Three Mind-Blowing Cat Safety Tips: Halloween Edition

No one likes a recipe blog that tells their life story before getting to the goods. And the same applies to safety tips, so let’s get down to just the tips.

Tip 1: Candy+Cat=Barf

If you’re new to cats, you might not know that they barf a ton. And everything you’ll read about cats will tell you that a lot of vomiting isn’t normal. But every cat person you know will tell you that you shouldn’t believe everything you read on the internet. (Except this blog, obviously.)

Cats can’t taste sweet. Does that stop them from diving into your plastic jack-o-lantern and motorboating some fun-size Three Musketeers? Absolutely not. If there’s anything cats have in common with humans, it’s a penchant for self-destruction. So before you find yourself pulling an emergency vet all-nighter, do the responsible thing- eat all of your candy while hiding in the closet from your kids cats.

Tip 2: Don’t let shitty humans near your cats.

Ok, so those shitty humans are probably not serial killers, and in fact are your toddlers. At Halloween, you’ve got sugar, costumes, hyped up spookiness…we’ve all been there. We’ve all gone a little wild in an overly excited moment. Now multiply that by all of the kids that trick-or-treat in your neighborhood.

Even if your cat isn’t an indoor cat, have a safe space (read: clean, litterbox, water, food) to keep them for a night. In fact, if you live somewhere it gets cold enough to cuss, you should have a safe, warm space for all your outdoor animals to retreat to in the winter.

Tip 3: It’s not fun if everyone isn’t having fun.

You’re into some kinky shit. It’s all cool. Let your freak flag fly. But if your cat isn’t into the Halloween costume you got her, make like Elsa and let that shit go. If your cat does love a good dress up, keep a close eye on them, because if they’re able to get into trouble totally naked, they’re definitely going to fuck shit up in a costume. Clawndoms can provide a festive pop of color while reducing the damage your fine feline can do.

Monitor a costumed cat. Keep candles out of reach. Ensure they can’t get out. And for the love of all that is holy, take a shit ton of pictures and video and send them to us!

Happy haunting, ya filthy animals!