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How to Make this Irresistible Spring Grass Oasis Lounge for Your Cat

Spring Easter cat grass oasis for your cat

15/04/2019
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat grass, cat vine, diycathack, sensory enrichment

As the cats crunch on their delicious grass bucket at their newly decorated Spring Oasis lounge, I am reminded of how important it is to offer new and exciting textures that are attractive to cats. Sensory enrichment for your cats is just as vital to his well-being as any other form of enrichment.

Overflowing with a myriad of textures and smells, the Spring Oasis Cat Lounge offers an attractive space to explore, drink, hunt and relax after a long winter.

A festive water fountain with cat grass grown in water beads

10/12/2018
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat grass, DIY hack, holiday gifts, water fountain

The holidays are upon us and most households are immersed in endless to-do lists, gift wrapping and decorating. Meanwhile back at the scratching post, your cat only has one item on his to-do list:

“Must climb Christmas tree and knock down the ornaments.”

How to grow cat grass without the soil using water gel beads. The perfect cat grass salad bar that will attract grisly cat ghouls near and far!

22/10/2018
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat grass, cat grass water beads, DIY hack, halloween

Have you ever thought of growing cat grass without soil? here are step-by-step instructions for growing cat grass in water beads for lots of fun at the cat salad bar!

Growing cat grass for your cat is always a fun project whether it’s for an indoor salad bar or an outdoor watering hole. At the Chirpy Cats lair, we like to keep fresh supplies of grass pots, especially when the weather cools down and the cats spend less time in the catio and more time indoors visiting the salad bar. In our Ultimate Guide to Growing Cat Grass, we provided step-by-step instructions for growing cat grass the traditional way with potting soil.

Why not change things up a bit and ditch the dirt for water beads? Yes, you’ve read that right, no soil needed. For this grass project, you will be using water gel beads instead of potting soil to grow your cat grass!

Make a cat grass bed to impress your cat

Cats just love to make things up as they go along. They’re masters at improvisation and resourcefulness. They’re the bohemians of the animal kingdom, loving the comforts of the finer things in life, while always keeping a paw on the wild side. Cats play by their own rule book and the power of their purrsuasion and cat-nnovation has prompted cat lovers like me to make up words like these!

For indoor cats, the grass is not greener on the outside. Perhaps your cat would disagree, but we know indoor living is the safest place for your cat. Free-roaming cats have a full daily schedule, they hunt, catch, kill, groom, sleep, and nibble on grass at their leisure. To keep your cat happy it’s important to provide a natural, stimulating and changing environment that most closely resembles what he would normally stumble upon in an outdoor kitty expedition. We know that one of the things cats love, next to catnip, is cat grass. What’s great to know is that cat grass is super easy to grow at any time throughout the year.

Charlie the cat loves to prune to catnip hanging basket

28/02/2018
Chirpy Cats
27 Comments
Cat Enrichment
cat enrichment, cat garden, Catnip, growing catnip

Catnip is a hardy perennial herb of the mint family bearing aromatic leaves attractive to cats. Follow these step-by-step instructions on growing your own and keep your cats happy and enriched!

We have a few things in common, my cats and I. We like laptops, long catnaps on a Caturday morning, and our recreational herb of choice, catnip! Of course, I don’t like catnip for the same reasons the cats do; you won’t find me head shaking and wriggling in ecstasy on the kitchen floor (well, maybe if I’m trying to fish out an old cat toy stuck under the fridge, but that’s no fun). No, instead of catnip parties, I prefer catnip in my nighttime tea blend.

tabby cat eating fresh catnip from the catnip basket

Your cat climbs up to the top shelf with stealthy paws. Reaching out, he grabs the bag of green goodness and tosses it onto the floor for his feline friends. The catnip is out of the bag and the catnip party begins. If you’re a multi-cat household you’ve possibly walked in on a few wild catnip parties on your kitchen floor and then learned to store the catnip stash where feline grabby paws can’t reach!

When we think of cat environment enrichment, we think of engaging your cat in interactive playtime, food puzzles and offering an interesting changing environment for your cats. But we underestimate the power of scent. Just a little whiff of catnip can send a cat into a 15-minute euphoric frenzy. Just like treats can be used to train a cat, so too can catnip be used in positive reinforcement and behavior modification training. Some cats are treat motivated, but many others will give up their seat in a sun puddle for a bag of ‘nip any day! In fact, a whopping 70% of cats are susceptible to the catnip effect and cats inherit this trait from one of their parents.

27/09/2017
The Lady Cat
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Cat Enrichment
cat behavior, environment enrichment, happy cat, scratching post

How to keep your cat happy

It seems that cats have it made. The internet worships them and judging by those viral Youtube Best Cat compilation videos, they rule their households with a firm furry paw. And we like it.

“Hey Mr. Dog, I need your bed if you don’t mind, thanks, you’re too kind!”

But despite this overall perception of a cat’s elevated status as Ruler of the Drooler, cats are still largely misunderstood. Cats are viewed as independent, aloof and in need of less medical and preventative care than dogs, but this could not be further from the truth.

September is Happy Cat Month, an event in its 9th year running, created by the Catalyst Council, to help promote the health and well-being of our purry felines, focusing on the different ways to ensure your cat is happy, enriched and healthy.

Cat Enrichment

Your Cats’ World, Enriched, Inspired. The pathway to

your cat’s heart is through understanding his world.

How to Make this Irresistible Spring Grass Oasis Lounge for Your Cat

Create a festive cat fountain display to enrich your cat’s senses

Create a Spooky-licious Cat Salad Bar that’s frightfully easy with colorful water beads

How to make the perfect cat bed for afternoon catnaps

Make a cat grass bed to impress your cat

The ultimate guide to growing cat grass

How to grow catnip from seed without a green thumb

9 Ways catnip can enrich your cat’s life

5 Essential Must-Haves for a Happy Chirpy Cat

How to keep your cat happy

Cat Enrichment

Your Cats’ World, Enriched, Inspired. The pathway to

your cat’s heart is through understanding his world.

Make a cat grass bed to impress your cat

A water feature you and your cats will love

How to keep your cat happy