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Life shared with a cat is all about negotiations. While keeping your cat indoors helps to keep your feline safe from roaming dogs and coyotes, poisonous plants and fast-moving cars, it also can cause your cat to go a bit stir crazy within your four walls. Being cooped up indoors all day also can cause your cat to gain weight by eating out of boredom, to get lazy about exercise and play or to unleash pent-up frustration by shredding your sofa, and no one wants that. To compromise, bring the outdoors to your cat safely by transforming your patio into the ultimate “catio.”

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Are you ready for National Pet Day? This annual celebration of our dogs, cats and other animal besties is coming up fast, and there’s plenty of reason to get in on the action. National Pet Day is a holiday dedicated to sharing your love for your pet, whether it’s posting their cutest pics on social, spoiling them with extra goodies, or paying it forward to your local shelters and rescues. So when is this animal lovefest, and what’s the best way to have a happy National Pet Day? Read on to find out more about this pet-centric holiday—then join us in all the National Pet Day fun!

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So you’re planning to spay or neuter your pet—but does pet insurance cover the procedure? The short answer: Not usually. Neutering and spaying are generally considered elective procedures and are not included in most standard pet insurance plans.  But here’s the good news: Some providers offer wellness plans or add-ons that help cover the cost of neutering and spaying, along with other routine services like vaccinations, microchipping, and dental cleanings.  Let’s take a closer look at how coverage works, how much you might expect to pay, and how to find the best pet insurance that covers neutering and spaying for your needs. 

Part of being a kitten parent is making sure your pet is kept healthy. And that means taking your new cat to the veterinarian.  Here’s when you should take your new kitten to vet, how to prepare for the vet visit, and what you can expect. 

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While advent calendars traditionally cover a longer period, there is no “rule” to say that you can’t wake up today and decide to craft one to cover just the last few weeks leading up to Christmas. This one focuses on kitties, but you can easily swap-in things for dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs, hedgehogs or whichever animal shares your home. With just a few materials you can find in any hardware store and no crafting experience necessary, you can celebrate the Christmas holidays with your pets and include them in one of your favorite festive traditions. Here are all the details to make your own pet-perfect advent calendar.,The weeks leading up to the winter holidays are filled with opportunities to share the fun, joy and magic of the season with our pets (and yes, spoil them just a little). However, like you, we’re also pet parents, and know it can be a very hectic time and can feel like you’re living in a shaken-up snow globe. To help you celebrate with your pets (and also maybe relax a little) we asked ourselves how do we like to spend these special times and bring our pets into the action. Here are some of our favorite ideas for crafts, projects, recipes, places to go, things to see, and ways to wrap you and yours in the warmth of the holidays. You do not have to do them all or in this exact order! Whatever works for you and makes you happy to share the holidays with your pets is the way to go.

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