Knowing how to socialize your cat will go a long way to reducing overall stress not only in their life but yours as well. It’s all about adaptation. Exposing them to minor stresses early in their life prepares them for bigger stresses later in life so they don’t run and hide every time someone knocks Read More …
A cat’s anatomy and man-made chemical additives may be the reason behind certain feline reactions We spend literally billions of dollars a year on our pets; $60 billion in 2015 in the US alone. It seems that when it comes to our beloved animal companions, we spare no expense in keeping them healthy and happy. For many Read More …
There are actually many dangers to your cat that you should watch for during the holidays. There’s the swallowing hazard of attractive tinsel floating to the floor, the toxicity of caffeine and theobromine in chocolate that’s sitting within licking distance on the coffee table, the door left ajar when visitors arrive, the burning candle on the mantle, the Read More …
***In case you haven’t been following the previous couple of posts, Mikey and Chaz were in my life 20 years ago. No, I didn’t get a dog or another cat. I think I have enough of both in ShoKo! I just wanted to let you know the stories of my previous animal companions. This was a particularly Read More …
Now that you’ve met Chaz, it’s time to meet his partner in crime, the other half of his dynamic duo, the Robin to his Batman. Everyone, heeere’s Mikey! Technically, Mikey wasn’t my dog, though I cared for him a great deal of his life while staying with his family, my ex’s family. They adopted him Read More …
Growing up, I had terrible allergies. Dust, grass, dogs, but especially cats made me sneeze, wheeze, and break out in itchy hives. Therefore, I wasn’t allowed to have a pet. That didn’t deter me, though. I came across a stray dog and brought him home and begged and pleaded that I keep him. But my Read More …
Studies have been done on whether or not cats like music and what music they prefer, but I think that’s akin to doing a study on what music humans prefer; i.e., completely subjective. I’ve done my own study: Kodi loves the piano but Shorty bolts like the road runner as soon as I lift the Read More …
“Cats are great. You don’t have to do anything.” I’ve heard that said many times. And while you don’t have to take them for hour-long walks to the park 3 times a day, or wash their feet before they come in the house, or apologize to the neighbours because they were barking while you were at work Read More …
If you’ve been watching the headlines lately, you’ll be convinced your cat wants to kill you. USA Today and The Telegraph are among big publications that pounced on this study recently that compared the personality traits of domestic cats to clouded leopards, snow leopards, African lions, and Scottish wildcats. The researchers unexpectedly found that certain personality factors were shared Read More …
Kids and cats aren’t a great mix. Cats are sensitive to noise and moving objects and that’s basically all kids are. But when children see snuggly, cute kitties, all they want to do is grab them and squeeze them like a teddy bear. And we all know how much cats enjoy that. Yes, some cats Read More …