It’s every indoor cat owner’s worst nightmare! A window accidentally left open or a mischievous cat sneaking up behind you as you open the door – and in a second your precious indoor cat is outside! Despite all the best intentions and safety measures, indoor cats can sometimes escape. If you are present the moment that your cat escapes, then hopefully it will be a quick and easy task of picking them up and bringing them back indoors. But what if your cat will not let you catch them, or even worse, you have no idea where they have gone. Here are some tips to getting your indoor cat back…

The sheer joy and excitement we felt the other evening as we saw a hedgehog sniffing around our front door was fabulous. Our cat had left a couple of uneaten crunchy cat treats on the doorstep and it seemed Mr or Mrs hedgehog had sniffed out these tasty delights. As hedgehogs are nocturnal it is not common to see these fascinating creatures roaming around. But it did spark our curiosity about cats and hedgehogs? Our cats are indoors overnight but many cats are actively hunting outside from dusk onward. What would they make of these prickly mammals? Hopefully this article will answer many cat and hedgehog related questions that cat…

Included in our little pet family are three sheep, two cats and two fish and everyone lives alongside each other in harmony. Therefore, introducing a new addition to the pet family is not a decision to be taken lightly. With a cute little bunny rabbit as a contender to join our expanding brood our main concern was the relationship between the cats and the rabbit. Would the cats and rabbit get along? Was there a possibility that the cats would attack or even kill or eat the rabbit? This article explores the potential relationship between a domestic cat and a pet rabbit. Do cats eat rabbits? Being that cats are…

With National hug your cat day on the 4th June, it can be the perfect excuse to give our feline friends some extra hugs and cuddles. Whilst one of our cats, Boo, seems very receptive to this idea, our other cat, Misty, is simply not interested. Do cats therefore like to be hugged and cuddled? Is Misty just being aloof and wanting time on her own? Does Boo simply tolerate hugs or does she genuinely enjoy them? Let’s delve into the world of cats and hugs! Do cats like to be hugged? Just like humans, there will be some cats that love to be hugged and cuddled while others will…

We have one indoor cat and one outdoor cat. Our indoor cat has supervised outdoor times but our eldest cat, Misty, goes outside every day for her routine stroll. Most of the time, this is all ok. She does not wander far and is lucky enough to have a very large garden with many nooks and crannies for exploring. However, there are a few cats in the neighborhood – some domestic and a few feral cats. There has been a couple of instances when one of these neighboring or feral cats have come into our garden and been quite aggressive towards our Misty. Thankfully, she has always come back home…

Although our cats have been a part of our family for many years now, we continually enjoy learning about our feline friends. A key part of this has been to join several cat forums and learning from others. One topic that keeps coming up is that cat owners are concerned about their cats eating or licking spider webs and eating spiders! We have certainly noticed our youngest cat going crazy in the catio chasing various moving insects such as flies, butterflies and moths! It is quite probable that the odd spider has been chased and maybe eaten too. What is behind this fascination with eating spiders and their webs? Why…

Friends of ours were extremely excited to be welcoming a new kitten to their family. They already had one, much loved, older cat and were keen to give another cat a home. Their current cat was 10 years of age which marks the beginning of their older years. They were desperate for the two cats to get along and were upset and worried when it became clear that this wasn’t the case. Their initial worries were that the older cat may not have accepted the new, young kitten. But much to their surprise it was the other way around! It was the kitten that was bothering the older cat. The…

Family dynamics can be complex in the human world, but can there be issues in cat families too? Multi cat households are common. There will often be displays of hierarchy and dominance but careful observation and caring for the lower ranking and more vulnerable cats can help manage the situation. But a common question asked on various cat forums is whether a mother and daughter cat can live together happily? Whether keeping the mother and daughter cat together is out of choice or that circumstances dictate that this must be the case, the aim will always be for a happy harmonious household. Can a mother and daughter cat live together…