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Giveaway: Autographed Copies of Catify to Satisfy by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin

This giveaway is sponsored by Tarcher and Perigee

Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home combines Jackson’s wealth of experience working with challenging cats, Kate’s expertise with cat-friendly design and DIY projects, and ideas from members of Catification Nation to provide more than twenty projects and a huge number of simple design tricks to help cat guardians provide a truly enriched environment for their feline family members. Click here to read my review....

Giveaway: Petlinks Flitter Fly

This giveaway is sponsored by Petlinks Products

The Flitter Fly is an entirely new take on motion cat toys. This whirl-and-catch wind toy blows colorful butterflies and lightweight feathers around a clear bowl with a gentle fan. Cats delight in poking a paw through the top opening, trying to catch the swirling butterflies. Sporadically a feather will fly out of the bowl, inspiring cats to pounce. The variable speed fan speeds up, slows down and occasionally stops to captivate cats, and the...

Custom Pen and Ink Cat Drawings by Inspurration

This post is sponsored by Inspurration

Ever since photographer and artist Kelsey Levine was a little girl, she has loved animals, particularly cats. A few years ago, Kelsey started volunteering with a local animal rescue, fostering homeless cats and kittens in need of a place to stay before finding their forever homes. Since then,Kelsey has found homes for nearly 100 felines in need. “Rescuing animals is an incredibly rewarding experience,” says Levine. “I am grateful for the opportunity to...

Review: Catify to Satisfy by Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin

The wait is over! The long awaited sequel to Jackson Galaxy and Kate Benjamin’s New York Times Bestseller Catification: Designing a Happy and Stylish Home for Your Cat (and You) was released today. Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home combines Jackson’s wealth of experience working with challenging cats, Kate’s expertise with cat-friendly design and DIY projects, and ideas from members of Catification Nation to provide more than twenty projects and a huge numb...

Top 10 Toxic Substances for Cats

Even though cats tend to be more discriminating than dogs about ingesting random toxic substances, cats do get into the strangest things. With many toxins, immediate emergency treatment is critical to prevent life-threatening complications. The following 10 substances are the most frequently seen toxicology cases in veterinary emergency clinics.

1. Chocolate

Even though this is a more common problem with dogs, because cats do not have the ability to taste sweets, some cats do get themselves...

Giveaway: Cruelty-Free Alpaca Cat Bed Mat from Wrapt Cats

This giveaway is sponsored by Wrapt Cats

Instead of our usual Conscious Cat Sunday feature, we’re bringing you a special giveaway today – because the Alpaca Cat Bed Mat from Wrapt Cats is all about conscious living. This beautiful mat is handmade from a beautiful white alpaca who is living the great life with the rest of her herd out in the Pennsylvania countryside. Her shorn fleece (shaved from the back of the alpaca, the animal is not harmed in the process) was worked directly into a rug i...

Mews and Nips: Move Over, Cat Cafés, Now There’s a Cat Pub!

The cat café craze shows no signs of letting up (look for a report about my visit to Meow Parlour in New York City soon,) but if your beverage of choice is a little more potent than coffee or tea, you need to visit Bag o’ Nails in Bristol in the UK. Mashable reports that the cosy little watering hole is home to 15 cats, many of whom spend their time casually draped over the bar or in the laps of the pub’s customers. Visit Mashable to learn more about the pub and to see some wonderful photos....

SmartCat Ultimate Litter Mat Winner

Congratulations, Tami Amburn! You’re the winner of a SmartCat Ultimate Litter Mat from Pioneer Pet.

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

The SmartCat Ultimate Litter Mat is available from Pioneer Pet.

*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 timeframe stated, an alter...

Review: Do Unto Animals: A Friendly Guide to How Animals Live, and How We Can Make Their Lives Better

I rarely review non-cat books on The Conscious Cat, but Do Unto Animals by former veterinary technician, animal advocate and wife of comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart, is such a purrfect fit for what this site is all about that I want to share it with you. After all, conscious living encompasses caring for all living beings on this earth, not just cats.

Stewart, who spent her 20’s and 30’s working in a series of safe, but boring jobs, followed her heart and became a veterinary...

Giveaway: Holiday Basket of Toys from Purrfectplay

This giveaway is sponsored by Purrfectplay

Cat toys don’t get much better than the ones from PurrfectPlay. Made in the USA from 100% natural and organic materials, these durable and safe toys are not only fun for pets, they’re made by a company that prides itself on earth-friendly business practices. Their motto is “if Mother Nature didn’t make it, we don’t use it!” PurrfectPlay does not use any synthetics or plastic. The toys are dye and toxin free, they are sustainable and fair trade, and...