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Science Friday: Are Cats Left-pawed or Right-pawed?

That’s what Michael, a student who lives near Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, tried to determine for his science fair project. Using a series of three tests, Michael and his mom gathered data from some of the cats at Best Friends. First, they dangled a toy in front of each feline participant and [...]

FURminator Winner

Congratulations to Kate from Council Bluffs, Iowa, winner of the new double-edged FURminator. Kate’s two Persian cats will surely benefit from this excellent grooming tool!

More from Urban Pet Haus: Vote for Your Favorite Perch Design and Enter to Win!

Urban Pet Haus was so thrilled with the feedback from Moderncat readers on their pet stairs, that they are asking for your opinion again. This time you get to vote for your favorite perch design and one lucky winner will be selected to receive the winning design. There are three elegant options to choose from, [...]

Pet Airways to Offer Pet-only Flights

Air travel (or any travel for that matter) can be very traumatic for cats. If they are under the 15 lb. weight limit and can fit in a carrier under the seat, at least they can be near you, but those are awfully cramped quarters for a long plane ride. And worse yet, if they [...]

Custom Cat Mom Portraits by Susan Faye

Mother’s Day is for cat moms, too! And these adorable watercolor portraits from artist Susan Faye can help any cat mom celebrate her feline family. Susan paints custom cat mom portraits and custom pet portraits that take about three weeks to deliver, so we’re a little late for Mother’s Day this year, but she has [...]

Stor-in-Style Giveaway Winner

Congratulations to Alicia from Stafford, VA, winner of the Stor-in-Style designer cat food container. Alicia can now store her cat food with style and peace of mind!
Limited Time Discount
If you didn’t win but you still need a safe and stylish place to stash kitty’s kibble, take advantage of the limited time offer at Stor-in-Style, pet [...]

Moderncat Sighting: Oscar + Emma Sneak Peek on Design*Sponge

This beautiful home belongs to Oscar (wearing white) and Emma (in stripes), namesakes of their mom’s letterpress stationery business Oscar + Emma. Check out all the photos over at Design*Sponge.

Cool Kitty Totes by Shinzi Katoh

Check out these super-cute tote bags from Japanese designer Shinzi Katoh. Now that’s a tote that doesn’t scream crazy cat lady!
Feeling Lucky Tote Bag and Mushroom Cat Mini Tote both available from ModCloth.

Friday Fun: Doing the Double Tortie Nip Roll

Just for fun, here are my two torties enjoying the good life. They just make me smile.

NEW! FURminator deShedding Tool with Double Edge REVIEW & BONUS GIVEAWAY

With six cats, there’s a lot of loose fur in my house. But the one tool that makes it manageable is my #1 must-have recommendation, the FURminator. I have always loved this grooming tool for the way it easily takes off the loose undercoat, reducing shedding and hairballs. And now the folks at the FURminator [...]

Modern Cat Grass Planter by Agnieszka Bartosiewicz

This cool modern cat grass planter was created by Polish designer Agnieszka Bartosiewicz. I can’t find any information on where to buy, but I’d love to get one.
via MocoLoco and thanks to Robert for the tip.

Moderncat Discount: Get $10 off the SnoozePal Cat Hammock-in-a-Box

The folks at Cat Above are having a special sale on the SnoozePalâ„¢ Cat Hammock-in-a-Box. Just enter discount code MOD4 and get your SnoozePal for just $24.95 (regular price $34.95). Plus, they have new lower shipping rates so you’ll save even more. This offer is good through April 30, 2009.
The SnoozePal Cat Hammock-in-a-Box was featured [...]

CalligraphyCats Giveaway Winner and Discount Coupon

Congratulations to Michelle (comment #102) winner of the CalligraphyCats giveaway from ECStewart Designs. Don’t worry if you didn’t win but you still want to adorn your walls with some of Lisa’s elegant art or purchase any of her other wonderful products, just enter discount code modcat and get 15% off your order at ecstewart.com. (Discount [...]

