Cat Care

Arthritic cats and a clever litter box idea!

As we all age bones creak and just don’t move like before. Arthritis makes life difficult for all. One of the reasons our older cats pee or poop outside of the litter box is that the sides are the box are now a bit too high to make climbing in and out easy.
Since this is the [...]

Sudden changes in behavior – could be illness lurking?

Here are a handful of sudden behavior changes in multi cat households which could be a signal that one of your cats is in the early stages of a serious illness.
* sudden fighting
* one cat is singled out and picked on
* new alliances are formed, old alliances end
* change in hierarchy
* blood in the litter box (get to the vet – QUICK!)
* eating [...]

Slow Food Movement and cats

We have been supporters of the Slow Food Movement since around 1990. We shop, eat, cook, and live . . . slowly. When we work we try to make every move slowly and carefully with much thought and attention to detail and its cause and effect. Unless forced otherwise we buy only food grown or [...]