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Understand your cat before you equip them

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Ginger cat sitting on a herringbone parquet floor, sniffing a collar laid in front of it next to a few treats

Getting your cat used to a collar: the method, ...

Short sessions, a reward, then the fit: how to get a cat used to a collar, how to measure its neck, and how to tell a cat collar is too...

Getting your cat used to a collar: the method, ...

Short sessions, a reward, then the fit: how to get a cat used to a collar, how to measure its neck, and how to tell a cat collar is too...

Tabby cat sitting on a herringbone parquet floor, watching a wooden door laid flat on trestles, a pencil and tape measure by its edge

Fitting a cat flap in a door: the height, the t...

Fitting a cat flap in a wooden or uPVC door: the height taken from your cat, the tools, the steps, and why you mark out from the flap you receive.

Fitting a cat flap in a door: the height, the t...

Fitting a cat flap in a wooden or uPVC door: the height taken from your cat, the tools, the steps, and why you mark out from the flap you receive.

Tortoiseshell cat lying on a rug by a window, head turned towards her shaved belly after being spayed

Your cat is licking its spay incision: is it se...

Cat licking its spay incision? Why cats lick their wounds, the signs that mean you should call the vet straight away, and how to stop the licking safely.

Your cat is licking its spay incision: is it se...

Cat licking its spay incision? Why cats lick their wounds, the signs that mean you should call the vet straight away, and how to stop the licking safely.

Ginger cat sitting on the arm of a cognac leather sofa in a bright living room with herringbone parquet

Your cat is scratching your leather sofa: limit...

Is your cat scratching your leather sofa? What a claw leaves behind, what can be fixed, when to call a leather specialist, and what to offer in the same spot.

Your cat is scratching your leather sofa: limit...

Is your cat scratching your leather sofa? What a claw leaves behind, what can be fixed, when to call a leather specialist, and what to offer in the same spot.

Tabby cat perched on top of a bookcase, watching a young dog lying on a herringbone parquet floor

Your cat is scared of the dog: give them routes...

Is your cat scared of the dog? Routes up high, a dog-free safe room and slow introductions help it settle. Here is what works, and when to call a behaviourist.

Your cat is scared of the dog: give them routes...

Is your cat scared of the dog? Routes up high, a dog-free safe room and slow introductions help it settle. Here is what works, and when to call a behaviourist.

Three-legged tortoiseshell-and-white cat, missing a back leg, walking across a herringbone parquet floor in a bright living room

Your cat has three legs: what changes at home, ...

Living with a three-legged cat? Front or back leg, weight, litter tray, jumping: what really changes at home, and everything that stays the same for them.

Your cat has three legs: what changes at home, ...

Living with a three-legged cat? Front or back leg, weight, litter tray, jumping: what really changes at home, and everything that stays the same for them.

Tabby cat sitting on a herringbone parquet floor, watching two halves of a grey felt cat cave hung up to dry by a window

How to wash a felt cat cave or tunnel without r...

A felt cat cave or tunnel that is hand wash only: how to clean it without damage, how often, what to do after an accident and how to dry it...

How to wash a felt cat cave or tunnel without r...

A felt cat cave or tunnel that is hand wash only: how to clean it without damage, how often, what to do after an accident and how to dry it...

Tabby cat drinking from a water fountain on the floor, its cable tidied along the skirting board

Are cat water fountains safe? Electricity, cabl...

The real danger of a cat water fountain isn't the water or the pump, but the 230 V cable. Kittens, biofilm, a pump running dry: here's what matters.

Are cat water fountains safe? Electricity, cabl...

The real danger of a cat water fountain isn't the water or the pump, but the 230 V cable. Kittens, biofilm, a pump running dry: here's what matters.

Older tabby cat eating from a bowl on the floor in a bright Parisian Haussmann-style kitchen

Raised cat bowl: worth it or not? What it reall...

A raised cat bowl: what it really changes, which cats it can help (older, arthritic, flat-faced) and what no study has shown. An honest guide.

Raised cat bowl: worth it or not? What it reall...

A raised cat bowl: what it really changes, which cats it can help (older, arthritic, flat-faced) and what no study has shown. An honest guide.

Tabby cat wearing a slim collar, sitting on the ledge of a window that opens onto a Parisian courtyard

Are collars dangerous for cats? What really hap...

Snagging, a leg caught, a collar that is too tight: what really happens with a cat collar, how to prevent it, and what the law actually requires in France.

Are collars dangerous for cats? What really hap...

Snagging, a leg caught, a collar that is too tight: what really happens with a cat collar, how to prevent it, and what the law actually requires in France.

Tabby cat sitting in front of a closed wooden back door in an old rented flat

Fitting a cat flap when you rent: the landlord'...

Renting and want a cat flap? What the lease says in France, which door to suggest, the written request to send, and what your landlord can ask when you leave.

Fitting a cat flap when you rent: the landlord'...

Renting and want a cat flap? What the lease says in France, which door to suggest, the written request to send, and what your landlord can ask when you leave.

Tabby female cat asleep in a low cat bed by a window, a few days after being spayed

Recovery suit or cone after spaying: what your ...

Recovery suit or cone after your cat is spayed: where the wound is, your cat's temperament, how long to protect it. What your vet weighs up before deciding.

Recovery suit or cone after spaying: what your ...

Recovery suit or cone after your cat is spayed: where the wound is, your cat's temperament, how long to protect it. What your vet weighs up before deciding.