Introducing: Arm & Hammer Essentials Natural Clumping Cat Litter

Side notes:

1) You won’t breath in cat clay dust!

2) If you’re too busy, your apartment will smell more like rotten bananas, not nostril-hair-burning ammonia.

3) You might notice litter all over the floor (get a litter carpet- apparently cats think it’s a sandbox).

4) It’s darker than ordinary clay, so you can see if your kitty’s butt has litter clumps on it (ew!).

5) It only costs around $7- $8

6) The Arm & Hammer website has coupons

Keep your home naturally odor-free. This biodegradable litter, formulated with a proprietary blend of ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda and natural corn fibers, absorbs more liquid and eliminates odors instantly. Natural clumping litter absorbs 2x the liquid of regular clay litters, and has a softer footing for cat’s comfort. *Contains Natural Corn Fibers

1) You have developed a special, complex language with your cats involving meows, hisses, and head bumps:

“Mreow” “Meoooow” “Hackszzz” “Zsszzss” “Armmghhm” “NINO!” “Stella” “Poofydoodlekinds”

2) You have 300 pictures of a posing puss puss on your phone, 5 of yourself (mostly blurred), 3 including family members (mostly newborn babies), and 2 of your significant other.

3) You get excited about kitty litter that doesn’t smell like ammonia 4 hours after scooping.

4) You go out wearing cat hair and you don’t care.

5) You get cat hair stuck between your teeth and the back of your throat on a daily basis.

6) You can only sleep when the cats cuddle with you in bed. Boyfriends are overrated.

7) You have an entire album of kitty pics on Facebook.

8 ) Cats in txt msgs.

9) Phone conversations always end up in feline territory: “Nino says hi, btw! Oh! Stella meowed!”

10) Your friends feel replaced… by cats.

11) You look forward to the pet isle in every store. Cat nip! Expensive condo! Bed stairs! Edible plants! Squeaky, plush mice! Self-cleaning litter box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12) You enjoy quiet evenings involving cheap wine, purring cats, and bad TV movies.

13) You freak out when you travel- friends and family DON’T understand mah babes!

14) Your family sends you tacky cat-themed gifts.

15) You have nightmares where your cats run into traffic.

16) The cats accompany you to the bathroom. It stops getting awkward after a while (unless they use their litter box at the same time).

17) The vacuum’s sole purpose is to suck in hair balls.

18) There’s a cat cabinet in the kitchen: 5 brushes, hair ball remedies, 5 packs of treats, toothbrush, toothpaste, dry shampoo, wipes, food, canned food for special occasions, eye drops, etc.

19) You’re planning on including your cats in your will (and you’re 25 years old). Seriously- I want a responsible care-taker in case my bf and I end up in some bizarre accident. NO SHELTERS or I will haunt you 24/7.

20) You have a blog about cats.

Cut your cat’s nails to avoid holes on your favorite shirts.

That’s all.

Videos by klaatu42

I <3 learning about kitty behavior :3

Before you freak out, remember: this is just an opinion. Don’t go spraying your kitty with holy water or locking him or her in a cupboard- that would be mean and abusive!

Enjoy!

6 Adorable Cat Behaviors with Shockingly Evil Explanations

Burying the poop prevents detection by their enemies, but there’s another layer to it, which is that they do it to avoid challenging the dominant cat of the group. It kind of makes sense, if burying the poop is a sign that they fear another, larger animal, then leaving it uncovered would be a pretty aggressive act. “No one here is bad enough to fuck with me. Enjoy my shit.”

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I wrote this poem years ago & decided on making this slide show to encourage adoption for Forgotten Cats a rescue I volunter for who helps spay and neuter countless feral/stray cats of PA and Delaware. I do Trap Neuter and Return for the feral cats in my area and help the stray cats find homes. I have many cats living with me now, plus the feral babies that I care for.

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The song is “The Secret Garden.” from the classic movie The Secret Garden.

I’ve never really thought about what comes after my pets cross over. To be honest, I don’t really want to think about it. I know I have to come to terms with it at some point, but why not enjoy the present sans morbid thoughts?

Regardless of my attempts to avoid thinking about loss, I’m currently researching pet cemeteries for another blog I write for. During my search, I ran across this short, concise, and VERY interesting article. Have you ever wondered when humans started burying their animal companions? I can’t say I have, but it’s truly mesmerizing. The first time I ever saw an actual pet cemetery was last year while driving towards Salem, NH. Even though I haven’t entered the grounds, the view from outside is beautiful. In a weird sense, it’s heart-warming to know people still care about their pets even after death. And why shouldn’t they? Dogs and cats (and horses, birds, hamsters, etc.) offer us unyielding, enduring, and selfless love, comfort, and happiness any & every day.

Here’s the article taken from the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery & Crematory website:

The History of Pet Burials by Mary Thurston

The ritualized burial of animals has been practiced in virtually every part of the world at some point in time. In many societies, it was (and still is) a means of honoring animals who endeared themselves to their human families. Such burials stand as enduring expressions of one’s emotional affinity with nonhuman beings, and on a more expansive level, one’s sense of spiritual kinship with the natural world at large. Funerary rites for animals celebrate the most enduring of human beliefs-that we share the “next life” with other creatures-just as we do this one. Continue Reading… *Picture taken from lostjersey.com

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