Happy Hairball Awareness Day!

April 24, 2020 in Cat Holidays | Toys & Gear for Holidays and Hairball Remedy

Today, April 24, is recognized as National Hairball Awareness Day. This "holiday" is "celebrated" annually on the last Friday in April. I think most cat owners are aware of hairballs without having to mark a special date on the calendar. The day is listed along with many other such awareness campaigns on the AVMA Veterinary Awareness Events page.

In our house, we are very lucky to have minimal problems with hairballs between our three boys.

With our previous long-haired tuxedo Arby, it was a regular battle that we fought with periodic doses of hairball preventative gels. Here's a photo of our sweet tuxedo boy enjoying a face-plant nap in a cat bed.

Hopefully you are among the lucky cat owners who hasn't had to think about hairballs until being reminded by this annual event!

Happy National Black Cat Apprecation Day!

August 17, 2020 in Cat Holidays | Toys & Gear for Holidays

Black Cat Appreciation Day is meant to bring awareness to the fact that black cats have the lowest adoption rate among shelter cats. Many shelters offer special rates on black cat adoptions, especially on this date. Black Cat Appreciation Day is on August 17th every year.

Halloween Costumes for Cats

September 28, 2021 in Top Lists and Cat Holidays | Toys & Gear for Holidays

While we admit that most cats probably wouldn't tolerate wearing a full costume for more than a few minutes, let alone all of Halloween, the outfits and costume pieces featured here are perfect in short bursts and make fun props for holiday photos. Here are some of our favorite Halloween and cosplay looks for kitty:

Happy International Cat Day!

August 8, 2020 in Cat Holidays | Toys & Gear for Holidays

The International Fund for Animal Welfare established the first International Cat Day on August 8, 2002. The honorary holiday takes place each year on this date. The holiday is meant to bring awareness to cat care and welfare. We believe that keeping cats indoors is a great...

Laxatone Hairball Remedy: Tuna Flavor

March 14, 2017 in Hairball Remedy

In the past we had a beautiful male tuxedo cat named Arby. He had gorgeous long hair, which unfortunately made him prone to have hairballs. Laxatone-type products were helpful in keeping his problem under control. This is a tube of Laxatone with tuna flavoring made just for cats.