Cat Playtime: 6 Quick Tips
If you do a cat toy search on Google or TikTok shop, you’ll get all sorts of crazy results — elaborate electronic toys, wild new inventions, and quite a few items that are clearly toy fails. But you don’t need those!…
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Why Cats Don’t Like Belly Rubs
I love belly rubs, but most cats don’t. In fact, people like to joke that a cat’s belly is a trap because when they try to touch it, they get the infamous four footed attack. Most people understand, at…
Therapy Cats: Why So Few?
There is a big demand for therapy cats. Being a therapy cat who’s active on social media, that’s really obvious. So many humans are sad they don’t have therapy cats in their area, and they let me know. A…
Unhappy Cat, Happy Fix: Recognizing Stressors and Solving Your Cat’s Emotional Woes
Cats don’t need a lot to be happy — adequate food, a clean litter box, treats, cat toys, a cat tree or tower, attention…maybe a catio, another cat tree, more treats…. Okay, we cats do need a little more to…
Why the Bathroom Tap is More Appealing Than Your Cat’s Water Fountain
It’s not only common knowledge that cats prefer to drink running water over a still bowl — and science backs up the benefits. And lots of cats enjoy drinking from the bathroom or kitchen faucet. Over the past couple of…
Beyond the Surface: Decoding the Essential Functions of Cat Whiskers
In addition to being cute, cat whiskers are amazing sensory organs that have no true parallel in humans. They’re aerodynamic and help us sense the world around us through air movement. And we use them in surprising ways! Here…
Understanding Your Cat’s Hidden Needs
Cats, like babies, don’t come with an instruction manual. Usually you come home with a few necessities: a litter box and litter, food dishes (and food), a cat bed, scratcher, and some toys. Coming home with the bare necessities…
Allergy Relief for Cat Lovers: The Egg Yolk Discovery That Neutralizes Allergens
As a therapy cat, I sometimes run across people who say they are allergic to us kitties. My human and I always steer clear of them as soon as we’re told this…but what if putting something in my food could…
The Secret Language of Scent: Decoding Your Cat’s Scent Glands
Every animal has scent glands, from humans to insects. Humans are the only ones who don’t use them as a form of communication. That is, unless it’s so subtle that it’s nearly undetectable. For cats, scent glands form a…
The Feline Formula: Science Shows Why Cats Need to Initiate Affection
It’s a common misconception that cats are aloof. Many people with cats will wax sentimental about the level of affection they receive from their feline overlords. Maybe these people know something that the myth believers don’t. And science backs them…