Do interactive (puzzle) cat feeders work?
Yes, in my experience, they work very well. Cats instinctively use them without any training in my experience although it is fairly limited as I live with one cat who used it instinctively for...
Tagged: overeating
Is your cat a picky eater or do they have good alternative reasons?
The so-called ‘picky domestic cat’ eater is a concern to many cat owners. But they will reject food for a good reason and here are 8 possibilities. These possibilities do not reflect the behaviour...
My cat has become obsessed with food! Help please.
This is the cat behavior problem for the day: “My cat has suddenly become obsessed with food. She does not want to play much anymore. She prefers to get into food containers. She was...
My cat is always hungry. Hyperthyroidism? Or another reason?
Some people are visiting Google and searching for “my cat is always hungry”. They think their cat is always hungry. I will take a commonsense viewpoint on this problem. The first point that needs...
Cat Vomiting – including types of vomiting for diagnosis
Introduction I have used excellent sources in preparing this page on cat vomiting. Treatments are not often mentioned as this is for veterinarians to decide based on the symptoms. References in the text are...
Can and do domestic cats eat for pleasure?
Domestic cats can and do eat for pleasure like humans. That’s my conclusion. I will tackle the issue from two points of view: observing my cat and the science of overeating because of pleasure...
Does a cat break into your home and eat your cat’s food? What do you do?
There is a story from Cornwall, UK, online this morning which reminds me of the difficulties of dealing with a neighbour’s cat who likes to come into your home and eat your cat’s food...
Note: sources for news articles are carefully selected but the news is often not independently verified.
