Do we really know what it takes to keep a cat happy?
For the last few weeks, I’ve been preparing to be a participant on a panel that will explore the need for environmental enrichment for our pet cats. What the heck is environmental enrichment, you might say? Sounds too complicated [...]
Read MoreAchoo! Achoo!
We all know what a sneeze sounds like whether it is from a you or your cat. A sneeze results from irritation in the nose, which is called rhinitis. An important part of the respiratory tract’s defense system, a [...]
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What Do Kittens Need?
Kittens learn from each other and their Mom and need them to develop their normal behaviors. They need social [...]
Petting Induced Aggression
I recently received the following question: Why do cats completely flip out when you scratch their backs right above [...]
To Feed or Not To Feed – Canned Food – That is the Question!
Part 1: A Hefty Debate Last year, a study including 450,000 cats was released called “State of Pet Health [...]
Real Life Stories: Heart Worms and Pumpkin
This is the story of my wonderful cat, Pumpkin and how I lost him- a happy, healthy cat, at [...]
Oh No!!! Easter Lilies!
We’ve set our clocks forward and have seen crocuses poke their heads up from the frozen earth, and the [...]
Kidney Functions of the Normal and Abnormal Cat
How does that affect their urine, or their drinking and urination habits? Our pet cats have an ancestor that [...]
“What are you doing in THERE?” – Why cats hide in strange places.
Two glowing eyes peer out at you from under the bed. A paw darts out from under a chair [...]
Poisonous Plants
When I think about poisonous plants and cats, I immediately think about Rocky, and how he survived lily poisoning. [...]
Newborn Kittens
I think most of us agree that newborns or infants are irresistible. Even if ‘only a face a mother [...]