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Although cats like yarn and cats and yarn are still often depicted together, yarn is not a safe toy for any cat.

We’ll take a look at the dangers that come with yarn, string, cooking twine, ribbons, thread, hair ties, and even rubber bands, and how you can protect your cat, while still finding acceptable and safe toys.

I cannot tell you the number of times people reach out to me for help and advice on their fighting cats only to have me say, “They’re actually playing.” There’s usually a combination of relief and disbelief when they ask, “Are you sure?!” and I reply, “100%.”

If you let your cat outside or you take care of an outdoor cat colony, you might notice them gnawing on some greens. The good news is that this is normal and many cats definitely like to eat grass.

I’ll never forget the first time I found a hairball on the floor. I freaked out, thinking it was a litter box accident until I picked it up with a tissue and realized it was a solid tube of fur!

💬 Elizabeth "Liz" Italia: "I never thought much about cats and cancer, although I knew they got it. I imagined it was a higher risk with older cats and that if one of my cats got the diagnosis, it would be the end.

I’ve definitely shared plenty about indoor-only cats, and there’s information on our blog about how to care for outdoor-only cats too.

You may as well find the episode #4 of our podcast interesting. Me and Dr. Leslie Brooks discuss the eternal outdoor cat debate.

Every time I play classical music on the piano, my cat Dolly typically jumps onto the keys and then the top of the upright piano, where she rolls around a bunch and eventually falls asleep.

As cat lovers, we hate to think about anything bad happening to an animal we love so much. Unfortunately, bad things do happen, and cats end up in shelters and rescues, often traumatized from their past or simply stressed in their new environment.

Today we’re going to talk about everyone’s least favorite part of owning a cat...the dreaded litter box. 

No cat owner wants their guests to be hit in the face with the lovely aroma of cat urine and feces as soon as they walk in the door. In the article below, I will touch on some helpful tips to keep your cat’s litter box clean and discrete.

The kidneys have many vital functions. They primarily act by filtering waste from the bloodstream, regulating the number of essential minerals (potassium, phosphorus, and sodium) present in the bloodstream, conserve water, and produce urine.

One of the most common complaints I hear from cat owners is that their cats won’t drink water.

Some of my clients report that they have honestly never even seen their cat touch a water bowl. Some cats like to rebel and boycott water altogether by dumping their bowls over in protest. 🤦‍♀️

Dental hygiene in cats is a fairly foreign concept to most people. It wasn’t until about 10 years ago when dental care in felines was recognized as a very important part of overall feline health.

Disorders of the urinary tract are very common in cats. However, urinary tract infections are actually quite rare in cats. Cats have a very different anatomic formation than other pets, such as dogs, so urinary tract infections are much less common than they are in dogs.

By definition, arthritis is inflammation of the bone joints. Many people don’t realize that cats can even get arthritis because they are so small and agile.

Signs of pain in cats can be very subtle and not as easily noticed as they are in dogs.

Many people haven’t heard of cats getting asthma. Asthma in cats is fairly different from asthma in people, however, there are some similarities.

Feline asthma is most similar to COPD in humans.