Cats Destroying Furniture
Q: Can you recommend the best solution to keep my cat from scratching certain furniture? He is destroying everything! My $2,000 Italian leather recliner...
Fear Free Practices
Your cat deserves to be treated at a veterinary clinic that goes the extra mile to minimize stress and makes her feel comfortable and...
Dementia in Cats
If you’ve had a senior cat who started acting oddly, you may have wondered: Can cats get dementia? Yes, they can.
Symptoms
The veterinary term for...
Indoor Hazards for Cats
Research shows that indoor cats live longer (to between 15 and 17 years of age) than outdoor cats (to between 2 and 5 years...
Development of Feline Facial Expressions
Researchers from the University of Kansas and Lyon College studied feline facial expressions to determine what message a cat’s facial expression is trying to...
Kitten Enrichment
Kittens are a ton of fun, but they can also get into a world of trouble. Enrichment activities encourage kittens to be kittens in...
Handling Stranger Danger
Cats aren’t crazy about having new people in their house to begin with. But workers—be they contractors helping with your renovation, window washers, appliance...
One Cat or Two? Or 10?
We all love photos showing a group of happy, lounging cats, each in their own patch of sunshine. We also know homes with two...
Preventing Finicky Felines
Got a picky cat? If you do, you’re not alone. We know of one cat who refuses to eat her food if the kibbles...
Sit, Stay, and Come
Cats are smart, and extremely good at training us. But cats can also be the trainee and can learn pretty much any skill that...
Cats Just Wanna Have Fun
Play is a big part of a cat’s quality of life. In a recent study, researchers looked at four measures in cats: quality of...
Don’t Leave Me Alone!
Cat lovers have long known that cats are attached to us and research has confirmed this (see “The Cat-Human Bond” at catwatchnewsletter.com/behavior/the-cat-human-bond/). But sometimes...