Are cats who groom each other friends?
Is it true that cats who groom each other are friends? Learn more about new research looking into when and why cats groom each other! The post Are cats who groom each other friends? appeared first on .
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Five easy ways to help your cat age well
As previously mentioned in this series on helping aging cats, not all cats age the same. And although frailty is not the same thing as aging, aging cats are more […] The post Five easy ways to help your cat age well appeared first on .
Are we meeting senior cats’ needs?
Our cats are living longer than ever, but are they aging well? And are we as caregivers providing them with an environment that supports them and provides what cats need […] The post Are we meeting senior cats’ needs? appeared first on .
Helping the aging cat: Understanding frailty
The good news for cat lovers and caregivers is that, thanks to better care and indoor living, our cats are overall, living longer lives than ever before. Due to an […] The post Helping the aging cat: Understanding frailty appeared first on .
What’s in that raw and freeze-dried cat food? Turns out it’s more than food
Raw diets are both popular and controversial. Learn more about a recent study that revealed some of the potential risks. The post What’s in that raw and freeze-dried cat food? Turns out it’s more than food appeared first on .
Bringing cats inside: Who is it good for?
New research looks at the challenges and successes of transitioning cats to indoors-only. The biggest challenge for most cat behavior consultants is not changing cat behavior. It’s changing the behavior […] The post Bringing cats inside: Who is it good for? appeared first on .
Is it okay if cats aren’t little humans? A deep dive into cat attachment to humans
Are cats our fur babies? For many of us, we think of our pets as our children, and we love and care for them very deeply. But how do they […] The post Is it okay if cats aren’t little humans? A deep dive into cat attachment to humans appeared first on .
Using science to encourage humans to play with their cat! – Part 1
As any cat behavior consultant working with cat caretakers to solve cat behavior problems will tell you – it’s not changing the cat’s behavior that is hard; it’s getting the […] The post Using science to encourage humans to play with their cat! – Part 1 appeared first on .
Do social cats have better problem-solving skills?
Animal cognition incorporates several aspects of animal thinking: memory, concept formation, learning ability, and reasoning – such as problem solving. Every species has different “problems” to solve throughout their evolutionary […] The post Do social cats have better problem-solving skills? appeared first on .
A new study explores just why cats might scratch where we don’t want them to
Scratching behavior – so natural for cats, so frustrating for some cat owners. Scratching serves multiple functions for cats including marking their territory (with both visual and olfactory signals), conditioning […] The post A new study explores just why cats might scratch where we don’t want them to appeared first on .