Why do cats bolt out the door on Halloween? If you share your home with a feline escape artist, you already know the answer can be terrifyingly fast. Every October, the combination of open doors, costumes, and candy runs creates the perfect storm for a cat to bolt out the door on Halloween night. Here … Read more
Pumpkin carving with cats is my favorite fall tradition, and this year I learned exactly how to keep it safe. It’s also, apparently, the activity my cats find most fascinating. The second I pull out a carving knife and a fresh pumpkin, Miso appears from nowhere, tail high, eyes locked on the pumpkin like it’s … Read more
Halloween is the night I love most as a human and dread most as a cat owner. The candy, the decorations, the constant doorbell, the strangers in masks — it’s a sensory assault designed to be fun for people and deeply confusing for cats. I’ve now survived enough Halloweens with Miso, Tofu, and Sam to … Read more
Halloween proof your home for cats room by room, and start with the room where accidents happen first. Miso, my orange tabby, has two hobbies: playing with anything that dangles and destroying anything that costs money. Last year he chewed through a phone charger, a set of earbuds, and one very expensive Ethernet cable. Then … Read more