Emily Carter 
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My cat Sam is fifteen years old. He’s been with me through three apartments, one bad breakup, and more nights of me crying into … Read more
The first time I took my cat Miso to the vet, I made every classic mistake. I bought a cheap soft carrier with a flimsy zipper, stuffed him in it thirty minutes before the appointment, and let him watch me pack it. By the time we got to the clinic, he had figured out how … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My cat Tofu has a daily ritual. Around 3 p.m., he walks to the living room window, hops onto the back of the couch, … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My apartment is 680 square feet. My cat Tofu is eight months old, roughly five pounds of pure chaos, and he has decided that … Read more
The day I knew I needed one was the day I came home from a work trip at 11 p.m. and spent the next twenty minutes on my knees with a scoop, a trash bag, and a growing sense that my life had become a full-time sanitation job. Two cats. Two boxes. One me, tired. … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My cat Miso drinks water like he’s doing me a personal favor. He’ll approach the bowl, sniff it with visible suspicion, take exactly three … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The first time I traveled with my cat, I did everything wrong. I put him in the carrier thirty minutes before leaving, drove three … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I have a video from the first week I brought Miso home to meet Tofu. In the video, the two cats are facing each … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My cat Sam turned fifteen this year. I’ve known him since he was a scrappy kitten who fit in the palm of my hand, … Read more
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The good news about litter training a kitten: you mostly don’t have to. Cats are born with the instinct to bury their waste — … Read more