cat safety
- health
Can’t Pay Your Pet’s Vet Bills? These Orgs Can Help
When the bills rack up, these resources have your back.
- health
Are Spider Plants Toxic to Cats?
Learn what you should do if your “spider babies” and cat baby interact.
- health
Are Snake Plants Toxic to My Cat?
If you have a beloved snake plant, this answer will be a bummer.
- lifestyle
Meet This Colony of Accidentally Insta-Famous Cats
How one cat colony inspired their hundreds of thousands of social media followers to care about cat rescue — and became superstars in the process.
- health
How To Give a Cat a Pill
Everything you need to know about the difficult task of medicating a cat.
- shopping
7 Best Cat Backpacks — Taylor Swift Would Approve
From futuristic space capsules to performance sportswear-style gear.
- lifestyle
Keeping Cats Cool in Summer: Essential Safety Tips for Your Feline Friends
And other summer safety tips.
- health
What to Do If Your Cat Gets Stung By a Bee
It’s not always as simple as scraping out the stinger. Find out everything you need to know.
- lifestyle
How You Can Help the Animals of Maui During These Deadly Wildfires
For starters, you can donate to Maui Humane Society as they help pets on the ground.
- behavior
Preventing Escape Artists: How to Keep Your Cat from Running Away
Your kitty’s an explorer. Just keep their expeditions indoors.
- nutrition
Can My Cat Safely Enjoy Watermelon? A Guide to Feline Dietary Choices
Yes, the summertime staple is on the list of “safe” foods for cats.
- health
Claws Out: How to Trim Your Cat’s Nails
Expert tips and the best tools for getting the job done without a scratch.
- lifestyle
How to Walk Your Cat on a Leash
Adventure Cats author Laura Moss’s step-by-step guide for hitting the streets with your cat.
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Step by Step Guide: How to Safely Express Your Cat’s Anal Glands at Home
Ick. It won’t be fun, but here’s how to get the job done.
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It’s Seriously Uncool to Declaw Your Cat
A cat veterinarian explains why the inhumane surgery is no joke.
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How to Keep Your Pets Safe During Extreme Heat Waves
As scorching summer temperatures become the new normal, here’s how to help keep your pets cool and healthy.
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The Best Way to Get Rid of Fleas on Cats, According to a Veterinarian
Fleas sound like villains of a horror movie, and that’s honestly not that far off.
- lifestyle
How One New York City Domestic Violence Shelter Aims to Expand Care to Survivors’ Pets
The New York-based organization wants domestic violence shelters across the country to house and provide for pets, too.
- nutrition
Everything You Need to Know About Freeze-Dried Cat Food
This diet could be just right for your cat. But keep these things in mind before you make the switch.
- lifestyle
Pet-Friendly Pest Control For Your Summer Garden
Here’s how to be safe if your dog or cat is your gardening assistant.
- health
Cats Lifespan: How Long Do Cats Live? And What to Expect
They are the absolute light of your life. Here’s how you can help them live as close to forever as possible.
- lifestyle
Smoke Is Engulfing NYC. Here Are Wildfire Safety Tips For Pets
As East Coast residents are aware, wildfire season is here. Take these steps to protect your pets.
- health
How to Treat Intestinal Blockages in Cats
If you see a string sticking out from, uh, behind, never, ever, ever pull on it.
- health
What to Know About Eye Infections in Cats
Cats’ eyes are strikingly beautiful, but goopy, irritated eyes are not.
- lifestyle
A New Flatbush Cats Clinic Is Bringing Affordable Care to Brooklyn
Brooklyn pets and parents can expect their new neighbor to arrive this summer.
- lifestyle
The Newly Proposed “Bowie’s Amendment” Needs Your Support
This potential legislation could save the lives of countless shelter dogs. Here’s how you can help.
- lifestyle
How DIY Animal Rescuers Tell The Exhausting, Rewarding Stories of Their Work
In volunteers’ Instagram videos, you’ll see both the joy and the fatigue behind finding these deserving pets homes.
- health
This Catnip Alternative Will Blow Your Cat’s Mind
If cats had their own TikTok trends, this would be one.
- nutrition
Can Cats Eat Strawberries?
Soon, they’ll be demanding you make this strawberry ice cream recipe on repeat.
- shopping
9 Pet-Safe Flower Bouquets For Mother’s Day
These stems are sure to make Mom smile (and avoid a trip to the pet ER).
- lifestyle
Sleep-Away Camp For Kitty? The Pros and Cons of Boarding Your Cat
Keep these tips in mind when you’re looking for a quality spot to board your cat.
- nutrition
Keep the Vampires at Bay. Can Cats Eat Garlic?
