The Journal

Notes from a household that lost the argument.

Grooming, shedding, and the small negotiations of living with a cat who was here first. We write when there is something worth saying, which is not often.

Journal

Does your indoor cat actually need a wheel?

An honest look at which cats use an exercise wheel, which ones ignore it entirely, and what to try first if the three in the morning sprints are the real...

Does your indoor cat actually need a wheel?

An honest look at which cats use an exercise wheel, which ones ignore it entirely, and what to try first if the three in the morning sprints are the real...

Why your cat sheds more in spring

Twice a year the undercoat lets go all at once. Here is what is actually happening under the fur, why indoor cats have it worse, and what changes the amount...

Why your cat sheds more in spring

Twice a year the undercoat lets go all at once. Here is what is actually happening under the fur, why indoor cats have it worse, and what changes the amount...

How to groom a cat who hates the vacuum

Most grooming sessions fail in the first ten seconds, before the brush touches anything. Here is what actually changes that, and what to do if your cat has already made...

How to groom a cat who hates the vacuum

Most grooming sessions fail in the first ten seconds, before the brush touches anything. Here is what actually changes that, and what to do if your cat has already made...

Who is behind all this

Mochi does not write these. He supervises.

Every article here starts as something he did to us: a knot behind the ear that took three attempts, a sprint down the hallway at three in the morning, a grooming session abandoned in the first ten seconds.

We write it down afterwards, once he has lost interest. He reviews the result by sitting on the keyboard.

Chief Shedding Officer

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