No, You’re Not a Failure If You Give Your Cat a Psychotropic Medication
Things that indicate your cat has been sent over the edge: hostile behavior toward another animal in the house that intends no harm; nervousness...
Could Dementia Be Making Your Cat Urinate Outside the Box?
Your cat, older than 12 now and perhaps even older than 15, has started to urinate outside the litterbox and perhaps defecate on the...
Easter No-No’s
You know that fake plastic grass that goes into Easter baskets? Don’t leave it where your cat can get at it. If he decides...
My Hormones Made Me Do It
Some cats urine mark to claim territory — a behavioral reason that requires a behavioral solution. But intact cats may urine mark because of...
6 Cat Facts That Aren’t
There’s a lot of cat lore out
there that people accept as the truth because it gets repeated so often. But frequently, what’s assumed to...
Fence on top of a fence to keep the cat in the yard
I would like to be able to let my cat go into the backyard, but no further. I have seen on the Internet that...
Out, Damned Spot!
If you’ve got a cat, sooner or later you’re going to have the same problem as Lady Macbeth — a difficult-to-treat stain. Either your...
Circle March 28th On Your Calendar
March 28th is Respect Your Cat Day. Of course you do your best to respect him every day, but on this day make like...
Want to Avoid Disease Transmitted by Wildlife? Keep Your Cat Indoors
It’s understandable that some cat owners want to let their feline go outdoors to enjoy life as a cat rather than keep the animal...
Toy safety
Q: My cat, Penny, has a wand toy with a small bell and some feathers at the end of a barely visible string. I...
Bathing your cat will not make you less allergic
Q: I’m allergic to my cat. Will wiping her down with a moistened washcloth work as well as actually bathing her for reducing allergens?...
When Your Cat Licks Topical Lotions and Medicines Off Your Skin
The Food and Drug Administration has put out a warning that just a small amount of the topical medicine fluorouracil can make a cat...
