Telling Tails
While cats don’t speak our language, there is the language of their bodies, and it can tell us a lot about how they’re feeling....
Why They Like High-Up Places
Why are cats always jumping up onto things — kitchen counters, tables, the top shelf of a linen closet? The answer becomes clear when...
The Zoomies
Almost every cat parent has seen it — their perfectly relaxed pet suddenly jumping up out of nowhere in a seemingly random burst of...
They Do Not Like Fireworks
For a cat, loud noises signal danger, not an Independence Day celebration. So when the fireworks begin, many cats feel incredibly stressed. To help...
Fluffy, Sit!
We tend to think of “sit,” “shake hands,” and other tricks as things that dogs do. But cats can learn them, too, and many...
The Truth About Cat Versus Dog Bites
Dogs have powerful teeth and jaws and are responsible for an estimated 85 percent of bites from pets, causing more human deaths than any...
Gimme Some!
Most of us have stories of pushy cats who jump onto tables and countertops demanding our food or slyly making their way over to...
Dear Doctor: Sexual aggression in a neutered cat
Q. My 6-year-old boy Hawkeye was neutered when he was 6 or 7 months old, but he clearly likes to “make love” to soft...
Love Bites, Or Just Bites?
You are gently stroking your cat, and she is clearly enjoying it, when out of nowhere she begins biting you. The bites are not...
Has Your Cat Grown Grouchier Over Time?
You expect your cat to slow down as he grows older — more sleep, less frenetic darting around that seems to start out of...
For a Super-Anxious Cat, Drugs May Help
Any cat so anxious that she cannot relax or overreacts to stimuli like the presence of visitors or common household noises should be evaluated...
Helping Cats Satisfy Their Scratching Instinct
Cats don’t just enjoy scratching. They scratch for a number of reasons both psychological and physiological.
For instance, they scratch when they are excited, as...
