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Feline Separation Anxiety Feline separation anxiety usually presents itself more subtly than it does in dogs. For some felines, attachment can become excessive and dysfunctional. Read this article to learn more about Feline Separation Anxiety Syndrome.

Dogs and Love Do dogs love? How do dogs show affection? Find out if dogs are capable of having and showing such emotions or if they're just being loyal memebers of the pack.

Scratch Reflex in Dogs Are dogs ticklish? It may seem so but when you rub a dog's belly, chest or side it causes an itching sensation that's known as the scratch reflex.

Cat Parasites Worms, or intestinal parasites, can affect all kittens and cats. Intestinal parasitism is one of the most common conditions in clinical veterinary practice and is frequently identified in outdoor cats.

Why Cats Have Whiskers Why do cats have whiskers and what do they use them for? Check out this article to learn more.

Vitamin A Toxicity in Cats Use caution when offering your cat a liver treat. Too much vitamin a in a cat's diet can lead to hypervitaminosis A or liver toxicity.

Why Cats Yawn Cats may seem to be yawning all the time but it isn't out of bordem.

How to Photograph Your Cat Your cat already looks picture perfect so why not capture her on film? This article is full of tips and tricks to get the purrfect photograh of your feline.

Ten Ways to Spoil Your Cat Ten easy tips to spoil your already pampered feline, a little extra love never hurt a kitty.

Traveling With Your Cat Get all of the information you need to help your cat be relaxed when the two of you take your next trip.

Microchipping Your Cat Sadly, the vast majority of lost cats never return home. Microchipping your cat—a safe, quick, and relatively cheap procedure—may help you beat those odds if your cat unexpectedly wanders off.

Benefits of Multiple Cat Scratching Posts Cats scratch nearly every day of their lives, to keep their claws in tip-top shape, mark territory, stretch and flex their muscles, and work off stress. Creating an evironment that is "scratching friendly" will keep your cat and your belongings happy.

How to Keep Your Cat Safe and Happy on Halloween Halloween poses a host of risks for cats. It's important to know what those risks are and how to avoid them. This article explains why Halloween is a dangerous time for cats and lists steps you can take to help ensure that the holiday is as safe and pleasant as possible for your cat.

How to Keep Your Cat Safe and Happy on Thanksgiving and into the Holiday Season A "safety first" attitude and some not-too-difficult precautions will help you and kitty enjoy Thanksgiving and avoid mishaps caused by tempting unsafe food, cat-unaware guests, and dangerous decorative plants. This article focuses on Thanksgiving but also has general tips that are useful for the major holiday rush that follows.

Why and How Do Cats Purr? Did you know that cats can modify their purrs at will? That purring may help heal bones? That cats may purr to help humans and other animals?

Perceptions and Misperceptions About Cats The mystery of the cat is enchanting and delightful to us, but to some people, especially those who have never known cats as companions, it inspires fear and ill-conceived allegations about cats.

Tips for Keeping Your Cat Cozy This Winter — From A to Zzzz's Twenty-six things you can do to accommodate, appreciate, and advocate one of your cat's favorite—and highly beneficial—pastimes. Warning: This article may make you sleepy.

How to Keep Your Cat Entertained When No One But Kitty is Home Tips on how to keep a cat in an empty house comfy while sleeping, and safe, active, amused, and entertained while up and about.

Caring for Your Senior Feline You can't stop the aging clock entirely, but through keen attention to your cat's health and needs, an accommodating non-stressful home environment, and regular veterinary checkups and care (and, indirectly, steady progress in feline veterinary science), you can keep your cat purring and happy, maybe even mischievous, well into old age.

Water—Your Cat's Most Essential Nutrient How to help make certain that your cat gets plenty of clean fresh water every day.

Danger of Ticks and Fleas for Cats Dangers, symptoms, and safe controls of fleas and ticks.

Heartworm Disease in Cats Yes, cats can get heartworm disease, and it's serious and treatment options are limited—but it's completely preventable.

