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70 Blind Cat Names: Our Top Picks for Your Special Cat

70 Blind Cat Names: Our Top Picks for Your Special Cat

Welcoming a kitten into your life is both exciting and enriching. This is especially true when you bring home a new pet with special needs, such as blindness.…

Can Cats Eat Cockroaches? Vet-Reviewed Health & Safety Guide

Can Cats Eat Cockroaches? Vet-Reviewed Health & Safety Guide

Cockroaches have a reputation for being hard to kill. After all, they can live for a week or even longer without their heads!1 But when these survivalist insec…

How to Tell if a Cat Has a Fever? 10 Vet-Reviewed Signs & Symptoms

How to Tell if a Cat Has a Fever? 10 Vet-Reviewed Signs & Symptoms

In humans, it is easy to detect a fever with a simple touch of the forehead and a quick confirmation with a thermometer. A normal temperature in cats is differ…

How Many Bones Do Cats Have? The Skeletal Anatomy of a Cat (With Pictures)

How Many Bones Do Cats Have? The Skeletal Anatomy of a Cat (With Pictures)

At this point, you may not even be convinced that cats have bones! The crazy ways they bend, squeeze, flop, and leap, seem to be something beyond bones and are…

How to Tell if a Cat Still Has Kittens Inside? 11 Vet-Reviewed Signs

How to Tell if a Cat Still Has Kittens Inside? 11 Vet-Reviewed Signs

If your cat is pregnant, there is no doubt that you will be excited to welcome the new litter of kittens into the world. As exciting as this time may be, it ca…

Why Does My Cat Lick My Face? 6 Possible Vet-Reviewed Reasons

Why Does My Cat Lick My Face? 6 Possible Vet-Reviewed Reasons

Signs of affection from your cat can be wonderful, but a cat who insists on constantly licking you can become anything but pleasant. If your cat likes to lick…

19 DIY Cat Furniture Plans You Can Build Today (with Pictures)

19 DIY Cat Furniture Plans You Can Build Today (with Pictures)

Gone are the days when a house cat had to make do with an old cardboard box to play in and their owner's bed to sleep in. Nowadays, you may be pushing your fur…

8 DIY Cat Teepees You Can Make Today (with Pictures)

8 DIY Cat Teepees You Can Make Today (with Pictures)

Just as humans like to have a nice, quiet place to relax, our furry feline friends do, too. Not only do cat teepees provide them with a place to rest, but they…