Pip The Beach Cat

We are Now Officially CLOSED

Thank you for your support, but as we enter the 2023 season we have decided to close permanently.

Meet Pip the Beach Cat in Purrrrrson!

How to Meet Pip the Beach Cat? Pip is no longer holding daily meet and greets. Kitten Emporium! Visit us at 11310 Manklin Creek Drive Unit 4 in Ocean Pines, Maryland 21811 Re-Opening Friday March 11th at 11am Check Daily Hours on Google! Pip the Beach Cat’s Kitten Emporium! As Pip is invited to…

Pip’s Guide to Ocean City: The Digital Companion

Did you know that Pip is the proud author of two best-selling books about Ocean City, Maryland?! Well, he is, and while they are beautifully illustrated and a great souvenir for your time spent here in OCMD, we wanted to provide a digital companion that can help you make the best out of your trip…

Pip on the News!

Pip has been featured on our local news and beyond many times. If you see Pip in your news, let us know! We would love to hear where else his story is being shared. These stories are in order from the most recent, to the first ever story of Pip by Brooke Butler of WMDT…

Pip the Beach Cat Fosters!

Pip almost always has a house full of foster kittens! Once they are big and strong and socialized, they are ready to head to the adoption center in West Ocean City. PetSmart Charities provides Town Cats of Ocean City with several Kitty Condos at their location on Route 50 (on the right side if you…

The Little Pip Project

If you have bought a Little Pip– you may already know this, but if not, this is our Little Pip Project. For every Little Pip that is bought, we donate one to someone in need. Last week we were able to start handing them out, starting with Berlin Nursing Home in Berlin, Maryland. Of course…

Pip the Beach Cat’s Volunteer Projects

Pip and family are avid volunteers within their own community and beyond. Because, hey, what’s the point in having a famous cat, if it’s not changing people’s lives in a positive, personal way? Here we highlight the various volunteer projects that Pip currently participates in, so you can see what the money you spend in Pip’s…

Pip’s Guide to Ocean City Vol. I

This May, Pip’s first book was released! It is the first of many, and while we are starting here in our hometown of Ocean City, we would love to cover more areas all over the world, in an effort to create guidebooks for children, since they lack the resources adults have when it comes to…

About Pip!

Hi! I’m Pip! It’s so nice to meet you! I am a very adventurous kitty, who has a lot going on! In order to serve you better, I have split my website up into sections so that you can enjoy my adventures in a more organized way! Feel free to explore around! If you are…

Events

Pip has lots of events planned for the coming months! We’ll be sure to announce them well in advance, but if you’re wondering about where Pip is, or where he plans to be, we’ll keep an updated calendar here! Before an event happens we will link it to an associated event page if necessary. Once…

Hi! I’m Pip! It’s Nice to Meet You!

43 Things You May Not Know About Me! Once upon a time I was wandering the streets, alone. I was hungry, and dirty, and didn’t have anywhere to go. I was scared. Have you ever been scared before? No one wanted to take care of me, and my local shelter was so full of kittens…

Pip’s Store

If you haven’t heard already I’m writing a children’s book! There’s going to be a cartoon version of me! WOW! But I’m also working on lots of other cool stuff, like stickers, t-shirts, cups, and more! If you want to be notified of all my product launches, and planned events, join my e-mail list….

Pip’s Guide To Ocean City

This page is dedicated to all the content we have written about Ocean City, Maryland! If you have something you want covered, or would like to ask us a question, please contact us! Below you will find a list of all the articles we have written, with links to the full content available! Just click on…

Pip Travels the World!

Pip has big plans for his future! He loves to travel, and hopes to see the world one day! For now, he’s only taken one big trip, and that was to Savannah, Georgia! It was so incredibly pet-friendly that we want to move there. You can read all about his trip to Savannah and Tybee…

Pip the Adventure Cat

Pip the Beach Cat’s Outdoor Adventures! To see all of Pip’s outdoor adventures go here! Or you can jump straight to his paddle-boarding excursions, trips to Assateague, or trip to Stinky Beach. One thing a lot of people notice about me is that I am an adventurous kitty, but guess what! I’m not the only…

6 Last-Minute Gifts for Your Cat, You, or a Cat Lover You Know!

It’s so close to Christmas Morning, that there is probably only one way to get those last-minute gifts this year online, and that is Amazon Prime! While you can go out and shop in person, some of these items are exclusive to Amazon. All items are ones we’ve actually bought for ourselves- and can personally…

Pip’s Morning Show!

