Cat Wisdom 101 Celebrates 2nd Anniversary & World’s Best Cat Litter Giveaway
We are pleased as punch to announce our 2nd blogoversary at Cat Wisdom 101. Over a million people have visited us since we launched so I’d like to say, thanks a million! We couldn’t have done it without you, dear cat lover.
When I began blogging back in 2008 at Boomer Muse, I thought blogging was just a fun hobby. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d become a top blogger. Two years ago I launched Cat Wisdom 101 with the intention to enlighten and entertain cat lovers. I wanted it to be the best of everything cat-related with all original content from vet and cat behavior advice to my unique photographs. You can be sure I will continue to bring you dear reader the very best. In fact, I’d say the best is yet to be. In the meantime, we’ve amassed a huge archive of material you can search on many subjects. Enjoy!
- We went from a simple website to the magazine format you see today with more exciting plans to come!
- Our Etsy shop is about to open. Take a sneak peek here at Cat Wisdom 101
When Alice in Wonderland came to a fork in the road ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked.
‘Where do you want to go?’ responded the Cheshire Cat.
‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered.
‘Then,’ said the Cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.”
I believe in order to know where you want to go, you need to know where you’ve been. Here are a few milestones of our journey.
We are proud catvocates for World’s Best Litter and contribute to their blog.
Two years ago I became a professional member of the Cat Writers’ Association. Over the past two years, I’ve won the CWA Muse Medallions for both color and black and white photography and numerous certificates of excellence in writing.
We were proud to be finalists for Best Cat Blog last year. Nominations for the Pettie Awards begin on June 3rd and we’re counting on you for your nomination. Maybe this year with your help we can win!
The cornerstone of Cat Wisdom 101 are our boys Merlin, Gris Gris Domino and Odin who appreciate all the comments, purrs and camaraderie say thank-you! Be sure to attend Odin’s 3rd birthday party this Saturday.
While I don’t usually mention the work I do privately with cats on a daily basis, it’s something that brings me the greatest satisfaction.
I have a new monthly column at Petfinders.com. This is the first one about my adventures flying with cats and air travel tips: Flying Without Fur Flying
We are thrilled about today’s giveaway. IT’S AN EXCLUSIVE OFFER JUST FOR US FROM WORLD’S BEST CAT LITTER FOR A YEAR’S SUPPLY OF THEIR AWESOME CAT LITTER.
To enter to a chance to win simply leave a comment of what you like best about Cat Wisdom 101. This giveaway is open until 11:59 pm EST June 14, 2013. The winner will be announced on June 15, 2013. For extra chances to win, please social media share and mention in a comment where you shared.
We’re holding giveaways every day from Tuesday to Sunday and multiple prizes at our birthday party on Saturday. Be sure to visit each post for giveaway details. Have you signed up for our free weekly cat photo quotes? It’s like a private club for now. Join while you can.
We’d love you to like us on our Cat Wisdom 101 Facebook page. We often post extra photos and other fun there. And we’ll purr for a follow at @catwisdom101 our Twitter page.
While I mention some of the cat advocacy work I do on behalf of organizations like the ASPCA, the Mayor’s Alliance For Animals and Maddies Fund among others, I don’t usually mention the work I do privately with cats on a daily basis, it’s something that brings me the greatest satisfaction. It’s my passion to change lives one purr at a time.
89 Comments
Debbie Schow
What I like best about Cat Wisdom..the great tips and writing, and of course the photographs. Oh, so much to choose, don’t make me pick one thing.
Debbie Schow
Happy Anniversary, I enjoy your blog and Facebook page so much, thank you for providing some great info on cats.
Jody
I am new to Cat Wisdom but I already like it here. It’s fun, you see. A friend told me come here, that if I win that cat litter, it’ll be easy street here for an entire year. So here I came and I like what I see, regardless of the litter contest. Am I in? The contest that is? It is my wildest dream to win! All in I am.
