Eric@TreasuredCat 
When kittens are first born they are fairly immobile. Most of their time is spent nursing and sleeping. When they do move around, they use a slow, circular movement of their limbs called a “paddling gait.” They do not stray far from their mother during the first two weeks. By the third week, they begin … Read more
Domestic cats display a range of social and affectionate behavior toward each other. Contrary to popular belief, even when living outdoors, cats are not aloof loners. They often have quite strong and bonded relationships with other cats. Among the behaviors cats engage in to maintain relationships is mutual grooming, rubbing, playing, and napping close by … Read more
Anxious humans dealing with newborn kittens are convinced that their slightest mistake cold spell disaster. A common anxiety producing question is how long you should wait before handling kittens. Many people believe that if you handle a kitten too early, the mother will stop feeding it and subsequently reject it. As a result, the kitten … Read more
This article may contain one or more independently chosen Amazon affiliate links. See full disclosure. Ever seen your cat get high? If you’ve ever given your cat some catnip or let her play with a catnip toy, then you have probably enjoyed the amusing “drunken” antics that occurred shortly afterward. Cats are attracted to catnip and … Read more
A widespread belief about cats is that they are not domesticated, but are rather still wild animals that only tolerate or exploit human beings for resources. While this belief is usually only harbored by those who have never lived with a cat, even some cat lovers may have read that cats are only partly domesticated. … Read more
Many people, when their cat is not feeling well, assume that what works for a human will work for a cat. However, most of the drugs that humans take, and even which are given to dogs, cannot be given to cats. Cats are extremely sensitive to a variety of drugs and many common over-the-counter medications … Read more
If you have an orange or “ginger” cat that has developed dark spots or freckles on his nose, lips, eyelids, and paw pads, you may be worried that something is wrong with his skin. Does he have a skin disease? It looks like melanoma! Is it cancerous? Don’t worry. Everything is probably fine. Most likely, these … Read more
Have ever noticed how quick we are to recognize the differences between cats and dogs in terms of the way they each behave, but not in terms of how we behave towards them? The belly rub is one such instance of this. We know when a dog wants a belly rub and we behave accordingly. … Read more
We’re always wondering about our cats. What are they thinking? Do they love us? How smart are they? Many cat lovers think that cats are smarter than dogs. Well, just how smart are they? A three-year-old human can count to three. Can cats count? Can they count to three or higher? If so, how high? … Read more
When one of our cats died, my wife immediately wanted another cat. I thought, however, that introducing a new cat would be stressful to our cat, Miranda. She was already very nervous. My wife, however, always uses the excuse that cats need other cats. I wanted to figure out if this is true. Do domestic … Read more
You probably know that chocolate is dangerous for cats. You may have heard that onions, garlic, and other alums are bad for cats. But here are two seriously dangerous foods that fly under the radar: Grapes and Raisins. These are not just potentially problematic, they seem to be toxic. Are Raisins Bad For Cats? Raisins … Read more
You’ve heard about this third eyelid that cats have, but when you look, you don’t see it. Do they have three eyelids? And, if so, where is the third one? Well, cats don’t exactly have a third eyelid, technically speaking. What they do have is something called the nictitating membrane or haw. This membrane is … Read more
When your cat awakes you at 4 AM or keeps bugging you through the night, causing you to lose untold hours of sleep, it’s easy to think that nothing can be done. After all, cats are nocturnal. We just have opposite schedules. This assumption is what causes people to put cats outside at night so … Read more
Cats have tremendous eyesight, as any well-adapted carnivore should, but they see differently than humans. Although your cat will depend on its sense of smell in many situations, a cat’s vision is probably the most important for helping them to find and catch prey. Cats will hunt both in the daylight and at night. They … Read more
Urban veterinarians may know more about cats landing on their feet than their rural counterparts. Just around springtime, they start seeing cats who have fallen out of windows or taken swan dives off balconies. Cats don’t seem to fear heights, even if that height is three or four times higher than any tree they might … Read more
Cats love any type of box or box-like container. If you bring home a brand new cat litter box and place it on the floor, your cat will probably get into it and sit. They also love to get inside laundry baskets and paper bags. They especially love cardboard boxes! In this article, I explore … Read more
Do cats have hair or fur? It may seem like a semantic, and possibly pedantic, distinction. But it makes you curious. Is there a difference between hair and fur? If so, why do we say cat hair and not cat fur? Many times when I have used the word fur to refer to a cat’s coat, … Read more
Every once in a while, you may find a strange, long, white hair lying around. Upon further examination, you realize it is one of your cat’s whiskers. You are aware that your cat needs her whiskers. They are an important part of a cat’s equipment. If they fall out, could this be harmful? Whiskers Are … Read more