The parasite that has an eye on you It's a creature worthy of your worst nightmares: invisible to the naked eye, it influences the minds of its victims and may be hiding in your home right now... Do you know Toxoplasma gondii? In one of our previous articles, we presented this fecal parasite as the […]
Why think outside the box when you can think inside the box? For the kitty, the choice is simple: If I go inside, I sit down! However, it is not the glory of a viral video that pushes our dear fur balls to seek refuge in this cardboard haven. Instead, it is a way to […]
In the Netherlands, fur farms are making headlines: two workers have tested positive for COVID-19 after working with mink infected with the virus. The question for pet owners is: Is it possible to contract COVID-19 from kitty? Let's see if this fear is justified. Coronaviruses that affect humans indeed cause zoonoses, transmissible infections between animals […]
Kitty asks for the door. Being the good, obedient master you are, you let him out so he can stretch his legs a bit. What harm can it do? Daredevil, murderer or beggar? The truth is, you know little about what your cat is up to outside the comfort of the house. Of its nine […]
We get a lot of questions about which type of cat litter should be used with the Cateco Odour-Proof litter box. We get it: the Cateco is what's referred to as a “system” litter box – which means it does more than just sit in a corner collecting shudder-inducing messes and developing those foul stenches we’re […]
What if cat excrements helped people start their own businesses? And we are not talking about selling litter boxes: there is an actual link between having an entrepreneurial spirit and a parasite infection of fecal sources. Yes, you just read that! Toxoplasma gondiiis a parasite present in cats' digestive systems. Don't bother checking the cat's […]
You wrinkle your nose as you’re about to clean your kitty’s litter box. Among other annoyances, his/her urine smells acrid and pungent. Out in the open, this wouldn’t be such an ordeal… but when enclosed in a litter box, those noxious vapors sure give the impression of coming straight from hell! Is an overabundant use […]
As the proverb goes, all cats are grey in the dark. But what about in the light of day? You may be surprised to learn that all cats have stripes, and that there are only 3 possible pigmentations to their fur. How is this possible? Are your eyes playing tricks on you? There are a […]
Scratch, scratch, scratch… that sound that precedes Kitty’s triumphant exit. No one will know that he visited the litter box since the evidence has been buried! At least, until his faithful human being plays archaeologists to root out the carefully buried waste. But what's the point of this little game? Although necessary, cleaning the litter box is viewed by some as a thankless task that lowers the master to the rank of a slave. If you are one of those people who can’t stand kitty’s snobbish look when you […]