Dog breeds that are good with cats?
I am going to go against the grain here and stick my neck out. It is the wrong starting point to ask if there are some dog breeds that are good with cats. It...
Category: multicat households
Animal shelters are reluctant to allow a person to foster a cat if they have an existing cat
There appears to be a distinct difference in opinion between animal shelters and cat owners. I’m told that there is an increase in multi-cat homes in the US. I don’t know the percentage of...
Does a multi-cat lifestyle lead to more negative human-cat interactions?
The question in the title asked whether cats living in multi-cat homes tend to have more negative interactions with their owner compared to single cats living in the home with their owner. I can...
14 suggestions about domestic cats not using the litter box
Introduction: The problem of domestic cats not using the litter box is the source of millions of articles. It is euphemistically called “inappropriate elimination”. It is an inaccurate description because from the cat’s standpoint...
24 facts on problems with multi-cat households and some solutions
People make the mistake that two cats will automatically be company for each other. They might sometimes but often they don’t become friends. In the worst-case scenario, it may be necessary to rehome one...
Cats more likely to have behavioural problems when they live with other cats
A survey carried out by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) asked 520 veterinarians what they thought were the most important and pressing health and welfare issues suffered by cats who attended their clinics. And...
Multi-cat homes should have to comply with enhanced fire safety regulations
Fires in multi-cat homes are going to kill more cats than in single cat homes. That is obvious. There are many homes with a large number of cats. The owner does not have to...
The Holy Grail of multi-cat homes
This is the reddit.com headline: We adopted a second cat from a hoarding situation. It turns out he was my cat’s soulmate. The two of them have been inseparable since he arrived. So a...
Major cause of feline idiopathic cystitis is conflict with another cat in the home
Probably it should not be called feline idiopathic cystitis because a major cause of it is known. A cause which I discuss here. The word “idiopathic” means an unknown cause of a disease. Study...
6 reasons 2 cats are better than 1
Jackson Galaxy says that two cats are better than one if you are adopting from a shelter. That’s a good reason but I’m not going to count it as one of the six on...
What can I do to make my cats get along?
Although there are a lot of households where cats get along famously there are others where there is a stressful war going on. The stress affects humans and cats alike. Anxiety levels rise. When...
Man has 15 cats, 22 litter boxes and no smell. Here’s how he did it.
This man is smart and he loves cats more than humans. He is a property developer. His name is Peter Cohen. He lives in a splendid California home. It looks like a tropical paradise....
Do cats need their own litter box?
Do cats need their own litter box? I would say yes cats do (in general) but I am going to refer to and defer to Jackson Galaxy for his input on this important topic....
Signs that cats in a home do or don’t get along with one another
Households in which there are two or more cats are not uncommon. The cats don’t always get along in an ideal manner. It’s nice to know the signs which tell you whether your cats...
Multi-Cat Household Fighting (is not uncommon)
The PDSA (People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals) a charity and a chain of animal hospitals in the UK, have provided a useful report on various aspects of cat ownership in the UK. One of...
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