October 2019 - Chirpy Cats

Beyond the Dark Hedges, A Meowlloween Mystery!

Halloween tortie cat walking through the catio tunnel

31/10/2019
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat garden, catenrichment, catio, catvine, halloween

The Chirpies always enjoy their tunnels in the catio especially when their humans are present. In between garden cleanup, I decided to keep some cuttings of the sunflowers, Swedish Ivy and Cosmos stalks. Why? Well, when you live and breathe cat enrichment ideas, you don’t pass up an opportunity to let your imagination run wild! A combination of olfactory enrichment, Halloween and a setting from the TV series, Game of Thrones.

gray tabby cat sitting among halloween DIY cat toys

29/10/2019
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat DIY, cat enrichment, catcrafts, halloween

These DIY spider toys for cats are the perfect props for loads of fun at the Halloween salad bar.

Give last year’s mini foam pumpkins new life by transforming them into furry eight-legged beasts to taunt your kitties in their sleep. These little spiders have just the right mix of cute and creepy and can be suspended above your cat’s Meowloween salad bar for curious paws to whack around.

tortoiseshell cat sitting next to water fountain meowlloween salad bar

24/10/2019
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat grass, cat salad bar, cat vine, meowlloween

Transform a cat vine stick or catnip stem into a witch’s broom for your cat’s Meowlloween salad bar. Interesting natural textures and scents that your cat is naturally attracted to provide plenty of enrichment for bored kitties.

At the Chirpy Cats house, we start preparing our indoor cat salad bar when the days are cooler and life in the catio garden winds down, preparing for winter. This is the perfect time to collect stems, vine twigs, and dried grasses from the garden to make an assortment of cat’s delights for indoor cat enrichment. Not forgetting the catnip harvest which will provide catnip throughout the long winter months. Add to the drama of your Meowlloween salad bar with these cute DIY mini witch’s brooms.

hand reaching out to spoon feed feral cat

16/10/2019
The Lady Cat
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Catnip Chirps
Campus Cats, community cats, feral cats, Global Cat Day

Patrick knows he has the best job in the world. He is responsible for feeding up to 120 cats who call the University of Western Cape in Cape Town, South Africa, their home. When he starts feeding breakfast at 7 am he is soon surrounded by his furry friends who gather around him, running out from under nearby bushes, parked cars, and trees. It’s a quiet time of the morning, perfect to start feeding breakfast before the campus is abuzz with frantic students rushing to classes.

Archive - October 2019

Beyond the Dark Hedges, A Meowlloween Mystery!

Enhance Your Cat’s Playtime with these Frighteningly Cute Pumpkin Spider Toys

How to Make Mini Witch’s Broom Cat Toys from Textures and Scents your Cat will Love

How One Man Became the Most Beloved Cat Whisperer on Campus