Cat Play: Keep It Safe

Play is a huge part of cat life. From kittenhood onward, cats play to learn, to hone their natural skills, and just to have fun.

Kittens wrestle and box each other, learning the basics of inter-species competition. Young adult cats find movement – whether it’s a ball rolling across the floor or your feet moving under a . . . → Read More: Cat Play: Keep It Safe

How Much Do Cats Sleep?

First-time cat owners are often puzzled and even alarmed by the fact that kitty seems to do a lot of sleeping. But it’s perfectly normal – cats are absolute masters when it comes to getting plenty of rest.

Pet experts estimate that most healthy adult cats spend more time asleep than they do awake, dozing up to . . . → Read More: How Much Do Cats Sleep?

Feeding Cats: How Much, and How Often?

Cats, like the people who love them, are very individual in their tastes and attitudes toward food. Some cats happily eat whatever is set before them … others are notoriously picky eaters. Some cats eat more than they should and get fat as a result, while others (often in the same household, with exactly the same . . . → Read More: Feeding Cats: How Much, and How Often?

Feeding Cats: What Type Of Cat Food Is Best?

Wet or dry food? Stright from the supermarket shelves, or special-order? How about treats? Do my cats need milk? When it comes to cat food there are lots of options, and choosing the correct ones can go a long way toward ensuring a long, happy, healthy life for your feline friends.

Good Choices

Most experts agree that a . . . → Read More: Feeding Cats: What Type Of Cat Food Is Best?

Litter Box Basics: How NOT To Deal With Litter Box Problems

Dealing with litter box problems can be frustrating and confusing for you and for your cat as well. If you’re patient, kind, and understanding, you can find a solution that works for both of you. If you’re not, the problem will just get worse.

Here are four things you should never, ever do when trying to solve . . . → Read More: Litter Box Basics: How NOT To Deal With Litter Box Problems

Kitty Litter Box Basics: How To Set Up A Box Your Cat Will Actually Use

1. Use the right container
The size of the litter box is crucial to its success. Larger is better; many of the containers sold as litter . . . → Read More: Kitty Litter Box Basics: How To Set Up A Box Your Cat Will Actually Use

Four Ways To Get Cat Pee Out Of A Mattress

A urine-soaked mattress is a situation where speed is crucial. The faster you can get to the urine, the more of it you can . . . → Read More: Four Ways To Get Cat Pee Out Of A Mattress

Cat Communications: Purring and Padding

For cat lovers, one of life’s sweetest sounds is the rumble of a purr.

The purr is one of the most interesting and enigmatic features of our feline friends – it’s observed in all species of cats, but both the specific function that purring serves and the exact physical mechanism of the purr are uncertain.

There . . . → Read More: Cat Communications: Purring and Padding

Cat Communication: Ear Action

Ear actions are a big part of cat communication. Ears are a fascinating bit of advanced feline technology – a built-in super-sensitive audio system that operates like a huge radar array. The way cats move their “receptor dishes” can tell us a lot about what they’re thinking and feeling.

Cats have an extremely adept and sophisticated sense . . . → Read More: Cat Communication: Ear Action

Cat Vocalizations: Meows and More

Can cats “talk”? Absolutely. Is cat vocalization easy to understand? Not always – but the more time you spend with cats, the more you’ll pick up the language.

Ask most non-cat owners what sound cats make and they’ll say “meow”. That’s true to a point, but it’s kind of like saying that the sound dogs make is . . . → Read More: Cat Vocalizations: Meows and More