Students at Virginia Tech spent the past semester successfully training 14 shelter cats. Many people think cats just don’t ...

Cats may be a lot more sensitive than we think they are Vonk and her co-author, Brittany Greene, surveyed 412 cat owners or caregivers, asking them how their cat reacted after the death of another pet ...

Quick Take Cats choose sleeping spots based on warmth, safety, and visibility. Common locations (sinks, laps, laundry, ...

It usually starts when everything else goes quiet. The lights are off.The house settles.You’re ready to sleep. And then—your cat becomes active. A sudden burst of energy across the hallway.A soft thud ...

Cats have nine lives to burn, or so they say, but they aren't immune to fear. In fact, some cats find things you may find ...

However much you love your cat, human-feline relationships are sometimes tricky. When your cat has a behavior issue, it is hard for the people in the home and is often a sign that something is not ...

A couple of years ago, I wrote about why it’s happiness, not obedience, that counts for pet dogs. But what about pet cats? Cats’ happiness matters too, of course. There are many different things we ...

“Herding cats” may be shorthand for an impossible task, but according to Monique Udell, Director of the Human-Animal Interaction Lab at Oregon State University, cats can be trained. We’ll hear what ...

Cats show their loving behaviour in many quirky ways, but if you're wondering whether your cat actually adores you, if they do show any of these signs, they likely do ...

Cat declawing (also called onychectomy) is the amputation of the first digital (toe) bones in a cat’s paw, including the nail bed and claw. It’s done to stop a cat’s natural scratching behavior. While ...