You love your cat to death but dread mealtimes for one reason: food and water spillage. Your furball is overly excited about food that she ends up spilling half of it. Not only does this mean more work for you cleaning the mess but food and water can easily damage your floors. What do you…
For a long time, cat declawing has been considered a practical way of deterring destructive scratching by our furry friends. However, times have changed, and the movement to make cat declawing illegal has grown exponentially over the past few years. This trend has resulted in increased anti-declawing legislation across different levels of government. Cat declaw…
Whether your kitty spots beautiful eyes like those of a Siamese or captivating greens of a Russian blue, there’s no doubt a cat’s eye are mesmerizing. Everything from their cute vertical pupils to their third eyelids that move across the eye like a curtain is exceptionally fascinating. If you are lucky to own a cat…
Introducing a cat to a new home is a stressful time for you and the kitty. For the feline, her world has just been ripped into pieces. There’s no longer the sweet face of mommy and the warmth of her siblings. She has no idea how the new world will be. It is worse if…
While bringing a second cat at home is exciting for you, it is the opposite for your resident cat. Well, in all honesty, both cats may hit it off in a matter of seconds—sneaking around, sleeping together, and playing with each other. However, if your cats don’t seem to agree, don’t panic; you are in…
If you’ve ever been near a female cat on heat, you know the challenge of keeping her contained and making sure males don’t mate with her. When she goes on heat, her body produces a scent that males love so much. The moment they catch a whiff, however far they are, they will come looking…
Most of us spend countless hours petting our feline friends admiring their beauty but not a whole lot of us understand the anatomy of their bodies. Perhaps you only know that your kitty has a cute face with facial features, paws used to walk, a tail, and the middle section. However, if someone walked up…
Research by Cornell University Veterinary Department says that 50-90% of kitties develop gum disease by the time they are four years old. The most notorious oral conditions include gingivitis, tooth resorption, and periodontitis. Gingivitis is where your cat’s gums appear red and swollen. Initially, plaque forms around the kitty’s gum. Over time, these are filled…
Every so often, your cat may find herself in a fix with fur that forms tangles. Our feline friends have such sensitive skins that tangles and mats can easily irritate the skin and cause pain or worse, hinder movement. Mats also hide bald spots as well as things like ticks, fleas, and wounds. Plus, they…
They say you can tell the age of a cat by their teeth. The question is, do you know the difference between kitten teeth and cat teeth? No doubt, the two differ in more ways than one. It is the same way as we human beings. The size and number of a 3-year old’s teeth…