Category: Cat Articles

The 8 Best Cat Food for Kidney Disease

While kidney problems may seem like a debilitating condition for cats, they can often be managed through prescription diets. Using a therapeutic kidney diet is the most important thing you can do to limit the progression of kidney disease. But because there are so many options available in the market, …

What is the Biggest Maine Coon Cat?

While we find the average house cat entertaining even when it completely ignores us, there’s something about the beloved Maine Coon cat that captures our hearts. These stunning cats come with a distinctive appearance and impressive size that has cemented their reputation as the largest domestic cat breeds today. While …

How Long Can a Cat Go Without Eating?

Just like their pet parents, cats need enough food and plenty of water to survive. When they go on too long without these, it could lead to serious medical conditions, even death in the worst-case scenario. However, a cat’s appetite may change throughout its life, and especially true for a …

How Big is a Maine Coon?

Maine Coons are known for their large size and are among the largest breeds of domestic cats around the world. Native to New England and the state of Maine, these longhaired cats are a great choice for a cat show or the furr-fect cuddly buddy at home, depending on your …

The 20 Best Plants for Cats (2023)

Maybe you have a curious cat that loves to chew, stopping you from adding greenery around your home. But did you know that there are plenty of good reasons to have houseplants in your home apart from producing fresh oxygen for you and your furry friend? In this article, we …

The Best Antibiotics for Cats (2023)

When your cat becomes ill, it may need antibiotic treatment prescribed by your vet especially if their sickness was the result of bacterial or viral infections. But if you’re looking for a quick fix that you can give your cat in the comfort of your home, then you can look …

How to Make a Cat Throw Up Safely

If you’ve ever had a cat, you know that it can be very curious and get into all sorts of mischief. Unfortunately, this can sometimes mean that cats swallow foreign objects they shouldn’t, such as string or small toys. In these cases, it may be necessary for cat owners to …

Why Do Cats Pant?

If you’ve ever noticed your cat pants, you might wonder why cats pant and if it’s cause for concern. Panting is a natural behavior that can indicate various things, from simply being hot to having an underlying medical issue. Keep reading to learn more about why cats pant and when …

How Much is a Polydactyl Cat Worth?

Polydactyl cats, also known as “ mitten cats ” or “ Hemingway cats,” are felines with extra toes. This genetic condition isn’t boggled down to a specific breed, can have anywhere from six to eight extra toes (resulting in wider paws than normal cats), and they can be found in …

How To Give a Difficult Cat Liquid Medicine?

Not sure how to give a difficult cat liquid medicine? Cat owners know cats are notorious for being independent, often standoffish creatures that can be difficult to care for (especially when they are sick). Giving your cat liquid medicine (especially oral medication) can be a particular challenge, as cats may …

How Tall Are Cats?

Although cats and dogs are both beloved pets, they have many differences—including height! If you’re a dog owner wondering what to expect in terms of size if you ever get a cat, then this guide is for you. Let’s find out how tall cats can be.  Why Does It Matter?  …

How to Calm Down a Hyper Cat

Does your cat have more energy than the Energizer Bunny? Is it constantly running, jumping, and pouncing on everything in sight? Do you find a play session takes hours? If so, then you know that having a hyper cat can be a challenge. But don’t worry! There are steps you …

How to Quarantine a Cat with Ringworm?

Ringworm is an infection that can affect cats and dogs, although cats are more likely to be affected due to their immune system being more susceptible. It is caused by a fungus that can live in the environment and be spread through direct contact with infected animals or contaminated objects. …

Can Dogs and Cats Mate?

We’ve all seen it in cartoons, seen videos on social media; domestic cats and domestic dogs can actually be friends, but can they mate? But pet owners have to wonder, is this act of mating really true? After all, the two species are vastly different in both size and behavior. …

Can Cats Swim?

Cats are mysterious creatures. They can be aloof, loving, playful, and sometimes mischievous. But can cats swim? It’s a question that cat owners and feline enthusiasts find themselves asking on occasion. Let’s take a closer look at the surprising truth about cats and swimming.  Cat Anatomy and Swimming Ability  Cats …

Can Cats Sense Emotions?