Putting Your Cat's Safety and Happiness First During Your July Fourth Party Summer barbecues and fireworks parties are hallmarks of summer, but fraught with dangers for Kitty. Take the necessary safety steps prior to and during your summer events and everyone will be happy, with nary a scratch. Among the useful advice in this article are tips on how to protect your cat and minimize your cat's anxiety when fireworks are going off outside.

How to Train Your Cat to Walk on a Leash Leash-walking may be the perfect compromise between adventure and safety for cats who fancy the outdoors—if you take all the necessary precautions. Daily leash-walking is also a much safer alternative for currently free-roaming cats. Note that not all cats are interested in going out, and that's fine. This article offers the only in-depth online information about the subject.

Obesity in Cats: Overview of Dangers and SolutionsAn alarming proportion of housecats are overweight—mostly because they don't get enough exercise and their people feed them too much. This article alerts you to the many dangers of obesity in cats, and how to initiate a safe slimming program for kitty.

Hands-On Guide to Checking if Your Cat Is at a Good WeightHere's a quick, cat-friendly way, using your hands and eyes, to determine whether your cat is too plump, too thin, or in the right weight zone.

Litter Box Success Strategies How to keep kitty happily using the litter box.

Home Dental Care for CatsBrushing your cat's teeth takes a minute a day, and is one of the best things you can do to safeguard your cat's health. Brushing and a few other simple measures, such as regular veterinary care, will help keep kitty's teeth bright, clean, and pain-free, and reduce the chance of infections that could spread beyond the mouth.

How to Comb the Belly of Your Otherwise Comb-Compliant CatYour cat may relish a nice combing along the forehead and back, but kick—or worse—if the comb goes near the belly area. Here's one method of getting your cat to gradually accept an almost-full-body brushing or combing; kitty's underside gets dirty and tangled, too.

How (and Why) to Play with Your Cat — Introduction For a cat, playing is much more than filling up leisure time. During waking hours, few activities are as important to a cat as engaging in play. In short, the more you know about cats' playing styles and preferences, the better it is for kitty. This article kicks off a major series that takes a comprehensive look at one of the most fun, fascinating, and essential aspects of catdom.

How to Keep Your Cat from Chewing on Houseplants Some cats nibble on foliage, which can be dangerous for them, and is an undesired behavior in any case. This article offers several ways to "nip that problem in the bud" — including one solution that is almost foolproof. It also issues a reminder that in some instances, plant-chewing may be a result of boredom.

How to Keep Your Cat Off the Christmas Tree Cats and Christmas trees are a great combination—provided they're a respectful distance from each other. As beautiful as a fully-decorated Christmas tree is, it's a concentrated collection of dangers for cats—and what's worse, it is often very attractive to the family feline. This article presents a number of ways to keep kitty safe from the tree, and vice versa.

Why Dogs Wag Their Tails Why do dogs wag their tails and what does the tail wagging mean? Check out this article to learn more.

Sexual Behavior in Neutered Dogs Mounting, humping, and other overtly sexual behaviors are a normal part of canine reproduction. But it can be a bit shocking and off-putting when a neutered male or spayed female dog carries on this way. Learn about the reasons some dogs behave this way and tips to correct it.

Why Dogs Have Whiskers Dogs have whiskers for reasons of function not beauty. Learn about the reasons dogs have whiskers and how they use them in this article.

How to Photograph Your Dog Tips and tricks on how to get your pooch to pose for the camera.

Ten Ways to Spoil Your Dog Ten easy tips to spoil your dog, because every dog deserves a little extra love.

Traveling With Your Dog This article is full of great tips to help both you and your dog have a smooth and safe trip whether you're going by car or by plane.

Microchipping Your Dog If your dog gets lost, an inexpensive microchip the size of a grain of rice could be the key that reunites the two of you and produces a happy ending. This article provides a good overview to all aspects of this technology.

