Here’s an opportunity to learn about cat behavior and have some of your questions answered by one of the most sought-after cat behavior experts. Pam Johnson-Bennett, star of the upcoming Discovery UK Channel’s series “Psycho Kitty” and best-selling author, will be speaking at The Farm at Natchez Trace in Franklin, TN as part of their [...]
I’m obviously not referring to how a human being would say no, but rather, how your cat says it through her body language. It’s important for your cat to be able to have the choice to say no in many aspects of his life. Feeling Cornered We love our cats and enjoy all forms of [...]
If you’re transitioning an outdoor cat to indoor life, you may be initially concerned with how to train the cat to now start using an indoor litter box. For some cats, the transition to a litter box will be very easy but for others, it may take a little more finesse on your part. Start [...]
When it comes to a litter box problem in a multicat household, the first, and often most difficult, step is to identify the furry little culprit. You may think you know which cat peed on the carpet but if you’re wrong, you could create major setbacks in the behavior modification plan. So how do you [...]
Pam has just signed on to once again be a featured speaker at the No More Homeless Pets Conference sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society. This year the conference will be October 10-13 in Jacksonville, Florida at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel. In addition to her lecture, Pam will be signing copies of her [...]
If you have a longhaired cat you’re probably very familiar with the need for daily grooming. The coats of longhaired cats easily tangle and mat so regular grooming is a must. Unfortunately though, I’ve seen many longhaired cats who don’t get the needed daily grooming and end up with health complications as a result. Even [...]
When it comes to choosing a litter box, it’s important to match the size of the box to the size of your cat. It’s easy to get influenced by a desire to choose a box based on whether it will fit in a certain location. In some cases that may still work out fine for your [...]
It’s a sound every cat parent has heard at some point. Even if your cat is the sweetest little kitty on the planet, if she has ever felt threatened or needed to send a warning to someone (feline, canine or human), she has probably hissed at some point. Hissing may seem like a comical sound [...]
Does kitty dive under the bed whenever the doorbell rings? Or maybe he stands his ground and hisses whenever company comes to visit? Maybe you even have a cat who offers a pre-emptive strike and attempts to immediately sink his teeth into the flesh of anyone who dares enter your home. Here’s a training exercise [...]
The Zoological Society of London has created an interactive cat map. It’s designed to promote animal conservation as well as the Tiger Territory enclosure at the London Zoo. Two Sumatran tigers will live at the enclosure which is scheduled to open later this month. In addition to adding your own cat, you can click on [...]