Do we really know what it takes to keep a cat happy?

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 [...]

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Achoo! Achoo!

Achoo! 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?

What Do Kittens Need?

Kittens learn from each other and their Mom and need them to develop their normal behaviors. They need social [...]

May 12, 2012
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Petting Induced Aggression

Petting Induced Aggression

I recently received the following question: Why do cats completely flip out when you scratch their backs right above [...]

May 8, 2012
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To Feed or Not To Feed – Canned Food – That is the Question!

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 [...]

Apr 9, 2012
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Real Life Stories: Heart Worms and Pumpkin

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 [...]

Apr 7, 2012
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Oh No!!! Easter Lilies!

Oh No!!! Easter Lilies!

We’ve set our clocks forward and have seen crocuses poke their heads up from the frozen earth, and the [...]

Apr 4, 2012
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Kidney Functions of the Normal and Abnormal Cat

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 [...]

Apr 2, 2012
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“What are you doing in THERE?” – Why cats hide in strange places.

“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 [...]

Mar 31, 2012
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Poisonous Plants

Poisonous Plants

When I think about poisonous plants and cats, I immediately think about Rocky, and how he survived lily poisoning. [...]

Mar 29, 2012
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Newborn Kittens

Newborn Kittens

I think most of us agree that newborns or infants are irresistible.  Even if ‘only a face a mother [...]

Mar 29, 2012
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