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We stumbled upon a nifty, affordable cat scratcher the other day called the Scratch Lounge. Not that we really needed to add another cat scratcher to our product line, but this is unique because a portion of the sale goes to help animal rescue centers provide free spay & neuter services for low-income families. It’s […]

Elizabeth Page Smith has recently added a wonderful piece to her designer cat furniture collection. It’s called Kittypod, MINI . As named, it’s a minature-sized cat condo & scratcher. Since 1998 from the inception of the collection, Elizabeth Paige Smith started Kittypod as an eco-friendly collection setting the trends and continuing to innovate. Her designs are […]

Here’s a wonderful touching story about an abandonded cat, Dewey Readmore Books:
 
“Dewey Readmore Books was the resident cat at Spencer Public Library. He was put in the book return one cold January night in 1988. When the staff found him the next morning, they decided to adopt him. After the library’s board of trustees and […]

Here’s a motley crew: Beau (black), Bonnie (orange) & Jackson (brown/white). Their human, Kenneth tells us they each have very unique personalities. Beau thinks he’s a person and so smart he could be a winning quiz show contestant! Although he recently went through cancer radiation & chemo treatments, he’s their miracle cat and still commands the […]

Final Lesson: Happy conclusion to our Cat Scratch Clinic

Pixie says “Thank You!” She was right under my feet when I brought the box in the house. You know how cats are with boxes. It took me longer to get it out of the box than it took her to jump up and start “working” her […]

Lesson #6: Start ‘m Young 
If you have the opportunity, start your cat at a young age to train them to scratch appropriate surfaces. Their natural “play” instinct provides a great chance to help them learn what you want them to scratch. Hang some toys from a vertical scratching surface. Once they start to play with […]

Lesson #5: Inaugurating the New Scratch Post

Dr. Schelling presents a terrific point: You may absolutely love the “look” of the new cat scratcher you just bought. It’s soft & cuddly, the right size & perfect hue to match your décor, but if your cat doesn’t like it….well it look nice ‘n new for a LONG time! It […]

Lesson #4: Provide your cat with an appropriate scratching post.
So what’s appropriate? Unfortunately, there’s a slew of cheap, inexpensive scratching posts flooding the market; many are import items that are not only poorly constructed but potentially unsafe.

Safety: Be sure you select one with a sturdy base to avoiding tipping or falling. If, while in use […]

Lesson #3: Why do cats scratch?
To better understand and discourage your cat from 0. your favorite chair or sofa, it helps to learn more about why they scratch to change their unacceptable behavior. Cats are the only mammals that walk directly on their claws rather than their paws. Walking on “tiptoes” called digitigrades, they are better […]

Lesson #2- You can’t prevent your cat from scratching
This is where Mark Twain’s quote fits so nicely; “Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig.” 
We know we don’t win by annoying our cat – maybe our spouse, but NOT our cat! Besides, do we really think we […]