Crucial Cat Tips & Strategies from Head to Tail

Dog Tips

How to Help Your Pet Deal With Grief

Both dogs and cats can experience sadness and grief at the passing of a beloved human or animal companion, sometimes profoundly. How can you tell if your pet is affected? The signs to watch for and 10 ways to help them cope.

Cat Tips

Hot Spots: How to Treat Them and What Do They Mean?

Hot spots demand two things: treatment and figuring out what's causing them. Here's what I recommend using on hot spots to disinfect without burning and four things you can do to soothe and protect the skin. And then for the cause - could it be emotional?

Cat Tips

The Shrinking Kitty Syndrome — Why Your Aging Cat Is Losing Weight

Dropping ounces or pounds is a common occurrence with older kitties, and there are a number of reasons why it happens. Five diseases that can cause weight loss in aging cats and 6 suggestions for enticing kitty to eat and stay well-nourished.

Cat Tips

10 Tips to Combat Cat Carrier Woes

If you've ever tried to put your cat into a carrier, you know the tooth-and-nail fight that can ensue. The good news is - there IS a way to overcome crate hate. Get prepared for your next vet trip with this 10-step advance survival plan.

Dog Tips

The Invisible Toxin With Deadly Outcomes — Be Watchful

Symptoms can range from sneezing or coughing all the way to neurological distress or death. And no matter where you live, it's possible this invisible threat could wreak havoc on your pet - or you. Find out which spots are most well-known for it.

Special Species

Why Wild Animals Don't Have Floppy Ears and Curly Tails

Floppy ears, cute white patches, curly tails, shorter muzzles and gentle behavior - you almost never see these traits in the wild. Why are domesticated animals different? Does that mean our pets have smaller brains, too?

Cat Tips

The Specialness of Black-and-White Cats

From Dr. Seuss's Cat in the Hat to Mistoffelees, the tuxedo cat in the musical Cats, it seems like the most famous cats, both in cartoons and in real life, are black-and-white. Why? Is it the mystery behind their unique coloring or could it be they have a personality that truly stands out?

Cat Tips

Is the Way Your Cat Purrs Similar to Human Snoring?

Unlike other vocalizations, purring doesn't require cyclical neural input in the cat's larynx. Instead, a special pad in their vocal folds may be responsible for the soothing, low-frequency sound, which resembles humans' vocal fry.

Cat Tips

Even Vets Are Changing Their Feeding Advice for Cats Over 7

Kitties 7 and over need to eat differently than younger cats, but it's not what many veterinarians traditionally recommend. And your older cat may need help with detoxification, brain health, and calming at night. How to convert your cat's age into human years (it's different than with dogs).

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