If you’re a cat owner, you can attest to the physical, social and psychological benefits of interacting with your cat. When you gently stroke her at the end of the day, you feel soothed by the v...

The kids are back at school and Jellybean the dog and Biscuit the cat are showing signs of stress. Jellybean marked on the edge of the bed this week, something he never does, and Biscuit is yowling an...

Just like we humans, our pets experience stress too. They just express it in different ways like chewing on our shoes or ripping up the sofa cushions.   But what causes stress in our pets an...

I have written articles about "High-Rise Syndrome" in cats, but I never thought I would actually experience it with my own cat.   Warm weather had arrived and in our home, the first sc...

Cats love heights. They can scale a tree in an instant, correct themselves from a fall by catching their claws on the bark and feel very much at ease napping seven stories above ground perched on...

Now that warm weather is here, you may be welcoming the fresh air and sunshine by opening the windows. But your feisty feline may just see this as an invite to climb or scratch your window screens. Sc...

Playful activities, including climbing, wrestling, rolling, and biting contribute to a kitten's social development. Play fights in particular teach kittens limits early on. For example, as kittens exp...

It's normal for dogs and cats to eat grass. In fact, dogs in the wild eat grass to supplement their diet with vegetation. You don't have to discourage your Pet from nibbling on grass unless the grou...