Ingrid King's Blog: The Conscious Cat, page 391

Cat About Town Tote Bag and Book Winner

Congratulations, Sue Brandes! You’re the winner of a Cat About Town Tote Bag and an autographed copy of Dream a Little Scream by Mary Kennedy!

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

Dream a Little Scream 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. If this inform...

Sticky Paws Scratching Solutions Winner

Congratulations, Michelle Fidler! You’re the winner of a Trio of Sticky Paws Scratching Solutions from Pioneer Pet!

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

For more information about Sticky Paws, and to purchase, please visit 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 wit...

Black Cat Superstitions and Their Origins

Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day. If you share your life with one or more of these beautiful cats, that’s every day for you, because you already know just how special they are.

Sadly, black cats are also burdened with ridiculous prejudices. They have played a major role in superstitions, folklore and mythology for centuries. In the Middle Ages, black cats were believed to be witches’ familiars, and many even believed that black cats were reincarnated witches or messengers of witches or de...

Conscious Cat Sunday: Principles to Live by, Just for Today

Wouldn’t it be nice to have just a few principles that, if you were to follow them every day, would ground you in the here and now, help you weather the storms life throws at you on a daily basis, and make your life happier? Short of becoming cats, who have already figured out that ultimately, it’s always about living in the moment, these five simple principles can help.

Just for today, I will not be angry.

Just for today, I will not worry.

Just for today, I will be grateful.

Just for today,...

Mews and Nips: Welcome Miss Mudpie, the New Face of Mochas, Mysteries and Meows

When our friend Melissa, the founder and publisher of Mochas, Mysteries and Meows, lost her precious tortie Truffles suddenly and traumatically last month, our hearts were heavy. Losing a cat is always devastating, but when it happens unexpectedly, and to a young cat (Truffles was only two), it’s almost unbearable. There was no doubt in my mind that Melissa would open her heart to another cat when she was ready, and I was delighted when she announced the adoption of Miss Mudpie earlier this...

Review: The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret

Every August, I look forward to the newest release in Leann Sweeney’s Cats in Trouble mystery series. The series features cat quilter Jillian Hart and her three cats Merlot, Chablis and Chiraz, along with her human friends, who all live in the small town of Mercy, South Carolina. I was looking forward to The Cat, the Sneak and the Secret even more than usual, because this book features a tortie!

In this installment, Jillian and Tom are finally getting ready to get married. Jillian is busy wi...

Giveaway: SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder

This giveaway is sponsored by SureFlap

Do you have a cat who gobbles up his own meal and then steals everyone else’s food? Do you have a cat who needs to eat a diet that’s different from what everyone else in your household eats? Does the dog eat your cat’s food? The new SureFeed Microchip Pet Feeder may solve these problems for you. The feeder uses RFID technology to read a cat’s veterinarian-inserted microchip and determine whether or not to let the cat inside. The feeder also works with t...

Tortie Talk: Are Tortoiseshell Cats More Talkative Than Other Cats?

Even though I have absolutely no scientific evidence, in my experience, when it comes to being talkative, tortoiseshell cats have most other cats beat.

Buckley was one of the most vocal cats I’ve ever come across. She had a range of expression from an almost silent meow to a very loud, demanding cry that almost approached a scream. I often heard her meowing or chattering somewhere in the house. It was almost as if she felt compelled to provide a running commentary on her activities: “I think...

The Conscious Cat and Spirit Essences Are Rescue Cat Sponsors at the 2015 National Capital Cat Show

Each year, the National Capital Cat Show invites local shelters, rescue groups and animal awareness organizations to the show, and each year, these wonderful groups find forever homes for a large number of kittens and cats. I’m proud to announce that for the second year in a row, Spirit Essences is partnering with The Conscious Cat to be the Rescue Cat Sponsor!

The National Capital Cat Show is one of the largest cat shows in the country and features a huge selection of cat supplies, includin...

How Much Should I Feed My Cat?

“How much should I feed my cat?” is a question I’m frequently asked, and the answer isn’t as simple as it would seem. Even though every can and bag of cat food provides feeding instructions, they’re pretty much useless.

Think about this for a moment: could you definitively answer the question “how much should a person eat?” Of course not. If you’re a fairly sedentary office worker, you wouldn’t (or shouldn’t!) eat the same amount of food as a professional athlete. Your 80-year-old grandmothe...