A serious multiple cat challenge is when one of our cats is misbehaving. But which one? Since cats are all about maintaining their cool, we don’t have any guilty looks to go by. (It doesn’t work with dogs, either. Once we have more than one dog, we find out that the cry of “who did this?” means they all look guilty.) So when we come into the room and ask “who did this?” we won’t get much in the way of useful behavioral cues. The tipped-over lamp sends... Read Full Story

A serious multiple cat challenge is when one of our cats is misbehaving. But which one? Since cats are all about maintaining their cool, we don’t have any guilty looks to go by. (It doesn’t work with dogs, either. Once we have more than one dog, we find out that the cry of “who did this?” means they all look guilty.) So when we come into the room and ask “who did this?” we won’t get much in the way of useful behavioral cues. The tipped-over lamp sends... Read Full Story

Cat Welfare Week is dedicated to raising awareness of the factors that may cause harm or distress to cats through physical, mental or environmental changes. By highlighting issues such as feline stress, the project hopes to remind owners what actions and traits are simply normal feline behaviour and which could be the symptoms of something more sinister. For more information about the UK’s Biggest Cat Nap or how to keep your cat happy, please visit www.catwelfareweek.co.uk Read Full Story

I had fed the cats ten minutes before, so when Mr. Bond strolled into the computer room, Dear Husband asked him if he was hungry. This is generally an offer of food, but this time Mr. Bond gave him a sidelong look and let him know that he wasn’t actually hungry. Even though one of the best ways cats show us they are hungry is to pretend they are actually much hungrier than they are. So, are cats capable of pretending something that isn’t so? Do cats know when they are pretending? ... Read Full Story

I had fed the cats ten minutes before, so when Mr. Bond strolled into the computer room, Dear Husband asked him if he was hungry. This is generally an offer of food, but this time Mr. Bond gave him a sidelong look and let him know that he wasn’t actually hungry. Even though one of the best ways cats show us they are hungry is to pretend they are actually much hungrier than they are. So, are cats capable of pretending something that isn’t so? Do cats know when they are pretending? ... Read Full Story

Do our cats dash for the sink to drink from the faucet? Do they play in the water bowl instead of drinking from it? Are cats constantly after our tasty beverages? Cats should drink more water than they are probably getting now. We can get both of us a fountain. Here, Olwyn examines the fountain for the first time. We got one with a broad base that was simple to clean. The ball on top rolls around and turns different colors. What’s not to like? While RJ won’t go near the fountain y... Read Full Story

Do our cats dash for the sink to drink from the faucet? Do they play in the water bowl instead of drinking from it? Are cats constantly after our tasty beverages? Cats should drink more water than they are probably getting now. We can get both of us a fountain. Here, Olwyn examines the fountain for the first time. We got one with a broad base that was simple to clean. The ball on top rolls around and turns different colors. What’s not to like? While RJ won’t go near the fountain y... Read Full Story

Then there’s the cats who get along, though this seems to defy the laws of physics, because these seem, to us, very dissimilar cats. This indicates to us that we are not applying the same criteria as the cats are. When we look for what is drawing these two cats together, we will learn more about our cats. see more Lolcats and funny pictures When we were in kindergarten, we make friends, and often discover that a mutual interest in Legos may not be enough to sustain a longer friendship. ... Read Full Story

Then there’s the cats who get along, though this seems to defy the laws of physics, because these seem, to us, very dissimilar cats. This indicates to us that we are not applying the same criteria as the cats are. When we look for what is drawing these two cats together, we will learn more about our cats. see more Lolcats and funny pictures When we were in kindergarten, we make friends, and often discover that a mutual interest in Legos may not be enough to sustain a longer friendship. ... Read Full Story

When we absolutely, positively, have to have an Alpha cat who is wild in a lot of ways, we want an Abyssinian. Smart, active, and very much like the original wild cat when first domesticated, Abyssinians got their start along the coast of the Indian Ocean and moved westward to such acclaim one of the breed got third prize in the 1871 Crystal Palace cat show in London. Pictured: Best of Breed GC, BW, NW GLENLEA’S ROLLS ROYCE OF PURSSYNIAN, Fawn Abyssinian Male Photo: © Larry Johnson Mo... Read Full Story