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7 Common Diseases To Watch For In Senior Cats

7 Common Diseases To Watch For In Senior Cats

November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and if you’re considering adopting a senior cat, or your own cat is approaching old age, this is the perfect time to discuss how to care for them. Read...

CATS CHOOSE FOOD FOR MORE THAN JUST FLAVOR

CATS CHOOSE FOOD FOR MORE THAN JUST FLAVOR

This post is sponsored by Royal Canin. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about Royal Canin and Cats Savor More Than Flavor, but The Catnip Times only shares information we feel is...

Three Tricks For Clipping Your Cat’s Nails

Three Tricks For Clipping Your Cat’s Nails

Any cat owner will know just how challenging the task of cutting a cat’s nails can be. In fact we’ve all probably experienced at one time or another how the challenge was too much for just one...

HOW TO TRAVEL WITH A CAT – DO’S AND DON’TS

HOW TO TRAVEL WITH A CAT – DO’S AND DON’TS

This post was sponsored by our friends at OdorKlenz. Do You Loathe The Idea of Traveling With Your Cat? Traveling is a difficult task no matter the situation - whether it’s loading up the whole...

How To Tame A Semi-Feral Cat

How To Tame A Semi-Feral Cat

Guest blog by Shadow the PR Cat My favorite day in the whole world is December 13, 2016. Why? Because it was the day I was adopted. What makes this an even more special day is that I was adopted...

7 MOST PLAYFUL CAT BREEDS

7 MOST PLAYFUL CAT BREEDS

On average cats sleep about 15 hours a day which is why they may have earned the reputation for being lazy. But while some cats are definitely more laid back, other cats use their waking hours to...

HOW TO CARE FOR A LONG-HAIRED CAT

HOW TO CARE FOR A LONG-HAIRED CAT

If you can cite mini tumbleweeds of fur rolling across your feet as a common occurrence, you’re probably the owner of a long-haired cat. They’re beautiful (and they know it), but seriously, you’ve...

CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA IN CATS

CEREBELLAR HYPOPLASIA IN CATS

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DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST FOR PET PARENTS

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS CHECKLIST FOR PET PARENTS

When a disaster strikes, it is usually without warning. Hurricane Harvey seemed to materialize out of nowhere. Being a category 1 hurricane just days before it struck the coast of Texas, many didn't...

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Orange Tabby Cat Facts

Orange tabbies, also known as ginger cats are beloved worldwide. An orange tabby is an orange colored cat with a tabby coat pattern. Many people think that orange/ginger tabbies are a specific breed of cat. In actuality, “orange” and “ginger” refer to the cat’s...

Cats Were Domesticated Long After Other Animals

A scientific study from 2017 looked at the origin of cats and their domestication by humans. Scientists looked at the genetics of cats and found that most of today's cats have origins in just five different areas of the world! It's only in the last 1,000 years that...

Bengal Cats: Personality, Origin and Health Conditions

Bengals in the United States are bred for specific characteristics: rosette or marbleized (spotted), golden or seal lynx points, and sepia brown. There is also mink coloring which is what you'd get if you diluted these three colors to grey shades. Bengals come in...

Alternatives To Common Holiday Pet Hazards

Keep Pets Top Of Mind Before You Start Decorating For The Holidays Throughout the years, we've written many articles about the common household pet dangers during the holiday. In this post, we'd like to offer some practical alternatives to help you start thinking...