Leash Walking with Kitty

    by Nomi Berger   Walking your indoor cat on a leash not only allows her safe access to the outdoors, but it also provides her with physical exercise and mental stimulation. Whereas some indoor cats much prefer to remain where they are, still others are “hot to trot.” If your indoor cat is […]

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Seven Tips to Successful Nail Trims

  by Nomi Berger   If you approach grooming your cat’s nails with trepidation, hopefully these seven suggestions will help you succeed — quickly and comfortably.   (1) Choose your clippers carefully: There are three tools available to you — tiny scissors with claw-shaped trimming edges, a clipper with a “guillotine” blade that slides across […]

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Six Preventable Cat Accidents

by Nomi Berger   The best way for your kitty to live all nine of her lives, happily and healthily, is through the prevention of needless accidents. Being hit by a car: Even if yours is an independent outdoor cat, there are steps you can take to ensure she stays safe. If financially feasible, and […]

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10 Brightest Cat Breeds

    by Nomi Berger     Abyssinian Not one to laze about, the Abyssinian keeps moving as she eagerly explores her indoor world. She’ll even allow herself to be leashed and walked by her owner if it means further investigation of the world outside. A great fan of both people and bird watching, adept […]

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Fifty Fun Feline Facts

  by Nomi Berger As fascinating as felines are, and as fanciful as some features seem, these chosen fifty prove that sometimes facts are stranger than fiction.   Cats are North America’s most popular pets: 88 million cats compared with 74 million dogs. The most popular pedigreed cat is the Persian, followed by the Maine […]

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Cat Bites CAN Be Dangerous

    by Nomi Berger   When is a cat’s nip more than a nip? When it’s a bite, intentional or not. And bites to the hand can often be serious. Studies have shown that a shocking 80% of cat bites, even those that don’t bleed, become infected. The hand is one of the worst […]

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Cat Aggression: Forewarned is Forearmed

      by Nomi Berger   A frightened feline may lash out at a person for a variety of reasons. The following are the most common: Fear Induced Aggression is easy for us to identify if we can recognize the cause of the fear. Sometimes, the cause is not obvious. Timid cats may be […]

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Cats CAN Play Fetch

      by Nomi Berger   While fetch is a game most commonly associated with dogs, cats have also been known to enjoy playing fetch with their owners. The Siamese, for example, are felines famous for their love of fetch, but any kitty has the capacity to learn how to retrieve provided her owner […]

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Can Cats Outsmart Canines?

    by Nomi Berger   For cat guardians who may have felt their favorite felines have, for too long, played second fiddle to their canine counterparts when it comes to intelligence, a new day could be dawning. The notion that dogs are more intelligent than cats has recently been called into question. A team […]

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Can Cats Come When Called?

    by Nomi Berger   Does your cat come to you when you call her name? Does she run to the door when you arrive home and call out to her or does she simply yawn and go back to sleep? For cat owners curious enough to see if they can train their cats […]

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