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...
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...
Are male cats friendlier?
Q: I’ve sometimes heard that male cats are friendlier than females. Is that true?
Amos Butterfield
Weaver, Alabama
Dear Mr. Butterfield,
A: The notion that male cats are...
Need money for surgery
Q: My cat needs major surgery on her mouth to the tune of $4,000. No point in berating me for not having pet health...
Photographing a black cat
Q: A lot of times, photos of my black cat come out looking like two eyes and nothing else. Is there any way to...
Litterbox woes
Q: I put a plastic liner under the litterbox. It spread beyond the box’s edges a few inches in each direction in order to...
How does she know I’m pregnant?
Q: I am just entering my second trimester of pregnancy and not showing yet, but I’m sure my cat knows. How can that be?
Tamsin...
Dear Doctor November 2022
My cats cry while carrying their toys
Q: We’ve had our two cats for five years. After a couple of years, the older one, a...
Ask the Doctor: October 2022
Grooming the hand that feeds him
Q: I know that cats engage in allo-grooming — licking and gently biting each other to smooth and clean their...
The cat attacks me “out of nowhere”
Sometimes my cat seems perfectly relaxed but then bites or scratches me out of nowhere — and it really hurts! What is that about?
Morrigan...
Cat is awfully thirsty
My cat seems to be drinking significantly more water than usual. I know we’re getting into the summer months but still, she has not...
Dear Doctor: Cat hates belly rubs
Q. My cat likes to roll over and expose her belly. But when I try to respond by stroking it, she scratches and bites....
