Hints and tips on how to make your cat healthier, happier, and have more fun. Cats are very smart, aware, and learn your habits very quickly. Happy cat equals happy life!
Ok. You’re almost there. This is the fourth and final article on introducing your cat. If you made it this far, then things have gone well. Your patience and perseverance are paying off. Now this can be the easiest step of all. In fact, this step may have already happened while you were working on…
Now you have a new cat or kitten that is very comfortable with their room in the house and feeling very confident and close with at least one human. Success in these two areas is critical before you move on to introducing them to other family pets. The more the new kitty trusts the human/s…
This is part two on the series on strategies for bringing home a new cat and creating an effective and smooth transition. Unfortunately, over the years doing pet rescue we did encounter some adopters who were too impatient. These folks just did not follow our directions and more often than not we ended having to…
AWESOME! You decided to get a new kitty and need help with properly introducing them to your home, family, friends, and possibly other pets. We have helped dozens of new cat owners with this exact process. The strategies that I will discuss here will work almost 100% of the time if you follow them exactly….
At our house we do get a number of boxes. As I mentioned in the cats and boxes article, our guys just love to play, and lay in or on the boxes. Eventually these boxes end up getting recycled over time. There is another fun element that occurs occasionally. Our eight year old grandson loves…
Cat and dog introduction and interaction hints and tips
Territory can have an impact on cat behavior
There is some debate amongst cat lovers regarding inside vs outside vs inside/outside. There are a number of folks out there helping out feral/semi-feral cats as much as possible. Sometimes this involves getting the cat inside and sometimes it includes food, water, and some shelter outside because getting them inside is impossible for one reason…
Cats are known for being aloof loners who are able to just be and don’t need much like their dog counterparts. Although this can be true in certain situations for brief periods of time, it is not a normal, permanent type of behavior. For example, you can leave your cat over night or even for…
Huh? Did you read that correctly? If your cat has access to windows on a regular basis it can have a positive impact on your cat’s contentment and ultimately their behavior. Yes, I have seen this affect firsthand. Letting your cat sit in front of a window is a lot like having a young child…