Cat scratching posts are a necessity, but they’re not very eco-friendly.  I try to extend the life of Furball’s cat tree by trimming the excess threads of carpet and vacuuming it regularly.  However, there comes a time when the carpet is threadbare and the cat starts using the floor or the couch instead.  Throwing out [...]

The typical carpeted cat scratching post is bulky, heavy and usually thrown out after Kitty has worn out the carpet.  Rather than buy another scratching post or cat condo, why not make your own?  Ideally, it would be better to re-carpet your scratching post or cat tree and I’ll talk about this in a future [...]

I was randomly surfing YouTube and came across numerous instructional videos on how to make cat toys.  Who knew there were so many of these how-to videos out there? A couple of the videos stood out because they were highly watchable and they also featured toys that followed in the spirit of my book, Make [...]

Mountain Cat Trees takes a different and novel approach to creating eco-friendly cat scratchers.  Based out of the North Quabbin region of Central Massachusetts, this company eschews the typical carpet and wood composite inputs, and instead uses real trees to create natural looking cat trees that are simple and eco-friendly. Scratchers from Mountain Cat Trees [...]

I thought I’d try a hand at writing an article on eHow about how to choose an eco-friendly cat litter.  There are so many litters touted as earth-friendly these days that it can be confusing to know which one is best for your cat.  Obviously, you can’t try them all out so please check out [...]

Now that I’ve got your attention, a friend emailed me an interesting website that lists the toxic chemicals found in pet products.  Did you know there are no government standards for hazardous chemicals in pet products? HealthyStuff.org tested over 400 products for toxic chemicals and lists the results on their site.  Most of the tested [...]