Somewhere in a pet store right now, there is a cat tree that costs $280. It has three platforms, two enclosed pods, a sisal scratching post, and a dangling feather toy. The photos on the box show a gorgeous tabby draped elegantly across the top platform, gazing thoughtfully at the middle distance. You buy it. … Read more
There is a specific kind of frustration that every cat owner has experienced at least once. You spend $150 on a store-bought cat tower. You assemble it with the slightly ambiguous hardware and the instruction sheet that seems to have been translated through four languages. You set it in the corner, angle it toward the … Read more
Somewhere between a crochet cat bed and a crochet cat toy lies the specific, underrated, thoroughly charming category of the crochet cat pillow. Not a full structured bed with walls and a base. Not a toy for active play. A soft, crocheted pillow — flat or slightly raised, textured and scented with familiar yarn smells, … Read more
Most cats live in human-designed spaces that accommodate their needs as an afterthought — a cat tree in the corner, a litter box in the bathroom, a bed that gets used occasionally. But there is a growing movement of cat owners who approach a dedicated room, or a dedicated section of a room, as a … Read more
You have bought four cat beds. Your cat has slept in exactly zero of them. The flat, round bed from the big box store sat untouched for three months before you moved it to the closet. The hooded one was investigated once and declared unacceptable. The heated memory foam one — the one that cost … Read more
You have been staring at that corner of the living room for months. Your cat has been staring at you. The store-bought cat tree you considered three times and talked yourself out of costs more than you want to spend, looks nothing like the rest of your home, and has online reviews suggesting it starts … Read more
Walk into any pet store, and you will find an entire aisle of cat accessories. Toys in every conceivable shape, beds in seventeen varieties, feeders and waterers, puzzle toys, dental treats, grooming tools, harnesses, window perches, collars, and tunnels. It is simultaneously impressive and overwhelming, and navigating it without a framework produces the universal cat … Read more
There is a wall in your home that is doing nothing. You walk past it every day. It holds up the ceiling, separates two rooms, and serves as a surface for light to fall on. Your cat walks past it too — and every time they do, they probably glance at it the way you … Read more
There is a specific kind of Saturday afternoon that every cat owner knows. You are home, your cat is doing the thing where they clearly want entertainment but are too dignified to ask for it directly, and you are vaguely aware that the bag of cat toys in the closet contains nothing that has held … Read more
You have seen the Pinterest boards. A living room that somehow contains a full cat climbing wall, floating shelves in natural wood, a window hammock catching afternoon light, a custom sisal post that looks like it belongs in a Scandinavian design studio — and a cat draped across all of it with the specific expression … Read more