As a cat lover, I’m going to tell you that there’s no such thing as too many cats. But, sometimes there are limits. For example, when we moved into our patio home, there was a section in the property owners’ regulations about cats. The limit is two. The limit for dogs is one. Thankfully nobody [...]

Take a walk through our house and you’re liable to step on any one of the many kitty toys strewn about the floor. We have three cats, so there are at least two kitty toys for each cat at any given time. Cats will play with just about anything, but they do have favorites among [...]

Before you think I’ve completely lost my mind, rest assured that we’re not inviting other neighborhood cats to our upcoming cat birthday party. We have three cats and for each cat birthday, we gather all three cats into the kitchen and open up a can of tuna and let them share it. Next week will [...]

There are so many cute names for kittens, but you want to be sure to name it something that won’t sound childish when it grows older. Sure, “Baby” sounds good now, but when the cat is ten years old, it’s going to resent you still calling it baby. Plus, you don’t want a boy cat [...]

Adopting rescue cats begins with taking the cat, which you picked out to the vet to be altered, vaccinated, and given routine tests for common cat illnesses. No one wants one of those tests to come back positive, but they do, sometimes. When the stray cat I was hoping to find a home for tested [...]

When you get that new kitten, how do you decide what to name it? Can you believe that just like baby name books, there are websites to help you find the best names for cats? They even have separate sites for female cat names and male cat names. According to a couple of websites I [...]

Three cats who I knew fairly well have died. Two had cancer, one was simply old. Sadly, cats don’t live as long as we do, so if you’ve got a cat, you’ll have to deal with end-of-life issues. Cat illnesses are like ours in some respects, but different in others. Cats can’t talk about their [...]

The thing about cats is they hunt. They hunt, not because they are hungry or because they are cruel, but because they are cats. Some people hate this about them, either because they don’t like to think of cute kitties turning violent or because they are concerned for the welfare of prey animals. The Audubon [...]

When my cat tested positive for the feline leukemia virus, I decided to fight for her. I read everything I could about cats and alternative treatments for cat illnesses. I found her a holistic vet. I’ve always admired alternative medicine, and I thought we could beat the odds. All my sources talked about diet, how [...]