Category Archives: play

10 Things to Know About Owning a Cat

This video takes a look at 10 things to know about owning a cat with a focus on kittens. The video is enhanced with great clips of their 2 cats. The video includes good examples of ways to make your … Continue reading

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Why Do Cats Do That?

Fun look at the evolutionary pressures that explain some of the behaviors your cat engages in. While those behaviors can see odd inside your house there are often reasonable explanations for why the instinct driving such behaviors evolved in cats. … Continue reading

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Puzzle Feeders for Cats

Cats evolved to hunt for food. And given how many birds, chipmunks, bunnies, mice etc. outdoor cats catch (and sometimes bring back home) they haven’t lost those instincts. They also sometimes stalk us, thankfully that usually doesn’t result in any … Continue reading

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Music Specifically Composed for Cats

Cats like music. But, like people, they want music composed for them, not some other species. You may purchase music for your cats (from the company that made the samples included here). Our music is based on feline vocal communication … Continue reading

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Why Do Cats Love Boxes?

On of YouTube’s most important functions is to illustrate how much cats like boxes. But why do cats love to sit in boxes? Whatโ€™s Up With That: Why Do Cats Love Boxes So Much? Like many other really weird things … Continue reading

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Boarding Cats and Dogs at a Kennel

One of the challenges with pets is how to care for them if you are away. You might trust a few of your friends with your wonderful pets ๐Ÿ™‚ When that works it is great. Sometimes you can even win … Continue reading

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Why Do Cats Knead Us?

This webcast provides an explanation of why cats knead us. Related: Teaching a Kitten How to Play Nice with People – Learn more about feeding your cat – Getting Your Kitten Started Toward Good Behavior

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Overweight Cats

Obesity in pets is a common problem. With ready food, if they don’t have an easy way (and sometimes even if they do) to burn off the calories they will gain weight. Cats will have many of the same problems … Continue reading

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Getting Your Kitten Started Toward Good Behavior

Kittens are wonderfully curious and playful: occasionally this also includes annoying and even dangerous. Here are some tips to help get your kitten started off right: video removed ๐Ÿ™ Make sure you provide plenty of health outlets for their boundless … Continue reading

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Teaching a Kitten How to Play Nice with People

This webcast provides information on training kittens to avoid using teeth and claws aggressively with our skin. Dr. Miller explains that it is important to help kittens learn to play gently with people and reserve their aggressive play for toys.

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