Understanding what cats like is the first step along the path to perfect pet parenthood. To keep your kitty happy they’ll need to feel secure and confident, but also have outlets for all of their natural instincts. Today I’ll share 20 ways to make your favorite feline family member feel relaxed in your home. Security…
Mixed breed cats are increasingly popular in recent years. And I don’t mean your regular moggy of unknown origin, I mean cats that are produced from two purebred parents of different breeds. These mixed breed cats are sometimes known as hybrids, but that’s not really the right word for them. Which matters in the case…
When it comes to picking a kitten you’ll sometimes be given a choice between a long haired kitty and a short haired one. If you are drawn to long haired cats then I think it’s important to know what’s involved in caring for one. And how that care differs between different types of fur. I…
Cats seem to naturally know exactly what they want from us, and it basically boils down to a place to sleep, free food and a nice atmosphere. New cat owners on the other hand are sometimes quite surprised to find that the list of things they need to do to make a home truly cat…
Keeping more than one cat in the same household can be both a joy and a challenge! And if you are considering adding a second cat to your family, or buying two kittens to keep one another company, it’s important to know what those challenges might involve! I’ve recently been toying with the idea of…
Here in the UK outdoor cats are the norm. In fact, it’s quite unusual to meet someone who has access to a garden, but an indoor cat. Which has left me in a little bit of an unusual conundrum. Because I desperately want a Ragdoll cat, and it’s almost universally agreed that they have to…
I have been trying to find new ways to help my cat stay comfortable recently, in no small part because at fifteen years old Oscar has now got a bit of arthritis in his hips, and I want him to be able to fully relax. He still leaps and bounds all over the place, so…
My cat is rapidly approaching fifteen years old, but no one seems to have told him he’s meant to have slowed down at this point. Oscar is as playful as he has been throughout his adult life, and unsurprisingly all of his toys are starting to look quite tired. His favorite playthings have always been…
It’s a commonly held belief that most old cats become calmer, slower and more tolerant. But no one passed this message on to my tuxedo cat, Oscar. He is now rapidly approaching his fourteenth birthday, and the last couple of years of his life have seen some rather different changes to his personality. Now, I…
This is our cat names hub! We’ve got a tonne of cool cat names on this blog, and they are sorted into collections. Here you’ll find a list of those cool quick guides, so just click on the image that appeals the most to you. A great starting point is just going with traditional male…