April 10, 2021

Mews and Nips: Man Browsing Real Estate Listings Sees His Own Cat Lounging on Neighbor’s Bed

Categories: Mews and Nips

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A man in the UK was browsing an online real estate listing for his neighbor’s house when he spotted someone he recognized in one of the photos: his own cat lounging on a bed in the house. “The neighbours just put the house up for sale. Couldn’t resist checking it out on Zoopla. That’s our bloody cat,” Michael Hubank wrote in a post on Twitter. For more about the wandering kitty, visit Fox5DC.com.

If you missed any of the stories featured on the Conscious Cat this week, here’s a recap: on Sunday, we celebrated Easter, on Monday, we explained why you should weigh your cat once a month, on Tuesday, we celebrated Allegra’s 11th adoption anniversary, on Wednesday, we told you about Gwen Cooper’s interview with Mayim Bialik, on Thursday, we featured adorable cat zipper pulls, and on Friday, we announced the upcoming 2nd annual Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.

Today’s video cracked me up – if this won’t get the human’s attention, nothing will! Enjoy!

Image Pixabay stock photo

April 09, 2021

Get Ready for the 2nd Annual Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day

Categories: Feline Lifestyle

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I created Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day last year in Ruby’s memory to celebrate torties in all their uniqueness and beauty. I’m hoping that every year on April17, the internet will be flooded with photos of torties. Help me turn Facebook, Instagram, and any other social  networks you’re a part of brown, tan, gold, black, cinnamon and all colors in between. Let’s bring awareness to these often misunderstood cats and their tortitude. Continue reading…

April 05, 2021

Why You Should Weigh Your Cat Once a Month

Categories: Feline Health

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Weighing your cat on a regular basis is one of the easiest ways to monitor her health.

Gradual weight loss or gain is often not noticeable in cats until it has become quite dramatic. Consider that the average cat weighs 10 pounds. Weight loss of only 6% of a cat’s body weight is considered a clinical sign – that’s less than ten ounces. Depending on the size of your cat, visible changes to her weight may be too subtle to notice without actually weighing her. Continue reading…

April 03, 2021

Mews and Nips: Easter Lilies are Highly Toxic to Cats

Categories: Mews and Nips

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Our lead feature of this week’s round up is my annual warning about Easter Lilies. Ever year, I’m surprised how many cat parents still don’t know how deadly these flowers can be to cats. Just one small bite of a flower, leaf, stem or pollen of this plant, or even drinking from the water they’re kept in, can cause gastric distress, and, more importantly, if left untreated, can lead to fatal kidney failure. For more information, please read my full post here and please spread the word!

If you missed any of the stories featured on the Conscious Cat this week, here’s a recap: Continue reading…

April 02, 2021

Have You Played With Your Cat Today?

Categories: Feline Behavior

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Play is vitally important to a cat’s mental and physical health, and it’s especially important for indoor cats. Even though cats may sleep up to 16 hours a day, when they’re awake, they need stimulation, and the best way to accomplish this is with play. In the wild, when lions, tigers and other wild cats aren’t sleeping, they’re either hunting, or teaching their young to hunt. And play is nothing more than channelng your domestic tiger’s hunting instinct into play. Continue reading…

April 01, 2021

12th Anniversary Giveaway Winner

Categories: Giveaways

Congratulations, Connie Fischer! You’re the winner of our 12th Anniversary Jackson Galaxy Prize Package Giveaway!

Look for an email from Ingrid.*

A big thank you again to Jackson Galaxy for sponsoring this giveaway, and to all of you for  our wonderful comments and for being a part of our Conscious Cat community! We look forward to another year of bringing you all the information you need to keep your feline family members healthy and happy.

*Winners are 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 or announcement of winner’s name(s) on The Conscious Cat. If this information is not received within the time frame stated, an alternate winner will be chosen.

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