like: boxes, paper, ribbons (just be careful, never leave cats unsupervised with ribbon. If a cat ingests ribbon, it can lead to a life-threatening intestinal obstruction.)

But for those of you who still need a little help, here’s a round up of some l...

A Visit to Meow Parlour, New York City’s First Cat Café

During a recent visit to New York City, I had a chance to visit Meow Parlour. The city’s first cat café opened last December. The concept follows that of most cat cafés in this country: visitors can spend time with adoptable cats while enjoying food and drink. Meow Parlous allows visits ranging from half an hour to up to five hours. They offer free Wifi, so you could get some work done while in the company of cats.

The café is a brightly lit open space. I loved the double-fail-safe entry w...

Stella & Chewy’s Recalls Two Cat Formulas

Pet food manufacturer Stella & Chewy’s is voluntarily recalling some of its products sold in the United States and Canada over concerns about the possibility of listeria. A recall of 990 cases of products was prompted by a positive test for Listeria monocytogenes in Stella’s Super Beef Dinner Morsels for dogs in 8.5-ounce frozen bags during routine surveillance testing by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

As a precautionary measure, Stella and Chewy’s is voluntari...

Art Inspired by Cats: Meet Cathi Marro, Musician, Artist and Consummate Cat Lover

Cathi Marro is a professional free-lance musician, educator and artist. She specializes in flute and alto flute, playing in several ensembles ranging from classical symphony orchestras, to flute choirs, rock bands, sacred ensembles and even a performance art troupe. Four fabulous cats and a patient husband allow her to live with them in the Miami, Florida area. Daily cat painting is an important part of her day.

We’re delighted to welcome Cathi to The Conscious Cat today.

You’re a musician...

Interview With Dr. Tony Buffington, Champion of Environmental Enrichment for Cats – Part Two

In part one of my interview with Tony Buffington, DVM, PhD, DACVN, Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Buffington talked about why he founded the Indoor Cat Initiative and how providing an enriched environment benefits cats. If you missed part one, you can read it here.

Dr. Buffington was the PhD advisor for Judi Stella, PhD, now a Science Fellow at the Purdue Center for Animal Welfare Science, for a landmark stu...

Conscious Cat Sunday: Live a Life of Passion

I believe that we are happiest when we allow ourselves to life a life of passion.I’ve been on a journey of following my bliss for more than two decades now, and I’ve been fortunate that for the past fifteen plus years, I’ve been able to do work I’m passionate about, from working in and eventually managing a veterinary hospital to my current incarnation of writing about and working with cats.

A recent Op Ed piece in the New York Times titled Lady Gaga and the Life of Passion reminded me once...

Flitter Fly Winner

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Mews and Nips: San Antonio College Cares for Feral Cats

At San Antonio College in San Antonio, TX, faculty and staff encourage the campus to responsibly care for feral cats. Scattered feline aid stations throughout the campus provide food and water for colonies of feral cats that call this college home. Vernell Walker, dean of professional and technical education, started feeding the cats about a year ago. “It just looked like they were starving; they looked so thin and they’d be following folks,” Walker said. For more about this caring college a...