Cats Herd You

Share What with Ashton?

Ashton: What’s this?

I may be known for wanting to snack on anything that the humans are eating, but this even I know when enough is enough!

When does the #ShareAChicken promotion start?

Smackdown Friday with Guest Star Kittens

The kittens who roomed with the head peep in Nashville last week were a bundle of energy, and part of that energy of course ended up expended in rowdy playtime.

Salsa: Wake up! I want to play!

Tostada: Hmm? What?

Salsa: Where do you think you’re doing? Get back here!

Tostada: Heeeeeeyyyy!

Salsa: * TACKLE *

Tostada: You don’t think I’m going to get even?

Tostada: Now look who is trying to get away!

Have a safe and smackdown-free weekend, everyone!

Special thanks to Random Felines for sharing the hotel room — and the kittens — at the BlogPaws conference. They were a real joy!

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition Recalls Five Nutrish Wet Cat Food Varieties for Elevated Vitamin D

Ainsworth Pet Nutrition is recalling five varieties of Rachael Ray Nutrish wet cat food, including Ocean Fish-a-Licious, Lip Smackin’ Sardine ‘n Mackerel, Ocean Fish & Chicken Catch-iatore, Tuna Purrfection and certain lot codes of Paw Lickin’ Chicken & Liver due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D.

Two variety packs that contain some of the recalled products (the Chicken Lovers Variety Pack and the Ocean Lovers Variety Pack) are also recalled. The recalled products are distributed nationwide.

There have been 11 reports of illnesses associated with these products. Symptoms of excessive vitamin D consumption usually develop within 12-36 hours and may include vomiting or diarrhea, increased thirst and urination, and muscle tremors or seizures. Cats experiencing these symptioms should see a veterinarian immediately.

For addiitonal information, including UPC codes of the affected products, refer to the Rachael Ray Nutrish site.

For more ways to keep up with pet food recalls, including having them sent to your phone by SMS, see How to Keep Track of Pet Food Recalls.

Keeping Cats Cool When it’s Hot Outside

The upcoming Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer, but for a lot of us, hot weather has already arrived. Our part of the country is already seeing weather over 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) every day.

As the weather starts to get that hot where you live, you can take a few extra steps to be sure you keep cats cool and comfortable in the heat.