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Ginger cat curled up under a linen throw on an armchair, sheltered from the light, in a Haussmann-style Parisian living room

Transporting your cat without a carrier: what's...

Arms, a jumper, a harness, a cat loose in the car: why nothing replaces a closed carrier, and when a quilted soft carrier can take the place of the hard...

Transporting your cat without a carrier: what's...

Arms, a jumper, a harness, a cat loose in the car: why nothing replaces a closed carrier, and when a quilted soft carrier can take the place of the hard...

Tabby cat drinking from a thin stream of water at a kitchen tap in a bright period flat

Cat drinking from the tap: why it happens, and ...

Does your cat drink from the tap, your glass or the toilet? The real reasons, how to get them drinking elsewhere, and when a fountain won't change a thing.

Cat drinking from the tap: why it happens, and ...

Does your cat drink from the tap, your glass or the toilet? The real reasons, how to get them drinking elsewhere, and when a fountain won't change a thing.

Hand gently holding the front paw of a grey European Shorthair to expose the dewclaw and check the curve of the claw

Ingrown claw in cats: why the claw ends up in t...

An ingrown claw in cats almost always starts with the dewclaw, which no scratching post wears down. Early signs, a 20-second check and the right scratcher.

Ingrown claw in cats: why the claw ends up in t...

An ingrown claw in cats almost always starts with the dewclaw, which no scratching post wears down. Early signs, a 20-second check and the right scratcher.

Tabby cat sitting on a linen armchair in a winter living room, a closed suitcase by the door, the day before leaving for the holidays

Cattery or cat sitter at Christmas, or taking y...

Cattery or cat sitter at Christmas, or a stay with family? How to decide for your cat and your trip, with a checklist for each option before the holidays.

Cattery or cat sitter at Christmas, or taking y...

Cattery or cat sitter at Christmas, or a stay with family? How to decide for your cat and your trip, with a checklist for each option before the holidays.

Hands checking the seams of a soft toy while a tabby cat watches, on a living-room rug

Dangerous cat toys: what actually causes harm, ...

Bells, glued-on eyes, batteries, feathers, string: what makes cat toys dangerous, how to spot a swallowable part and what to do if one gets swallowed.

Dangerous cat toys: what actually causes harm, ...

Bells, glued-on eyes, batteries, feathers, string: what makes cat toys dangerous, how to spot a swallowable part and what to do if one gets swallowed.

Tabby European Shorthair gently biting a hand during a play session in a living room

Why your cat bites when playing, and how to sto...

Your cat bites when playing and you're not sure what to do? A play bite is an unfinished hunt: distance, a real catch and ending the session stop it.

Why your cat bites when playing, and how to sto...

Your cat bites when playing and you're not sure what to do? A play bite is an unfinished hunt: distance, a real catch and ending the session stop it.

Tabby cat sitting at the foot of a Christmas tree with bare lower branches and decorations up high, in a bright living room

How to cat-proof your Christmas tree and keep y...

Cat climbing the tree or chewing the lights? Why they go for it, how to cat-proof your Christmas tree, and the real festive dangers to watch out for.

How to cat-proof your Christmas tree and keep y...

Cat climbing the tree or chewing the lights? Why they go for it, how to cat-proof your Christmas tree, and the real festive dangers to watch out for.

Grey tabby European Shorthair curled up in the bottom of a cardboard box in a living room, an empty new bed beside them

Why do cats like boxes more than their new bed?...

Why do cats like boxes and snub their new bed? What the box does better, why the new bed gets refused, and how to transfer the scent.

Why do cats like boxes more than their new bed?...

Why do cats like boxes and snub their new bed? What the box does better, why the new bed gets refused, and how to transfer the scent.

Brown tabby European Shorthair at full stretch, front legs reaching up a sisal column in a bright living room

The European Shorthair cat: the pedigree “moggy...

The European Shorthair cat is more than a moggy: their temperament, short-coat care and the kit they need — a scratching post, a cat tree.

The European Shorthair cat: the pedigree “moggy...

The European Shorthair cat is more than a moggy: their temperament, short-coat care and the kit they need — a scratching post, a cat tree.

Tabby cat sniffing a kraft paper parcel without ribbon, on the wooden floor of a living room decorated for Christmas

Christmas gifts for cats: what to give to suit ...

Bored indoor cat, kitten, senior, explorer or champion sleeper: Christmas gifts for cats by personality, for every budget, and what to avoid.

Christmas gifts for cats: what to give to suit ...

Bored indoor cat, kitten, senior, explorer or champion sleeper: Christmas gifts for cats by personality, for every budget, and what to avoid.

Grey tabby European Shorthair drinking from a water fountain on a tiled kitchen floor

Can cats drink tap water, or is filtered or bot...

Tap, filtered or bottled: which water to give your cat, how to read the hardness of your local water, and why the amount they drink matters most.

Can cats drink tap water, or is filtered or bot...

Tap, filtered or bottled: which water to give your cat, how to read the hardness of your local water, and why the amount they drink matters most.

Tabby cat being lowered rear end first into a top-opening carrier standing on the floor

How to get a cat into a carrier when you’re lea...

Cat refusing to go in the carrier and you’re leaving in ten minutes? Stand it on end, lower them in rear first, add a towel: the injury-free method.

How to get a cat into a carrier when you’re lea...

Cat refusing to go in the carrier and you’re leaving in ten minutes? Stand it on end, lower them in rear first, add a towel: the injury-free method.