After years of exploring (and suffering) the dilemma of cats and Christmas, I have devised a solution that you can share with cat households: bouncy rubber Christmas tree ornaments... Read More
There are many reasons to doubt the natural intelligence of Ashes, our little tuxedo cat. How do I know she’s not an Einstein? For the sake of research, I found some online f... Read More
Whenever Charlie does something particularly wild or stupid, I tell him he’s a crazy cat. Except in my mind, I’m spelling it “Krazy Kat,” even though I know... Read More
Charlie is usually a very happy cat. He thinks he’s the greatest creature on the planet, and as long as the food keeps coming, he has comfy places to sleep, and we treat him ... Read More
In 1979, 20th Century Fox unleashed a new-wave science fiction/horror film called Alien. Basically a haunted house movie set in space, it featured a cat named Jones, one of (spoile... Read More
The story popped up in my Facebook feed one day. It told of a dog that loved his food dearly, always wolfing it down in one go. Then the dog’s family noticed that he wasnR... Read More
Last year, something called the Internet Cat Video Festival drew 13,000 people to the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand. Before you make some snarky comment about how that’s al... Read More
OK, so what do Ernest Hemingway, Marlon Brando, and Pablo Picasso have in common? Yes, all were highly creative, outsized personalities and internationally famous, but that’s not... Read More
This month, in re-sponse to numerous requests, we answer your cat behavioral questions. Luckily for cat owners, the answer is usually the same. Dear Cathouse: My cat, Fooshes, lik... Read More