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Sometimes the best cat gift is actually one that benefits the cat owner most of all. Cat litterbox furniture is related to cats, and cats use it, but the cat owner is the one who will best appreciate it.

Cat owners often have the problem of where to put the cat litterbox so it’s not unsightly. Then there is the smell, and the litter being tracked all over the house. Cat litterbox furniture solves those problems. The litterbox itself hides inside the decorative cabinet, and the cabinet traps litter and odors.

What cat owner wouldn’t be thrilled with a gift that helps beautify their home while still making available the necessary accouterments of life with a cat? Look at some of the most popular styles of cat litterbox furniture and buy your favorite cat person a gift that shows you understand their unique needs.

Perhaps the most thoughtful gift for cats isn’t even something to play with or on, but something to help them be their healthiest. While being physically active is important, good health starts from the inside out. A cat drinking fountain is a simple way to gift your cat with health.

Cats needs lots of fresh water every day. It keeps them hydrated and lessens the chance of kidney or bladder issues. Cats don’t always drink enough, though, because the water in their bowls gets stale. A cat drinking fountain circulates the water to keep it fresh and to encourages your cat to drink more.

Most cats do fine with the most popular drinking fountains, but some may get chin acne from the plastic models. Chin acne looks like little black spots of dirt, and can be itchy or inflamed. Plastic water bowls, if scratched, can harbor bacteria, which may attach to your cat’s chin when it drinks. A ceramic cat drinking fountain is much more sanitary and can help avoid chin acne.

For a thoughtful gift for your cat this year, check out the top-selling cat drinking fountains.

It’s interesting how often things go through a cycle of change, only to return to nearly the way they were in the beginning. Those silly humans take something completely natural and think they can improve on it. Before long, they’ve created more headaches for themselves and, in attempting to solve the problems, often find they would have been better off if they’d only paid attention to the way things were originally.

Take cat litter, for instance. From the beginning of time, cats have been able to take care of their business themselves just by digging a little hole in the dirt. But it wasn’t good enough for humans to have their cats living outside. They wanted them in the house where they could pet them any time they wanted. But when they brought them in, they realized they’d need to provide a box of dirt for kitty’s bathroom.

Now, I wouldn’t want to go back to living outside. There’s just too many risks, and I’m quite happy being an indoor cat. But sometimes you just have to snicker at the folly of humans. They set up a box of dirt for their little Fluffy, but then they had to deal with cleaning the box every day. And boy, did that box smell bad in the confines of the house! So they set about trying to fix that problem they’d created for themselves.

I won’t rehash what’s already been written; there’s already a good description of cat litter choices. Let me just say that human tendencies in general have resulted in them scratching their heads over what to do with all of their own waste, let alone the kitty litter waste they now have to haul out of their houses. Their landfills are overflowing, yet tons of cat litter, neatly packaged in non-degradable plastic bags, are dumped there every year — a ridiculous end for something that would otherwise decompose if they’d just left everything alone.

But anyway, as to the cycle of change I refered to, I’m happy to say that environmentally conscious humans, in their efforts to be more earth friendly, have turned their attention even to cat litter. Now they make litter out of natural plant by-products, like grain, wood, and recycled paper. These biodegradable cat litters will decompose and can be composted or flushed into the septic system instead of going to the landfill. It seems a good compromise: better than dirt, but almost as natural.