New cat carrier!

I made up my mind and ended up buying the pretty wicker cat carrier.

Gwbert loves it! (well he loves catnip…)

Cat carriers

I took our cat Gwbert to the vets today and I realised we really need to get him a new one asap. We bought his current plastic pet carrier when we got him for about £6 at the supermarket and proceeded to lose the fastenings that held it together. After months as a healthy little cat he was taken ill last summer and we had to take him to the emergency vet’s in his pet carrier being held with a couple of pieces of string!

 So the time has arrived to get this boy a new pet carrier. Here are my options:

The picnic basket!

This is the one the vet recommended. He said they look like something out of Alcatraz but are the sturdier and longer lasting.

Also known as the bog standard plastic pet carrier. Not a fan but affordable.

The fabric carrier, slightly prettier but more difficult to clean.

And finally, my favourite, the wicker basket. I like this one because it looks less like a pet carrier, does that defeat the point? Also, it would make a nice cat bed too. And it’s pretty (always an important factor).

Which one would you go for? Any advice?

(A picture of Gwbert, just because. You’re welcome)

Living with cats

I love having a cat, he brings so much joy (and fluffy cuddles) to our lives. Our not-so-little-anymore Gwbert is the king of the house. He is King Gwbert. This means that he has plenty of cat toys and accessories around the house… which brings me to my question of the day: How do you make pet stuff look pretty? Or at least less ugly?

I have been investigating recently a solution for the problem of the litter tray lately and have found some good ones (and doable as well) at the amazing website IKEA hackers.

This one is made with a Faktum wall cabinet and looks pretty nifty, right? As a weird white box in the corner of a room might look a bit strange, I was thinking of using the top as a quiet reading nook. I hope my cat is not put off by that!

This one  is similar but made with a Besta cabinet. It even has a sort of buffer room, ha!

I have also been wrapping string around the table legs he likes scratching and has worked really well.

Any other tips from the cat lovers of the tinternet?

And this is the beastie in question, I know you were asking for it!