Lately, I've been working hard to get a new layout for KittyClysm up and running. In case you need a refresher, or hadn't seen the old layout at all or on a desktop computer before, this is what the site used to look like: I loved the old layout on many counts. I thought it was unique, pretty, and anything besides plain. But over the months and countless attempts trying to tweak it to be ...
Spot Ethical Pet Colorful Plastic Springs Cat Toy Review
My cat Avery's obsessions seem to come and go like the wind. No matter how long he seems to be loving a specific cat toy, I've gotten used to the fact that abandoning that toy after some arbitrary period of time is just around the corner. As a result, I'm always on the look-out for new products that will hold his interest. My line of thinking is that if I can get a number of cat toys in the line ...
I Can No Longer Imagine Life Without a Cat
After having lived with a cat for just a few short years, I can't imagine ever going back. Sound dramatic? Not likely if you've ever lived with one or two or more before! Cats are like a warm presence in your home that keeps you from ever feeling completely alone. How could you possibly feel completely alone when there's always a furry little feline right around the corner? That feeling of ...
Looking for a Laugh with Your Coffee? 20 Hilarious Cat Mugs
I love novelty items as much as the next gal, but while I think the cute & pretty ones are a-okay, there's nothing better than a novelty item that will actually make you smile. Extra points go to those that can take you a step further by making you chuckle or laugh out loud the first time you see them. Since I hate the idea of buying something I will never use, I prefer to only buy ...
Aluminum Foil Balls: Ever Made One? Does Your Cat Play With Them?
When I say my cat is lazy, I mean laaazyyy.. He's not a big fan of anything besides napping, and even when he knows he needs exercise (and I know he knows because he whines at me to play!) he's still not willing to put the effort in to get started himself. It might sound like I'm exaggerating, but I assure you I am not. Once, my father took it as a personal challenge to get Avery to play ...
25 Secret Rules All Cats Seem to Live By
Has it ever occurred to you that maybe cats have a secret set of rules they live by? If this thought has ever crossed your mind, I'm here to let you know you're not alone. Cats all seem hard-wired into behaving in similar adorable-yet-trouble-making ways. I thought it'd be nice to take a minute and try to identify as many of these strange, quirky "underlying traits" of our feline friends as ...
Moving With Cats? Step-By-Step, How to Make Moves Easier on Kitties
I'm not exaggerating when I say that my husband Thomas and I have moved more times than I can count over the past 6 years we've been together. Since we've had Avery for 4 of those 6 years (took Avery in summer 2013), a lot of the moves we've made happened with our cat by our side. Here's a quick rundown of some of the moves we've made with Avery off the top of my head: After a couple years ...
I Had No Idea So Many Amazing Cat Mugs Existed… Now I’m Obsessed
So basically, it took me years before I got to the point where I was okay with the taste of coffee - let alone to the point where I was happy drinking it every morning. I've not been drinking coffee every morning for very long - maybe a year? My husband has a really adorable anchor & blue stripe, naval-themed mug that he uses for his coffee in the morning and throughout the day for both coffee ...
The Unspoken Suffering of Cat Owners Everywhere
Cat-owned humans don't often speak out about their suffering. It's not all rainbows and butterflies, you know, being a member of a cat's staff I mean. There's plenty of untold suffering going on from the end of cat owners everywhere. We've been trained by our superiors to pretty much ignore as much of the suffering as physically possible, to grit and get through it, and finally, to be stoic and ...