You can livestream your cat's litter box.
It'll cost you $600.
Good morning. Wishing everyone a delicious and nourishing Thanksgiving holiday! I’m thankful for all my Tail Mail readers and every minute I get to spend with my pups, even when things get a little chaotic.1
In today’s Tail Mail: The most popular pet names, a smart litter box, dating for dog people, and a house arrest for a house cat.
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C’è la luna! Luna is the most popular name for girl dogs and cats, according to Rover. Charlie and Milo take the top spots for boy dogs and cats, respectively, while Elphie and Tater are the top trending names in the U.S.
Set up a Twitch stream for your cat’s litter box. A new $600 smart litter box lets you watch a livestream of your cat using the bathroom and uses AI detection tools to analyze pee and poop for any irregularities. And if that’s not enough info, this litter box—complete with a built-in fan—can differentiate between 10 cats, so you’ll never have to wonder if it was Luna or Milo who took a massive dump and didn’t bury it.
There’s a dating app for dog people. Frolly (“frolic” and “jolly”) lets you create a profile for yourself and your dog to help you connect with fellow dog lovers. The app just launched in Charlotte, NC.
A French court has put a cat on house arrest for repeatedly roaming into a neighbor’s garden. The legal matter has already cost Remi’s owner €800 in legal fees, according to Agence France-Presse.
A local volunteer group is providing food and medical care for cats in Gaza. The Animal Care Group is traveling to different neighborhoods to help cats whose owners have died in the war, as well as caretakers who are struggling to provide for their pets as resources remain scarce in the city.
Case in point: It’s been an eventful week in my household now that two dogs are dealing with bouts of diarrhea. Please pray for the carpet.