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cat · May 14, 2018

Simple way to help local shelter cats

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This post is sponsored by Cat’s Pride but the content and opinions expressed here are my own.

It’s hard to believe sometimes that it has been more than 9 years since we first brought Chloe home. Even harder to believe that we had no intentions of adopting a cat that day. (And boy were we foolish!) I remember my husband saying “let’s just go look at cats. We aren’t going to bring one home. Just get an idea for what’s out there.” And a few hours later, Chloe (who at the time was named Frenchie – not a name we chose) was in the car, heading to her new home. 

After Chloe chose us to be her new humans, I remember wandering through the pet store looking for the necessities…and trying to figure out what the necessities really were. Litter box? Definitely. Cat litter? Yep! Food? Of course. Water bowl? Sure. I mean, she needed something better than a regular dish we had, right? Cat bed? Oh yes. She wasn’t going to sleep in our bed. I mean, she’s an animal! 

Turns out, she just needed a few nights to figure out her place was on my side of the bed. While we still have a cat bed for her (two actually – one in the living room, and one in the basement), we’ve since donated a couple of cat beds to our local shelters because she wasn’t using them. She prefers a real bed or one of the comfortable chairs in the house.

Cat's Pride Litter For Good program

We had no clue what brands of food and litter we wanted to go with. We were guided towards a specific food she’d been eating in her foster situation, but the litter was completely up to us. We’ve tried a few things over the years. Right now, Cat’s Pride® is donating litter to local shelters whenever someone purchases the Fresh & Light® Cat’s Pride litter in the green jugs. I found it easily at Walmart. (And what better way to give back to a shelter that rescued our Chloe?) 

Cat's Pride Litter For Good

Cat's Pride Litter For Good program

The program is called Litter for Good™ and if you visit catspride.com/litterforgood you can sign up for the free Cat’s Pride® Club to nominate a shelter to receive litter donation. 

I follow two of our local shelters/animal rescue groups online, and while I would LOVE to adopt all of the cats, Chloe won’t allow it. She’s definitely an only cat and we wouldn’t want her any other way. She loves our kids, she thinks the world of me (except maybe when I bring a baby into the house) 😉 and I know she’s grateful for my husband picking her out of all of the other cats that day in the pet store. My husband clearly knew what he was doing when he selected her. I was still convinced the tuxedo cat was the way to go! 

And since I can’t adopt all of the cats, I do make an effort to give them supplies throughout the year, as well as donating money when I’m able. I’ve already signed up my favorite local animal rescue group for the Litter for Good program, and I would love it if you signed up your favorite shelter! 

Are you a cat lover? (It’s no secret in my family that I’m a total cat person. I’ve always had a love for cats, since I was a child!) 

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Comments

  1. Neely says

    May 14, 2018 at 2:31 pm

    Aww this is so good! I am not a huge animal owner but I always want to help shelters

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  2. Annemarie LeBlanc says

    May 14, 2018 at 2:49 pm

    Chloe is a beautiful cat! She looks really happy and healthy. I have two cats myself and they get along purrrfectly well with my dog. My family and I regularly donate to our local animal shelter. I totally feel the same way as you. If I could only adopt them all, I would!

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  3. Joline says

    May 14, 2018 at 3:16 pm

    I’m more of a dog person having had a dog growing up. I do like cats and it’s awesome that you can support local shelters by buying this product.

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  4. Brandy says

    May 14, 2018 at 7:06 pm

    This is such a great way to help local shelter cats. I love visiting our local shelter and hanging out in the cat room. It’s so much fun to pet them and just sit as they check us out. It’s therapy for my oldest to go do this every so often together.

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  5. Wendy says

    May 14, 2018 at 8:54 pm

    What a cute Calico! My favorite cat looked like this and she was the best hunter. We lived next door to a farm.

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  6. Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    May 14, 2018 at 11:43 pm

    We’ve been using Cat’s Pride for our CoCo since she was tiny! A few weeks back, somehow it ran out at our store, so I grabbed another brand. I went back later in the week for some Cat’s Pride, because the other one just wasn’t the same!

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  7. My Teen Guide says

    May 15, 2018 at 5:42 am

    Your cat is so beautiful! We have recently adopted a tuxedo cat. He is still a little shy, but I am sure pretty soon he will warm up to the family. That brand of cat litter I haven’t tried yet, but I will pick some up next time I shop – and I will get one more to donate to our local animal shelter too.

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  8. Denise C says

    May 15, 2018 at 7:42 am

    I used to have cats, but I ended up developing a horrible allergy to them. I don’t miss the hair, but I do miss the love!

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  9. brianne says

    May 15, 2018 at 8:24 am

    This product sounds wonderful for cats. We don’t have cats in our home but I will pass this along to my sister with two little cats!

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  10. Elizabeth says

    May 15, 2018 at 9:10 am

    What a beautiful cat you’ve got! We’ve got a cat’s protection shelter cat too – she’s a much loved member of our family.

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  11. Peter says

    May 15, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    We have three cats here! Before we had our feline friends, we used to do at litter and such to our local shelter

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I’m Jaime – an Asheville, NC mom, blogger and owner of LoveJaime.com. I have many roles as a wife, mom, runner, crafter and friend. I manage a website and social media for my alma mater by day, and this site by night and weekends. LoveJaime.com is a mixture of tips and stories relating to family, fitness, recipes, crafts and life in general. I love to create, write and share content that others can relate to.

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