Missed an episode of Pip’s Morning Show? View the whole Quarantine Collection here! Week 4! Episodes 16-20 Coming Below. Episode 16: Episode 17: Episode 18: Episode 19: Episode 20: Week 3! Episodes 11-15 Below. Episode 11: Episode 12: Episode 13: Episode 14: Episode 15: Week 2! Episodes 6-10 Below. Episode 6: Episode 7: Episode 8:…

Things You Must Eat When in Ocean City: Sit Down Edition

Things You Must Eat when in OCMD Sit-down Edition After working in restaurants for YEARS, we rarely got to go out on a summer night, but when we did, we always chose the same places- Belly Buster’s and OC Wasabi. I’ve added in my three favorite breakfast places, because they each have something super unique…

Things You Must Buy in Ocean City: Souvenir Edition

To view Pip’s Complete Ultimate Bucket List for Ocean City go here! Must Buy Souvenirs in Ocean City, MD Of course, our must-eat snack list is also a complete list of edible souvenirs to buy– many of which travel quite well, so definitely think about taking some home with you! And of course you can find…

Things You Must Eat in Ocean City: Snack Edition

To view Pip’s Complete Ultimate Bucket List for Ocean City go here! Things You Must Eat when in OCMD Snack, Candy, Dessert Edition Thrasher’s French Fries Thrasher’s has been around since the late 1920’s, and was a pretty unheard of concept at the time. Mr. J.T. Thrasher, who came from Georgia, wanted to open up a…

Pip the Beach Cat’s Ultimate Summer Bucket List in Ocean City, Maryland

CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION: PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE FINISH THIS VERY LONG ARTICLE 🙂 Hey everyone! Pip’s mom here! We’ve gotten some emails recently asking what we recommend, as locals, for everyone coming to Ocean City to do, so I wanted to put together an ultimate list of ideas! Now to take the guesswork…

Pip the Easter Bunny

Pip tells of his Easter fun…. “On Good Friday I woke up really early and got all my bags packed. Then I got Mommy and Daddy ready, and we all went to Berlin, to pick up Great-Grammy. Daddy had off from work because of the holiday, and Great-Grammy (that’s Grammy’s mom) didn’t have Bridge Club…

Storytime with Pip

Story Time with Pip at the Ocean City Library Every Wednesday at 10:30am the Ocean City Branch of the Worcester County Library holds its weekly story time. Pip was invited to come and share his story with the little youngsters, and we were able to give them a sneak peek at his new book! The…

Pip Goes to Space!

Several months ago Nasa made a call for social influencers, opening the application process to anyone that thought they might be able to spread the word about the amazing science and technology behind the Cygnus Antares Rocket launch at NASA Wallops Island. So Pip applied. He was a part of the first group accepted, and…

Pip goes to John B. Parsons Assisted Living

The Road to Becoming a Volunteer… After the first time Pip was featured on the news, and we realized we had a special little kitty on our hands, the first thing we began to do was research what other “adventure cats” do. We started reading about all of these cats that go crazy places and…

The Book: Why and Where we are Donating

If you haven’t heard already, Pip has written his first ever children’s guidebook! We use the word “children’s” loosely, because personally we think that this book could be enjoyed by people of all ages! As local natives of Ocean City, Maryland, we often end a summer season not realizing we should have said goodbye to…

Pip the Beach Cat Volunteers at Harrison Hall Senior Living in Snow Hill, Maryland

Each week, usually on Wednesday afternoons, Pip heads off to Snow Hill to visit the Harrison House Senior Living Center. This is a much smaller facility than Berlin, so we know almost everyone there now. We’ve since upgraded our Fannypack pictured below to something sturdier, but we’ll hold this one near and dear to our…

Pip’s Reading Projects at Cedar Chapel Special School

Cedar Chapel Special School (CCSS) serves students from all of Worcester County by preparing students with moderate to severe disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 to be included in general education curriculum, to be gainfully employed, and to be self-sufficient at home and within their community. The school climate is a clear reflection of…

Pip walks in Stephen Decatur’s Water Walk for South Sudan

Pip was invited Friday March 29th to the Stephen Decatur Middle School’s Walk for Water campaign to build wells in South Sudan. Pip is quite popular at the school and the class wanted to use his “celebrity” to get more students to come participate in the walk! So Pip signed on to walk the entire…

Pip Volunteers at the Berlin Nursing Home

We asked Pip what it is like volunteering at the Berlin Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. These are his answers: So what is it like to be a Therapy Cat? Well, technically, I guess I’m there as a cat doing therapy, but I’m not a certified therapy cat, because I am too little to get…

Pip goes to Kindergarten!

