Cat Behavior and Nocturnal Problems
How come cats play in the night? Cats are active at night. This type of normal behaviour is also known as being nocturnal. If a cat’s instinctual behaviour is inconveniencing the owner in any way, the cat may be trained to play late at night or late in the morning....
Cats and Their Scratching Habits
The scratching that a cat does actually has a purpose and they are not trying to just aggravate their owners. It conditions their claws, it serves as a marker both visual and scent wise. Cats also like to scratch on things to shed away ugly or sore claws and...
Cats Urine Marking: What Can I Do?
Inappropriate urinating is a common complaint from cat parents. Ten percent of cats will urinate outside of their litter box. If a cat’s litter box is not up to their standards that may also cause the cat to travel outside of the litter box. About thirty percent of...
Cat Fancy: An ending and a new beginning
Being both a magazine writer and a cat lover, I couldn't help but take an interest in the recent goings on in the cat magazine world. At the end of this last year, long-time cat connoisseur magazine Cat Fancy announced that it would be ending its 50-year run as a...
Why Cats Own the Internet
It happens like this: I am surfing the web for news or researching a topic for work and suddenly, BAM! It's an hour later and I'm in the middle of my third funny cat video compilation. I've rarely stopped to ask myself why I find cat videos so addictive. I always...
Housing Your First Pet Snake: Part 2
So you’re thinking about getting a pet snake. You’ve never had a snake before and you’re wondering where to start. Good job for starting with research. By reading up on snakes and their needs, you’re on the path to being a great snake owner. Fun as it might seem to...
Housing Your First Pet Snake: Part 1
Getting a new pet can be exciting and wonderful. It can also be a little overwhelming, especially if you’re getting a new kind of animal that you haven’t kept before. In this article, we’ll cover the basics for setting up proper housing for an average pet snake. The...
Causes of Your Cat’s Regurgitation:
Cats commonly regurgitate without raising much concern. Regurgitation is just a stomach’s way of getting rid of intolerable contents. Cat regurgitation can be something small like eating too fast or having a hairball. Unfortunately, it can also be the cause of...
How to Handle Cat Hair Balls:
Hair balls from cats are definitely not fun for cats or humans at all! They are also very messy to clean up. They cause serious health problems such as intestinal blockage in your cat. Cats will never stop licking their fur because of grooming instincts they can’t...
The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Cat
When choosing your cats food type to purchase at the store remember that they are huge meat eaters, also known as carnivores. "Cats are… different from us and from dogs," says Louise Murray, DVM, vice president of the ASPCA's Bergh Memorial Animal Hospital in New...
Let’s Scoop Up Cat Poop:
Common cat digestive problems like diarrhea and constipation: Cat poop is a health report card. Whether you are a new cat mommy or an old timer mom, what does your cat’s poop say about their health? What’s Normal in Cat Poop? A lot of cats have the same bowel habits...
Excessive Meowing from Cats:
Reasons why cats meow varies. Reasons seem to change as they age from becoming kittens until they are cats. Kittens meow to communicate certain things to their mothers such as being hungry, cold, or scared. When cats get older, cats communicate in other ways like...
Types of Cancer in Cats, Their Prevention, and Their Treatment:
Cats do not typically suffer from cancer as commonly as the way dogs do. It does however, still affect some cats. Cats do not like to show their illnesses when they come to be so it’s a lot harder to observe a change in behavior during one. Since cat’s illnesses are...
Cat Allergies Where Do They Come From?
Causes and Symptoms: During allergies everyday substances in the air cause sensitivity in the cats immune system, it will be determined by the cat’s immune system’s instincts that the substance is dangerous. Most of these substances are in most environments and are...
Races to Run with your Dog in Georgia
So we’ve been talking a lot about New Year’s goals and, in particular, the goal of getting fit. When you’re a dog owner, you have the added motivation to get fit with your pet so you can both stay happy and healthy. It’s also great to have a workout partner who is...
Exercise with Your Dog
Tis the season of New Year's resolutions. At this time of year many people take stock of the past year and think about things they'd like to do better in the coming year. One of the most frequently set New Year's goals is getting in shape, losing weight, staying...
The Dangers of a Warm Winter
Some areas experience the picture-perfect winter snows, complete with hot chocolate and a roaring fire. While I'm happy with breaking out the hot chocolate at any time of the year, here in Georgia we aren't usually experiencing the cold and snow that sweeps across our...
Pet Resolutions for 2015
Your pet is making some resolutions for the New Year. Read up on their list and think about how you, as their owner, can help them reach their goals! Pet goal #1: I will spend time with my owner every day. I can tell that life is stressful sometimes, and so I will...