Mancat Monday: Naptime with the Purrfect Pumpkin Pillow

It's the first Mancat Monday of October. Evan decided to celebrate with a nap, of course with the help of a perhaps not-so-spooky friend.

If you can't tell, behind Evan there is the cat-o'-lantern pillow my mom sewed up a few years ago. It stays out year round at our house, but it of course gets a front row seat during the month of October. It gets a lot of use and sees a lot of things, and if you look closely you can see that at least one of its whiskers needs a little stitching since a certain kitty tried to chew it off (ahem, Tonks, ahem).

Evan wishes you all lots of naps on this Monday!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Today's doodle is this particular one because it will soon, probably today, be turned into our Halloween banner at the top of our blog. This was scribbled up way back in 2020, and it's still one of my favorite Halloween doodles I've ever scribbled up. It stars all of the furbabies at my house partaking in my favorite Halloween activities, those being watching scary movies and eating candy in the comfort of my spookily decorated, furbaby-filled home.

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Tip of the Day

As we mentioned yesterday, we're dedicating October to tips all about Halloween. We already discussed keeping wreaths, garland, and other similar Halloween decor either pet-friendly or out of your furbaby's reach. Today, we're expanding on this with a tip that we've covered in a variety of ways in past tips. We're talking, yet again, about candles. This time of year, candles often become more popular because of cool weather, and because of the delicious scents often associated with this season of autumn. What's more, candles often come into play when we carve jack-o'-lanterns. Jack-o'-lanterns can pose just as much of a risk as open candle flames. Curious paws or faces, or even wagging tails, could be burned candles out in the open or those in a pumpkin. Fire could also result if a kitty or pup knocks over a candle, or a jack-o'-lantern containing a candle.

For the above reasons and more, light plain candles or those in jack-o'-lanterns only if they are safely out of reach of your furbaby, even if that means lighting them in a room not accessible to your kitty or pup. It is also of course best that candles or jack-o'-lanterns be left lit only if you are available to monitor the situation. If you are not able to keep an eye on a candle, jack-o'-lantern, and nearby furbabies, then do not leave any flames lit.