I do a very bastardized 10 min yoga routine before bed each night, and my cat always joins me. First, she stalks me, then she swats at my dangling hair, and finally she stretches and purrs like crazy It’s my favourite part of the day–just wish there was more time for it!

Dogs are indeed proficient at some yoga poses, but they haven’t got it down to an art like cats have.

It is heartbreaking when cats get declawed as adults, even worse than if it’s done at around 3 mos of age. Very painful and traumatic, even with the best of care. I wish vets would refuse to do them, but the problem is, their refusal leads either to losing a client (usually not a big loss…) or a request for euthanasia. So they’re between a rock and a hard place, but people also need to know what they’re doing to the cat and to be talked out of it.