Can Cats Eat Pumpkin? Benefits, Risks & How Much Is Safe The second September rolls around, pumpkin starts showing up everywhere. Pumpkin coffee. Pumpkin muffins. Pumpkin bread. Pumpkin candles. Pumpkin decorations. Apparently, we've collectively decided that fall cannot begin until absolutely everything has been turned into a pumpkin. And if you're opening a can of pumpkin for a recipe, you may have heard that you can give some to your cat too. But can cats eat pumpkin? Yes, ...
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Fall Plants That Are Toxic to Cats: What to Avoid
Fall Plants That Are Toxic to Cats: Mums, Autumn Crocus & More Fall decorating season is one of my favorites. Pumpkins start showing up everywhere. The summer flowers get replaced with mums. Fall bouquets appear at the grocery store, and suddenly every front porch looks like it belongs in a fall catalog. Unfortunately, cats don't care whether something is seasonal decor. If it's new, Ellie and Jinx need to investigate it. They need to smell it. They need to walk around ...
Are Fall Leaves Safe for Cats? What to Know
Are Fall Leaves Safe for Cats? What Cat Owners Need to Know There is something about fall that makes everything outside suddenly look like a cat toy. Leaves are blowing across the yard. They skitter across the sidewalk. They tumble through the air. And if you have a curious cat watching from the window, you can almost see those little hunting instincts kick in. To a cat, a crunchy leaf blowing across the ground probably looks a whole lot like something that needs to be chased ...
Why Does My Cat Sit in the Window?
Why Does My Cat Sit in the Window? If you have a cat, there's a good chance you have at least one window in your house that has officially been claimed as cat property. It doesn't matter if there's a perfectly comfortable cat bed six feet away. The window wins. Ellie and Jinx love keeping track of what's happening around them, and sometimes I wonder what exactly they're watching so intently. A bird? A squirrel? A leaf blowing across the yard? The neighbor doing something suspicious ...
Can Cats Tell When the Seasons Change?
Can Cats Tell When the Seasons Change? Every year, there comes a point when you can just feel that fall is coming. The mornings are cooler. It gets dark a little earlier. The sunlight looks different. Suddenly you're thinking about blankets and pumpkins even though it was 85 degrees outside three days ago. But apparently, we're not the only ones noticing. Cats are incredibly tuned in to their surroundings, and even indoor cats can pick up on subtle environmental changes that happen as ...
Why Is My Cat Sleeping More in the Fall?
Why Is My Cat Sleeping More in the Fall? If it seems like your cat has suddenly made sleeping their full-time job now that fall has arrived, you may be onto something. Granted, cats aren't exactly known for their productivity. Ellie and Jinx can turn an ordinary afternoon nap into an all-day event. Find a soft blanket, curl into a ball and apparently the rest of the day's responsibilities have been canceled. But when the days start getting shorter and the temperatures begin dropping, ...