April 2018

How to Pet a Cat

Everyone has their own argument about how, where and why cats like to be pet. As a cat owner my entire life, my argument is simply wherever that particular cat likes to be pet! Every cat I've had has had its own preferences. One even liked her belly scratched, although most preferred under the chin, behind the ears or on the sides of the face. I have one right now who really likes you to just pet from forhead to neck in a downward motion and that's IT. Queen Sally will have nothing else, thank you.

Poison in the Garden

A woman who said she was sick of cats using her garden as a litterbox threatened to poison them on social media, going as far as to post photos of the poisoned meat and her garden as a threat to anyone who dared to let their cats outside. She should have known better than to do that, given that the Internet is forever and people started hounding her immediately. A woman even offered to clean her yard if she would "please not poison the cats" and the police were called.

Cat Training

Is it even possible to train your cat? Some experts give sound advice but every cat is so different and temperamental that it seems like a 50-50 shot no matter what you try. One of the best pieces of advice is also the worst: train them while they're young. It's true that it will probably stick better, but when you have an older cat or are trying to encourage people to adopt older cats, it's not the most helpful advice.