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  • Book review and giveaway: The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey by Deborah Barnes

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Friday November 4th, 2011 at 12:00 PM

    The Chronicles of Zee & Zoey: A Journey of the Extraordinarily Ordinary is a love story. Its the unlikelylove story of Zee, a lovable Maine Coon cat, and Zoey, a high-spirited Bengal. Its also a story of loves consequences and human fallibility, when the author, a strong proponent of spaying and neutering pets, gets sidetracked by a busy holiday season and misses the window of opportunity to get Zoey spayed in time. The subsequent birth of Zee and Zoeys kittens is a truly extraodinary...

  • Product review: Petstages Cuddle Coil

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Thursday November 3rd, 2011 at 04:00 PM

    The Cuddle Coil from Petstages is a combination play tunnel and cat bed. The sturdy coil cave has only one end open, the idea being that it can provide a safe and secluded spot for your cat. The interior is a soft, almost fleece-like material, the outside is a sturdy parachute type material that makes a crinkly noise when touched.

    Allegra and Ruby, my two little product testers, were more than ready to test the cuddle coil. They could hardly wait for me to get it out of its plastic case...

  • Temporary cat tattoos from Cattoo Design giveaway winner

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 at 10:05 PM

    Congratulations, Phoenix! Youre the winner of our giveaway of two temporary cat tattoos from Cattoo Design!

    Look for an e-mail from The Conscious Cat.

  • Meet Wendy Christensen, cat artist, cat writer and consummate cat lover

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Wednesday November 2nd, 2011 at 04:00 PM

    Wendy Christensen writes and paints at Bobcat Mountain Studios, high on a wooded hillside in rural New Hampshire. She shares her home with her scientist husband, over 10,000 books, and the family of dear feline muses who daily inspire, amuse, mystify and comfort her and serve as her models.

    Wendy is a cultural ailurologist (student of feline social and cultural life); award-winning writer, artist and illustrator; painter of cat portraits; designer and builder of cat jewelry; cat behavior...

  • 2012 Conscious Cat Wall Calendar

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Tuesday November 1st, 2011 at 04:00 PM

    Allegra, Ruby and I areexcited to introduce the 2012Conscious Cat Wall Calendar!

    After getting comments throughout the yearabouthow much you enjoy seeing photos of Allegra and Ruby, we decided to bring you a collection of some ofthe best ones in a gorgeous, full color wall calendar. The calendar also features Amber and Buckley.

    Tortie lovers, to my knowledge, this is the only calendar on the market that exclusively features tortoiseshell cats!

    Here is a preview of some of the pages:

    I hope youll...

  • Happy Halloween

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Monday October 31st, 2011 at 04:00 PM

    Happy Halloween from Allegra, Ruby and Ingrid

    We hope your day is filled with lots of treats and no tricks and remember to keep your cats safe! Our friends over at Cat Wisdom 101 have some tips on how to make Halloween delightful rather than frightful for your feline family members.

  • Conscious Cat Sunday: just breathe

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Sunday October 30th, 2011 at 04:00 PM

    Show me a good mouser, and Ill show you a cat with bad breath. Garfield

    We take about 20,000 breaths a day. Its such a natural thing that most of the time, we dont give much thought to it we just do it. And yet, many of us dont know how to breathe properly.

    Incorrect breathing can cause tension, exhaustion, andvocal strain. Most people are shallow breathers, using only the top portion of their lungs, thus causing the body to miss out on the full benefits of a deep breath. Deep breathing...

  • Mews and Nips from around the internet

    from The Conscious Cat

    on Saturday October 29th, 2011 at 04:00 PM

    Halloween is right around the corner, and whileyour thoughts turn to ghosts and goblins, trick or treating, and parties, remember that some Halloween traditions can be stressful and dangerous for cats.Between the constant ringing of the doorbell and tempting treats and decorations, its important to keep your cats fromharm during the festivities. Lorie A. Huston, DVM offers Halloween safety tips for your cat on PetMD.

    There have been numerous stories aboutcat cafes in Japan, an idea I would...

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