What to Do If Your Cat Ate Halloween Candy: A Vet-Informed Guide

When a cat ate Halloween candy in my house, I learned the panic firsthand. It was 9:40 PM on October 30th. I was loading the candy bowl for tomorrow night — a mix of chocolate bars, fruit chews, and a few sugar-free options for the neighbors who’d asked. I turned around for exactly one minute … Read more

Can Cats Eat Pumpkin? What I Learned From Feeding It to My Cats

Every fall, the same question pops up in cat owner groups: can cats eat pumpkin? Last October, with pumpkins everywhere and my sensitive-stomach cat Tofu having one of his “I’m not eating that” weeks, I decided to find out for real. Not by Googling one article and nodding — but by reading the science, talking … Read more