Cats in cars?

If you’ve ever emerged from your car with several nasty scratch wounds, you probably learned (the hard way) that cats don’t like to travel i...

Light in the eyes

Yes, cats’ eyes really do reflect light, and there are a couple of reasons why. One is that they have a reflective layer, the tapetum, with...

Making the squirrels chatter

Squirrels are rodents. They hate and fear cats, and with good reason, because cats can climb trees. If you have squirrels on your property, ...

The dry-cleaning alternative

Pet stores also have dry shampoos that function the same way. Some owners give bran baths, using bran sold for either humans or horses. T...

The dreaded Bathing

cleanliness fanatics. But accidents happen: they get splashed with mud or motor oil, fall into a puddle—in short, they need cleaning that t...

Water—yuck!

water for drinking, but house cats are notoriously averse to getting in water. In spite of that, they can swim, though they make for shore...

The neck snap

neck , trying to sever the spinal cord. Alas, predator sometimes becomes the prey, and a cat who finds himself in the grip of a large and a...