Archive for April, 2008
Cat Scratching Clinic - Lesson 4
Lesson #4: Provide your cat with an appropriate scratching post.
So what’s appropriate? Unfortunately, there’s a slew of cheap, inexpensive scratching posts flooding the market; many are import items that are not only poorly constructed but potentially unsafe.
Safety: Be sure you select one with a sturdy base to avoiding tipping or falling. If, while in use […]
Posted: April 29th, 2008 under Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Cat Furniture, Scratch Posts.
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Cat Scratching Clinic – Lesson 3
Lesson #3: Why do cats scratch?
To better understand and discourage your cat from 0. your favorite chair or sofa, it helps to learn more about why they scratch to change their unacceptable behavior. Cats are the only mammals that walk directly on their claws rather than their paws. Walking on “tiptoes” called digitigrades, they are better […]
Posted: April 21st, 2008 under Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Scratch Posts.
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Cat Scratching Clinic - Lesson 2
Lesson #2- You can’t prevent your cat from scratching
This is where Mark Twain’s quote fits so nicely; “Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes time and annoys the pig.”
We know we don’t win by annoying our cat – maybe our spouse, but NOT our cat! Besides, do we really think we […]
Posted: April 18th, 2008 under Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Scratch Posts.
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Cat Scratching Clinic - Lesson 1
Yesterday, I posted a blog to discourage cat owners from declawing their cats. It was a wonderful article written by vet, Dr. Christianne Schelling. Since this is such an important cat health issue, I decided to research each lesson she presented so we can all become more-informed cat owners.
Lesson #1: Scratching is a natural cat behavior. Why?
Grooming: Scratching removes the […]
Posted: April 17th, 2008 under Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Scratch Posts.
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Facts About Declawing Your Cat
“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it frustrates you and annoys the pig. Translate this bit of wisdom to your dealings with cats and you’ll avoid a good deal of futility and frustration.” - Mark Twain
How To Keep Your Cat Happy and
Still Maintain Your Furniture & Sanity Intact
by Dr. Christianne Schelling
Dr. Schelling’s article […]
Posted: April 16th, 2008 under Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Cat Furniture, Scratch Posts.
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Human Cat Bed
So lately I’ve been working a ton of hours, getting up really early and working. To maintain steam, I started taking what a good friend of mine calls, “micro-snoozes” in the afternoon. Doofie, my cat loves my new habit! It doesn’t work to close the bedroom door because she howls sitting on the other side […]
Posted: April 15th, 2008 under Cat Beds, Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Cat Nap.
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Room For One More Cat?
No… I don’t think so! Or if there is one more, we’ll have to ask the guys already in their preferred spots, which one is going give up their new favorite cat perch! Meet sweet Miss Melody (top), Max; middle perch who looks like he was built right onto it (!) & Nile; the cool-looking guy […]
Posted: April 14th, 2008 under Cat Condo, Cat Furniture, Cat Perch.
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Scratch & Sniff Litter
Today I had to run to the store for a couple of things. While there, I remembered Doofie needed litter. “We” like Fresh Step, and noticed today that they’re offering a new “flavor,” Mountain Forest. I like the regular clumping scoopable kind mostly because I use the 28LB white buckets for everything! Everyone knows I live with a […]
Posted: April 12th, 2008 under Cat Behavior, Cat Care, Litter Box, Scratch Posts.
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Finding Cat Furniture
Curious where we get all our terrific, stylish cat furniture pieces? Well, lots of late-night “cruising” on the Internet has helped us find the broad assortment of pieces to populate our 3 collections: Custom Traditional, Prestige Designer & Modern Contemporary. We realize that our customers live in different environments as well with different spending budgets […]
Posted: April 11th, 2008 under Custom Cat Furniture, Designer Cat Furniture, Modern Cat Furniture, Scratch Posts.
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Mod-Style Litter Box Cover
At last, a great looking litter box cover by Kitty a GoGo. What a name and it fits perfectly! It’s very functional, too. Here are 10 great reasons to love this litter box:
1. Pullout litter tray drawer provides easy access to clean litter tray without disassembly.
2. Cleans in just seconds! A simple one-stroke pull on […]
Posted: April 2nd, 2008 under Cat Care, Cat Furniture, Litter Box, Modern Cat Furniture.
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