Death Star Litter Box aka Litter Robot

One day at work, my coworkers asked me if I had heard of the Death Star litter box. I hadn’t. One of the guys said that his friend had it and thought it was pretty cool. He wanted to get a cat because of it since it meant not having to scoop poop, which is [...]

Mr. Darcy Got an Eye Infection :(

Poor Mr. Darcy got an eye infection.

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This morning, I noticed that one of his eyes didn’t open as much as the other. I thought it was a fluke and didn’t think much about it. A little later, I looked at him more closely in better lighting and the part of the [...]

Start by serving less food than instructed on canned food, instead of serving too much

A day after initiating a total overhaul in my cats’ meal regimen, I learned something: Don’t always follow instructions. Not that I follow instructions all the time anyway. For example, I free-feed my cats dry food so I have no idea how much they’re eating. Since they don’t eat every bit of food, I know [...]

Renewed attempt to help cats lose weight

After a year and a half of feeding my cats the same weight control food, and them still being overweight, I’m going to try a whole new regimen. Another reason is that in the aftermath of the Menu Foods pet food recall, people have been talking about the food that they feed their cats, and [...]

Playing Cat & Mind Games

One of the things I like about cats is their independence. Especially since I have two, I know that they will be okay if I am away for long periods of time.

On the other hand, that independent thinking can be a challenge to one’s patience. I fully understand the saying “like herding cats.” Since [...]