It's ridiculously annoying when cats prefer the cardboard boxes their toys were shipped in over the actual cat toys in the box, but this rule of thumb doesn't stop us from trying to find at least a couple toys our cats like nearly as much as the packaging. Luckily for us, cats sure do love their feathers. No one in their right mind would deny it. Whether it's a bird out the window, a duster ...
Uncommon Opinion? Maybe: But I Think It’s Important to Train Pet Cats
A lot of people seem to think cats cannot be trained. Before I had my own cat, I never really thought this through, but since the only cats I'd ever met were allowed free-reign over their households, permitted to do whatever they pleased, I would've expected the statement "Cats cannot be trained" to be true. It isn't. Cats can be trained - and in my opinion you'd be hard pressed to find a kitty ...
House Cat in Europe or the UK? How Do You Deal With Windows?
If you live in Europe or the UK, you probably don't need any explanation with regards to what I'm talking about after having read the title of this post. For indoor cat owners in Canada, Australia, and the United States - I might have to catch you up to speed, so let me do that right now. Here in the UK, and to my knowledge in most countries across Europe, pretty much no one has mesh on their ...
Bringing Nature Indoors: Cat Trees & Condos with Leaves
It can be more than a little difficult finding pet products cute enough to qualify as essentially decorative pieces for your home. Cat furniture is especially frustrating on this front - as most cat trees and litter boxes available are either incredibly boring or go so far as to end up in ugly-to-look-at territory. I typically find myself fighting against this sorry state of affairs, digging and ...
Daily Food & Fitness Routine for a House Cat? Here’s My Current One
Having an indoor cat isn't as easy as having an outdoor cat. Not only do indoor cats typically need more attention, there's plenty more you need to do to ensure a house cat stays physically fit and mentally stimulated than if you simply let your cat spend time outdoors. But I'm on the top floor of a 7-story apartment building, and even if I were to move into a house, letting my cat out is not ...
How Much Attention Do Cats Need? Do They Need More If Kept Indoors?
If you're curious about this topic, chances are you're either looking to adopt a new pet cat or you're worried about the neediness of one that's already ruling your household. No matter which group you fall into, my overall message to you is at its core the same: Most cats do need attention; you cannot simply feed them, change their water, and go on with your day. If you're going to have an ...
My Cat Bites, Then Licks Me: Why? What Does It Mean?
Cats engage in some pretty peculiar behaviours: they have an almost insatiable itch to scratch, they love kneading things (and even people!) with their claws, they sleep through a very large portion of each day, and they purr - which is adorable, but still a very strange behaviour when you really think about it. Like with almost any cat behaviour, and frankly almost anything to do with ...
Cat Love Toy Balls? Roll With It! 11 Varieties to Keep Kitty Interested
The only cat I know who absolutely does not care for toy balls is my own. My mother's, my brother's, even my friend's cat whom I house sat for over a month all love at least one form of ball toy or another. Not my Avery! I've always found this to be an absolute shame. Balls are probably the best toys ever to leave out for cats home alone while you're out. They're cheap, ubiquitous, and come in so ...
How Many Teeth Do Kittens Have? Do Adult Cats Have More?
When we as humans are very little, we start out our lives growing in a set of small, adorable baby teeth, 20 of them in total. Nearly every adult remembers the process of losing those baby teeth, either by wiggling, pulling, or by these teeth falling out on their own. Once our baby teeth fall out, the empty space exposed a set of of new, full grown adult teeth beneath our gums. Not only are human ...