Erika G.
Congrats on this big milestone. You have the best giveaways and we’d be thrilled to win.
Chriss Pagani
Well, I started the Feral Cat Rescue Project blog around the same time – back in 2007, I guess. I started on my art blog and then made a blog just for cats. I didn’t even know anyone else was out there, I just saw a need and started filling that need. CatWisdom101.com became an anchor for me, so I didn’t feel stupid and/or alone. Thank you.
Sharing to Pinterest and FB.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Chriss, you’re an amazing artist and cat rescuer. It’s always a pleasure when you stop by.
Jody
Chriss, your art is fabulous and thank you for the heads up on this site!
Diana Smith hill
I love the pictures of the cats, the reiviews, giveaways and news! I have four cats and save strays so your site is just Purrfect for us!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Welcome Diana! Comment any time. I try to respond to most.
Amy Orvin
I love your giveaways!!
Trish B.
Congratulations! I love the reviews and giveaways! Thank you!
Tammy Barnhart
with five kitties i could use some free kitty litter 🙂
rachel
I like how I can come here and be with other cat lovers!
Sushi
Happy blogoversary! My first time here since Mom and I started blogging about me. May you have more years of blogging to come. Concats!
Katie
oh my goodness I would LOVE a year’s supply of World’s Best Cat Litter!! It truly is the best; my two senior cats both have kidney disease so they make a LOT of urine. World’s Best is truly amazing at absorbing it all into nice tight clumps that don’t crumble when scooped! My allergies and asthma have become so much better since I switched to World’s Best from traditional clay litter-hardly any dust with this litter. And of course I love that it is an environmentally friendly product.
Cynthia Southern
I love all the giveaways and am happy I have won a few. What I love most are all the pictures of Odin, Gris Gris, Domino,
Phoenix Vie
Of course the giveaways are great, but the reviews & information about interesting products are most appreciated – along with the general celebration of all things feline!
Andrea
Happy Anniversary! I love Cat Wisdom 101 because you impart great information in a positive atmosphere. Always the best way to go. And you make us all feel at home here. Good job!
meowmeowmans
Happy Blogoversary! We are so thankful for you, your kitties and your blog, Layla. We always learn so much here, and it’s a joy and pleasure to visit. Wishing you many, many more blogoversaries, and sending hugs and headbonks! – Kevin, Tracey and Moosey
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Kevin, thanks and purrs to you Tracey and Moosey!
Skeeter and Izzy
Happy Blogaversary!!!! Concats on all you have accomplished!!! We have enjoyed your blog so very much since we found it. We love all the information,photos,giveaways etc. but most of all we enjoy sharing our love of cats and our ups and downs,tears and fears,laughter and love . It feels a lot like family around here…….
Luvs and purrs to all of you and we can’t wait for the PAWTY to celebrate Izzy’s loverboys’ birthday!!!! Luvs to all Skeeter and Izzy and The Feral Gang >^..^<
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks for being our most loyal non blogger reader! You are our purrfect friend 🙂
Deb Barnes - Zee and Zoey
Concats to you, Odin, Merlin, Domino, and Gris Gris for a wonderful two years! We are proud to call you our friends and we wish you many more years of blogging about our favorite subject – cats! If we win the litter, we would prefer to donate it to a shelter local to us. Purrs from Deb and all of us at the Zee/Zoey gang!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Hi Deb, thanks and purrrrrrs!
The Island Cats
Congrats on your 2nd blogoversary! We always enjoy visiting you…we like when you bring guest veterinarians in and they answer questions or explain diseases or other ailments that affect cats. We learn something! We also enjoy seeing your kitties. 🙂
Here’s to many more years of blogging…and furiendship!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Islands Cats, thanks. Glad you like our Vet posts.
Flynn
Concats and Happy Blogoversary. I enjoy all your interesting and informative articles.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks dear Flynn, we love you!
