Cat Behavior

To stop a cat from meowing at night, you need three things: a predictable bedtime routine, no reward for the noise, and a vet … Read more

Here is the short answer to why punishment doesn’t work on cats: they don’t connect a consequence that arrives seconds later to the behavior … Read more

Positive reinforcement cat training means rewarding your cat the instant it does something you want, so the behavior is more likely to repeat. To … Read more

How to train a cat to stop jumping on the stove comes down to four jobs: wipe away the cooking smell, make the surface … Read more

Yes, you can train a cat to come when called. Most cats learn it, but on their own terms: they come because coming is … Read more

You can teach a cat to high five with nothing more than small treats, a marker, and sessions that last two or three minutes. … Read more

If you have never tried this, how to rotate cat toys to keep them interesting comes down to a single habit: put most of … Read more

To stop a cat from chewing cords, block access to the cables first, cover any cord you cannot hide, and redirect the chewing urge … Read more

If your cat runs her tongue up and down the bathroom curtain, she is almost certainly not being strange. Cats lick shower curtains because … Read more

If your cat sniffs catnip and walks away, genetics is the most likely explanation. Roughly 30-40% of cats lack the inherited sensitivity to nepetalactone, … Read more