In the cat world, there are very few people that don’t recognize the name, Gwen Cooper, author of the the New York Times bestselling selling book, Homer’s Odyssey, which is about her blind cat Homer who transformed her life with his boundless capacity for love and his joy for life in the face of all obstacles. Gwen is a Miami native and she is in the midst of launching her tour for her newest book, Love Saves the Day. Read more

As a cat blogger I am frequently approached by companies asking me to review their pet products. While it is something I will do, I only do it when I feel I can approach the item with logic and integrity, which was the case when the people at Scaredy Cut reached out to me to review their Scaredy Cut home pet grooming kit.

The Scaredy Cut is a silent hair cutting and trimming scissor developed for both cats and dogs to make home grooming simple and easy without the anxiety and stress associated with loud and scary buzzing electric clippers or driving to the groomer for a trim. It uses the same comb system as electric clippers, but they are attached to ergonomically designed, barber professional scissors for ease of cutting. When I initially agreed to the review, it was with the intention of using them on Jazz, my long haired Ragdoll, who was increasingly becoming more matted and tangled by the day and the tool looked like a Godsend to shorten the length of his long hair to keep it more manageable. Zoey, Mia, Rolz, Harley, and Peanut are all short haired with no grooming needs, other than some light maintenance brushing, and while Zee and Kizmet do have long hair, it is relatively tangle-free, and with regular brushing, they do not need trims.  Read more

While our hearts remain sad and heavy in the aftermath of the tragedy in Newtown, we are still grateful and overwhelmed by the generosity, kindness, and goodness of most people. Most of us feel joy by making other people happy without expecting anything in return and that is what I feel like announcing the winner of our Sleepypod mobile pet carrier giveaway.

The response to this product was incredible and I wish I could win the lottery so that I could get one for everyone who left a comment. Unfortunately I have yet to perfect the act of picking all the winning numbers (let alone even one or two numbers on one single ticket), so the best I can do is give away the one generously offered by the wonderful people at Sleepypod!! Read more

We introduced Zee & Zoey’s Calendar for a Cause Contest on Thanksgiving and we are so thrilled with the overwhelming response we got from all of you to nominate your favorite shelter for a chance to win $250.00 courtesy of the wonderful team over at PetCareRx – online leaders of pet medications and pet supplies. We are so thankful to them for giving us the opportunity to help shelter animals have a better life and I give them a huge and heartfelt round of applause.

There is no doubt that this world is filled with many generous, devoted, caring, and incredible people who volunteer endless hours and money to help animals in need. While there are many gratifying moments for them, it is also a very hard, sad, and often overwhelming cross to bear. We wish for a day that no animal had to suffer and that all of them had wonderful and loving forever homes. Until then, all we can do is our best to try to help these amazing people who dedicate their lives tirelessly to making a difference. Read more

As most of you know by now, we just adopted a rescue, our little Kizmet, who has blessed our lives in ways we never imagined possible. We wish that every kitty could be adopted and have a furever home, but until that happens, it makes us feel good to know we have an opportunity to help a shelter by providing a $250.00 donation courtesy of the very generous folks at PetCareRx! The clock is ticking to help out – the contest ends at midnight, PST, Tuesday, December 11th and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling us what shelter or rescue organization you want to nominate(501c3 U.S. shelters only) and you will be entered to win the random drawing !! Read more