Cat Behavior

[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 [...]

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 [...]