When it comes to properly greeting a cat, you may think all you have to do is walk right up to her, reach down and offer a few loving strokes along her fur. If the cat is familiar with you and likes you, that may be perfectly ok, but if it’s an unfamiliar cat or ...
Read More »10 Tips for Creating a More Appealing Litter Box
The litter box is a very important part of your cat’s life, yet we often don’t do our part when it comes to making sure the set-up is appropriate and the box is clean and appealing. Cleaning and maintaining the litter box may not be your favorite thing to do when it comes to ...
Read More »Wool Sucking Behavior in Cats
If you’ve never heard of this, I know it probably sounds like a very weird and unappealing thing for a cat to do, but it’s actually relatively common. What is Wool Sucking? The behavior consists of a cat actually sucking on items such as blankets, sweaters, shoelaces, and even bathmats and carpets. The most common ...
Read More »Is Your Cat Afraid of the Vacuum Cleaner?
The vacuum cleaner is something that is brought out of the closet on a regular basis in most homes. For some cats, this is no big deal but for many, fear of the vacuum cleaner can trigger total panic. Even if a cat has lived in the home with that dreaded vacuum cleaner year after ...
Read More »Cat Training: Be Consistent
I see people on a daily basis who struggle when it comes to training their cats. They end up confused, frustrated, and ready to give up. Many times, the problem just comes down to one thing: they’re sending mixed messages. If you’re struggling with some aspects of training your cat, part of the problem might ...
Read More »Adopt-a-Cat Month: Top 10 Things You Can Do
June is Adopt-a-Cat month. This month you will see more shelter events, articles and promotions to celebrate cats in need of adoption. In truth, EVERY month should be Adopt-a-Cat month and we need to continue working every day to get cats into forever homes, most especially the older cats who are often overlooked. So ...
Read More »Door Darting Behavior in Cats
Door darting is a potentially dangerous behavior for a cat. For a kitty who lives indoors exclusively, escaping through the door to the outside can result in instant tragedy. Even for a cat who is allowed access to the outside, being able to just zip out the front door whenever it’s opened can have very ...
Read More »Solving Your Cat’s Litter Box Problem: 6 Mistakes to Avoid
It can be extremely frustrating when your cat stops using the litter box. Anything and everything in your home can become a potential target of urine or feces. Litter box aversion is the most common problem clients call me about and in many cases, those clients are at the end of their ropes. Cat ...
Read More »Feline Acne
It sounds funny, doesn’t it? It seems rather odd to think of your cat getting acne but it’s a relatively common skin condition where tiny blackheads, pimples, or crusts develop on the cat’s chin. In some cases, the comedones can be quite deep and cause significant pain to your cat when he’s touched near the ...
Read More »Keep Cat Toys Fun and Interesting
You may have purchased countless toys for your cat but when they’re left out all day and all night, it’s easy for them to lose their appeal. Your cat may have a few toys that are his absolute favorites but what about all the others that are left to gather dust on the floor? ...
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