You have been thinking about it for a while, and you – along with your family – have decided it’s time to add a kitty to your household. This is wonderful news indeed. My family has included cats for decades and I can’t imagine life without the addictive companionship that can only be offered by …
There are lots of cat owners and cat lovers that get their kitties the traditional way. They go to Pet Smart or some other great pet venue and they adopt one of the kittens there. Who doesn’t enjoy going to glass and looking at the kitties they have that are looking for new homes. I …
Sometimes when we least expect it, fate tells us that it’s time to take cats home. That is how I have gotten each of my three kitties. It seems that when we least expect it, a kitten or a cat pops up in our life beckoning us to take them home with us. Can you …
Many folks do not know that animals and pet will also grieve whenever family members and companions are lost. This is when you need to know how to help a grieving cat. Even if those cats who shared the same house did not like one another very much, that surviving cat is going to grieve …
When the very first stray cat I encountered showed up on my patio, he had long fluffy golden fur. I began feeding him and eventually earned his trust. But unfortunately as the weeks wore on, he got bit by dogs and also some other cats. Over time, he got these huge abscesses because healing was slow and …
As we cat lovers grow close and build relationships with our kitties, it is always interesting to check out cats from the wild. This gives us some perspective and we can fully appreciate how far cats have come from being totally wild to some of them becoming domesticated. It also reminds us and some of …
Recent veterinary surveys have indicated that between 25 to 30% of all cats fall into the overweight category. And some of these kitties are actually obese. When they carry this excess weight, it is not just an aesthetic concern, obesity in kitties can lead to a huge variety of undesirable medical conditions as well – …
Artists from the Far East have always had a special regard for cats. All the way from Persia to India and even to China, big cats have been used as symbols of leadership in power. And as domestic cats began to spread eastward, it also emerged by finding a place in the art world. Persian …
Have you ever thought about trying to tame a semi-feral cat? All the pundits from the animal rescue business will usually put stray cats into one of three categories. These are those who are socialized, those who are feral and those who are semi-feral. Those cats who are socialized are the one who are completely …
The personality of a cat is actually a result of several factors which include genetics and how it interacted with his mama and his siblings. Of course, another big factor is how it interacts with human beings. There has actually been quite a lot of innovative research into how the personality of a feline takes …
