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Understand your cat before you equip them

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Tabby kitten pouncing on a ball of paper rolling across a herringbone parquet floor in a bright period living room

Toys for kittens: what really keeps them busy

Wand toy, ball, cardboard box, battery toy: which toys suit a kitten's way of playing, the precautions each one needs, and why you remain the best playmate.

Toys for kittens: what really keeps them busy

Wand toy, ball, cardboard box, battery toy: which toys suit a kitten's way of playing, the precautions each one needs, and why you remain the best playmate.

Cat sitting beside their open carrier, with the terry towel and absorbent pad taken out of the bottom

Cat peed in the carrier? Why it happens and how...

Cat peed in the carrier? How to tell fear from marking or a urinary problem, prepare for the journey and clean up without restarting the cycle.

Cat peed in the carrier? Why it happens and how...

Cat peed in the carrier? How to tell fear from marking or a urinary problem, prepare for the journey and clean up without restarting the cycle.

Tabby cat sitting a little way from a water fountain on a parquet floor, watching it warily

Your cat won't drink from their water fountain:...

Noise, novelty, placement, water quality: why your cat won't drink from their water fountain, how to read their behaviour, and what to change.

Your cat won't drink from their water fountain:...

Noise, novelty, placement, water quality: why your cat won't drink from their water fountain, how to read their behaviour, and what to change.

Tabby cat crouched and ready to pounce on a small red dot of light on a herringbone parquet floor

Are laser pointers bad for cats? Fun, frustrati...

A laser dot gets your cat chasing but can never be caught. What the research says about frustration, how to end the game well, and what to use instead.

Are laser pointers bad for cats? Fun, frustrati...

A laser dot gets your cat chasing but can never be caught. What the research says about frustration, how to end the game well, and what to use instead.

Ginger cat lying on a herringbone parquet floor, ignoring a fabric mouse placed in front of them

Your cat won't play with their toys: getting th...

Your cat ignores every toy you buy? Rule out pain first, understand why no prey catches their interest, then get them moving again with a piece of kibble.

Your cat won't play with their toys: getting th...

Your cat ignores every toy you buy? Rule out pain first, understand why no prey catches their interest, then get them moving again with a piece of kibble.

Tabby cat asleep in a bright Haussmann-style living room at dawn, the bedroom door closed in the background

Getting your cat to sleep outside your bedroom:...

How to get your cat to sleep outside your bedroom without upsetting them: which room to choose, what kind of bed to offer, and the change night by night.

Getting your cat to sleep outside your bedroom:...

How to get your cat to sleep outside your bedroom without upsetting them: which room to choose, what kind of bed to offer, and the change night by night.

Tabby cat sitting in front of a ceramic water bowl, one front paw resting on the surface of the water, in a bright living room

Your cat puts a paw in their water or plays wit...

Your cat taps the water, drinks from their paw or splashes it out of the bowl? What each habit means, what moving water changes and when to see your vet.

Your cat puts a paw in their water or plays wit...

Your cat taps the water, drinks from their paw or splashes it out of the bowl? What each habit means, what moving water changes and when to see your vet.

Older cat with a greying muzzle lying on a herringbone parquet floor, reaching a paw towards a feather on the floor

Toys for senior cats: how to play without jumpi...

Which toys suit a senior cat who no longer jumps, why an older cat stops playing, and how to set up play so they can join in sitting down, at...

Toys for senior cats: how to play without jumpi...

Which toys suit a senior cat who no longer jumps, why an older cat stops playing, and how to set up play so they can join in sitting down, at...

Black and white cat lying on the lap of a person holding a kraft-paper gift parcel, on a linen sofa

Gifts for cat lovers: 10 ideas for them and the...

A ceramic fountain, a woven bed, a satchel-style backpack: 10 gifts for cat lovers, nearly all of which their cat will use, and what to avoid in a cat home.

Gifts for cat lovers: 10 ideas for them and the...

A ceramic fountain, a woven bed, a satchel-style backpack: 10 gifts for cat lovers, nearly all of which their cat will use, and what to avoid in a cat home.

Tabby cat sitting beside a city bike leaning against the hallway wall, before a ride

Taking your cat on a bike: backpack, basket or ...

Backpack, handlebar basket or trailer: how to take your cat on a bike with less risk, which cats it suits, and when to leave two wheels behind altogether.

Taking your cat on a bike: backpack, basket or ...

Backpack, handlebar basket or trailer: how to take your cat on a bike with less risk, which cats it suits, and when to leave two wheels behind altogether.

Tabby cat nudging a water bowl with one paw on a herringbone parquet floor, a small puddle beside it

Your cat knocks over their water bowl or founta...

Does your cat knock over their water fountain or bowl? Play, attention-seeking, a bowl too light or in the way: find the cause, then change what matters.

Your cat knocks over their water bowl or founta...

Does your cat knock over their water fountain or bowl? Play, attention-seeking, a bowl too light or in the way: find the cause, then change what matters.

Tabby cat sitting by an empty bowl on the parquet floor of a period kitchen, looking up at their person

Your cat is always begging for food: hunger, bo...

Cat always begging for food? How to tell real hunger from boredom or habit, when to see the vet, and how to spread the daily ration without giving in.

Your cat is always begging for food: hunger, bo...

Cat always begging for food? How to tell real hunger from boredom or habit, when to see the vet, and how to spread the daily ration without giving in.