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Therapy Cats: Sharing the Gift of Purring

Research has shown that cats have healing powers. Not only does petting a cat lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart attack, the cat’s purr can actually heal muscles, tendons and bones. Those of us who share our lives with cats don’t need research studies to prove that a purring cat in our lap or by our side can make all the world’s problems seem a little bit less daunting.

Therapy cats share these healing powers with a wider audience than just their human family members. They...

Conscious Cat Sunday: Cats and Writers

“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, loveable, wise creatures,

and cats like authors for the same reasons.” Robertson Davies

Cats and writers just seem to go together. According to Barbara Holland, author of Secrets of the Cat: Its Lore, Legend and Lives, “a catless writer is almost inconceivable. It’s a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat.” I think she’s right.

I certainly get inspired by my two feline mewses,...

Exclusive Interview with James Bowen, Author of A Street Cat Named Bob

I have been in love with Bob ever since I read the British edition of back in April of last year. The book was released in the US last week, and is already climbing the bestseller lists. It will debut at #7 on the New York Times Bestseller List next week. I’ve been following James and Bob on their Facebook page for the past year, and I am thrilled for the incredible success they’ve been experiencing. As far as life changing cats go, Bob is in a category of his own.

I was...

DERMagic Shampoo and Lotion Winner

Congratulations, Holly L. Forrester! You’re the winner of our DERMagic Shampoo and Lotion giveaway.

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.

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Review and Giveaway: Cat in an Alien X-Ray by Carole Nelson Douglas

Carole Nelson Douglas’ Midnight Louie series, set in the glamour and glitz of Las Vegas and featuring feline detective Louie and his human, public relations specialist Temple Barr, is one of the longest running and best known feline mystery series. This four-footed sleuth has been solving mysteries since 1990!

In Cat in an Alien X-Ray, the 25thbook in the series, Carole Nelson Douglas takes the reader on a wild ride as Louie and company encounter science fiction fans, UFO enthusiasts, and biza...

Giveaway: PolydactylCats Asian Sauce Toys

Do we have a fun giveaway for you today! PolydactylCats is a cat toy company that is as unique as its name. Their clever toys in the shape ofopen soy sauce packets are filled with organic catnip. The toys are designed by artist Randi Warhol and made with care in the United States. A portion of all proceeds go to animal organizations.

Enter to win an Asian sauce packet toy set for your kitties!

To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment and let me know why you would like to win the sauce toy...

A Street Cat Named Bob Winners

Congratulations, Patti Rubin, Cynthia Began and Shari! You’re the winners of a copy of .

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.

Coming Saturday: An Exclusive Interview with James Bowen!

Photo by Haje J...

Allegra, Ruby and the iPad

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I had been considering getting an iPad for quite some time, and a couple of weeks ago, I finally took the plunge. The iPad is my first Apple device, and I like almost everything about it. I use it for various aspects of my business, and it has made my life easier – and isn’t that what technology is ultimately all about? And yes, I admit it: it’s also just plain fun.

What I didn’t expect is that Allegra and Ruby would also enjoy it. But why don’t I let them tell you about it.

Ruby: What is that...

CarPET Scratch Stopper Review: Protection for Your Carpets

Most cats don’t like closed doors. This is certainly true at our house. The only time I close a door is when we have a service person come, and I need to keep Allegra and Ruby safely out of the way. Unfortunately, Allegra in particular gets so stressed when she’s locked up, she starts to frantically claw at the carpet near the door to “dig” her way out of the closed room. As a result, the carpet near the doorway in the guest bedroom, where I tend to close the girls in when it’s necessary for...

Megacolon in Cats

Megacolon is a condition caused when too much fecal waste accumulates in the bowel. Megacolon can be congenital, but more commonly, it is an acquired condition which can be caused by poor diet,a foreign body in the colon, lack of exercise, or litter box and/or behavioral issues.

Constipation occurs when feces are retained in the colon. Feces become hard and firm, and the longer they stay in the colon, the more water is resorbed out of the colon. Eventually, if these fecal masses aren’t elimina...