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Meet Yoshi, Queen of Patience

This is Yoshi. Her mom Stacey is a professional film costumer, who, during her recovery from a bout with breast cancer, began making these intricate costumes for Yoshi. As it turns out, this isn’t torture. Yoshi loves it! In fact she even lets Stacey sell her photos on various items through urbanbeast.ca.

There are fabulous greeting [...]

It’s Dress-up Time with Kitty Wigs

You’ve probably seen them, but I had to post them in honor of Halloween — Kitty Wigs! Choose from four mod styles, Bashful Blonde, Pink Passion, Electric Blue, and Silver Fox, modeled here by some of the most tolerant moderncats on earth. Photos by Jill Johnson.

And did you know that each Kitty Wig comes in [...]

A Halloween Treat for Kitty

Since you can’t share those mini Snickers with your cat, here’s the perfect alternative — three adorable Halloween toys from West Paw Design. Choose from Plunky, Kitty Bat, and Spooky Doo, all filled with organic catnip that is sure to please!

REMINDER: Ugliest Pet Bed Contest Deadline is October 31

Don’t forget! The deadline to enter the Ugliest Pet Bed Contest is October 31! Submit photos of your stinky, nasty, gross pet bed and you could win a beautiful new Sleepypod or a print from Mod-Dog. Complete contest details here.
This contest is being sponsored by Sleepypod, Design Milk, Mod-Dog, and Moderncat.

Modern Cat Pillows Inspired by Real Moderncats

Designer Aaron Stewart created a fun line of pillows featuring his beautiful modern pet illustrations. There are several moderncat pillows to choose from, all available from Pillow Pillow Pillow.

Many of the designs came from Pillow Pillow Pillow’s pet casting call. Here are some of the moderncats who were featured in recent designs: Bleeker, Titi, and [...]

Moderncat-friendly DIY Charging Station

This project to convert an IKEA organizer into a charging station (for all those electronic gadgets) originally appeared in ReadyMade Magazine, but thanks to Moderncat reader Brieanne, here we have a terrific cat-friendly variation.
Since Brieanne’s cats like to chew on cords, she and her husband decided that this would be a good project for them [...]

NEW! Eco-friendly Baobab Climbing Tree From Square Cat Habitat

The designers at Square Cat Habitat have done it again! Check out their brand new Baobab climbing tree. This sleek structure provides four branches for climbing and playing and a treetop for napping and observing. As with all of the other Square Cat Habitat products, the Baobab is made from the finest eco-friendly materials. You [...]

Win $10,000 For Your Favorite Animal Shelter

In these uncertain times, animal shelters can take a double hit. First, when finances are tight, charitable giving is one of the first things to go and many animal shelters depend on donations to cover operating expenses. Second, the mortgage cirsis has led to an increased number of animals being abandoned and sent to shelters. [...]

Moderncat Poetry

Sisters
by Meg Houston Maker
My little hurricane,
my little thunder
storming
around the house.
Gray raincloud cats
with claws like lightning
eyes gold like fire.
In your legs,
the strength of
mountains.
In your paws
the speed of light.
Nothing can catch
one
except the other.
Sisters, you live
racing the moon,
winning.
Thanks to Moderncat reader Meg for submitting this wonderful poem.

Congratulations to Cat Livin’, Winner of Three Cat Fancy Editor’s Choice Awards

Cat Fancy Magazine has awarded three prestigious Editors’ Choice Awards to Los Angeles-based Cat Livin‘.  Each year the magazine recognizes the most innovative and creative cat products in the United States. This year the editors named the Cat Livin’ Climber, Garden and Ottoman as winners of the 2008 awards. Congrats, Cat Livin’!

Why We Love Them

Remember this video, “Simon’s Cat: Cat-Man-Do”? Well, I came across a real life video showing just how true the cartoon is (without the baseball bat). Here they both are for your viewing pleasure.

New Contour Messenger Bag from EGR Italy

Carry your Moderncat to the vet, or anywhere, in style with this new contour messenger bag from EGR Italy. With its ultra thick padding, contoured spine, and shock absorbent shoulder strap, this may be the most comfortable bag you own.

Available from PetEgo and Amazon

Something for Everyone

Cats can be Republicans, too, so here we have some cute cat tags for felines from both parties. Choose from several designs available here.

If Cats Could Vote

If you’re an Obama supporter, check out www.catsforobama.com for some creative kitty campaigning. Here are some of my favorites, including an altered version of one of the famous posters by Shepard Fairey.

I don’t mean for this to be imbalanced, but there doesn’t appear to be a “Cats for McCain” website.

Mid-century Moderncat: Thomas the Cat

More great mid-century moderncat illustrations from Dave over at Grain Edit. This week he guest posted on Design*Sponge about the 1956 children’s book Thomas by Mary Harris with illustrations by Cliff Roberts. The story is about a young girl and her cat Thomas. The beautiful face posing with the book above is Dave’s cat, who [...]

Unbelievable Cat-friendly House Design from Japan

I think I’m going to have a heart attack, this is the coolest thing I have ever seen! As you may be aware, the Japanese treat their pets like children, and since they are also masters of good design, it’s no surprise that some Japanese housing builders are now designing homes with special features for [...]

Let’s Hear It for Men and Cats!

The recent New York Times article “Sorry Fido, It’s Just a Guy Thing“ discusses how lots of single, straight men are “coming out of the cat closet” and embracing their love of cats. The article references one of my favorite sites www.menandcats.com plus the author interviewed everybody’s favorite cat guy, Paul Klusman, creator of An [...]

Introducing Catio Showcase

As we all know, there are lots of dangers awaiting our beloved pet cats when they venture outdoors. But we also know how hard it can be to watch kitty as she looks longingly out the window, wishing she could play in the grass and get a breath of fresh air. One possible solution is [...]

September Moderncat Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Hedge from Emmaus, PA, winner of the Wallflower scratcher from Marmalade Pet Care. This elegant and versatile cardboard scratcher can be used on the floor or it can be mounted to the wall with the optional wall clips. Available in three colors–blue, green, or orange.
Both the clips and the scratcher are available at [...]

Ugliest Pet Bed Contest

Moderncat is partnering with two other great design blogs, Design Milk and Mod-Dog, to bring you this awesome contest and your chance to win a Sleepypod! We’re looking for the ugliest pet bed out there. We figure the pet with the worst napping spot deserves something better, so we are going to do what we [...]

October Moderncat Giveaway: Eco-friendly Bumper Bed from West Paw Design

This month one lucky winner will get to customize their own medium size Bumper Bed from West Paw Design. The winner will get to choose from 9 different colors and patterns for the outer bumper and the inner cushion. You won’t want to miss your chance to win this terrific giveaway, so sign-up now!
This giveaway [...]