How much silvervine should you give a cat?
There is no official dose, and the honest guidance is about frequency rather than quantity. How often to offer it, how long a session lasts, and...
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Is silvervine safe for cats?
The honest answer on silvervine safety: what the evidence actually supports, where the real risks are, and which ones are physical rather than chemical.
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Should an indoor cat wear a collar?
An honest answer to a question that usually gets a sales pitch. The case for, the case against, and the one thing that decides it.
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Is whisker fatigue real?
A popular explanation for fussy eating, examined honestly. What whiskers actually do, what the evidence supports, and why a wide bowl is still a reasonable idea.
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How do you measure a cat for a collar?
The two-finger rule, where the tape actually goes, and why a collar that fits perfectly today can be wrong in a month.
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Why does my cat headbutt me?
The head bump has a name, a reason, and a set of glands behind it. What your cat is actually doing when it presses its face...
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What is an omamori?
A small brocade charm from a Japanese shrine or temple, carried rather than displayed. You are not meant to open it, and it is not meant...
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Japanese cat sounds: nyan, gorogoro, and the words English does not have
A cat says nyaa in Japanese, not meow. More interesting is that Japanese also has words for how a cat looks, not just how it sounds.
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What does matatabi actually mean?
Almost every English page says it means travel again. The oldest Japanese records spell it watatabi, which quietly demolishes that story.
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Does an AirTag defeat a breakaway collar?
Weight is not the problem, and that surprised us. The real objections are whether the holder jams the catch, the beeping at strangers, and the fact...
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What silvervine does not do
Sellers attach dental, digestive and calming claims to silvervine. Here is what the research actually measured, and why our packaging stays quiet.
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Silvervine galls, leaves and sticks: which form actually works?
The form matters more than the plant. Eight of nine cats responded to dried silvervine fruit galls, while ordinary fruit and leaves produced no positive response...
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