Cat Behavior Articles

[This is the second part of a 2-part series. Find the first article here .] When organizations dealing with urban feral cat colonies engage in Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs, they still must deal with already existing kittens, as well as those who are born more quickly than a TNR program can keep up with. That’s why rescue [...]

Feral kittens, lurking on the street, hungry, fleeing human contact. To adopt such a ragged, half-wild cat would surely be madness. Yet many people are doing just that, to deal with feline overpopulation in cities. This was why I adopted my own feral kittens, Peaches (pictured left) and Pan (below, left), seven years ago. Urban centers [...]

Your cat’s personality is as unique as the colors of his fur. Does your feline house mate’s odd behavior befuddle you? Only your cat knows why he acts so weird at times. And since your cat won’t be speaking your language any time soon to give you an explanation, you must learn to speak cat [...]

We’ve all heard legends about toilet-trained cats. Most famously in the hit comedy Meet the Parents , potty trained cats are one of life’s little mysteries. After all, cats act so smart; we just know that they could use the toilet if they wanted to. Maybe that explains why toilet trained cats have become an underground [...]

Our cats, Barthélemy and Marcabrun, are in for a major change. My husband and I are preparing to sell our house, buy a passage-making trawler to live aboard and sail to as many places in the world as we can. And wherever we go, so go our feline pals. So I’ve started researching what we [...]

Moving from the safe zone of your home into a new one, with new smells, a new furniture arrangement and new sites out the front window, maybe unsettling for you, but can definitely be traumatic for your cat. Fortunately, there are ways to make the transition easier. Safety first when moving your cat When you are packing [...]

Your cat’s personality is as unique as the colors of his fur. Does your feline house mate’s odd behavior befuddle you? Only your cat knows why he acts so weird at times. And since your cat won’t be speaking your language any time soon to give you an explanation, you must learn to speak cat [...]

Our cats, Barthélemy and Marcabrun, are in for a major change. My husband and I are preparing to sell our house, buy a passage-making trawler to live aboard and sail to as many places in the world as we can. And wherever we go, so go our feline pals. So I’ve started researching what we [...]

Feral kittens, lurking on the street, hungry, fleeing human contact. To adopt such a ragged, half-wild cat would surely be madness. Yet many people are doing just that, to deal with feline overpopulation in cities. This was why I adopted my own feral kittens, Peaches (pictured left) and Pan (below, left), seven years ago. Urban centers [...]

We’ve all heard legends about toilet-trained cats. Most famously in the hit comedy Meet the Parents , potty trained cats are one of life’s little mysteries. After all, cats act so smart; we just know that they could use the toilet if they wanted to. Maybe that explains why toilet trained cats have become an underground [...]

[This is the second part of a 2-part series. Find the first article here .] When organizations dealing with urban feral cat colonies engage in Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) programs, they still must deal with already existing kittens, as well as those who are born more quickly than a TNR program can keep up with. That’s why rescue [...]

Moving from the safe zone of your home into a new one, with new smells, a new furniture arrangement and new sites out the front window, maybe unsettling for you, but can definitely be traumatic for your cat. Fortunately, there are ways to make the transition easier. Safety first when moving your cat When you are packing [...]