Give your cat a comfy place to snooze and save some money by turning an old sweater into a cat bed. Step-by-step tutorial site wikiHow runs down how. The result can even be a dog bed (for small dogs) and your pet will love cuddling up in something that smells like you, too.

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If you've got hairy pets in the house, you know what it's like to live with a permanent coating of fur on everything. Web site wikiHow suggests ways to clean and remove pet hair—at least until your pet comes around again. One tip is to use water and the palm of your hand:

Lightly dampen the palm of your hand. Wipe the pet hair off in a downward motion. The hair will ball up and stick to your damp hand.

Rubber gloves or latex gloves are also great pet hair removers, as well as a spare FedEx pouch. Share your pet hair removal tricks in the comments.

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If you have pets, you know how stressful it can be if they wander off your property leaving you wondering if they're safe and whether they're coming back. A free ID tag from the National Pet Register can help people identify your pet if it gets lost - and it has a phone number they can call which is staffed 24/7.
The National Pet Register is a not-for-profit service run by the Lost Dog's Home. When you sign up, you will need to click to say that you agree to them giving out your contact details to the person reporting the ID number of your lost pet, so they can contact you. Your tag, which clips onto your pet's collar, should be mailed within two weeks. You can update your contact details on their website if you move house.
If you've been weighing up the benefits of microchipping your pet but can't afford to get it done just yet, I highly recommend that you sign up for this free service, now. Save yourself some stress if your pet goes walkies. :)

The cat owners out there will probably be as impressed by this one as I was - it's an Ikea cabinet which has been converted into a cat litterbox cabinet. With a discreet 'side entrance' for the cat, when closed it just looks like a cabinet. This would be particularly great if you live in a small place and would like to have the litter tray out of sight.

The hack uses an Ikea Akrum base cabinet with two arlig doors, a pair of shelves and 4 Ikea Tryggve shelves.

The bottom third of the cabinet backboard has been cut off with a box cutter - this makes the back entry for the cat. One of the shelves sits on top of the cabinet and overhangs about 6 inches at the back - so when it's flush against the wall there's a gap for the cat to walk in at the side.

It's definitely worth looking at the article on Ikea Hacker as there are a few photos which show the nifty 'side entrance' the cat uses. 

A Kickass Litterbox Cabinet [Ikea Hacker]