cat care

Who doesn't love a mani-pedi?? Make sure that you take care of your cat's claws with these claw care tips to avoid health complications in the future.

Cat Claw Care Tips

Who doesn’t love a mani-pedi?? It turns out that cats do too, at least some of them anyway, but regardless it is an essential part of their care that you need to consider to keep them healthy. In the wild, cats use their slightly curved claws to; hunt prey, for balance and for climbing and […] Read more…

What do you do if you find a cat? how do you know if it has an owner, what if it is injured and who do you call? All the answers and more!

What to do if you find a Cat

Have you ever seen a cat on the street and thought, “I wonder if it has an owner?” and then had no idea how to find out, what to do or if you should do anything?  Do you know of a cat that has been abandoned? Has a cat found you and clearly doesn’t belong […] Read more…

For tips, tricks and advice on outdoor cat care

Outdoor Cat Care

For last year’s #CatWeek I wrote a post all about indoor cats, their care and the reason you might keep a cat indoors. While I have experience with indoor cats, mine are all outdoor so I thought I would write a post about all the things we have to consider when letting our cats outside, […] Read more…

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The Mummy Toolbox #Catweek 2016

After the resounding success of The Mummy Toolbox #Catweek 2015, I have decided to make it a yearly occurrence! This means that there is another fun, packed cat related week full of tips, tricks, advice and CUTENESS. Just like last year, this is the home base of everything #Catweek 2016 and each post will be up […] Read more…

cat neutering

Neutering Advocacy

As someone who works for a re-homing charity, I have seen first hand what happens to cats that are not looked after or cared for.  I also know the strain, financially and socially that can happen to cats (and families) that have kittens as well as the abandonment that goes on when they can’t find […] Read more…

What's with all the scratching? Answering the kitty questions about; scratching, behaviour, types of posts and getting them off the furniture! Plus some homemade projects that are a frugal alternative to stop you having to buy some!

The Truth About Cat Scratching

Let’s discuss some cat behaviour, more specifically cat scratching! Scratching is natural for cats, but it can cause a problem for your £1000 (or more) sofa. Here is everything you need to know about why cats scratch, different types of scratchers,  how to accommodate this and making your own posts for a frugal alternative. Cats […] Read more…

The Mummy Toolbox #CatWeek 2015

*Edit: #CatWeek ran from Monday 2nd October – Sunday 8th October 2015 and was a resounding success, Thank you to everyone who contributed, got involved and supported!  – We might make it a yearly occurrence from now on 🙂 * So I had a massive fail and completely missed out on the real #CatWeek. I […] Read more…

Getting rid of the litter trays

How To Get Rid Of Your Litter Trays

I have 4 cats (Yes we’ve established it’s a lot and it’s not crazy if I acknowledge it) and as you can imagine they can create a lot of mess and with a toddler playing on the floor the last thing I want to be questioning is “Is that chocolate or not?” because then I’ve […] Read more…

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