cats
You have your baby, and I have mine.
Louise Hung in

Apr 24, 2013 at 10:00am | 223 comments

pets
I don't live beyond my means, but my cats do.
Louise Hung in

Mar 29, 2013 at 2:30pm | 107 comments

plants
Plants that won't hurt your pet -- for maximum drama and minimal poison.
pets
I’ve had people tell me that eating raw chicken makes their dog really happy, but you know what else makes them really happy? Eating used sanitary pads.
Claire Lower in

Mar 8, 2013 at 11:30am | 65 comments

cats
Just so you know, this entire article is just an excuse to post gratuitous pictures of my cat wearing clothes.
Kristen Dunleavy in

Mar 5, 2013 at 10:30am | 127 comments

cats
Once I realized the extent of John's cat-mandom, I was in full swoon.
dogs
Behold, it's a 60-lb pitbull wandering around the offices of xoJane, inspiring beautiful Madeline to talk like a damned baby.
Mandy in

Feb 13, 2013 at 10:30am | 67 comments

pets
My dad is fond of saying “Not all pet owners are crazy, but all crazy people have pets.” Truer words never spoken.
dogs
From now on, all men must pass Chance's sniff test --and the results have been resoundingly spot on.
murder
I was in my apartment when I heard screaming and gunshots coming from somewhere in my building.
Amanda Lauren in

Jan 31, 2013 at 1:00pm | 115 comments

animals
My daydreams of taking Fiona home gradually faded away, but my memories of the animal shelter stuck with me.
Kelly Dougher in

Jan 29, 2013 at 10:30am | 27 comments

xojane uk
I'll have none of your dogs and cats, or your budgies or guinea pigs -- frankly, they can all fuck off as long as bunnies are around.
Kirsty in

Jan 17, 2013 at 4:30pm | 91 comments

pets
Once she ran across my entire apartment to claw my mother-in-law’s hand for no reason.
Mallory Sadler in

Jan 10, 2013 at 3:30pm | 129 comments

pets
I can reduce myself to tears simply by imagining any combination of my pets past or present bravely traversing the wilderness searching for me out of loyalty, love and devotion.
Louise Hung in

Jan 9, 2013 at 11:00am | 107 comments

cats
He doesn’t adore me, unconditionally or otherwise, but that hasn’t stopped me from developing feelings for him. Feelings I’ve never felt for a cat before.
pets
How does one keep the pet stank out of the house, anyway?
pets
I'm going to get all Crazy Cat Lady on your ass for a moment so just be cool.
Louise Hung in

Dec 12, 2012 at 4:00pm | 93 comments

cats
While I hope everyone seriously considers adopting their next pet from a shelter, no one talks about how difficult it can be to raise a shelter pet or a pet that is the product of an abusive previous home life.
Rebecca in

Dec 11, 2012 at 9:00am | 243 comments

dogs
I've owned my rescued pit bull Samsung (Sam, if you're nasty!) for less than a week, but, man, oh, man, is there a lot to learn. Help?
Mandy in

Dec 6, 2012 at 3:00pm | 367 comments

diets
Just a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with my partner in which I'd announced that I had decided that I was going to accept my body at this larger size if it meant that I could just live my life eating normally and he was fucking elated. Now I'm all like, "Uh, nevermindsies."
Emily in

Dec 4, 2012 at 12:00pm | 233 comments

cats
I do not cry into their fur at night about my single-woman status. I do not dress them up in bonnets.
Georgie Wells in

Oct 15, 2012 at 10:30am | 81 comments

dogs
I am cursed now with a cockblock dog whom I love dearly and would never take out of my life, which, needless to say, makes dating guys difficult.