Ingrid King's Blog: The Conscious Cat, page 436

Conscious Cat Sunday: How to Stop Worrying about Money

Last Sunday, I wrote about the waste of worry, and how to limit the time you spend worrying about things that may never happen. This week, I’m going to focus on something almost everyone I know indulges in: worrying about money. In this tough economy, worrying about money has become an accepted part of our culture, and it doesn’t seem to matter how much or how little money you have. Worrying about money has more to do with your mindset than your bank balance.

I’m not a financial expert, so if...

Mews and Nips: Cat Conquers 14,000 Foot Mountain

Hiking in the Colorado Rockies would probably not be most cats’ definition of a good time, but Paul, a 9-pound apartment cat, loves to hike and go camping. Last month, he accomplished something pretty amazing: he scaled 14,000 foot high Gray’s Peak with his guardians Russ and Andrea McMillen. The couple took Paul in when he was eight weeks old. He was the lone survivor of a litter of kittens born behind a warehouse. They leash trained him and taught him to respond to whistle commands. For mor...

Review: Sal Everybody’s Pal: Sal Finds a Forever Home

Soul cats come into our lives in all sorts of different ways. Diana Alvear found hers at an animal shelter. Salvatore Valentino Alvear was a special needs kitty: he had a heart murmur and was hyperthyroid. He was quite the social cat, charming both cat and non-cat people. He was Diana’s best friend, and when he passed over, she wanted to create a legacy in his memory, so she wrote Sal Everybody’s Pal: Sal Finds a Forever Home, a beautifully illustrated childrens’ book. From the publisher:

It’s...

Giveaway: PawCheck At Home Kidney Failure Test Kit

A urinalysis is a simple urine test to assess your cat’s overall urinary tract (kidneys and bladder) health, liver function and screen for other metabolic diseases such as diabetes. Veterinarians recommend a yearly urinalysis for middle-aged pets of eight years or older. In addition, if you observe the following symptoms on your pet: excessive water consumption, increased frequency in urination, pain on voiding, then a urinalysis is indicated.

PawCheck® is a home-test for the detection of Urin...

Less is More When it Comes To Handling Cats in the Veterinary Clinic

The findings of a feline health study conducted by Bayer Health Care revealed that 52% of America’s 74 million cats are not receiving regular veterinary care. I would bet that the actual number is probably much higher, since this study only captured data from cat guardians who do seek some veterinary care, not those who never take their cat to the vet. And while some of this may be due to cat guardians not understanding how vitally important regular veterinary care is for your cat’s health, i...

Hypoallergenic Cats: Do They Really Exist?

Cat allergies are one of the top five reasons why cats are returned to shelters. However, according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, nearly 10 million people choose to share their homes with cats and dogs despite being allergic.

Being allergic to cats does not have to mean that you can’t share your life with cats. In addition to numerous things you can do to manage your cat allergies and still have all the benefits of sharing your life with cats, there are several bre...

Lymphoma in Cats

Lymphoma, also known as lymphosarcoma, is one of the most common cancers in cats. It accounts for 90% of all blood cancers in cats, and for about a third of all tumors overall in cats. Lymphoma affects the lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that plays a critical role in the immune system.

Since the lymphatic system transports lymph fluid throughout the cat’s system, delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body’s cells, lymphoma can appear almost anywhere and affect different organs.

There a...

Conscious Cat Sunday: The Waste of Worry

I admit it: I’m a recovering worrier. I have a long history of worrying, and I learned from the master. My dad had elevated worrying to an art form. It wasn’t until the final months of his life when he truly learned to live in the moment. During my last visit with him, when he was already very ill, he told me how he’d learned to “appreciate every flower, and every butterfly.” It sounds trite, but it resonated deeply with me, coming from a man who had spent so much of his life doing the exact...

The Jackson Galaxy Collection by Petmate Lets Cats Play the Way Nature Intended

I got a closer look at the new Jackson Galaxy Collection from Petmate at the Superzoo pet product expo in Las Vegas earlier this week. The line, featuring toys, tunnels, wands, hideaways and more, was first introduced at Global Pet Expo in March of this year. This groundbreaking collection of toys was developed by Jackson and is based on his 20+ years of experience of working with cats.

Designed around the concept of “hunt, catch, kill, eat, groom, sleep,” every product in this collection all...

Pet First Aid Kit Winner

Congratulations, Raine! You’re the winner of a Pet First Aid Kit from the ASPCA.

Look for an e-mail from Ingrid*.

*Winners were 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. If this information is not received, an alternate winner will be chosen.

The post Pet First Aid Kit Winner appeared first on The Conscious Cat.