When it comes to our cats, we’ll spoil them with anything and everything they could want. Whether it be a huge cardboard box or a purring toy that can’t keep their paws off, we’ll buy it for them! But ...

My cat, Sweet Pea, and I used to have a clearly choreographed morning routine: I’d try to sleep in for as long as possible, and she’d chew on the electrical cord next to my bed until I, after swatting ...