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Your Cat Can Love Grooming

Is your normally gorgeous cat looking more like an alley cat these days? For the most part, our feline friends keep themselves neat and...

When Your Cat Avoids the Litterbox

Cats who stop using the litterbox are often experiencing pain. It could be upon urination, caused by a bladder infection or urinary crystals/stones. If...

Those Annoying Anal Glands

Although cats aren’t the butt-scooters dogs can be when anal glands start to get backed up, the problem is just as worrisome. Anal glands...

Home Alone—Is It OK?

Few cats like to travel, so most of us leave cats home when we leave for vacation. But how to provide for her needs...

Tiny Fleas Carry Big Diseases

Fleas are tiny blood-sucking parasites that can spread disease to your cat and to you and your family. They’ve evolved over millions of years—they...

Crates Are a Must For Travel

You’ve got that right—we’re talking crate training your cat. Crates and carriers aren’t just for dogs! The ways that a crate can be useful for...
Cats are going to choose whatever container of water best suits their tastes at the moment.

Watch for Dehydration

Water is one of the most important components of your cat’s diet. Your cat gains water by drinking, eating, and from metabolic water (produced...
A kitten needs her mom to teach her about

When Can Kitty Leave Mom?

We all know that face. The tiny, round kitten face with bright eyes and a ring of fluff beneath the ears. Young kittens are...
This nail is too long and is beginning to curve inward toward the pad.

Ingrown Claws—Ouch!

Most active cats keep their nails worn down by walking and sharpening them on scratching posts (and possibly—but hopefully not—your furniture). Typical kittens and...
If this picture looks familiar, you’re far from alone. Cats tend not to be big fans of baths in general, especially with lots of lather.

5 Things: Bath Time for Kitty

Most cats don’t need a bath often, but when they do, it can be a daunting enterprise for both of you. These tips may...

Can I Give My Cat CBD Oil?

Q. I have been reading about the use of CBD oil for problems in people, and I have a 12-year-old cat that doesn’t eat...
While aging is not an illness, it does bring with it a number of physical difficulties. Be alert to your cat and make a veterinary appointment if something seems amiss rather than thinking, “She’s just getting old.”

The Aging Cat Needs a Careful Eye

When we hear someone tell us our senior cat “looks really good for her age,” we might want to give some thought to that...