A couple of weeks ago, Pip received an envelope full of letters… We read them together and even featured them on our Fan Mail Friday post, and it was clear that he had an entire kindergarten class following along with his adventures! They had each written a letter to Pip and as a class had…

Pip Takes New York City

New York, New York. The city of lights.Wait no, that’s Paris. New York, New York, The Big Apple, The City of Dreams, The City that Never Sleeps, The City So Nice, They Named it Twice! And really really nice it was. They even wrote about our trip in the New York Post! When we announced…

Pip Visits the St. Francis Neighborhood Center

Five years ago was a big year for our now family. Little did we know, working at Macky’s Bayside Bar and Grill would develop so many long-lasting relationships in our lives. It’s how my mommy and daddy met, it’s how my paw-rents met many of their best friends now, and it’s how Miss Katie that…

Pip’s Email List

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Pip Goes to Savannah Georgia

Pip’s first Road Trip to Savannah Georgia, Tybee Island, and South of the Border! Jump to Tybee Island Content Jump to South of the Border Content Savannah, Georgia is known for a lot of things, it’s one of the most haunted places in the United States, which is why you’ll find ghost tours offered all…

Pet-Friendly Beaches in Ocean City

Do you wish Ocean City, Maryland had pet-friendly beaches all year round? Write to us at Iampipthecat@gmail.com and explain why so we can take it to the city council! Rules and Regulations for Dogs (and Cats!) on the beach, boardwalk, and beyond… From October 1st to May 1st…. Your furry friends can roam the beaches…

Pip goes to Assateague

The best dog (and cat) friendly beach near Ocean City, is none other than the Assteague National Seashore. Now we don’t want to say we like going here more than we like going to the beach in Ocean City, but let’s just say if Assateague was just a bit closer, then we’d be there everyday…

Pet-Friendly Restaurants and Bars in Ocean City

****This article is currently under construction***** Alright! After months of research we have finally figured out who in town is definitely pet-friendly and who is not! If you’ve ever used the website Bring Fido- you may have realized that it is completely crowd-sourced information, so while someone may write that they brought their dog with…

Pet-Friendly Hotels in Ocean City

Dog (and Cat) friendly hotels in Ocean City The following hotels are welcoming to all your furry friends! And we’ve even stayed in some of them… Below you will find every pet-friendly hotel we know of in Ocean City, their phone numbers, address, and pet-fee. Let us know if we’ve missed your favorite and we’ll…

Pip Attends SantaCon 2018

SantaCon is a yearly tradition, both here in Ocean City and around the world. It started years ago in SanFrancisco, and has since spread wide and far. While many have argued that SantaCon tends to be a drunk and disorderly event in many cities, at it’s heart here in Ocean City, Maryland, is the biggest…

Pip Plays at Stinky Beach

So it’s the height of the season in Ocean City, Maryland, and you want to take your dog (or cat!) to the beach. They aren’t allowed on the beach in town, but they are allowed nearby! The best options for your furry friend to enjoy the sand are at the secret Stinky Beach in West…

Pip goes to the World Famous Ocean Gallery!

Want to see the coolest website in existence? Head over to the relic, really art piece in itself, oceangallery.com. You’ll be transported back in time, to an internet you used to know…. Currently the subject of a locally-produced and directed documentary (when is it ever not being covered in the news), Ocean Gallery is a…

Pip Plays Santa Claws

Back in November, we contacted Hero Industries. They were recommended to us by The Cricket Center, an organization in our area that helps abused children, because they had just gotten a therapy dog, and Hero Industries had designed a stuffed animal version of their therapy dog, Josiah, so each child would always have Josiah with…

Pip Goes to Winterfest!

Ocean City has long been known for its winter celebration Winterfest of Lights. With over 1 million lights sparkling at Northside Park in Ocean City, plus several other light displays placed throughout the city, Ocean City becomes a winter wonderland at Christmastime. When you first arrive at Northside Park off of 125th Street, you can…

Pip’s Story

From the streets of Berlin to the Beaches of Ocean City Pip was born between May and June of 2018, to what we can only assume was a feral cat family. He spent the first few months of his life somewhere around the area of Berlin, Maryland. Then one day in late September Pip decided…

Hi! I’m Pip! It’s Nice to Meet You!

Pip Goes Paddle Boarding

Pip has always been fearless. So, when he first hopped on a boogie board, we knew he was going to be an adventure cat. When the ocean water in Ocean City, MD started getting a bit to chilly to take a dip, we began taking Pip out on our paddle board. You can buy a…

Pip’s Favorite Things!

Pip’s Favorite Things! A lot of you have been asking what harness we use, what leash, what Pip likes etc… So here is a list of all Pip’s favorite things so you can buy them for your furry friend too! You can buy these items from Amazon, our online store, or the store we bought…

What is the Best Arcade in Ocean City?

Playland vs. Sportland. It isn’t a trip to Ocean City without a trip to the boardwalk, and it isn’t a trip to the boardwalk without a trip to the arcade! So we pose the question…. Marty’s Playland or Sportland Arcade? Growing up in Ocean City, we were always partial to Sportland, we had birthday parties…

Pip’s Summer Giveaway!

Pip’s Summer Giveaway! Alright it’s GIVEAWAY time!!! We’re going to make this really simple! All you have to do is go to Amazon and leave a review for Pip’s book! Once you’re done, copy and paste your review in the comments below, our Facebook page, or email them to us, whatever is easier- just so…

Pip's Guide to Ocean City and Beyond!