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RadPet Cat Hammock Winner

Congratulations, Lydia! You’re the winner of a RadPet Cat Hammock!

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*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.

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Review and Giveaway: Pet Sounds by Quinn Cummings

I know, Allegra, I know. But despite the d-o-g on the cover of Quinn Cummings’ Pet Sounds: New and Improved Stories from the QC Report, this collection of stories, drawn from Cummings’ popular blog, The QC Report, features plenty of cats. Additionally, it’s such a funny and at the same time insightful book, I just had to share it with you.

The author writes about a lifetime of living with, and rescuing pets, ranging from Polly, the dog whose “dayplanner would have only three entries: Eat. Slee...

Giveaway: Kitty Carrier Gift Set from Honeycat Cosmetics

In Ancient Egypt, it was believed that cats could make their female masters irresistible. At Honeycat, a line of bath, body and spa products, cats are considered a symbol of female strength, and all of their products playfully reflect this theme. All Honeycat products are made in the US with the finest ingredients, and never tested on animals. Each product is jam packed with good-for-your-skin ingredients.

Honeycat Cosmetics has generously offered to give a Kitty Carrier gift set to one lucky...

Review: Neko Napper Pet House

The Neko Flies interactive cat toys are a perennial favorite at our house. When we heard that Nekochan Enterprises, the makers of Neko Flies, launched a new line of cat beds, we couldn’t wait to get our paws on one. We were sent the Neko Napper for review, and Allegra and Ruby were up to the challenge!

This adorable little hideaway is made from supersoft, plush, curdoroy covered cushions. The house comes in three easily assembled pieces (the roof attaches to the base of the house with zippers...

Get Your Purr on With Honeycat Cosmetics

In Ancient Egypt, it was believed that cats could make their female masters irresistible. At Honeycat, a line of bath, body and spa products, cats are considered a symbol of female strength, and all of their products playfully reflect this theme. All products contain only natural ingredients, are preservative-free, and are never tested on animals.

This Holiday season, Honeycat is unveiling three new meow-velous products with their Ms. Claws Holiday Blues Collection.

Cat-Bernet Sauvignon Shower...

Cat Mojo with Jackson Galaxy Premieres Today

If you’ve missed Jackson Galaxy and his cat mojo while My Cat From Hell is on hiatus on Animal Planet, fear not, you can now get a daily dose of the Cat Daddy every Monday! Jackson’s new web-based show, “Cat Mojo,” premieres today on Discovery’s Animalist Network. Episodes will be posted on Jackson Galaxy’s YouTube Channel. Today’s episode will go live at 9am Eastern/6am Pacific time.

Each week Jackson will share his thoughts on everything from cat-related issues like declawing and squirt gun...

Cat Books, Cat Art, and a New York City Christmas

New York City is my favorite city any time of the year, but at Christmas time, the city transforms itself into a wonderland of Christmas tress, lights and over the top decorations you won’t find anywhere else in the world. And I feel a little bit like a kid on Christmas Eve, because I get to part of the magic that is New York at Christmas time: I’ll be the guest of digital artist Deborah Julian at her booth at the Columbus Circle Holiday Market on December 11 from 2 to 6pm.

The photo above sho...

Mews and Nips: Cat Provides Healing Purrs at VA Medical Center

Miley, a former alley cat who has been adopted as the mascot and chief calming agent for the Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Fort Miley in San Francisco. SF Gate reports that Miley has been living at the facility for about three years. “I think [getting Miley] changed the way we view this place,” said Social Worker Lisa Dipko. “We see it as a home now,” she added. Miley has been known to welcome new patients by visiting their rooms and sleeping with them for the first few days they arrive....

Review: The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Art of Purring by David Michie

The Dalai Lama’s cat is back! David Michie first introduced the fictional feline, HHC (His Holiness’ Cat), dubbed “Little Snow Lion” by the Dalai Lama himself, in his 2012 novel The Dalai Lama’s Cat. HHC was rescued by the Dalai Lama when he saw the small kitten being thrown in the gutter. In the first book, the reader gets an insider’s look at the day to day life of the Dalai Lama’s world as seen by his cat.

In The Dalai Lama’s Cat and the Art of Purring, the Dalai Lama gives his feline compa...

Giveaway: RadPet Cat Hammock

Wouldn’t your kitties love a hammock like the one above? Individually created by RadPet Pet Hammocks, these cozy hammocks can be adjusted to produce a variety of configurations and will fit radiators, radiator guards, walls, chests, cages and crates. The hammocks feature easy fit and release covers with adjustable sling tension, shock absorbing frames which cut across surface grooves for stability, and adjustable hooks. They can even be hung on the inside of a crate or crate, which would make...