This is a “quick start” guide for someone who has just adopted a new cat or kitten. It is meant to be just the essential information that you need to know to get off to a good start keeping you and your cat happy and healthy. Most sections will have a link to more detailed… Continue reading Guide for New Cat Owners
For nine months, the shelter where I volunteer housed and took care of fifty cats that were confiscated from a hoarder situation.
Probably most people, when they think about petting a cat, will think of the “full body pet”. This is where your hand starts on the head or neck and slides all the way down the cat’s body to (or even onto) the tail, using the fingers and upper part of the palm. While a lot… Continue reading How to Pet a Cat
Cats are carnivores, they are meat-eaters. More precisely, cats are obligate carnivores; this means that they are meat-eaters out of necessity, not because of some lifestyle choice. Eating meat is not optional for cats the way it is for humans. Cats do not have the ability to make certain essential nutrients (amino acids and vitamins,… Continue reading Guide for New Cat Owners – Food
It might be said that the litter box is the most important item, to both the cat and her owner. The last thing that any cat owner wants is for the cat to decide, for whatever reason, to not use the litter box. It’s not like the cat can magically stop peeing and pooping, so… Continue reading Guide for New Cat Owners – The Litter Box