Your Cat’s Tantalizing Tongue Perhaps the most mysterious of your cat’s parts, his tongue is one amazing little organ. Small, pink and unimposing, yet somehow it can feel a little like some sort of torture device when it runs over you. If you’ve ever wondered why a cat’s tongue is so rough or want to […]
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Winter Heating Safety & Your Cat
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a cat in wintertime must be in want of the warmest spot in the house – which they will claim by hook or by crook. Or by cuteness! Keep your cats safe this winter with the help of our handy guide to Heating Safety and Your Warm Cat. […]
What Your Cat’s Nose is Trying to Tell You
If you haven’t yet taken the opportunity to get to know your cat’s nose, there’s no better time than now. Maybe you’ve become acquainted with it but haven’t really thought about it. Or maybe you are well accustomed to paying your kitty’s nose regular visits and have noticed that it can be quite different each […]
Chew On These Tasty Morsels About Kitten Teeth
You’ve felt them when she pounces and bites down on your ankle. You’ve seen them when she sleepily yawns in your face. And you’ve heard them as she devours her cat food each morning. Your kitten’s baby teeth, those tiny but sharp little gems that help your baby eat, play, and pretend that she’s a […]
Little Biscuit: The story of a kitten who thrived despite a rough start to life
What a difference a few weeks makes. Little Biscuit had a brutal start to life. The adorable gray-and-white tabby kitten was born to a stray mom in late July but was orphaned when her mother and a littermate were run over by a car. The kitten wouldn’t have been long for the world if a […]
Tail Injuries in Cats: Never Catch a Cat by the Tail
Between the tail’s purpose in expressing feelings and controlling essential functions, tail injuries are a big deal – and can happen anytime. Less than two months ago, my cat Daenerys had her tail caught by a door and the last inch of tail ripped off to the bone. It was a terrifying and traumatic injury […]