Enter to Win a $50 Gift Card and Help Support a Great Cause!

Here’s a creative fundraiser! Shadow Cats Rescue is raffling over 40 different $50 gift cards from a wide variety of retailers, everything from Barnes & Noble to IKEA to Target. You can buy as many chances to win as you like at a suggested donation of $2 per ticket. Get all the details, and your [...]

Are Plastic Food Containers Safe? BONUS GIVEAWAY from Stor-In-Style

Have you given any thought to the type of material used in your cat’s food bowl and food storage container? Well, I recently learned a little about this topic when faced with Mackenzie’s breakout of kitty acne (see photo below – it’s not pretty.) This is really a two-part issue:
1) Plastic pet food dishes and [...]

DIY Wine Box Cat Perch

Moderncat reader, and AT Unplggd contributor, Sonia sent me some photos of the cool kitty perch she made using a wine box and some Ikea shelf brackets. Sonia’s moderncats Dim Sum and Gizmo love hanging out next to their mom’s desk while she works. I love the photos below of Dim Sum peeking out of [...]

CalligraphyCats by ECStewart Designs BONUS GIVEAWAY

These beautiful calligraphic images are the work of Lisa Stewart of ECStewart Designs. Lisa has obviously spent time observing feline body language and she does a wonderful job of capturing familiar gestures and poses with her elegant brush & ink technique.

Lisa’s CalligraphyCats are available as framed and unframed prints, notecards, sterling silver jewelry (pictured above), [...]

Cat Livin’ Rats Are On the Way!

If you were one of the lucky 100 winners of the Cat Livin’ rats during Toy Week, keep an eye out for your package this week. The folks at Cat Livin’ let me know that they finished-up sending out the rats last week. Thanks for your patience!

Moderncat Sighting: A Home Office in Morocco Complete with Moderncats

One of my favorite blogs, decor8, recently did an interview with design writer Maryam Montague and gave readers a peek at her beautiful home office nestled away at the top of a 3-story tower in an olive grove in Marrakech. Maryam shares her office with three moderncats, two of which are pictured above. See more [...]

Lighten Up With Acrylic Cat ID Tags

Are you concerned about the weight of your cat’s ID tag? Then these acrylic tags are a great solution. Made from durable, lightweight material that is easy to clean, these tags come in a variety of shapes and colors and can be engraved with three lines of contact info.
Check out all the styles over at [...]

Gus and Penny’s Tweeting Cat Door

Here’s an interesting use of technology. Kimberly Nixon and her husband rigged up a very special cat door for their two cats Gus and Penny. Apparently the neighborhood cats were helping themselves to Gus and Penny’s food, so Kimberly’s husband, a programmer who likes to build stuff, created a cat door with an RFID reader. [...]

Bunny Identity Theft

These have been popping up all over the internet, but I just had to share them with you in time for Easter. I’ll take one of each in my Easter basket!
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Original image source unknown, I found them via The Cat’s Meow & The Life and Times of Bunnies thanks to Perre.

Refined Feline Now Taking Orders for New Contemporary Cat Tower & Shelf

These two new products from The Refined Feline are all about saving floor space, which is always welcome in a small home. The contemporary cat tower nestles into a corner and provides kitty with 72 inches of vertical climbing shelves with fabric cushioned platforms. Pair the tower with some of the cat shelves and you’ve [...]

Moderncat Sighting: Home of Enormous Champion on Design*Sponge

Last week Design*Sponge posted a sneak peek of this lovely moderncat, Gink-go, lounging around her Brooklyn home, which she shares with Jordan Provost and Jason Wong of Enormous Champion. See all the photos here.
Thanks to Mari for spotting this pretty kitty and thanks to Design*Sponge for the awesome sneak peek.

Mid-century Moderncat: Zwicky Posters by Donald Brun

Created in the 1950s by Swiss artist Donald Brun, these two poster designs for Zwicky yarn feature swank kitty images that helped define the simple cartoon-like style of the mid twentieth century. This moderncat makes a very fitting mascot for a yarn company.