Cat Behavior

What is the most daunting task in caring for your cat? For many cat owners, the answer is cleaning the litter box. It has to be done regularly because, if it isn’t, it can create litter box avoidance or smell badly. And don’t forget that litter box cleaning can also be hard. But does it have to be?

Is your cat afraid of thunderstorms? Is your cat afraid of thunder? Thunder and lightning are scary! Learn how to calm your cat during an ongoing thunderstorm.

Is your cat having fun indoors? While most people agree that cats are safe indoors, one should not force a cat to live inside four walls without providing a stimulating environment. Cats need the outdoors, and, if the outdoors has become dangerous, the best part of it must come inside. In this article you are going to learn how to make your cat’s surroundings more appealing, fun, stimulating, and a closer match to life outdoors.

Do you want to keep neighborhood cats out of your garden? There may be different reasons to do so, such as trying to save your flowerbeds and birds, stopping your indoor cat’s urine spraying or redirected aggression, or you may just not be a cat person. In this article, you are going to learn how to keep roaming cats out of your garden easily, effectively, and once and for all.

Do you have a fearful cat? It’s natural to be afraid—it’s what keeps us alive—but problems arise when fear is expressed too often or if your cat is scared of objects that are not life-threatening. In this article, we are going to focus mainly on how to calm a scared cat.

Transitioning an outdoor cat to become an indoor cat is not as hard as many think. We have previously said that indoor life is much safer, but is that kind of lifestyle suitable for any cat? At some point, with all the meowing, sneaking around, and even spraying urine, it may seem your cat will never adapt to life indoors. That is not true!

Although pine pellet litter is relatively new in the commercial cat litter market, sawdust has long been used as a bedding in horse stables. Pine absorbs moisture very well and may be easily scooped out and replaced with fresh bedding/litter.

In this article, you will learn why your cat bites when you pet him, what petting-induced aggression is, and how to stop a cat from biting your hand.

Does your daily schedule look like this: “Wake up, have breakfast, work, work, make dinner, do the laundry, watch TV, put kids to sleep, have fun, shower, brush teeth… oh shoot, I forgot to play with my cat. Okay, I’ll do it tomorrow… Wake up, have breakfast…”

Some time ago, we talked about the advantages and disadvantages of having an indoor cat versus an outdoor cat. We, as many other pet care professionals, agree that the indoors is a way, way, way safer place for a cat to be. But that does not necessarily mean that your cat shouldn’t enjoy a bit of outdoor life, too. In today’s article, you will learn about several good (and safe!) ways of letting an indoor cat go outside.