Taming the Wild Cats

Our cats are around 5 years old and they still act like kittens.  They race around the house, play all night, pounce on toys and take little naps when needed.  We chose not to have them declawed when they were kittens, but have often wondered what could be done about some of their bad cat habits.

Until this year, our cats have never clawed at our furniture, but after buying a new couch, our youngest cat has been treating it like a scratching post.  He also has a habit of scratching doors and mirrors at night.  Our slightly older cat has never really taken well to strangers and will swat when she sees fit.  Short of sending them to a kitty psychologist I thought I’d try a product to cap their nails.

Cat nail caps are amazing!  You just glue them on to the cats existing nails (after giving them a trim) and it covers their sharp little claws.  I thought this would be problematic from my cats chewing them off to the caps themselves falling off.  I haven’t had these problems at all!  My cats had no adverse reaction to the caps.  In fact, I’m not even sure they know they have them on.  They did try to chew them off after a few hours, but have since given up since the caps wouldn’t budge.

The two brands I know of are Kitty Cap Nail Caps and Soft Claws.  While I have used the former, I’m sure both are great!  I highly recommend these caps for anyone with cats who still have their claws!

Self-contained ecosphere

You have to get yourself one of these.  They are easy, completely maintenance free and fun to look at.  My husband got me one for Christmas a couple years back and it was my favorite gift.  The ecosphere contains the perfect amount of water, air, and algae to sustain the life of the microorganisms (shrimp) within.  They are small enough to put on a desk, dresser or shelf in your work or home.  I totally love science and this little gift has brought me tons of entertainment and joy.  Get one today!

http://www.amazon.com/Ecosphere-Associates-Small-Pod/dp/B000E8WWSG

Old Navy (and Gap) on Facebook

If you’re a fan of shopping deals then go ahead and “like” Old Navy on Facebook.  You’ll learn about super sales, secret sales and they even offer coupons from time to time.  Last weekend they had a downloadable coupon that you could use to get their layered cami’s for $2 each (usually priced at $8.50).

Gap also offers special deals for those people who “like” them on Facebook.  On July 5th they offered a 30% off coupon for that one day (all items in the store, with limited restrictions).  What a deal!

It’s free to “like!”