It's the summer. The humans have retrieved their shorts and t-shirts from the back of the wardrobe, dusted off their sunglasses and are heading to the park to enjoy the nice weather. But spare a thought for your furry friends who don't have the luxury of taking off a few layers of clothing. In this post we explore ways to ensure that your cats are comfortable during hot weather...
Whilst it is often a matter of personal choice whether you allow your cat outdoors or not, there can also be circumstances that make it impractical or unsafe to allow your cat outside. This can include if you live in an apartment or near a busy road so even if you have once allowed your cat to go outdoors you may find that you need to transition them from an outdoors to an indoors cat.
At Noggins & Binkles, in addition to our commitment to manufacture our products using entirely vegan materials, sustainability and environmental protection are also high on our agenda. All of our cat toys are made with the environment in mind including the felt outer and filling of our organic catnip recycled vegan felt cat toys, which are made from recycled single use polyethylene terephthalate, more commonly known to most people as PET.
To really understand why cats love boxes so much, we need to remember that today's domestic cats have some formidable hunters as ancestors. Whilst Noggins & Binkles and most other domestic cats no longer need to rely on their predatory instincts to get through each day, that does not mean that somewhere, deep inside each and every kitty, there isn't a little lion or tiger trying to get out...
What houseplants are safe for cats? We go through our favourite non toxic plants for cats and explain the benefits of indoor plants both for cats and humans. Some of the plants that Noggins & Binkles love are spider plants and areca palms and the plants that are safe for cats to eat include bamboo and cat grass...