Cats and emotions never go together, right? Cats have been a part of human households for thousands of years, yet we still don’t know everything about them. It’s easy to think of cats as aloof, independent creatures who couldn’t care less about pet owners or human emotions. But the truth …

Can Cats Get Worms From Dogs?

It’s natural for cat owners to wonder if their cats can get worms from other animals, especially dogs. The answer is yes—cats can indeed get worms from dogs. After all, cats and dogs often interact with each other, and it is possible for parasites to be transmitted between them. Fortunately, …

Can Cats Get Dizzy?

Cats get dizzy, don’t they? Cats are curious creatures, and they can often surprise us with their behavior. One question that many pet parents have is whether cats can get dizzy in the same way that humans can. The answer is yes, your feline friend can get dizzy; however, there …

Can Cats Drink Alcohol?

It’s common knowledge that alcohol is not safe for humans, but what about cats? If you are a cat owner, you may be wondering if there  are safe ways to give your feline friend a sip of beer or wine in small quantities. Let’s dive into the facts, so you …

Can Cats Get Hiccups?

Hiccups are one of those things that we don’t really think about until we or someone else gets them. And while hiccups are usually nothing more than a nuisance, they can be pretty darn adorable on a cat. Have you ever wondered why your cat gets hiccups? Chances are you’ve …

Can Cats Eat Roses?

As cat owners, this should be common knowledge for us that our furry friends are obligate carnivores and anything other than animal protein is not the best thing for your cat’s health. So, giving your beautiful feline flowers, outdoor plants, indoor plants, garden plants, or any plant material is not …

Cat Cats Eat Raw Bacon?

Many believe that since cats are obligate carnivores, cat food must include raw foods like raw meat, raw bacon, turkey bacon, pork bacon, and other human foods. However, that is not the case with your feline friend, a cat’s health can be affected if given raw foods because these human …

Cat Cats Eat Raspberries?

Raspberry is a human food that contains vitamin A, vitamin C, and other essential vitamins and has a more excellent nutritional value for human beings. However, that does not mean that this fresh fruit completes your feline friend’s dietary needs and can be included regularly in your cat’s diet. You …

Can Cats Eat Pumpkin Seeds?

Cats have sensitive digestive tracts, and giving them anything other than the cat’s regular food can damage your cat’s health. Human foods have many health benefits. A few such foods can be significant for your feline friend’s health, but changing a cat’s diet entirely to human foods can cause digestive …

Can Cats Eat Peppermint?

Peppermint plants are from the mint family, and we all know mint is a toxic plant for our feline friend. As cat owners providing your feline friend with ingredients from the herb gardens is not a good idea because mint essential oils are toxic, which can cause mint poisoning in …

Can Cats Eat Peas?

Cats are obligate carnivores, so adding new food like green peas to a cat’s diet is a good idea or not? As cat owners, the pet food should be different from human food and if you are giving your pet cat some human foods, then make sure they do not …

Can Cats Eat Peanuts?

Our feline friends need cat food that is not harmful to them and makes the cat’s diet balanced. Certain human foods can be included in your cat’s diet, providing them with health benefits. However, cats are obligate carnivores, and a cat’s diet should contain a significant portion of animal protein …

Can Cats Eat Peanut Butter?

Peanut butter is a human food everyone enjoys, which might be the case with your feline friend. Peanuts, in general, are not toxic to cats and small amounts of peanuts have great nutritional value for your feline friend as they are a good source of protein, but your cat’s diet …

Can Cats Eat Pasta?

Cats are obligate carnivores, and human foods should not be a part of your cat’s diet. However, there are certain human foods that you can give your feline friend in small amounts. So, is giving your cat pasta in some delicious pasta sauce good for your cat’s health or not …

Can Cats Eat Oatmeal?

Oatmeal is high in protein and healthy fats. It is one of the human foods that is a healthier option for your feline friend. Oatmeal contains linoleic acid, essential amino acids, some minerals, and other nutrients suitable for your feline friend’s coat and skin. So, are there any benefits? Let’s …

Can Cats Eat Mushrooms?

Mushrooms are human food that contains essential amino acids and vitamins and are rich in nutritional value. Your feline friend is an obligate carnivore, and giving them mushrooms might not benefit them. However, you can include small amounts of different kinds of mushrooms in a cat’s diet so that they …

Can Cats Eat Spicy Food?