Fenris, Tuiren, Mister Who, Socks & Scylla
Happy Blogoversary!!!!!!!!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Fenris and gang. Thanks Gail!
Sweet Purrfections
Congratulations on your 2 year blogoversary! We enjoy everything about your blog, but are a little partial to the pictures of your cats and their daily activities. Mom Paula enjoys the information from the vets!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks mom Paula, I’ll tell the kitties.
Brian
Happy Blogoversary!!! We are so happy to have been along with you on your blogging journey! We will pass on the giveaway though, we use that brand and always have a truck load here MOL!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks dear friends!
momm77
I love the informative articles and the contests as well. 🙂 Happy 2nd Anniversary.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Milene!
Darlene
Congratulations, Layla! What magnificent accomplishments in such a short period of time!! Brava!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Darlene, than so much. Your friendship and mentoring means the world to me.
Katnip Lounge
You are one of the best things in my in-box, every day! Thanks for blogging, and happy anniversary!!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Trish and the feeling is mutual :-0
Cheysuli
Happy Blogoversary to one of our favorite cat crews!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks and we love your crew too!
CATachresis
Happy Blogoversary, Layla. You have achieved an awful lot in a very short time!!! x
Layla Morgan Wilde
Yes and no but thanks. Artists are always striving for more and better
Christine
Also shared this giveaway on Pinterest!
Christine
I love the caring articles about our cats, all are insightful, easy to read and useful, thank you!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Christine, great comment thanks!
Marla
Congratulations on your 2nd year of blogging. I really love the photos you post, as I like to share them with my friends on my page. I find the information you blog about informative and share with my current meowing friends.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks so much. I love it when readers share my photos. Keep sharing the kitty love!
Beverly
Congratulations!
I like your photos and your quirky viewpoint, plus all the great information. It’s a pleasure to read.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks for pointing out my quirky viewpoint. I sometimes forget but it’s what makes me unique 😉
jansfunnyfarm
Happy Blogoversary! We love your blog. And we’d love to be entered in your giveaway.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks 🙂
Sheila K.
I shared this giveaway on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/pin/426786502158028261/
da tabbies o trout towne
conga rats odin, gris, domino N merlin on yur annie fursary…heerz ta 200 mor !!! we enjoy reedin de stuff ewe tell yur mom layla ta rite ’bout N we
iz way happee we iz friends…..trout bee on uz two day sew stop on by…we will even cook up sum steaks N burgerz witha x tree side o friez…still noe burd tho….best fishes ta everee one enterin de contest…..peace out N rock on, long love cat wisdom 101 =^..^=
Layla Morgan Wilde
Tanks for da good fishes!
maggie
Congratulations on your blogoversary!
I’ve learned a lot from your blog and so many of the vet posts have been helpful.
For a while I stopped getting your posts by email (computer gremlins). When I checked back, I was surprised how much I’d missed!
Thank you, Layla!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Maggie, glad you’re back and thanks!
Sheila K.
I shared this giveaway on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sheila.korman/posts/10201062054854535
Sheila K.
Concatulations on your wonderful 2nd blogoversary, and here’s to many, many more! I love your site because I love people who love kitties, who write about kitties, and who provide photos of kitties! I guess you could say that I’m kitty-krazy!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Sheila, we love kitty-krazy people!
Fuzzy Tales
We stopped in to wish you a happy blogoversary! Kudos to you for all your hard work at making this a very successful endeavour!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks for acknowledging the work. It’s fun but a lot of work!
Marg
A very Happy Blogoversary to all of you kitties. You have done such a good job. We would love to be entered in the Cat litter drawing.
Hope you have a wonderful day.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks and purrs to you Marg!
