One of the first things we did after getting a cat was to buy a cat tree. We knew it would help keep her active. We also felt it would be a good place for her to climb up and escape whenever small children or visitors were in the house. And cats enjoy climbing. They …
Cats have some serious personality quirks. Any pet owner will tell you that. Whether it’s crying like a baby in the middle of the night or climbing people like a tree, there’s rarely a dull moment when you share your home with a feline. You may have noticed your cat moving strangely around the house …
Our cat’s claws need clipping, and I now have a hole in my sweater. It’s no wonder that the cat tree in our living room is so battered; its rope fraying and unravelling over the carpet. It’s easy to forget that something as small and as cute as our gorgeous girl can be capable of …
Cats and ducks both make great pets but what about when they share the same environment? Will cats attack ducks? Or is it safe to leave the two species together? Will Cats Attack Ducks? Cats are predators. They have an innate ability to hunt. You’ll have seen them going after garden birds and rodents, and …
We have a neighbor who’s just started to keep chickens. Given how excitable our little cat is at the sight of the wild birds in our garden, we were a little worried that feather and fur would fly the next time she wandered over the fence. Fortunately, our neighbor has kept chickens before. He’s used …
Cats are odd creatures. You spend a small fortune finding the most comfortable and most elegant feline bed available, but your fur baby prefers sleeping in the bathroom sink, on a rusted pipe or in her plastic carrier. Oh no. One of the reasons that we love cats so much is how weird their behaviour …
Cats spend up to 16-hours a day sleeping. We’ve found our cat curled up in a few strange places over the years: in the bathroom sink, inside empty delivery boxes, and at the back of cupboards. She has three soft beds of her own but rarely uses them. At night, she likes sleeping on the bed …
Cats do strange things. They have all sorts of personality quirks that leave owners scratching their heads. Our cat does a lot of things that seem to defy definition but we love decoding her foibles and habits because it helps us to understand what’s going on in that furry little head of hers. It’s probably …
If you’ve ever had a dog, you’ll know how powerful pet flatulence can be but have you ever noticed your cat passing gas? It got us thinking: has our little darling been dropping silent bombs without us noticing? And if so, what causes it and do cats fart when they’re scared (or happy or as …
If you’ve been shopping for your cat, you may have noticed pheromone sprays and plug-in diffusers alongside the regular pet accessories, treats and toys but what exactly are they? And can humans smell pheromones? What are Pheromones? Pheromones are chemical signals that cats use to communicate both with their environment and other cats. Even if …