Training a Cat to Not Sleep on Your Head
This is a guide about training your cat to not sleep on your head. Many cats love to sleep with their owners, however they don't always honor our personal space. Sleeping on our heads may be their way of showing that they care, but it can interfere with a good night's sleep.
This is a guide about litter box training a cat. Training your cat to use a litter box is well worth the effort. Cats being cats, there can be set backs and varying levels of frustration along the way.
Preventing Cats from Scratching Furniture
This is a guide about preventing cats from scratching furniture. Scratching is a normal part of cat behavior. It serves a variety of functions. Not only is it a great method for removing frayed and worn outer claws, exposing new, sharper ones, but it is also used for marking territory. However, when our indoor kitties begin to use the furniture, it is time to intervene.
I have a kitty, he is approximately two, that hates having his claws trimmed. You would think someone was inflicting great pain on him to listen to the howling that accompanies this task. It takes at least two people to do the job and even then he puts up a good fight.
I just got a new kitten and have found a dozen or so fleas on her in the last 5 days, she has a lot of flea excrement on her, but no eggs or larvae. Is bathing her and treating the floors and bedding enough to make sure this doesn't become a problem?
At what age do you worm kittens?
I adopted a 2nd cat who used the litter box from the 1st day we got him, but all of a sudden started peeing on the leather sofa, and on our daughter's bed. He stopped for a while, then since we rescued our 3rd cat he is doing it more than ever.
My 7 month old kitten keeps coughing hard? She was neutered 12 days ago. She is still wearing her collar because one of her stitches still needs time. She is playful and eating properly, but she has been coughing badly for 3 days.
Free or Low-Cost Veterinary Services in Sacramento California
I desperately need to find a free or very low-cost veterinary clinic to take my 5 month old female cat to. She's suffering from ear mites, needs all of her vaccinations, and needs to be spayed! Any suggestions where I can take her in the Sacramento, California 95821 area?
I need help. My cat Lola was a stray. She was not quite a year old when she had 6 kittens. I took her in. Before she had the babies, she had explosive diarrhea. Even after having the babies, the diarrhea continued. We also found out that she had worms.
Keeping Cats From Scratching and Getting on Couch
As an anniversary present, our daughter is purchasing brand new furniture for our great room. I am very thankful for her generosity. I also have two cats who either like to sleep on the couch, or worse yet, claw the couch.
Protecting My Blind Kitten from a Pool
I'm worried about raising my blind kitten. How can I prevent him from falling into the pool in front of my house?
We have a beautiful kitty that has feline herpes and it has come to the point that he is incontinent. He does not know he is peeing or pooping when it happens. We have purchased puppy training mats to put over his beds so we don't have to wash them everyday.
Controlling Kitty Litter Odor With Baking Soda
Is it safe to add baking soda to your cat's kitty litter? Any other good suggestions?
Keeping Six Month Old Kitten Off Counters
I have a six month old kitten who keeps jumping on our counters and tearing into our bread or whatever is on the counter. I keep a spray bottle around and I say very firmly, "Ava no". She usually responds by getting off the counter when I'm around, but she will keep doing it even after I spray her.
Temperament of Female Cats vs. Male Cats
Why are female cats so temperamental and so much different than male cats?
Getting a Cat to Stop Spraying
I have a male 12 year old neutered cat (Stewart) that occasionally sprays. Now this is not a new behavior, but because of this problem, he has had to be an outside cat. I occasionally let him in and as long as I keep an eye on him he's fine.
Cat Has Very Strong Smelling Urine
We have a female spayed 3 year old cat. When she pees in her litter box, it really smells bad. I tried different kinds of litter, Arm and Hammer, regular and Double Duty, but still doesn't work well. We scoop out the litter at least once a day or every other day, but still have the smell.
Caring for a Cat With Jaw Cancer
My 12 year old domestic short hair was just diagnosed with cancer of the jaw. Other than soft food, antibiotics, and pain killers does anyone have any other suggestions?
Advice for a Cat with Diabetes
My cat was just diagnosed with diabetes. Does anyone have any advice or information I could use?
To help keep cats out of flower boxes between blooms, save small rose branch cuttings and stick them in the box soil straight up.
Your cat can communicate in many different ways -- through vocalizations, touch, and body language.
Pepper is a 7 year old Siamese Lynx Point and Sparky is a 9 month old Orange Tabby. I got Pepper at the Arizona Humane Society and Sparky was a stray kitten in my parents barn in Michigan...
Breed Information: Scottish Fold
The Scottish Fold is an unusual looking breed. They are medium-sized muscular cat with a fairly heavy bone structure and famous for having ears that fold forward and downward. The tips of their ears are rounded and they are set on their head in cap-like fashion.