Cats are curious creatures, and they love eating human food. Whether it is good for the cat’s digestive system or not, your feline friend will want everything that you are eating. Cats are obligate carnivores, and we usually cook our meat-based dishes in a hot sauce, so your feline friend …

Can Cats Eat Spaghetti?

Your feline friend and human foods are not a good combination, especially if you top your human foods with pasta sauces and include them in your cat’s diet. Spaghetti has no special nutritional value; it is a mixture of eggs, water, flour, and salt, which does not provide any extra …

Can Cats Eat Salami?

Cats are obligate carnivores whose immune systems are designed to digest meat. There are many human foods that you can add as an occasional treat to your feline friend’s diet but can you give your cat salami is a question that you should ask. Even though salami is a raw …

Best Dog Breeds For Cats

You might have heard that cats and dogs are not best friends. However, not all cats and dogs hate each other, and in this article, we will go through some dog breeds that are cat-friendly dogs and love to have their company. 1. Basset Hound The Basset Hound is a …

Can Cats Eat Lemon?

Citrus fruits are packed with vitamin C and are great for humans. Lemon is also a citrus fruit packed with many health benefits for us, but when it comes to our furry friends, there is a different story. As pet owners, we should know if lemon is good for our …

Cat Cats Eat Lettuce?

Your feline friend is an obligate carnivore, so giving them human food is risky. However, there are certain foods they can benefit from, which can be easily added to your cat’s diet in small amounts. Such foods include lettuce, a leafy green that we eat almost every day.  There are …

Can Cats Eat Lime?

Lime is from the family of Lemons, and there are chances that you might have heard of lemon poisoning due to the essential oils, lemon juice, lemon water, and all lemon tree parts that contain toxic substances which can cause adverse reactions in your cat’s digestive systems and may lead …

Can Cats Eat Salmon?

Salmon has a lot of protein, omega-6 fatty acids, omega-3 fatty acids, amino acids, vitamin A, and other essential nutrients that are beneficial for your feline friends. So, is feeding your feline friend salmon a great choice? Yes, it is a good idea but remember to give it as an …

Can Cats Eat Sardines?

Introducing new foods to your cat’s diet is a good idea, but not all human foods are great for your cat’s health. The best way to give your feline friend plenty of protein and essential nutrients is through a fishy treat. However, it is important that as pet owners, you …

Can Cats Eat Shrimp?

Feeding your cat shrimp is not difficult as your feline friend is already curious about human foods and loves eating diets that are a good source of protein. However, including too much shrimp in your cat’s diet is not the safest way to give your domestic cats a tasty treat. …

Can Cats Eat Sweet Potato?

Cats are obligate carnivores, and adding anything other than meat to your cat’s diet is not the best way to keep the cat’s digestive system healthy. Human foods can be given to your feline friend as occasional treats if they have a little nutritional benefit, but that does not mean …

Can Cats Eat Whipped Cream?

Whenever we are eating ice cream, cakes, whip cream, or other sweet treats, we always wonder if we can give this human food to our cat or not. As cat owners, we should know that cat food is the best thing you can give your furry friend. However, there are …

Can Cats Eat Butter?

Cats usually have lactose intolerance, but if your feline friend is okay with dairy products such as butter, you can incorporate these into your cat’s diet. If your feline friend loves butter and you are wondering if you can give them some butter or not, then keep on reading. As …

Can Cats Eat Cake?

Cats are obligate carnivores and love their meat, but do you think they would have a sweet tooth and enjoy a chocolate cake? As cat owners, we must know what our feline friend loves and if such dairy products are good for them or not. A typical birthday cake usually …

Can Cats Eat Cantaloupe?

Testing out new foods with your feline friend is a great way to expand their diet and make them eat human foods to have some occasional treats. However, as pet parents, we cannot give our cats treats that cause a complete dietary change and lead them towards health issues. So, …

Can Cats Eat Celery?

Celery is a human food that has many health benefits. Whether you consume celery leaves, celery stalks, or celery juice, celery can be cooked, or you can eat raw celery and still have all the health benefits of celery. However, for your feline friend, the case for eating such healthy …

Can Cats Eat Corn?

