Throwing a Halloween party with cats is doable — here is how I learned to do it right. I love Halloween parties. I also love my cats. For three years, I tried to love both at the same time in the same room, and it went badly more than once. The first year, Sam spent … Read more
Catnip and Halloween enrichment ideas are a great way to keep indoor cats happy and entertained during the spooky season. Every year, I see the same Halloween scene in cat owner groups: someone buys an adorable catnip-stuffed pumpkin, their cat goes absolutely bonkers for two days, and then the toy sits untouched for the rest … Read more
Every year around mid-October, the stores fill up with the cutest Halloween cat toys: plush bats, witch hats, little pumpkins on wands. And every year, I buy three of them, bring them home, and watch Miso sniff them once before walking away like they personally insulted him. I’m convinced most Halloween cat toys are designed … Read more
Miso is a ten-month-old orange tabby, a ball of energy with the attention span of a hummingbird and the destructive ambition of a home renovator. Last month he unrolled an entire toilet paper tube, chewed through a phone charging cable, and somehow opened the cabinet under the sink. I loved him. I also wanted eight … Read more