Cats - Behaviour

The key to making your cat's trip to the vet, or any trip in their carry cage a stress free one is creating a positive association with their cage, carrier or cat box. Here are some simple steps to help make your cat's excursions more pleasant for you and your feline friend.

Cats love to have a birds eye view, and to be able to explore their environment. However, this often means you may find them on top of inappropriate objects such as kitchen benches, tables, chairs, TV's, and in some situations, even climbing the curtains.

Cats use an elaborate system for communicating with each other and other species. Body language, scent, touch, and sound are all important factors in communication and will also help you to determine their mood.

This article will identify some common signs of pet separation anxiety and will give you some tips on helping your pet cope.

Typical complaints include cats that nibble or even attack the owner's ears or toes in bed, time vocalisation, or explosive, uncontrollable play sessions across the furniture and/or owner

In a natural wild environment cats are hunters, spending many hours of the day looking for and capturing food. With many more unsuccessful hunting attempts than successful, hunting is a very time and energy consuming activity. Living as part of a household, they enjoy the comfort of you doing the hunting on their behalf.

There’s nothing more spectacular than a fireworks display to bring in the New Year. We know it’s a joyful experience, but for our sensitive-eared pets it’s a bit like the end of the world. Explosions

Cats are known for their dismissive behaviour when it comes to showing affection. Your cat may actually love you a lot more than you think. Here are five signs that your kitty loves you.

One of the more common theories is that dogs, in particular, use grass for medicinal purposes to help them vomit. Other claims include eradicating intestinal parasites, a result of a dietary deficiency or just because they enjoy the taste of it.

Cats are one of the most popular pets kept as companions in Australia and NZ. They are beautiful, graceful, affectionate, but above all, highly complicated!

Cats are famous for being fastidious groomers. In a normal day, they can spend up to 30% of their waking hours tending to their fur. However, if your cat is grooming to the point of skin wounds,

So you are about to move house and concerned about settling your pets into their new environment. Here's some handy tips on making the transition stress free and as safe as possible for your pet.

When your cat has the same mentality towards the litter box that you do when you have to clean it, it is time to help your furry pal out.

If your favourite sofa, wallpaper or even carpets are the target of your cat's scratching attention the first thing you should know is scratching is a completely normal feline behaviour. The start of

The cat is a very meticulous animal and usually confines his or her toileting behaviour to the litter tray or garden. The smell of cat urine in the house or the discovery of faeces in a corner of the

Dogs and cats are full of energy and that energy needs to go somewhere, otherwise problem behaviours may start and your pet will become more prone to health issues.

As the weather starts to warm up a cat’s water requirements naturally increases. However, cats are very adept at masking signs of illness and often it is only very subtle changes in their behaviour (

The toys that you choose for your cat must take into account the natural behavior of the species. Often the simple ones are the best and ones that offer unpredictable movement, rapid movement and high-pitched sound are likely to provide your cat with hours of entertainment.

Whilst cats are very fussy about going to the toilet the good news is they generally learn quickly how to use a litter tray as long as it is clean and placed in the correct location.

The classic battle with the hairball explains how meticulous and clean cats are. It can seem like cats spend all their time sleeping and grooming.

Cats have fast become one of the most popular pets in the world, with an estimated 29% of Australian households owning a cat. Felines come second in the pet popularity stakes only to dogs. And with

There are many reasons why our cats scratch, this article will tell you why and give you some tips to move their attention away from your innocent couch.