I’m glad Pookie and I got the chance to try out Fresh Step with Gain Original so we could highlight all the great features for other cat parents doing their litter shopping, especially those who want to keep their homes smelling great. Here’s what stood out to me!
Cat ears are responsible for a lot more than inspiring a trend of adorable headbands for humans. Your cat’s ears are incredible body parts that not only detect sound, but control balance, communicate mood, and even help hunt prey.
Are you having a difficult time balancing your cat with your work schedule? Here are some tips to keep the home office work environment in balance so you can finish the job and still feel like a good cat parent.
Outdoor cats’ paws can suffer bad burns and can even have nerve damage from excessively hot pavement or other surfaces. Here’s how to keep your outdoor cat’s paws safe without cooping them up inside for the next few months.
Even if your cat is a strictly indoor cat, a well-timed escape and slip into the pool can quickly become tragic. Or maybe you have an adventurous cat who loves to take a dip! Whatever the case, here are a few tips for keeping your cat safe when you have a swimming pool.
There are cat parents who go from “really loving cats” to hoarder status. Animal hoarding is not only dangerous to the animals in the situation, but also to the hoarder themselves. So how does a passion for caring about cats become such a dangerous problem? Here’s what you should know.
While the rest of us humans are dripping sweat and standing in front of window air conditioner units to stave off the summer heat, cats seem to have a cool head about it all. Cats may not pant like dogs or sweat like humans, but they do have some pretty interesting and clever ways of staying cool.
Prednisone and prednisolone are steroids used to reduce inflammation, treat some types of cancer, suppress the immune system, and act as an artificial replacement for glucocorticoid when the cat’s body is not making enough on its own. Here’s what you should know.
If you’ve ever donated blood or needed surgery, you’re probably familiar with your blood type.. But what about your cat’s blood type? Knowing your cat’s blood type can be vital in times of emergency. Here is everything you need to know about the different cat blood types.
I’ve grown concerned over my cat’s obsession with food. Anytime I’m in the kitchen, she cries and circles around my feet, begging for more. After a trip to the vet, I decided to try out these tips that might help you with your own food-obsessed cat.
The best way to protect your cat from ticks is to prevent ticks from being able to use your cat as a buffet. But let’s say you have found a tick on your cat. How exactly do you go about removing it? Here’s how to do it safely.
I’m in dating someone who is very, very allergic to cats. At first he tried to play it off and simply pop an antihistamine, but it wasn’t cutting it. Here are a few precautions I’ve been taking to insure that both Pookie and my boyfriend are comfortable in my apartment.
We all want our cats to lead their fullest, longest lives. Unfortunately, even the healthiest of cats can have their lives tragically cut short because of preventable accidents. That’s why we, as pet parents, have to do what we can to keep our kitties safe.
As a cat mom, I can’t imagine my life without Pookie. Who would wake me up if I hadn’t made the decision to adopt her seven years ago? And who would have filled my life with so much love and joy? Here’s the story of how Pookie came to be my alarm clock and changed my life for the better.
Female cats who haven’t been spayed will go into heat in a cyclical fashion. Cats in heat can mean a lot of work for an owner, especially if the owner is keeping the cat intact specifically for breeding. If your cat is not spayed and she is acting strangely, there is a chance she is in heat.
Dandruff is different than cat dander, which is compromised of a cat’s saliva and dead skin cells. It can be a symptom of many different issues that your cat may have. Some are rather benign, but other times, dandruff can be a sign of something more serious.
January 22nd is National Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day! We get to think about what questions our cats would ask us, then answer those questions for our kitties’ benefit. Do they understand our answers? Who knows? It’s just for fun!
While things like gingerbread cookies, presents, and holiday music may make us humans feel festive, there are certain aspects of Christmas that may have your cat thinking this holiday is solely about them. Here’s why your cat believes Christmas is all about celebrating their feline glory.
If you still want to be festive without running the risk of your kitty destroying the Christmas tree–or worse, like having serious issues after ingesting tinsel–there are ways to have a tree without having a tree. Here are seven Christmas tree alternatives for folks with mischievous kitties.
Many cat lovers may toy with the idea of giving their family or a friends a kitten for Christmas. It can be tempting to give an adorable furball as a present. But along with all of that cuteness comes a lot of responsibility. If you want to give someone a kitten as a present, here are a few rules to follow.
The table is set and the turkey is cooked to perfection–and somehow your cat has turned your intricately folded napkins into a new scratch toy. Cat owners have a unique Thanksgiving experience; no question about it. Here are five Thanksgiving traditions that cat lovers are all too familiar with.