Feline Matters

11/22/2022

How does your cat like to drink water? Porcini prefers lounging at the bowl and drinking. He often comes away with a water beard. 😻

Did you know that cats don’t have a natural thirst drive? That is why fresh and running water (such as cat fountains) as well as wet food are so important to keeping their kidneys healthy.

11/02/2022

If you are looking for “people food” that can be shared with your cat, here is a list of healthy options that can be given as a small snack:
apples (toxic core and seeds removed to prevent cyanide poisoning), bananas, blueberries, cantaloupe, broccoli, carrots, peas, pumpkin, spinach and zucchini.

Does anyone out there have a cat with a ”people food” obsession? Chive loves bananas, blueberries and snap peas. 🍌🫐

12/04/2019

Cats and their boxes. ❤️

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10/16/2019

Happy Global Cat Appreciation Day! In celebration of feral cats and those who TNR, feed and care for them, here is a short video of two of our feral cats, Sage and Poisson (Squeaker). They are well-socialized but still prefer to live their lives outdoors.

09/28/2019

Feline Fact of the Day: a new study shows that kittens bond with their humans like babies do. Check out this article at PBS.org for more information on this breakthrough study: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/cats-secure-attachment/

They’re not as aloof as some think.

09/26/2019

Feline Fact of the Day: cats do not lap water like dogs do. They draw it up in a column with their tongue. For more information on this cool cat fact, check out this link:

For more, visit http://news.discovery.com/videos | The difference between dogs and cats just widened, as scientists have found that the two animals drink liq...

09/23/2019

Feline Fact of the Day: cats domesticated themselves. They first established a symbiotic relationship with humans 6,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, where they controlled the mice population in farming communities.

09/20/2019

Feline Fact of the Day: cats will often prefer to drink water from their bowl immediately after you fill it. Or from your glass. Or even the toilet. This is because water that has been sitting out is stagnant, and is associated with decay and disease.

09/19/2019

Feline Fact of the Day: spider plants are not poisonous to cats, but act as a hallucinogenic. So if your cat gets the zoomies after nibbling on one, they may be feeling the effects of the plant.