Sue Brandes
Congrats and Happy Anniversary. I am thankful to have found your blog. What I like best. That is hard one as I enjoy everything. Your blog makes me feel like I am part of a big cat family of cat lovers. I love all the different topics and giveaways. And the best part is hearing about your kitties and seeing pictures of them. I shared on Facebook and Twitter.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Sue, I love your comment: Your blog makes me feel like I am part of a big cat family of cat lovers. I love all the different topics and giveaways. And the best part is hearing about your kitties and seeing pictures of them.
Monica
Congratulations! Your blog gives me new thoughts and ideas. Keep up the great work!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Monica! I’ll do my best.
Blue Kitties
Concatulations on your 2nd blogoversary and for sharing a little more about yourself. We unfortunately don’t do Facebook or Twitter so can’t follow there. We love the varied information you provide about kitties. We would love to win a year’s worth of litter. With eight of us, that is something we could really use ourselves as well as share with the no kill shelter/TNR program our mom supports. Keep up the good work. Purrs and hugs from the kitties at The Cat on My Head, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Josette
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thank-you and for the feedback 🙂
Caren Gittleman
HUGE CONCATULATIONS and best wishes moving forward!
Kudos to all you have accomplished and if you enter us in the give-away and we are picked, just please donate our litter to the shelter of your choice since we are Catvocates for World’s Best too along with many others 🙂
Layla Morgan Wilde
Care, thanks a bunch!!!
Glogirly and Katie
Big congratulations!!!
You’ve accomplished SO much in a very short period of time.
Enjoy your accomplishments and feel proud!
: )
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks, we’re having a great day!
Deb n Cats
I raise my mug of tea in toast to you. Through this blog, I’ve learned so much more about keeping my girls happy. Huzzah!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Deb, and thanks for being a regular reader at my other blog too!
Little Isis
Happy Blogoversary from all of us at Purrchance To Dream!
We love your blog because it’s always upbeat and positive, and you feature cool giveaways.
Hoping you have many more great blogoversaries in the future!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks, we like to keep things positive 🙂
Cherry City Kitties
Concatulations Miss Layla and ‘da boys! We love, love, love your blog and your photos are stunning (well, how can you help it with such handsome models???) We appreciate all you do for the world of kitties our there, and we thank you for the support you have given us in our 1st year. Headbonks and purrs to all. Much love,
Harry, Dexter, Tipp, and Mom and Dad.
Layla Morgan Wilde
Purrs of thanks!!! We love your blog and your mom’s new one!
Sparkle
Concatulations on your blogoversary – you have so many great accomplishments in just two years!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks Sparkle!
Kathryn
Wow, so much is going for you. I love all your boyz, but especially Odin and Domino.
Really, really great.
Ched and Mao = we found them through Petfinders in 2002.
Such beautiful paintings you have of the cat/cartoons.
You are writing a book I believe and I am sure you are illustrating it, as well.
Such great work and honors for you.
( I can’t think this time of night.)
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks for reminding me I didn’t mention the books I’m working on!
Hazel Marie
Layla,
Happy Anniversary!! You and your boys do a wonderful job each day giving us food for thought or a giveaway. I know I’m going to smile or learn something everyday and look forward to your post. Todays’ was a busy one with the pinning and posting to face book, great photos. I have gone back thru your articles and have read alot. I did learn about your work with cats, which is fantastic. I bet you help alot get thru their fears, etc. I previously thought you just worked with humans. Maybe you do both, I tried to see the preview of your Etsy shop, have to try again tomorrow. Also have to bookmark petfinders and Worlds Best Litter, I can’t think of the name of the newest scent. It is a wonderful litter. Wish I could afford it year round! I’m looking forward to Odin’s birthday party, we have a laptop, so it really will be fun.
Hope you get all you wish for in your new blogging year!!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks so much for your lovely comment. I do work with both humans and cats as a life coach and behaviorist.
d'Artagnan Rumblepurr
Hooray and well done! We’ve always appreciated your columns and suggestions. Here’s to many more years of blogging!
Layla Morgan Wilde
Thanks kindly!