Cat Training

  1. Do Cats and Ferrets Get Along?

    Do Cats and Ferrets Get Along?

    It’s National Ferret Day! These fun, furry creatures have become popular as pets since the 1980s. If you’re thinking...
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  2. Do Cats and Guinea Pigs Get Along?

    Do Cats and Guinea Pigs Get Along?

    March is Adopt a Rescued Guinea Pig Month. Have you ever wondered whether cats and guinea pigs can get along? You...
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    10 Tips To Prevent Aggression in Cats

    Dr. Justine Lee discusses the top 10 tips to prevent aggression in cats, from socializing kittens early to spaying...
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    Ask the Vet: How To Deal With an Aggressive Cat

    Dr. Justine Lee provides tips on how to deal with an aggressive cat while explaining the types and signs of cat aggression...
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  5. How To Introduce a Cat to a Dog

    How To Introduce a Cat to a Dog

    Cats and dogs: friends, foes, or frenemies? No matter your opinion on the matter, it’s important to keep the peace...
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  6. Do Cats Like Humans? Turns Out, They Do!

    Do Cats Like Humans? Turns Out, They Do!

    At one time or another, even the most secure cat parent has wondered with some trepidation: Do cats like...
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  7. How To Help a Deaf Cat Live His Best Life

    How To Help a Deaf Cat Live His Best Life

    This week is National Deaf Pet Awareness Week. We’ve rounded up some common questions about caring for a deaf cat...
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  8. The Making of a Therapy Cat

    The Making of a Therapy Cat

    Pet parents are generally aware of the health benefits our furbabies bestow on us: decreased stress, lower blood...
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  9. Food Puzzle Today, the Kitty Ivy League Tomorrow

    Food Puzzle Today, the Kitty Ivy League Tomorrow

    The hot product in cat accessories these days is the food puzzle. Yes, it’s a toy and a feeding device. And not just...
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  10. Keeping the Peace in a Multi-Cat Household

    Keeping the Peace in a Multi-Cat Household

    For 11 years, everything was copacetic in Marrakech and Samsara’s world. Together from kittenhood, the sisters loved...
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  11. The Purrrsuit of Happiness: Waffles the Therapy Cat

    The Purrrsuit of Happiness: Waffles the Therapy Cat

    Falling in love with Waffles, the therapy cat in training. ...
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  12. Skittish Cats: Why Is Your Cat So Scared?

    Skittish Cats: Why Is Your Cat So Scared?

    Hiding, scrambling, freezing in place. If you have a skittish kitty, you know how heart-wrenching it can be. You...
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  13. Young Cats, New Tricks: Kitty Kindergarten Creates Adoptable, Adorable Cats

    Young Cats, New Tricks: Kitty Kindergarten Creates Adoptable, Adorable Cats

    Behavioral issues are one of the most common reasons that cats are returned after adoption or relinquished to a shelter...
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Cat training 101

Cat training can be difficult, but it’s not impossible! Get how-to guides on some of the most common cat situations and pet parent dilemmas.

For example, is your cat not using the litter box? Although most cats instinctively know how to use a litter box, you may need to revisit how to train a cat to use one appropriately. Our how-to guide will help you discover whether your cat’s litter box aversion is medical or behavioral. From there, we provide litter box solutions to help get your cat back on track. These include upgrading to a self-cleaning litter box, providing more than one litter box, and more.

Another popular cat training topic is how to introduce cats. Our veterinarian-written cat guide covers all the basics of introducing a new cat to your pet home. (Looking for a preview? The vet’s advice is to go slow. We’re not talking a few days here—we’re talking a few weeks!) This guide will help you learn how to recognize cat body language and give you tips on how to “set the mood” for introducing cats. You might also be wondering if your cats are playing or fighting, and, in a similar vein, how to prevent aggression in cats. Our cat training articles cover these topics and more!

Find out how to introduce a cat to a dog, as well as introducing your feline to other pet species in the house. (Namely, introducing cats to rabbits, ferrets, and guinea pigs!)

Check out behavioral cat guides, such as how to help your cat with separation anxiety. Learn how to ease your cat into a new routine, and get cat behaviorist-suggested tactics to alleviate cat separation anxiety.