If your cat suddenly starts to act in an angry and aggressive way don’t just dismiss it as your cat getting out of the wrong side of the bed. When a normally sedate, cool as a cumber cat suddenly starts to spit, hiss and generally get all hot under the flea collar there must be […]
If you’ve read any of the previous blogs you’ll know that cats and discipline just don’t go hand in hand. If that’s the case you might ask yourself how you discourage your beloved feline from jumping up on counter tops! Although discipline isn’t the answer, there are some behavioural techniques you can use to get […]
Coming face to face with a cat in full aggressive mode can be quite a frightening experience. It’s happened to me once and I shall never forget it! My cat Tabitha had gone into a diva rage about me introducing a new kitten to the household, a very straggly ginger tom. I had never experienced […]
Cats love snoozing and sleeping. On average an adult cat can sleep from anything between thirteen to eighteen hours per day! An older cat will sleep for even longer and a kitten spends a huge amount of time sleeping as it expends energy very quickly. However differences occur depending on the personality of your cat. […]
If you are a multi cat household you will now and then be subjected to a violent display of cat fighting! Usually there will be one cat the asserts himself as the alpha cat and will demand he is fed first and gets attention first. However there will be times when the other cat or […]
When it comes to being an individual cats have been their and got the T-Shirt. Each cat has its own peculiar behaviour and personality traits. The standard cat like behaviour you expect will not apply to all cats. Some will defiantly break the rules! However don’t be fooled into thinking they are minim humans – […]
Cats and punishment just simply do not mix. Your cat will never understand that you are trying to teach them how to be a good cat or that they have somehow upset you. They simply learn to see you as a predator rather than a friend. Rubbing your cats nose in its own urine or […]
My friend was recently telling me about her cat, Oliver, a wiry, sphinx-like ginger tom who had recently taken to spraying the boundaries of the garden in a very methodical manner. She was most perplexed and her partner was most irritated as he had just landscaped the garden building lovely new fences and laying a […]
The typical description of a cat is that he is solitary, aloof creature, steadfastly independent and happiest being alone. This is very true of the wild or feral cat that will tend to go out hunting alone. However domestic cats have learnt t be flexible and are much more adaptable to their environments that their […]
With the lovely Indian summer we’ve been experiencing over the past few weeks it’s not only us humans that have been appreciating some last minute sunshine before autumn draws in properly. My cat Tikka has been lapping up the rays. He’s chosen a couple of key spots outside and he rotates throughout the day.