Okay, there may be more than one favorite bird because, whether we like it or not, “cat + bird” is as hand-in-hand as “cat + mouse." Sargent Bentley shares his favs here. What’s your cat’s?

Sargent Bentley prefers silvervine to catnip..and this little silvervine mouse is just the ticket for self-entertaining.

Sargent Bentley’s threshold moment — the instant when his need for safety met with his natural curiosity – unfolded faster than we expected when his little life began in his new home. Convention recommends that kittens begin in a closed room to adjust gradually. So Sargent Bentley’s room was in my “studio” — a place alive with light, pets, and the pulse of daily work, albeit light on art supplies these days. But even within that being a single room, it’s still a lively center with pets and family coming and going. So he needed a haven: a smaller circle of safety from which he could gaze out, gather courage, and begin his journey of trust. Enter the puppo pup tent.

Every comfort cat has a safe beginning, and Sargent Bentley’s is no different. He journey home and first days with us were all about safe transitions and introductions. There were a couple of key tools that made his (and our) transitions easier. First and foremost: his Sleepypod crash-tested pet carrier. Here’s a little bit about that if you’re also someone who’s concerned about safe travel in the car.