To begin greening up my cat’s life, I decided to start by taking a “greenventory” to see where we’re at and where we can improve. At first glance, Furball’s life is already pretty green, but I think looking at things in more detail will reveal ample opportunities to reduce his carbon pawprint.

Here’s my initial list of proposed items to look at:

• Food
• Litter
• Toys
• Health
• Bedding
• Accessories

I then visited the PetSmart website and saw a few other categories to add:

• Carriers and Door
• Collars, Leads and Tags
• Furniture and Scratchers
• Grooming
• Repellents
• Stains and Odour

I decided to ignore some other categories such as “Hallowe’en Shop”, “New Kitten Center” and “Gifts”. While I must admit the Monopoly Cat Lovers Edition looks cute, I think we can all go without the Memorial Garden Stake with Wall Plaque.

Hallowe’en Shop??? That’s a whole category they might as well label as “Hallowe’en Landfill”. Note the “Whisker City® Halloween Clown Wig” below. I feel sorry for that cat.