Corn is a food that contains main ingredients like B vitamin, vitamin C, folic acid, and high fiber content, but it does not have essential amino acids and only offers little nutritional value in the diet. Like us humans, your feline friend can also get some help from these essential …

Can Cats Eat Ham?

There are many human foods that your feline friend loves, and if we talk about meat, then cats are obligate carnivores, and raw meat is their best friend. A cat’s diet consists of large amounts of pork products, and there is no doubt that your furry friend will love raw …

Can Cats Eat Hard Boiled Eggs?

Cats are obligate carnivores, and they love any human food which is high in protein. As pet parents, it is our responsibility to give our cats human foods that are best for them and fits perfectly with our cat’s diet. A whole egg is a great source of protein for …

Can Cats Eat Honey?

Honey is a tasty treat with many health benefits and can be given if you have flu, want to add a little sweetness, etc. But this human food is only good for sore throats, or is it also good for your cat’s sore throat? The answer is debatable because our …

Can Cats Eat Hot Dogs?

Have you ever had some delicious hot dogs while your feline friend is sitting beside you and meowing for you to give them a bite of it? Well, even though pet owners love sharing our food with our obligate carnivores, especially if it is meat, we shouldn’t give them human …

Cat Cats Eat Ice Cream?

Cats are obligate carnivores, and most cats have lactose intolerance, so giving them dairy products is risky. Whenever we eat, we want to give our cats small quantities of human food and, in this case, some ice cream. Cat’s digestive systems are sensitive, so if next time you watch a …

Can Cats Eat Marshmallow?

If you are munching on a bag of marshmallows or drinking hot chocolate with mini marshmallows, it might be tempting to give your feline friend some of these sweet treats. However, cats are obligate carnivores and do not have a sweet tooth. They have human food that is filled with …

Can Cats Eat Mint?

Mint is a harmless plant for us humans and is a culinary herb that is easily found in herb gardens. It is one of the non-toxic plants that have a strong smell, and most human beings use the scent of mint to fight off their bad breath. It has been …

Can Cats Eat Black Olives?

Black olives and green olives are packed with nutritional benefits and great human food. However, that does not mean you can easily give it to your feline friend, and as cat owners, you have to take care of your cat’s health by providing them with a balanced cat’s diet. So, …

Can Cats Eat Bread?

The statement that human foods such as bread, raw dough, sourdough bread, and others are usually not great for your cat’s stomach, but is it true? As cat owners, we need to be aware of our feline friends’ health conditions, and we should take care of our cat’s diet. Like …

Can Cats Eat Bacon?

As we all know that our little feline friends are obligate carnivores, and they love anything that is meat. Even though cats cannot eat all the human foods, they can enjoy some of them as their occasional treats. There is no doubt that your feline friend will not love raw …

Can Cats Eat Bones?

If you are a cat parent, then you probably know that our little friends are obligate carnivores who love eating meat and a cat’s diet indeed needs a raw diet filled with meat and bones to give it its essential nutrients. You can give your furry friend many types of …

Can Cats Eat Bamboo?

Bamboo plants and your feline friend might be best friends. Even though the American Society for preventing cruelty to animals states that bamboo plants are non-toxic for your cat’s body, there are different types of bamboo, some are poisonous bamboo, and others are non-toxic bamboo. The toxic substance content depends …

Can Cats Eat Avocado?

Are you trying to give your little kitty some pounds of avocados but are not sure if their sensitive stomachs can hold them in or not? Cat’s food is something that you as a kitty companion should carefully provide to them so that there are no choking hazards or upset …

Can Cats Eat Almonds?

A cat’s diet is something every cat owner should take care of as it is the only way your cat won’t end up with an upset stomach. Knowing what is best for your cat and are human foods good for your cat is important. As a pet parent, there might …

10 Best Cat Brushes of 2022

Cats are naturally excellent in self-grooming and scrubbing, but they sure need help with hard-to-reach body parts. Just as diet and nutrition are essential for every cat, brushing your kitty’s hair is crucial to grooming. Below we have summed up the top ten brushes for cats that you will surely …