May 6th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Basic Training, Featured Posts, Training Guidelines |
It looks innocent enough. It’s a little plastic squirt bottle sitting on the kitchen counter. In that plastic bottle is plain tap water. That little plastic bottle, as innocent as it looks, has become the tool that is destroying the bond you share with your cat. The reason? You’re using the squirt bottle to deter [...]
April 2nd, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Aversion, Featured Posts, Litter Box 101, Uncategorized |
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 [...]
March 19th, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Litter Box 101, Litter Box Set-up |
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 [...]
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 [...]
January 21st, 2013 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Litter Box 101, Litter Box Set-up |
Cats don’t like change and if you want to avoid creating unnecessary stress in your kitty’s life, it’s important to keep that in mind when you’re planning on introducing anything unfamiliar. You may think I’m only referring to major changes but for many cats, even a minor change can be upsetting. The type of litter [...]
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 11th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Cat Grooming, Diseases and Disorders, Health |
What is Psychogenic Alopecia? This is a condition where the cat engages in excessive grooming that becomes an obsessive behavior. This goes beyond the normal fastidious grooming that a cat would exhibit. Initially, psychogenic alopecia begins as a displacement behavior that the cat engages in to relieve stress. Cats don’t generally like change so any [...]
December 4th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Home Sweet Home |
When you have a multicat household, everyone may get along famously or you may have some issues ranging from mild, occasional squabbles to full-time turf wars. Since cats are territorial, you can help ease much of the multicat stress by making sure there are adequate resources available for everyone. Resources By resources, I’m referring to [...]
October 5th, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Featured Posts, Unwanted Behavior, What's Bugging Kitty? |
My office receives a large number of requests concerning cat behavior problems and it’s alarming to me whenever I hear people refer to their cats as spiteful or they’re sure a beloved cat’s motivation behind a particular behavior is anger or revenge. Really? Do you really believe that your cat is capable of plotting a [...]
October 2nd, 2012 | by
Pam Johnson-Bennett | published in Family and Home, Featured Posts, Home Sweet Home |
A question I am often asked is “when will I know if I have too many cats?” People are usually looking for me to give a definite number such as 5, 10, 15 or 20. The truth is, for some people, two cats are too many based on things very specific to their particular living [...]
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