Caregiver Encouragement & Tips

You know how you can feel like you’re juggling ten things at once...work stuff, relational drama, emotional weigh‑ins...and your body might be giving subtle (or not‑so‑subtle) signs? Well. I recently had one of those weeks. A relational issue, emotional drain, tears, mentally overthinking, the full package...

About ten months ago, the feline health roulette wheel started spinning and apparently all four of our cats had winning tickets. I wish I were exaggerating. After we lost our beloved Daphne to chronic kidney disease, a journey so long and grueling it could’ve had its own memoir, I thought maybe we’d get a little breather...

When we adopted Lars and his sister Zigrit, we already had a cat sitter we trusted deeply. She’d been with us for years...she knew our house, our rhythms, our cats. She was part of the family. Lars, being young and still figuring things out, eventually accepted her as part of his new world. At first, he hid. Then, over time, he’d perch halfway down the stairs to watch her from a safe distance...

First things first: if you’re here because you recently lost a beloved pet, my heart is with you. I truly mean that. Whether the goodbye was expected after a long illness or came suddenly and without warning, losing a pet is no small grief...

There’s something unforgettable about the first pet you adopt as an adult. Not the family pet you grew up with or the one you "kind of" shared with your siblings, but the first one that’s yours. That was Daphne for me...

When you have a pet with an ongoing health quirk...something that isn’t life-threatening but just won’t resolve...it can quietly wear you down over time. Maybe it’s a cat with mild diarrhea that won’t go away, even after trying every diet and supplement on the market...

If you’ve found yourself here, you’re probably a fellow pet person who’s Googled things like “why does my cat have diarrhea every Tuesday” or “is it normal for a cat to meow constantly at ceiling fans.” You are not alone...and you've come to the right place. :)