Feline Health, Behavior and Other Resources
Choosing a Cat or Kittens
- Choosing the Right Cat for Your Family
- When Two are Better than One
- Choose a Cat for Your Cat Carefully (Adults vs. Kittens, Males vs. Females)
- Debunking the Myth that Bonding Must Occur in Kittenhood
All About Kittens
- Welcome Home Furry Baby
- 10 Tips on Raising a Happy Kitten
- Taming Feral Kittens
- Why Kittens Should Be Adopted in Pairs
- Kitten Proofing
Basic Information for New Cats and Kittens
- Caring for Your New Cat
- Introducing Your New Cat to Your Home
- Ensuring Good Litter Box Habits
- Choosing Quality Food and Feeding Appropriate Amounts
- Providing Preventative Vet Care
- Keeping Your Cat Safe and Happy Indoors
- Caring for Your New Kittens
- Introducing Your New Cat to Your Home
- Ensuring Good Litter Box Habits
- Choosing Quality Food and Feeding Appropriate Amounts
- Providing Follow-up Kitten Vet Care
- Providing Preventative Vet Care Once Kittens are Adult Cats
- Keeping Your Cat Safe and Happy Indoors
Understanding Your Feline
- The Language of Cats – What Is Your Cat Trying to Tell You?
- Cats Need Company – Debunking the Myth that Cats Are Antisocial
Keeping Your Cat Safe and Happy Indoors
- Tips for Finding Newly-Adopted and Indoor-Only Cats
- Selecting the Right Environmental Enrichment for Your Cat
- What Indoor Cats Need to Be Happy
- Indoor vs. Outdoor Cats
- Is Your Indoor Cat Bored? 12 Ways to Prevent Boredom
Helping Cats Found or Living Outdoors
- Steps to Take if You Find a Cat Outdoors (Feral or Friendly Stray Cat)
- Trap-Neuter-Return of Feral Cats
Note: Contact your local animal shelter for information on whether they have a TNR program for feral cats. Many animal shelters in our area, such as in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax, have active TNR programs – residents like yourself or volunteers trap the cats and the shelters pay for their spaying/neutering and vaccinations once you meet the terms of their programs.
Declawing Is Cruel – Teach Your Cat to Scratch Appropriately
- Paws Come With Claws: Teaching Your Cat to Scratch Appropriately
- Cat Scratching: Explanations and Solutions
- Declawing – Cruelty or Convenience?
- Declawing: Behavior Modification or Destructive Surgery
- Directory to Every Major Declawing Website
- Educate, Don’t Amputate
- Is Declawing Cruel?
- Surgical Claw Removal: An Extreme Solution
- The Truth about Declawing
- Why Cats Shouldn’t Be Declawed
Note: declawing is now illegal in Virginia and Maryland.
Litter Box Concerns
- Cats and Toxoplasmosis: Separating Fact from Fiction
- Prevention of Litter Box Problems
- Lapsed Litter Box Users
Cats Are Territorial
- Sharing the Turf
- Sharing the Turf Part II: Scent Markings
- The Cat’s View of Territory
- Spraying Problems Can Be Solved
The Right Way to Make Introductions
- How to Introduce Your New Cat to Other Cats
- The Importance of Good Introduction (Between Felines)
- Bringing Home Baby
- Introducing Dogs to Cats
- How to Introduce a Dog to a Cat (from Best Friends)
- How to Introduce a Dog to a Cat (from PetMD)
Allergies to Cats
Cat Health Information
Preventative Vet Care
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
Heartworm
Rehoming Resources
Resources from Cat Experts and Veterinarians
- American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
- Cat Behavior Associates – Pam Johnson Bennett
- Cats International
- Cornell University Feline Health Center
- Humane Society of the United States: Cats
- Jackson Galaxy: Cat Daddy Tips
- PetCoach: Cat Center
- PetMD: Cat Care Center
- PetPlace
- Veterinary Partner: Cats
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