Separating Cats for Meals
While it’s easy to just leave food out for our cats all the time, this method makes it difficult to help a chubby kitty...
Avoiding Family Fights
Since feline socialization is not broadly understood, the Feline Veterinary Medical Association (VMA) produced a comprehensive set of guidelines for identifying and managing feline...
Enthusiastic Cornell Webcam Bird-Watcher
A reader shared: “I thought that you might enjoy a photo of our cat, Scout, glued to the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology website’s bird...
Strange Afternoon Antics
Q: Allie, our female Russian Blue mix, is about 7 years old. She’s a strange one, as she must be close to us but won’t...
Managing Feline Dementia
More than half of cats over 15 years old show some cognitive changes. These signs may include odd pacing, meowing loudly, crashing about, and...
Why Is My Cat Eating That?
At some point in their lives, many cats have swallowed a non-food item by accident when playing. Intentionally seeking out strange things to eat,...
Dementia in Cats
If you’ve had a senior cat who started acting oddly, you may have wondered: Can cats get dementia? Yes, they can.
Symptoms
The veterinary term for...
Kitten Enrichment
Kittens are a ton of fun, but they can also get into a world of trouble. Enrichment activities encourage kittens to be kittens in...
One Cat or Two? Or 10?
We all love photos showing a group of happy, lounging cats, each in their own patch of sunshine. We also know homes with two...
Behavior Detective Work
Cats love to keep us guessing, and they often keep to themselves when they aren’t feeling well, which just makes things more difficult for...
Why Is My Cat Howling?
Q: My healthy adult indoor-only cat has started howling seemingly all day and all night. I haven’t changed anything in her routine. I don’t...
Choosing Anti-Anxiety Meds
The focus on feline mental health is increasing in veterinary medicine as more cat owners learn that medications can play a role in treating...