The Best Wet Cat Food:  Oh My Gravy! Just like with a Thanksgiving dinner, gravy makes everything better, right?  Savory, thick sauce with just the right amount of seasonings… Yum!!!  If you regularly feed your cat dry food and then offer them a nice juicy entree with lots of gravy they probably can’t get enough.  […]

Cats With Allergies Has your cat ever developed an allergy of some kind?  Perhaps you’ve noticed red patches of skin or areas where the fur is gone.  Or maybe your cat won’t stop licking and scratching himself?  Clearly something is wrong!  As cat parents the first thing we do is usually wait and see what […]

Indoor vs outdoor cats I grew up in the country, and we didn’t give a second thought to letting our kitties outside.  They loved finding sunny places to nap, chasing bugs, birds and squirrels, and spending time in nature.  We had a few neighborhood dogs that would come around and try to stir up trouble, […]

Cat health:  Has your cat been through a traumatic experience? Unless you’ve been living under a rock this past week you’ve probably been watching the news coverage of Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath along the Texas coast.  I live in Houston, and I can only describe the devastation of flooding as inconceivable.  It is simply […]

One of the premises of optimal health for cats revolves around feeding them a biologically appropriate diet. If you think about it, it’s really no different for people! If we eat junk food, fried foods, sugar, sodas, fast food and processed foods all the time, there’s really no amount of supplements that can out-do the bad diet.

How do you find a lost cat? When you suddenly become aware that your cat is missing it can strike terror and fear into your heart.  If you happen to be in the middle of the Colorado Rockies when it happens where do you even begin looking?  If you have ever tried finding a lost […]

It flies like a bird, crawls like a bug, has legs, wings, fur, and tails. If my cats could speak English they would say OMG!!!! Meanwhile mom and dad are laughing as the cats chase, jump, somersault and pounce on the colorful toy at the end of the wand.

Baggage. We all carry it with us, and many times it’s often overlooked. However, events and situations that affected us while we were very young often shape our behaviors and attitudes throughout our lives. This may come as a surprise, but guess what? It happens with cats, too! Cat behavioral problems and physical health issues can be related to untreated emotional issues.

For most of us who are owned by cats we will most likely face some type of cat health issue at some point in its life. While these circumstances are rarely inexpensive, convenient, or painless, I am learning to look at them as an opportunity to learn. My cats have taught me so many things over the years, and just like with human experiences, we tend to learn the most through the struggles and times of trial.

Has your cat ever had a skin rash or red areas that seemed inflamed? What about watery, runny eyes? Our cat Snowbear’s eyes were sometimes runny, but he never had skin irritations. From time to time we would notice our cat Lili had some redness on the skin above her eyes. It seemed to come and go, and we didn’t notice any scratches or scabs. Until this week.