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Why Does My Cat Carry Food Away From the Bowl?
You’ve set up the ideal feeding station for your cat. You picked the perfect bowl and maybe even put a placemat underneath to catch any food or water spills. You’ve done your research and picked top...
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Why Does My Cat Chew or Lick Plastic Bags?
Plastic bags are dangerous to your cat for so many reasons. If chewed, there’s a risk of choking and intestinal blockage. Playing with plastic bags creates a risk of strangulation and suffocation. Not...
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Why Does My Cat Lick Me So Much?
Oh, the cat’s tongue. It’s as cute as can be when it’s peeking out just a bit from the cat’s mouth as she drinks water or delicately grooms herself. It’s small and pink and so adorable. Yet, when the...
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Why Does My Neutered Cat Try to Mount Other Cats?
If this behavior happens out in a free-range environment with intact cats, or if we see it on a nature program, it’s something we understand as normal animal behavior. However, when it’s a neutered...
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Tips for Calming Your Cat During Fireworks
When you think of a pet being fearful of fireworks, the image of a trembling, whining or drooling dog may come to mind, but what about cats? Your cat may also be frightened by fireworks. It makes...
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The Proper Way to Pick up and Hold a Cat
In general, if cats had their choice, many would probably prefer to never be picked up and held. For a cat, there’s tremendous security in having all paws on the ground and the ability to move at...
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How Often Should My Cat Poop?
It’s not a fun subject to talk about but just as a popular children’s book states, everyone poops. Since your cat can’t tell you whether she’s having trouble with elimination, it’s up to you to...
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15 Boredom Busting Tips For Your Home Alone Cat
One of the things many people find very appealing about cats is that they can be left alone for longer periods than dogs. Even with the convenience of a litter box and an endless supply of food, cats...
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How Do I Get a Cat to Like Me?
If you haven’t spent much time around cats, you may have the impression they’re aloof or unapproachable. Perhaps you’ve always considered yourself a “dog person” and find it hard to figure out why...
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10 Essential Ways to Keep Your Cat Happy
Cats do so much to make us happy and bring joy to our lives. They tolerate our erratic schedules, inconsistent training methods, miscommunications, and clumsy attempts at interpreting what they’re...
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Why Your Cat Loves Cardboard Boxes
Cardboard boxes are a beneficial addition to your cat’s environment. Sure, they’re fun to jump in and out of, but they also serve multiple valuable social and emotional functions. Environmental...
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Tips for Preventing Cat Behavior Problems during COVID-19 Isolation
The world as we know it has certainly changed. Everyone is experiencing such a mix of emotions as we drastically alter our lifestyle and try to stay safe and healthy during COVID-19 self-isolation....
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7 Reasons Why Cats Lick Their Lips
You’ve seen your cat licking her lips countless times. Cats are known for their fastidious grooming habits so it’s perfectly logical to assume frequent lip licking is just a normal part of feline...
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15 Common Cat Sleeping Positions and What They Mean
Who can resist the cuteness of a sleeping cat? Watching a cat who is sound asleep can bring such peace and calm, no matter what chaos may be happening around you, or whatever chaos that very cat may...
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Cat Training: 10 Reasons to Use Reward-Based Training and Not Punishment
When it comes to correcting unwanted behaviors in your cat, punishment is not an effective nor humane approach. Here are 10 reasons to use positive reward-based methods rather than punishment, to have...
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7 Tips to Prevent Your Cat from Eating too Fast
You just placed your cat’s food bowl on the floor and it seems as if in mere seconds, everything has been gobbled up. Eating too rapidly can have health implications as well as causing discomfort. In...
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How to Stop Your Cat From Chewing Electrical Cords
We love how playful and curious cats are, but those traits can also pose serious risks to their safety. One behavior is particularly worrisome, and that’s when cats chew on electrical cords....
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Why You Shouldn’t Scruff a Cat
Scruffing has been a common practice in cat handling for a long time. It’s the method of cat restraint most veterinary professionals were originally taught. Scruffing is where the cat is grasped by...
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10 Things People Do That Cats Hate
Just as with humans, cats have preferences and react to both positive and negative experiences. Although they’re very tolerant of the mistakes humans make, certain behaviors family members do can...
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The Health Benefits of Neutering or Spaying Your Cat
Neutering or spaying your cat is not only about overpopulation and reducing unwanted litters. Did you know it can also have an important impact on health and behavior? Here’s a list of just some of...
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