This is my Sam at about two months. When I went to adopt a kitten, I'd picked out a little calico female when Sam suddenly burst through a hole ... Read More

Question: My boyfriend adopted a new kitten about a month ago. He already had a cat – a very friendly, loving, sweet, and docile 8-year-old female cat – and we ... Read More

I have always had a special place in my heart for ocelots. You see, in the early 60s, being confirmed cat lovers, my husband and I fell for ... Read More

Another oddity in the "Now I've Seen Everything" category. MSNBC reports the discovery of a cat in Chongqing, China, which at the age of one year started growing appendages resembling ... Read More

The Drinkwell 360 Pet Fountain is an attractive, innovative design in automatic water fountains for cats and dogs. Instead of the traditional arrangement of the drinking bowl toward the front, ... Read More

"If Zoe goes missing she can usually be found getting into something and causing trouble, even hanging from a towel rack!"Photo Credit: © Lauren More Wordless WednesdayAbout Cats WW ... Read More

One of the highest pleasures in life is watching a cat grow from kittenhood through his maintenance years, and into the Golden Years he or she so richly deserves. I've ... Read More

A cat lover looking for something exotic will love having an Ocicat as a housemate. Ocicats are intelligent, outgoing, and dedicated to their human families. They are adaptable to family ... Read More

For almost 100 years, Memorial Day was celebrated on May 30th, but it was called "Decoration Day." At that time it was focused on the Civil War, but shortly after ... Read More

Jake was found in a dumpster outside of a bar on a very cold Sunday afternoon in December 1995. Some people at the bar found him and brought him inside ... Read More

A reader from Nottingham, England emailed me today:The subject of feline telepathy came up recently and I amongst others was dismissive of the existence of such a thing. However, on ... Read More

Cats do not get a vacation from the dog days of summer, and they need your help to keep summertime annoyances at a minimum. Learn how to keep your kitties ... Read More

Update 6/19/2009: Nutro Recalled Food Test Results: Toxic Zinc Levels An independent laboratory, commissioned by the PFPSA (Pet Food Products Safety Alliance), found extremely high levels of zinc in the ... Read More

With Janet Crosby, DVM, About.com Guide to Veterinary Medicine To the inexperienced, trimming a cats nails may seem to be a daunting procedure at best. It actually is not all ... Read More

The Pet Airways concept of pet-only transportation for cats and dogs is a classic example of finding a need and filling it. Most current means of air transport for cats ... Read More

Make it Last Longer With Routine CareThrough my own personal experience, and from comments received from readers, a common thread seems to be that in many cases, poor maintenance of ... Read More

Catman2 is a cats-only shelter situated on 10 acres of land in Cullowhee, NC. The new shelter was opened in late 2003, culminating a longtime dream of Dr. Harold ... Read More

A mummified cat estimated to be 400 years old was recently found in a cottage undergoing remodeling, in Devon, U.K. According to the Telegraph.co.uk article, Richard Parson, a funeral director, ... Read More

Cat training sometimes seems like such a deep and mysterious subject that some people only think professional behaviorists can master it. Really, it isn't all that complicated if you break ... Read More

Let's have some fun with this Boy - Girl cat quiz. Study the picture, then select your best guess. This is a javascript-based quiz, so be sure your browser supports ... Read More

Cats often prefer a variety of scratching surfaces and positions. They use different muscles in scratching vertical surfaces as opposed to horizontal. The Cosmic Alpine Scratcher utilizes a slant and ... Read More

In the past couple of days, friends have sent me news media links about Sockington, a cat on Twitter that in three months has amassed over 500,000 followers in a ... Read More

After months of discussion, my husband agreed to having a second cat in our household. Our adopted 5-yr. old kitty Pia needed company and I wanted to give a ... Read More

No one enjoys the embarrassment of having a house smell like cat pee, especially the really strong musky odor of sprayed cat urine. Even more important is the fact ... Read More

Many cat lovers are now savvy that indoor cats are safer cats, while others still think that cats deserve freedom to run in the great outdoors. When humans domesticated cats, ... Read More

Humming "And they called it puppy love..." Special points to the first to identify the writer and singer of the song, and the year it was recorded. Photo of Incredible, ... Read More

Anyone who has survived the experience can testify that the challenge of dealing with territorial marking (urine spraying) by an unhappy cat is frustrating and sometimes heartbreaking. This type of ... Read More

This is my cat, Mr. Cheshire Boots Smith. He is about to celebrate his first anniversary with us. We got him from a no kill shelter on 24 ... Read More

How extensive is your knowledge about cats' breeds? Are you confused between breeds and color patterns? Can you tell a calico cat from a tortoiseshell? Take this javascript-based quiz for ... Read More

It has become widely acknowledged that a cat's urine pH can be directly related to the health of its urinary tract. Since urinary tract problems constitute the #1 reason for ... Read More

UPDATED 5-12-09 11:46 am ET: The veterinarian has indicated that she is willing to look at a "small number" of adoption applications for Gremlin. However, now she wants to ... Read More

Cat lovers who are not actively involved in the cat fancy, often are confused about identifying terms of cats, such as purebred (pedigreed), DSH, and tabby. Hardly a day passes ... Read More

Anyone who spends a lot of time with a) a computer, and b) kittens will immediately recognize this scene, featuring Boots. Photo Credit: © Neama More Wordless WednesdayAbout Cats WW ... Read More

I first wrote about Caboodle Ranch in April, when I selected this cat sanctuary as my featured Blog of the Week. The ranch consists of 25 acres within 100 acres ... Read More

The About.com Cats Community is a large an active one. Our readers are generous in sharing their experiences to help other readers with problems, and sometimes just to glorify in ... Read More

Much like human asthma, feline asthma is an allergen-caused upper respiratory condition that causes distressed breathing. It is also called bronchitis or feline bronchial disease. Bronchial spasms cause the individual ... Read More

May 3 - May 9: Be Kind to Animals Week, sponsored by the American Humane OrganizationHow can cat lovers participate in Be Kind to Animals Week? Consider one or more ... Read More

The Animal Miracle Network has designated May 3rd as National Disabled Pets Day. Pictured here is Beanie, with dual disabilities: sight impairment and FIV. He led a remarkably normal life, ... Read More

This is Audrey, whom I found through a local rescue program when searching for a companion for my then-only cat. When I met her, she was underweight, anemic from flea ... Read More

This is the second year in a row that December's cat has been Cat of the Year. Voting was all over the place during the week, but Jack emerged for ... Read More

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If you're thinking of moving with your cats to the UK, you'll quickly discover there's a lot of rules, regulations, and paperwork involved. It is an understandable policy, considering that ... Read More