Pet Wellness Advocate
It’s that time of year when we reflect on what we have to be thankful for, and we try to do extra nice things for others…like our pets! In the spirit of the Thanking Season, I want to thank Weruva for their steadfast and generous sponsorship of my NPR show DOG TALK (and Kitties, Too!).... Read more »
My Friends Make America's #1 Litter - The New York Times Says So! I am bursting with pride over something I have no right to be personally proud about because I did not accomplish it myself --- but that doesn't stop me from feeling Hooray Happy! by association. The cat litter and food company Dr.... Read more »
Quarantining is a Chance to Reconnect with Your Kitties "Stuck at home" is a survival prescription for the world right now, but let's look at the bright side (at least from our pets' perspective). We can embrace this time of "sheltering in place" as an opportunity to offer our cats the exercise and enrichment they... Read more »
Music Specially for Kitty Cats A few years ago, scientists from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and the University of Maryland, wanted to study whether cats could respond to music. And so they created some music especially for feline sensibilities, as described in this article outlining the whole study. It describes how Charles Snowdon... Read more »
Cat Activity Puzzle: Bored Kitty? Give Her a High-Paying Job! If your cat is stuck in the life-saving, indoors-only lifestyle you can bet she is bored to distraction. This is true even if she is lucky enough to have a fully enclosed outdoor “catio” --- because even that has its limitations on offering something for... Read more »
6 Ways to Protect Your cats & Yourself from Cat Scratch Disease You can forgive the new kitten in your life for the bright red tracks her little claws painted down your arm, but keep an eye on those scratches --- they can lead to terribly serious health consequences. Cat scratch disease can actually put... Read more »
Top Entry Litter Boxes?? Cats Want to Know Whom to Thank for That Lovely Idea?! I got a great question recently for my show Cat Chat: “What’s up with top-entry litter boxes? Are they okay for cats or were they designed for human comfort?” I appreciate the fact that this gentleman intuitively recognized that there... Read more »
[iframe width="740" height="416" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n2gNx47D0t0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen] Can You Love Both Cats and Birds!? There’s a quiet little war going on between the cats allowed outdoors and the birds and their nests which the cats disturb or destroy. There’s also a philosophical (and sometimes actual) battle going on between bird-lovers who want no domestic cats to... Read more »
Feliway Diffusers to the Rescue at Southampton Shelter Here's a genuine and spirit-lifting thanks and shout out to Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins (my co-host on CAT CHAT® ) and the good folks at CEVA, who make the Feliway pheromone spray, wipes and diffusers. CEVA is one of my most generous sponsors and they have let me... Read more »