The spooky mystery cat box is the Supreme Overlord in its Halloween edition. Same box, seasonal contents: enrichment toys, treats and something orange. A halloween box usually means sweets for humans, so a box of halloween built for a cat is a rarer thing. Halloween mystery boxes and boxes Halloween shoppers buy in October tend to sell out before the end of it, and this one ships from late September.

Catnip pumpkins, felt bats, orange and black kickers and the odd ghost. Every Halloween cat toy in here is a real toy first and seasonal second, because a cat does not care what shape it is if the catnip is weak. Cat for halloween shopping is easier when the toys still work in November, pulled from the same range as the rest of our cat toys.

Cat collars halloween shoppers actually buy are the breakaway sort, and that matters more than the pattern. Kitten collar halloween sizing runs small, so check the neck measurement rather than the age on the label.

Not everything here is for the cat. A halloween gift box for the person who already owns every cat mug going, plus enamel pins, keyrings and cards. Halloween boxes and spooky gifts sit alongside our autumn gifts range, and they work as one of the better gifts for cat lovers at this time of year.

For most cats, yes. The doorbell goes repeatedly, strangers in costume appear at the door, and fireworks start in the same fortnight.

Keep cats indoors after dark on 31 October. Black cats are at higher risk of being harassed on Halloween night.

Set up one quiet room with the litter tray, water and a bed, away from the front door.

Chocolate is toxic to cats. Sweets containing xylitol are dangerous. Keep both out of reach.

Carved pumpkin flesh is not toxic to cats. A lit candle inside one is a burn and fire risk. Use a battery light instead.

Halloween toys give a cat something to do while the doorbell is going. Toys for Halloween work better than decorations, because a cat can engage with a toy and cannot make sense of a hanging skeleton.

Do not put a costume on a cat. Cats communicate through body posture and a costume prevents that, which is why most cats freeze in one.

Glow sticks and fake cobwebs are both choking hazards. So is loose tinsel-style decoration.