Keeping a cat happy requires attention to their physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Here are some guidelines to help you keep your feline friend content: Physical Health Mental Stimulation Emotional Well-being By attending to these areas, you can significantly improve your cat’s quality of life, which in turn will make them happier and more content.

With an estimated 10.9 million people owning pet cats in the UK, it can be agreed that they have become one of the most popular animals to share your home with. However, this was not always the case and cats were not always seen as friendly feline companions throughout their long and admiring history. From …

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Cats are an important family member for many people but, as with dogs, there are lots of myths and fallacies out there regarding their behaviour and care. We have invited leading Cat Behaviourist Sally Chamberlain to answer a few questions on her work with cats and some things all owners should be aware of! 1.   …

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Beneath the cute, innocent exterior of our kittens, lies a future killing machine! So when we let them bite our hands we’re creating a habit that might not be so easy to ignore when they’re fully grown. In my latest article I take a look at why kittens bite and how to stop it, before it’s too late!

Do you ever find yourself woken up during the night by a furry paw-tap on your head, or worse, a shrill miaow either right in your face our outside your bedroom door?

It’s not uncommon for us to start the New Year by making resolutions, but let’s face it, how many of us stick to them for more than a few weeks?! However, the New Year is a great opportunity to re-evaluate our old habits and create some new ones.

This is an excellent article which tells you all you need to know about catnip!

Just a couple of years ago none of us had heard of letalone bought an interactive cat feeder, or cat puzzle feeder (as I like to call them) for our cats.

It’s natural for us owners to feel protective over our little bundles of fluff when it comes to allowing them out into the big wide world for the first time.

Although, in veterinary medicine, there is no official definition of ‘geriatric’ and individual cats may show a great deal of variation in the ageing process, most cats are considered geriatric when they have reached 15 years of age.

Have you ever wondered why cats have earned a reputation for being enigmatic or even ‘stand-offish?

Anticipating the arrival of a new cat into our home can be an exciting time, but how much thought do we actually put into getting a cat and to planning for its emotional and physical needs?

Sometimes circumstances dictate that a cat behaviour problem can only be resolved by rehoming. This is an incredibly hard thing to do and a situation that was faced by Ann Wyatt who has kindly given me permission to share her experience of this with you.

We all know how stressful moving can be for us humans, but it can also be a time of enormous anxiety for our pets.

It can be incredibly distressing if our feline family member just doesn’t come home. Our first response might be to call him and rattle his favoruite food or treats box, then go looking as the panic rises.

If you have a male cat, pay heed to his litter habits, as it can be life-threatening if you don’t.

So you’ve made the big decision to buy a kitten, but how do you go about choosing the right one for you? Choosing a kitten should always be a labour of the mind rather than the heart. To increase the likelihood of making the right choice it is wise to follow this advice:

It’s so easy for us to give in to the irresistible appeals of our cats by letting them have treats or an extra portion of food. However, doing this regularly can increase the risks of obesity which is a life-limiting (and sometimes life threatening) condition.

We might often wonder why cats purr, or even how they purr, but did you know that cats have a special purr just for getting us humans to respond to them? To find out more read on!

We might not know it by looking at the faces of our enigmatic feline companions, but life can be pretty stressful for them. In fact they spend their lives evaluating possible threats that might be lurking around every corner! The reason for this is that cats are solitary survivalists and as such showing any emotion might give a potential competitor the advantage! In fact, their facial skeleton doesn’t have the number of muscles to allow them to create the types of expressions that dogs can!