Make Your Stairs Safer for Your CH Cat
A while back, I asked readers if their CH cats could manage stairs. Responses were split across the board — some folks’ CH cats could manage stairs without a problem, and others had to block their...
View ArticleCG Proves Stairs Can Be Conquered — But Carefully!
This is one of my favorite post topics from my old blog. Nearly two years ago I moved into a two-story apartment with three of my friends. Finding an apartment for four girls was a challenge, and we...
View ArticleWe’re Moving! How This Can Impact Our CH Cats
48 hours. That’s approximately the amount of time that passed between my husband and I finding a home we wanted to buy and finding out our offer had been accepted. A few hours after that, I received...
View ArticleThe Hunt For The Perfect Cat Gate
This Christmas I’m asking for one thing: A pet gate. We’ll have carpeted stairs in our new home, and while I know CG will master them without too much trouble, Ellie may take a while longer to build...
View ArticleUpdate: Ellie Can Do The Stairs!
To be honest, I can’t believe that I’m writing this post, especially this early. Part of me almost wonders if by writing it I’m going to jinx Ellie’s progress, but honestly, this news is tremendous:...
View ArticleMore CHers Learn To Conquer Stairs
Harvey at the bottom of his stairs. I love to hear stories about all of your CHers, and recently two of you shared success stories about your CH kitties who have learned to conquer stairs. I wanted to...
View ArticleLitter Box Epiphanies And Learning How To Be A Good Pet Parent
The other day I had a litter box epiphany. No kidding. When we first moved in to our home, I thought it would be best to have one litter box on each floor. Unfortunately that meant putting the first...
View ArticleInspiring Stories: CHers Conquer Stairs
Put simply, some CH cats will simply never be able to do stairs. That said, some of our cats like to prove us wrong, by showing us exactly what they’re made of. Here are three stories from readers who...
View ArticleA Tip For Unsteady, Stair-Climbing CH Cats: Try A Landing Pad
A few weeks ago, Alan casually mentioned something in a comment that really made me think: “One of our CH cats is a burrower, so we got a few old wool blankets, folded them up so he can crawl in, and...
View ArticleOur Landing Pad Is a Huge Success
In December I wrote about Alan’s great suggestion of placing a landing pad at the bottom of his stairs. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that it could really help Ellie. Ellie usually...
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