There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “Happy wife, happy life.” But as most cat owners know, one of those words can easily be swapped out to give the phrase even more meaning. After all, if you have a happy cat, you are bound to have a happy life.
Each September for the last several years, the CATalyst Council has celebrated Happy Cat Month as a means to help educate and inform cat owners about ways to make sure their pet cats are happy—and healthy. The organization created the event to counteract stereotypes that depict cats as being “self-reliant, aloof and less in need of medical care than dogs,” according to the group’s website. “The aim of this event is to…ensure cats are well cared for, enriched, and receive the preventive care they require.”
Local animal shelters and pet welfare organizations are encouraged to participate in the event, which in the past has focused on several cat health and welfare topics: feline health, cat life enrichment, multiple cat households, and ensuring cats are valued as companions. Can’t find an official Happy Cat Month event near you? Hold your own month-long event with the ideas listed below—and then continue to help your cat live his happiest life throughout the rest of the year!
Healthy Cat Tips
Cat Life Enrichment Tips
Multi-Cat Household Tips
Lastly, you can help other people appreciate the value of cats as companions and pets by sharing the scientific benefits of being cat owners. Some of those include:
Share your wonderful experiences with your cat with your friends, and help dispel myths about cat ownership. When others see how happy you are as a cat owner, they may want to spend their lives with cats, too—which will lead to more happy cats!
About the Author: Stacy N. Hackett is an award-winning writer with more than 25 years’ experience in the pet industry. She is the former editor of Pet Product News and a former staff editor with Cat Fancy, Cats USA, Critters USA and Ferrets USA. To learn more about her work, visit stacynhackett.vpweb.com.
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