Play behavior serves many purposes. It exercises muscles and joints, keeps your cat fit and lean, keeps your cat entertained, and helps to prevent boredom and stress that can lead to behavior and health issues. This is as true for senior cats as it is for cats of any other age. However, there are some […]
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7 Great Reasons to Adopt a Senior Cat
November is Adopt a Senior Pet Month. Why might you want to consider adopting a senior cat? There are lots of good reasons. Here are seven of the best. 1. When you adopt a kitten, its personality is still developing. As a result, you won’t know whether your new friend is going to be a […]
Does My Senior Cat Hate Me?
As your cat gets older, you may notice your once snuggly, loving friend becoming a bit more reclusive. Sometimes you may find yourself wonder, “Does my cat hate me?” While behavioral changes are a normal part of aging, it can be challenging to find ways to reinforce your bond with your cat, and ultimately, determine […]
Senior Cats: A Few Things To Keep In Mind
Taking Care of Feline Senior Citizens Older cats need you to keep caring for them the way you always have been—with love and devotion—plus some extra attention paid to a few details. Let’s look at what pet parents can do to keep senior cats healthy and happy for as long as possible. Increase the Vet […]
Does Your Cat Need A Friend? Introducing a Second Cat
How to tell if your cat wants a buddy, how to choose the right friend, and how to arrange a meet-cute between them. Our readers send us loads of questions, and we decided to post the most frequently questions: Are cats happier in pairs?Is it cruel to have one cat?Should you have more than one […]
How Much Living Space Do I Need for a Cat?
Do you want to be a pet parent but aren’t sure if you have the room? How much space is needed for a cat, anyway? Having cats in small apartments is possible! You might be surprised at how little room cats need to be comfortable — in fact, cats love curling up in small spaces. […]
How do cats see in the dark?
Cats are well known for being able to see in the dark, but have you ever wondered how they find their way around in darkness? Cats’ eyes are specially adapted to twilight, the time when their rodent prey is most active. At the back of their eyes is a reflecting layer called a tapetum lucidum. […]
10 Tips for New Cat Owners
Important Things You Should Know Before Bringing a Cat Home Cats make great companions. Not only do they look good, they also keep mice away and have built-in motors. That’s pretty cool. But there’s more to owning a cat than having a cute, soft, purring companion. Before you get one, there are a few things […]
10 Fascinating facts about cats
Learn more about your cat. In terms of development, the first year of a cat’s life is equal to the first 15 years of a human life. After its second year, a cat is 25 in human years. And after that, each year of a cat’s life is equal to about 7 human years. Cats […]
Indoor cats are not an easy option
How can you make sure your indoor cat is as happy, healthy, and content as he deserves to be? Increasing numbers of people are choosing to keep their cats indoors. The reasons vary, but the main one is safety. This may be due to the home being near a main road, or a railway line, […]