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$100 worth of cat food, supplies and toys winner

Congratulations, Susan! You’re the winner of $100 worth of coupons to use toward anything from 1-800-Petmeds.

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Review: In Search of Cleo by Gina Gershon

Movie and television actress Gina Gershon (Showgirls, Curb Your Enthusiasm) considers herself a cat lady. In her new book, In Search of Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind, Gershon recounts the story of the two-month search for her beloved cat Cleo, after her assistant lost the cat while taking her to a groomer in Los Angeles.

Cleo, a beautiful black panther, came into Gerhson’s life while she was living in New York City. One snowy night, she heard the tiny black kitten howling in her...

Giveaway: Infinity Cat Scratcher Lounge

I love seeing so many creative cat scratchers on the market now. Gone are the days when the only option was a piece of cardboard in a box, or a carpeted pole. With all these different options, there is truly a scratcher for every cat.

Today, you’ll have an opportunity to win this fabulous scratch lounge for your kitties!The Infinity Cat Scratcher Lounge gives your feline charges an all-in-one opportunity to scratch, nap, and play. I like themultiple scratching surfaces at different angles, and...

Coming to a computer near you this Friday: the 2012 Pettie Awards

It’s been a long wait. You voted for The Conscious Cat for Best Pet Blog and Best Cat Blog for the entire month of July. Then we all had to wait. And wait. And wait some more.

Well, the wait is finally over: we’llfind out who the winners are during a virtual ceremony onFriday, October 12, at 3pm PDT.

Every Pettie winner will receive $1000 to be donated to a shelter or rescue group of their choice. If I win, I willdonate my prize money to Kitten Associates, the Connecticut based rescue group fou...

The Conscious Cat awarded four Certificates of Excellence

The Conscious Cat was awardedfourCertificates of Excellence in the Cat Writers’ Association’s annual contest! The contest showcases the very best in the feline field of professional writers, broadcasters, photographers and graphic artists.

The Conscious Catreceived a certificate forthe “Website” category.

I alsoreceived Certificates of Excellence for three individual articles in the categoriesof “Online Article – Health and General Care” and “Online Article – Behavior and Training.” The winning...

A visit from Midnight Louie and Carole Nelson Douglas

Guest post by Carole Nelson Douglas

Midnight Louie is delighted that I was invited to write about him for the Conscious Cat and pleased to see photos of attractive torties on the site. (Frankly, like any hard-boiled PI, he can’t resist a female of any species.) And that may be mutual, much as I hate to encourage him. He looks gorgeously dapper on the cover of his latest release, Cat in a White Tie and Tails.

We have a tortie at home, rescued off the neighbor’s roof at 6 a.m. She’s called Amberl...