It's one thing to joke about a cat hating you, and quite another when you suspect your own resident feline genuinely has it in for you. Cats are not the easiest creatures to read. They're certainly not clear communicators like dogs, and so while it may be stressful feeling your cat dislikes you, it may be even more difficult determining whether your intuitions are correct. I'm going to do my best ...
Stinky Litter? How to Reduce Odors & Keep Cat Litter Box Smells Away
It takes a lot more to prevent litter box smells than regular cleaning. Of course cleaning a litter box frequently is important, not just for keeping smells at bay, but to help your cat maintain top hygiene and health. That being said, if keeping a cat's litter box clean was the only thing necessary to keep terrible smells away, hardly any cat owners would have issues with litter box smells, and ...
Supawstars Pet Blogger Spotlight Award! (12/2017)
Hope everybody had a very merry Christmas and here's to a happy new year! :) I'm sure most of you still are on holiday break - make the most of what's left of it and don't forget to give some extra snuggles to your furries! A couple days late giving away the December 2017 Supawstars Pet Blogger Award, but I'll be honest, I was too distracted by the holidays to get the award out in time! All the ...
My Cat Wants Way Too Much Attention! Why? What Can I Do?
While cats as a species have developed something of a reputation for being stand-offish and even at times cold, this reputation is nowhere near true of every cat. Yes, some cats require very little attention and barely need interaction with another soul to stay happy, but that's certainly not every cat. Many prefer to have company around, even if they don't directly interact with that ...
Giving Litter Boxes a Human Furniture Disguise: Hidden Cat Litter Boxes
There are a lot of cat products I'm waiting to move to a house to try out: massive cat jungle gyms, automatic litter boxes, a plethora of electronic cat toys - even outdoor cat houses I wouldn't mind sticking inside because of how nice they look. Living and working full time in a studio-flat means, if I bought all the cat stuff I wanted, this small space would feel "littered" and ...
Cat Snoring: Why Do Cats Snore? Is It Normal? Are Snoring Cats Sick?
Snoring is very common in the human world. It would never be odd or out of place to hear a wife complaining about her husband's snoring keeping her up all night - then to hear her husband complain back right back that his wife snores equally loud! Snoring isn't just an adult-limited thing either: my experience bunking with other 10 and 11 year olds at camp proved this to me years ...
Honestly, Why Are Cats So Lazy?
There's a fact about cats that's very well understood by we-who-have-cats-in-our-homes: they sleep a lot. And no, I don't mean sleepyhead human quantities of sleep for around 10-12 hours in a day. Cats will often sleep 16-18 hours every single day, and that's perfectly natural and completely normal for them. Yet no matter how well we understand that a cats are behaving in a perfectly ...
Is Catnip Safe for Cats & Kittens? Can They Eat It? Is It Ever Unsafe?
Concerned about catnip? Not quite sure if it's perfectly safe? Feel unsure about feeding it to your cat and want to confirm there are no side-effects of doing so first? You're in the right place. In case you just want me to cut to the chase, here's my TL;DR (too long; didn't read) summary: catnip is safe. It's nontoxic to cats, safe for them to smell and eat, and perfectly safe for kittens to ...
“I Hate Cats!” Why Some People Are Not At All Fans of Felines
"I hate cats!" We've all heard this line being thrown around at one point or another, as somehow, even in this obviously feline-obsessed digital world, there seem to be many who are still not fans of cats at all. What are the reasons some people hate cats? What's the thought process behind this hatred? That's exactly the topic I'm going to try to tackle here. I'm going to start this article ...