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Mews and Nips: A Wedding With Lots of Tortitude

There have been plenty of reports of dogs being part of wedding celebrations, but cats usually aren’t all that thrilled with these sorts of festivities. This apparently was not the case for Coco, a beautiful dilute tortie, who bride Danielle Hunger described as “”viciously beautiful and beloved” (tortitude, anyone?) in the Huffington Post. After the ceremony, which took place in the couple’s home, photographer Luciana Justice noticed the beautiful cat, and asked whether Coco could be in some...

NVR Miss Litterbox Winner

Congratulations, Susan P.! You’re the winner of a NVR Miss Litterbox!

The NVR Miss Litterbox can purchased directly from the NVR Miss website.

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*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 alternate winner will be ch...

New Gift Edition of James Herriot’s Cat Stories

I’m pretty sure that most of you have either read the James Herriot books, or watched the old British TV show – and if you haven’t, you owe it to yourself to catch up. St. Martin’s just released a beautiful new gift edition of James Herriot’s cat stories.

Those of you familiar with the books will enjoy revisiting Buster, the kitten who arrived on Christmas; Alfred, the cat at the sweet shop; little Emily, who lived with the gentleman tramp; and Olly and Ginny, the kittens who charmed readers...

Giveaway: PawNosh Glass Pet Bowl

PawNosh glass pet bowls look more like a piece of art than a utilitarian food or water bowl. These gorgeous bowls are made from 100% recycled glass. Using recycled glass helps keep renewable resources out of landfills, and reduces energy usage by 20-30% compared to creating a bowl using raw materials. More importantly, glass is the safest material you can use for food and water because it is naturally free of harmful chemicals that can sometimes be found in plastics, metals, and ceramic. Eac...

Prince Pangur Ban the Fluffy: The Collected Series

I first “met” Prince Pangur Ban two years ago, when Holly contacted me because he had been having issues with a sensitive tummy and some itchiness. In the course of our initial conversation, I found out that Pangur is not only a stunningly handsome and much loved Himalayan, he is also the star of his own comic strip.

From 2011 to 2015, Holly shared Pangur’s life with her wonderful, silly puff of fluff on her webcomic page, and now, she is collecting all of the strips for a full color paperba...

Review: Organic Cat Toys from 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 they donate 5% of each sale to dedicated re...

Allegra, Ruby and the Secret Birthday Post

Hi everyone, it’s Allegra and Ruby! Mom had one of her super smart posts about some super important topic scheduled for today, but we snuck out of the bedroom once she was fast asleep last night, and rescheduled it for next week. At first we were going to delete it, but then we realized that maybe Mom would get mad at us if we did that….

Allegra: Ruby, you know better than that. Mom never gets mad at us.

Ruby: She does at me!

Allegra: That’s because you can be a royal little pain…

Ruby: Blo...

Giveaway: Zen Cats: Meditations for the Wise Minds of Cat Lovers

Every Sunday, we share purrs of wisdom and talk about the lessons our cats teach us in our Conscious Cat Sunday column. Today, in lieu of a new column, I’m delighted to give away a copy of Zen Cats: Meditations for the Wise Minds of Cat Loversto one lucky reader. This beautiful little volume features gorgeous cat photos alongside excerpts from the Dhammapada, a collection of sayings of the Buddha in verse form and one of the most widely read and best known Buddhist scriptures.

Each of the bo...

Letters from Cats Winner

Congratulations, Stephanie B! You are the winner of a copy of Letters from Cats: Hilarious and Heartfelt Notes by Stacey Ritz.

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Letters from Cats is available from Amazon.

*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...

Mews and Nips: At Disneyland, Cats Keep Mickey Mouse Company

In a theme park inspired by a mouse, cats have the run of the place. Even though a Disney spokesperson declined to comment on the resort’s feline inhabitants except to acknowledge that they exist, the LA Times reports that the theme park has been known to care for the cats, who reciprocate by keeping the property free of mice and rodents (sparing Mickey, of course!) Freelance writer Taylor Roberts started a Twitter account Cats of Disneyland. Each tweet imagines what the cats who live at the...