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Conscious Cat Sunday: Feeling Restless?

Do you ever feel restless? Do you get that nagging feeling that something should be happening, or is about to happen? You’re slightly on edge, maybe fidgety, and there’s a nagging sense of “there’s got to be more than this?” Your cats give you the stink eye because from their perspective, your energy is all messed up?

Welcome to the human condition. No matter how good life is, most of us feel the occasional sense of discontent. But while a certain amount of restlessness can propel you out of...

Mews and Nips: Coroner Fights to Keep Therapy Cat

Therapy cats bring comfort in a variety of settings, including hospitals and nursing homes. A kitten aptly named Morticia has been providing this service at the Lexington County Coroner’s Office in South Carolina. Unfortunately, county officials are pressuring coroner Margaret Fisher to find a new home for the stray rescued cat, rather than letting Morticia continue to perform her duties. Fisher is fighting to keep the cat at the office. ““She is absolutely emotional therapy for us here at t...

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Review and Giveaway: Women Who Still Love Cats Too Much

Do you have a co-dependent relationship with your cats? One definition of co-dependency is that it “often involves placing a lower priority on one’s own needs, while being excessively preoccupied with the needs of others.” If I substitute the words “Allegra and Ruby” for the word “others” in this definition, then I’m guilty. Of course, there are fare worse definitions of co-dependency, many of which involve the word “dysfunctional,” but we won’t go there.

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Enter Your Favorite Rescue Group in Jackson Galaxy’s Catify to Satisfy Giveaway

How would you like to win a 90-minute Skype call with Jackson Galaxy for your favorite rescue group or shelter? That’s the grand-prize, valued at $7,500, in an amazing giveaway offered by Jackson to celebrate the November 17 release of his and Kate Benjamin’s new book, Catify to Satisfy: Simple Solutions for Creating a Cat-Friendly Home.

But that’s not the only prize you can win for your favorite rescue. Other prizes include goodies from Hauspanther, Tiger Teasers and Pet Fusion, PR trainin...

Exclusive Interview with James Bowen: Bob the Movie, Bob’s World Cafe, and a New Book

I have been in love with Bob ever since I read the British edition of A Street Cat Named Bob more than three years ago, and have followed the amazing journey of the pair since then. As far as life-changing cats go, Bob is in a league of his own.

James and Bob’s newest book, A Gift from Bob, How a Street Cat Helped One Man Learn the Meaning of Christmas, will publish in the US on October 13 (look for a review and giveaway here on The Conscious Cat on October 16.) I promise you that you will a...

SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post: A Paws Down Favorite at Our House

When it comes to scratching posts, bigger is usually better. The SmartCat Ultimate Scratching Post is the tallest and sturdiest post we’ve come across, and Allegra and Ruby love it.

Cats scratch for a variety of reasons: they scratch to groom their claws, the scratching motion helps remove dead sheaths from their front claws (they usually chew them off their back claws). They scratch to mark their territory. Their front paws contain scent glands, and scratching leaves behind their unique sig...

Alternative Healing Modalities for Cats

More and more people are understanding that well-being encompasses body, mind and spirit, and as a result, are turning to alternative healing modalities. And, as they are experiencing the benefits of alternative therapies for themselves, they also look for alternative ways of caring for their cats.

Illness and even the normal aging process can manifest in signs of pain and reduced energy in cats as well as in humans. Your personal stress can be reflected in your cats and create illness for t...

Conscious Cat Sunday: Bring Random Amazement Into Your Life

Two weeks ago, I attended a one-day Mastermind event with the amazing Peter Shankman. Shankminds is designed to get CEOs, entrepreneurs and small business owners out of their comfort zone and help them take their businesses to the next level and beyond. What does this have to do with cats?

Hang in there with me, you know I’ll get to that.

Last Sunday I wrote about how important it is to not get stuck in a rut. My day spent in the company of other entrepreneurs from all sorts of different ind...

Mews and Nips: 911 Operator Saves Homeless Kittens

When 911 operator Shauna Rogers received a call from a man who had found a box of abandoned kittens, she couldn’t get the call out of her mind. ” “I could hear them crying in the background,” Rogers told Q13 Fox News in Kent, Washington. “You could tell they were very little.” She contacted the animal control officer and offered to help find homes for the kittens. By the end of the day, every single kitten had been adopted by one of Rogers’ co-workers. Read the full story on The Huffington P...