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Heidi Bender

Heidi Bender is a writer and the founder of the Joy of Cats. Heidi has been living with cats since 2003 and loves to talk about cats. Heidi's journey to becoming a cat lady is interesting and she never planned to have many cats.



Along the way she also learned how to do Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for feral outdoor cats. She has helped TNR more than 50 cats, helping neighbors and friends feeding outdoor cats.



She currently has seven indoor cats and two outdoor cats. Heidi also enjoys creating paintings that feature cats. She also writes about thank-you notes on her site, Tons of Thanks.

FURminator for cats short hair large vs. small size review

March 14, 2022August 10, 2018 by Heidi Bender

The FURminator is the best de-shedding tool or brush that I’ve used with my cats. The brush easily removes hair and the undercoat. My cats …

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Will the new cat make friends with the other cats?

October 16, 2020August 3, 2018 by Heidi Bender

For the past week, we’ve allowed Charlotte, the new cat, full access to the house. As mentioned last week, I gave up on following the …

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New cat integration without doing everything as recommended

July 2, 2021July 20, 2018 by Heidi Bender

I’ve had Charlotte for almost a month now. She is the cat we took in when a friend moved and was unable to take her …

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7 tips for cat shelves and walkways

7 tips for DIY cat wall shelves and walkways

September 16, 2022July 6, 2018 by Heidi Bender

We installed cat shelves and walkways in a spare bedroom to give the cats more vertical space. I want as many cats as possible to …

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How To Delay the Water From Freezing for Outdoor Cats Without Electricity

January 4, 2024January 26, 2018 by Heidi Bender

This post shares the method I used to delay water from freezing for Midnight and the other cats in my yard during the winter of …

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Fun Flower Pop Up Card for Cat Lovers

October 16, 2020December 29, 2017 by Heidi Bender

Note: I received these cards for free from Cardology. I am not being paid to write this post about the cards.  We no longer have …

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Vet discovers the stray cat’s canine teeth are missing

November 11, 2021November 24, 2017 by Heidi Bender

One day in 2017, I noticed the stray black cat had a watery eye. And, he was missing some fur by his ears. Since he …

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5 cats in feral cat traps

Trap-Neuter-Return in my friend’s yard

July 9, 2023October 20, 2017 by Heidi Bender

This month five cats went through the Trap-Neuter-Return Process. This post will introduce TNR and tell the story of trapping these five cats. TNR Introduction …

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A week with Other Buster 2 – The Outdoor Cat

October 16, 2020September 29, 2017 by Heidi Bender

This week I chatted with Other Buster 2 four times on video. I also discovered that he looks similar to a neighbor’s cat and took …

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Cat looking at the title page of A Cat Called Dog ebook

Book review: A Cat Called Dog and A Cat Called Dog 2

December 1, 2023September 1, 2017 by Heidi Bender

In this post, I will review the books A Cat Called Dog and A Cat Called Dog 2 by Jem Vanston. They are not long …

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