Cat settled in a Haussmann-style Parisian living room, late-afternoon light

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Understand your cat before you equip them

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Tabby cat standing on their hind legs, scratching the frame of the front door as their human comes home

Your cat scratches when you come home: what thi...

Does your cat scratch the moment you walk in? Waking up, stretching, marking the entrance: what this greeting means, and when it points to something else.

Your cat scratches when you come home: what thi...

Does your cat scratch the moment you walk in? Waking up, stretching, marking the entrance: what this greeting means, and when it points to something else.

Tabby cat asleep on their back, belly up with paws folded, on a sunlit herringbone parquet floor

Your cat sleeps on their back or curled up: wha...

Does your cat sleep on their back, belly up, or curled into a ball? What each position says about them and their warmth, and when a change should worry you.

Your cat sleeps on their back or curled up: wha...

Does your cat sleep on their back, belly up, or curled into a ball? What each position says about them and their warmth, and when a change should worry you.

Cat sitting on a herringbone parquet floor beside an open soft carrier drying near a window

How to clean a cat carrier, material by material

Fabric, mesh, clear PVC, bubble: how to clean a cat carrier without damaging it, which products to avoid and how to dry it fully before you store it away.

How to clean a cat carrier, material by material

Fabric, mesh, clear PVC, bubble: how to clean a cat carrier without damaging it, which products to avoid and how to dry it fully before you store it away.

Tabby cat crouched at the corner of a parquet hallway, ready to pounce on the feet of someone walking past

Your cat attacks your feet when you walk or at ...

Your cat attacks your feet when you walk, at night or under the duvet? Why they hunt your ankles, and how to give them something better to chase, calmly.

Your cat attacks your feet when you walk or at ...

Your cat attacks your feet when you walk, at night or under the duvet? Why they hunt your ankles, and how to give them something better to chase, calmly.

Tabby cat sitting in front of a water fountain on a herringbone parquet floor, ears turned towards the running water

Your cat's water fountain is noisy: where the n...

Gurgling, humming or rattling: why your cat's water fountain is noisy, how to quieten it in ten minutes, and when it is time to replace the pump or the unit.

Your cat's water fountain is noisy: where the n...

Gurgling, humming or rattling: why your cat's water fountain is noisy, how to quieten it in ten minutes, and when it is time to replace the pump or the unit.

Tabby cat lying on top of an antique wardrobe, watching over a bright Parisian living room

Is a cat tree really worth it? What it gives yo...

Do cats really need a cat tree? What one actually gives your cat, which cats benefit most, and when a scratching post or an existing perch is enough.

Is a cat tree really worth it? What it gives yo...

Do cats really need a cat tree? What one actually gives your cat, which cats benefit most, and when a scratching post or an existing perch is enough.

Tabby cat curled up asleep in their litter tray, in the corner of a period bathroom

Your cat is sleeping in the litter tray: what i...

Is your cat sleeping in the litter tray? Urinary trouble, arthritis, stress or nowhere safe to hide: the signs that need a vet, then how to help.

Your cat is sleeping in the litter tray: what i...

Is your cat sleeping in the litter tray? Urinary trouble, arthritis, stress or nowhere safe to hide: the signs that need a vet, then how to help.

Tabby cat leaning over a bowl of dry food on a herringbone parquet floor in a bright kitchen

Your cat eats too fast: how to slow their meals...

Is your cat eating too fast? Understand why (habit, another cat, boredom), when to see the vet and how to slow their meals down without cutting their food.

Your cat eats too fast: how to slow their meals...

Is your cat eating too fast? Understand why (habit, another cat, boredom), when to see the vet and how to slow their meals down without cutting their food.

Tabby cat scratching the arm of a sofa, with scratch marks visible on the nearby door frame

Your cat scratches everything: what scattered s...

Is your cat scratching everything? Stress, a new cat, no scratcher on their usual routes, a taste for rugs: read the marks before you buy anything at all.

Your cat scratches everything: what scattered s...

Is your cat scratching everything? Stress, a new cat, no scratcher on their usual routes, a taste for rugs: read the marks before you buy anything at all.

Cat curled up in a ball on a throw by a window, in a period flat on a winter morning

Your cat feels the cold indoors: thermostat, ni...

Is your cat cold in the house? Heating turned down at night, cold floors, draughts, an older cat: where they lose heat, and where to let them sleep warm.

Your cat feels the cold indoors: thermostat, ni...

Is your cat cold in the house? Heating turned down at night, cold floors, draughts, an older cat: where they lose heat, and where to let them sleep warm.

Tabby cat mid-sprint across the parquet floor of a period living room, late in the day

Hyperactive cat: how to channel their energy, d...

Is your cat racing round every evening and never settling? How to tell energy from true hyperactivity, channel it through hunting play, and when to see a vet.

Hyperactive cat: how to channel their energy, d...

Is your cat racing round every evening and never settling? How to tell energy from true hyperactivity, channel it through hunting play, and when to see a vet.

Adult tabby cat lying on top of an antique wardrobe, watching over the living room of a Haussmann-style flat

Your adult cat climbs everything: what they are...

Curtains, wardrobe, shelves: why your cat climbs everything, what each perch tells you, and how to give them a high spot at home without banning anything.

Your adult cat climbs everything: what they are...

Curtains, wardrobe, shelves: why your cat climbs everything, what each perch tells you, and how to give them a high spot at home without banning anything.