Cats

New Cat? What you cat is feeling in a new and strange environment and the steps you can take to help ease the transition. (more)

Making a cat friendly home: the right relationship with you, toys, playtime, scratching posts and the proper cat furniture, make a happy home for both you and your cat (more).

Introducing a new kitten and keeping your older cat a happy camper: Feline rivalry can be expected when we bring home a new kitten. Specific strategies on effective socialization and integration techniques for your new arrival (more).

Successful integration strategies for new cats: guidelines to follow for helping your adult felines get to know each other on their own terms (more).

Socializing ferals: it takes longer but with dedication and commitment there is a method to becoming more socially relevant for former ferals (more).

Working with early morning food requests: Cats thrive on schedules. Setting a routine feeding time along with enrichment strategies will be less stressful for the both of you (more) .

How to pet a cat: yes, there is a right way. Starting from the head and avoiding the tail step by step from a feline point of view (more).

Classical music and cats continue to be a good idea: Should you buy that new and improved "cat music?" A look at the studies, old and new (more).

New research on if your cat is sick or just stressed out and how to use it: sickness behaviors may actually be stress behaviors, new research and how it can help your cat (coming soon).

Helping your cat to use the litter box each and every time: tame your litter box issues once and for all by following these simple steps (more).

When litter box aversion is not just about the box: When you go back to basics, make sure you are following all the steps and it's still not enough, take a look at what else might your cat be telling you (more).

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Pica and cats -how to help what's eating them and why: When they eat all the wrong things, known as "pica", it can be caused by stress and you can help (more).

Oww! My cat bit me: Cats do bite when threatened or in play, why it happens and how to work with it so it doesn't (more).

Cat aggression towards humans and how to fix it: Fear and play based cat aggression towards humans and strategies to address it (more).

Cats "talk" so we listen: Vocalizations are just one of the ways domestic cats have developed to communicate with humans (more).

How to help what's eating them and why: Plastic, string and wool, all inedible objects so why does your cat want to eat them. And is fabric suckling the same? What to know about Pica (more)

Catnip and Cats -too much of a good thing?: Catnip, valerian root and silver vine are plants some cats just can't get enough of. The case for why you should let your cat indulge. (more)

Stress free strategies for getting your cat into the carrier: Cats don't care for confinement against their will, one of the reasons carriers and cats don't always mix. Strategies you can use to help the carrier be a more welcome place (more).

What happens when re-homing doesn't work?: We can find the best "forever" home for cats. But what happens when things go wrong? How do two rehomed cats from Brooklyn end up abandoned on the New Jersey turnpike and why? (more).

How to play with a cat: Interactive play time is one of the best things you can do for the both of you (more).

Cats social or solitary?: Research and careful observation continue to reveal just how social a species cats really are (more).

Why recovery time is essential to TNR: Trap Neuter and Release (TNR) is the preferred way to manage feral cat populations and keeps the rodent population low. Performing these surgeries on cats that are too young or not allowing adequate recovery time can do way more harm than good (more).

Your cat questions answered: How to get your cat to respond to you? Are cats and birds a good idea? How can you introduce new pets to each other? (coming soon)

Losing Kitty: a little cat takes up a big place inside of you. Losing our companion animals requires acceptance and grieving (coming soon).

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