Howling In Dogs Howling is a part of the canine vocal repertoire, along with the more conventional bark, growl and whine. This plaintive and haunting call is an evolutionary gift from wolves. But what causes our domestic furry friends to speak up?

Thanksgiving Hazards for Dogs The annual Thanksgiving banquet, complete with last-minute preparations, a variety of guests, and too much rich food, can be stressful and dangerous for dogs. However, you can greatly reduce your canine's risks and stress level with some simple precautions, and knowledge.

Halloween Hazards and Solutions for Dogs Halloween can be scary and dangerous to dogs. However, a little planning and attentive care can help avoid those undesirable outcomes, so that both people and pooches can enjoy a safe and happy Halloween.

The Mythological Dog There have been some pretty wild tales and myths about our beloved canine friends over the years.

Tail-Chasing in Dogs Occasional tail-chasing in a rambunctious young puppy is usually nothing to worry about, but this same behavior in older dogs (or done excessively) means it's time to call the vet, determine the underlying physical or psychological causes, and implement appropriate solutions.

Why do Dogs Like to Roll in Yucky Stuff? We may never be sure why dogs sometimes slather themselves with what seem to be the most foul substances they can find on the ground. There are some logical explanations for this curious canine behavior. Or maybe that's just how dogs roll.

Keeping Your Dog Happy, Active, and Entertained While You and Your Family are Away Several steps you can take to keep your dog satisfied and unstressed at home while you're at school or out earning money to buy more dog treats and toys.

Caring for Your Senior Dog Lots of useful advice on how to keep your older best friend in good health and good spirits.

Water is a Dog's Best Friend All dogs need sufficient water—clean, fresh, and safe—each day. Some sources are better than others.

Understanding, Preventing, and Treating "Lawn Burn" from Dog Urine Dog-friendly techniques that help you avoid damage to your lawn from your dog's "business."

Running with Your Dog Including your dog in your running routine can be fun, healthful, and emotionally satisfying for both of you. However, precautions and a pre-run vet consultation are necessary.

Danger of Ticks and Fleas for Dogs Fleas and ticks can cause a range of problems in your dog. This article explains safe preventions and treatments.

Heartworm Disease in Dogs Learn about the causes, treatments, and prevention options for heartworm disease in dogs.

Obesity in Dogs: Overview of Causes and DangersThis article explains how dogs can be too heavy for a number of reasons, including overfeeding, genetics, and disease. Obesity can affect a dog's quality and even quantity of life.

Hands-On Guide to Checking if Your Dog Is at a Good WeightHow to tell if your dog is underweight, overweight, or carrying about the right amount of pounds. The method is a combination of looking at your dog and feeling for signs of obesity or insufficient weight.

Home Dental Care for DogsBrushing your dog's teeth is easier than you think, especially with the aid of toothbrushes and toothpastes made especially for dogs of all sizes. Daily tooth-brushing helps protect your dog's health and control bad breath. The benefits can last a lifetime. It may also lower your veterinary bills.

How to Give Your Dog a Bath In seven easy and trauma-free steps.

Putting Your Dog's Safety and Happiness First During Your July Fourth Party Summer parties—and Fourth of July parties specifically—pose numerous risks for dogs. Fireworks especially may induce panic and erratic behavior in your dog. This article recommends precautions to take to reduce your dog's risks and fear during your summer celebrations.

Fireworks Phobia in Dogs Even normally mild-tempered and confident dogs may panic and act unpredictably—out of fear—when they hear fireworks exploding. This article discusses a number of ways to protect and calm your dog during what is usually the loudest holiday of the year.

Checklist of Potential Holiday Hazards to Pets This handy reference list alerts you to items—foods, Christmas trees, ornaments, gift-wrapping paraphernalia, and so forth—that are common in homes around the holidays and that could pose a danger to your cat or dog.

Chocolate: Toxic to PetsChocolate is a delicacy for humans, a poison for pets. This article explains why and offers advice on what to do if your pet ingests chocolate.

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