April 22nd, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Playtime |
Playtime is a very important part of your cat’s daily life. No matter how old she is, she’ll benefit from having frequent opportunities to stalk, chase, pounce and capture. In an outdoor environment a cat would typically engage in about 12-20 hunting attempts. That doesn’t mean she’d successfully capture 20 mice, but she’d give it [...]
April 16th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Home Sweet Home |
This is an exciting time. You’re about to become a first-time cat parent. To get started on the right foot, here’s a list of seven things you should do BEFORE you even bring kitty into the house. You are about to enter into a relationship that will hopefully last for many, many years and this [...]
March 8th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Family and Home, Social Interaction |
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 [...]
February 25th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Intercat Relationships |
In some multicat homes resource guarding behavior is very obvious. In other homes it can be very hard to detect due to how subtle one or more of the cats are in the behavior display. The cats may look as if they get along, and in most aspects of their lives together they may not [...]
January 10th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Aggression, Featured Posts, What's Bugging Kitty? |
This common type of aggression is the result of a cat becoming agitated by something and then lashing out the nearest human, cat or dog within reach. Redirected aggression is frequently misdiagnosed as idiopathic aggression because the cat can stay reactive for quite a while and by the time the cat parent sees the aggressive [...]
December 27th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Training Guidelines |
You’ve heard the saying that “a mind is a terrible thing to waste” and that applies to your Feline Einstein as well. Your cat has a remarkable brain and it needs to be challenged, stimulated and exercised to help maintain good mental fitness. Here are 10 tips to help get you started: 1. Play With [...]
December 18th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Communication, Family and Home, Featured Posts |
You’re probably very familiar with the sight of your cat sitting at the window and watching the birds outdoors. Your cat’s tail may begin lashing from side to side and he may even crouch down at the window, almost as if he’s going to spring through the glass and pounce on the unsuspecting bluejay. It’s [...]
October 19th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Indoor Problems, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
Ok, this is definitely not a fun subject to discuss but if you have a cat who drinks out of the toilet, it’s something you want dealt with quickly and effectively. So why do some cats actually prefer drinking from the toilet instead of their own water bowls? For some cats, the cooler temperature of [...]
September 13th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Biting, Featured Posts, Indoor Problems, What's Bugging Kitty? |
Does this describe your home? You get up out of bed and start walking to the bathroom, only to have your ankles become the target of a cat attack. Does your cat hide under the bed under the moment when she sees your bare feet hit the floor and then she sinks her teeth or [...]
August 13th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Kittens |
When kittens are with their littermates they learn how to engage in social play. This is the time when each kitten learns how to use an inhibited bite so as not to cause injury. A kitten who bites too hard is either reprimanded by the queen or gets a very negative reaction from a littermate. [...]
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