It’s a human cooking staple, but your cat shouldn’t indulge.
- lifestyle
A California Bill Could Significantly Help Unhoused People and Their Pets
Pet parents wouldn’t have to choose between temporary shelter and keeping their pets.
- health
What to Know About Bird Flu in Cats and Dogs
Several cats and one dog in North America have died of the virus. Here’s how to keep them safe.
- health
I Freaked Out at the Emergency Vet So You Don’t Have To
What to expect from and how to make the most of a trip to the ER.
- lifestyle
Heads Up: It’s Officially “Kitten Season”
Hannah Shaw, a.k.a. Kitten Lady, on how you can help with the springtime arrival of orphaned kittens.
- lifestyle
How to DIY a Catio
Cat behaviorist Cristin Tamburo’s tips for building a safe outdoor space for your cat.
- lifestyle
These Organizations Support Domestic Violence Survivors and Their Pets
Learn how you can support their efforts.
- shopping
Google Nest Watches Your Pet For You When You’re Gone
“Somebody’s Watching Me” will be their new favorite karaoke song.
- behavior
Are Your Cats Playing or Is This a Full-On Scar Vs. Simba Fight?
A recent study breaks down the difference.
- shopping
How to Travel With a Cat (Without a Scratch)
Everything you need to bring your kitty home for the holidays, from an in-cabin carrier to calming products to a portable litter box.
- lifestyle
How to Be a Digital Nomad — With a Pet
Keep these tips in mind, and you and your dog or cat can have all the adventures.
- lifestyle
How to Help Dogs and Cats Affected by the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Here is a list of orgs sending resources, so you can help from where you are.
- lifestyle
How 6 Rescues Find Joy During the Tough Holiday Season
The holiday season is not so jolly for a lot of pet rescues. Here’s how they help their animals — and their volunteers and staff members — this time of year.
- lifestyle
How to Throw a New Year’s Bash When Your Co-Host Is a Cat
Ring in 2023 with a party that doesn’t involve your cat pouncing on your pals during their New Year’s kiss.
- lifestyle
10 Usual Suspects at Thanksgiving & How to Save Your Pet From Them
Because you really need to stop Aunt Beth from trying to give your cat wine.
- shopping
Gene and Shay’s 6 Must-Have Cat Accessories For Your Adventurous Kitty
The van-life cat accessories influencers Gene and Shay cannot live without.
- lifestyle
California Is the First State to Ban Testing of Chemicals on Cats and Dogs
The U.S. has a long way to go when it comes to ending what Gov. Gavin Newsom calls “cruel and unnecessary testing.”
- lifestyle
5 Ways to Give Your Cat a Halloween That Won’t Make Them Hiss
Cats might be a symbol of Halloween, but that’s as far as they want it to go.
- lifestyle
How to Help the Animals Affected by Hurricane Ian
Here’s a list of orgs assisting with rescue efforts.
- lifestyle
We Are Now Living in the Age of Drone Animal Rescue
ASSERT co-founder Ryan Okrant tells The Wildest about his work — from tornadoes in Kentucky to war in Ukraine.
- lifestyle
Mission Meow Has a Clever (Cat-Like) Approach to Fundraising
Because rescue kitties deserve your crowdfunding cash, too.
- nutrition
You Should Not Invite Your Cat to Your Fancy Cheese Party
Save the charcuterie for the humans.
- nutrition
B-A-N-A-N-A-S: Can Cats Eat Them?
Gwen Stefani taught us how to spell it, but can we feed it to our cats?
- behavior
How to Stop Your Cat From Munching On All of Your Precious Plants
Tips to get your cat to quit eating your greens.
- lifestyle
Animal Shelters Are Filling Up Once Again
Adopting a pet in the pandemic was a competition. Now, shelters need all the adopters they can get.
- health
Get This: While Your Cat Is High on Catnip, They’re Also Repelling Pests
Duuuude...where are the mosquitos?
- lifestyle
Meet Andrew Kushnir, “the Nomad Vet” Helping Refugee Pets in Ukraine
The veterinarian on helping out, making a difference, and the finer things in life (mostly dogs and music).
- shopping
Flea and Tick Preventatives and Treatments For Cats
From collars to topicals to chews, here are the flea and tick preventatives we’re giving our cats this summer.
- health
Yes, You Should Spay/Neuter Your Cat. Here’s Why
A veterinarian breaks down how it keeps your pet healthy and curbs kitten overpopulation.
- lifestyle
How to Prepare for an Adoption Home Visit
7 tips for acing your inspection and bringing your new pup home.
- health
Cat First Aid 101
From performing CPR to preventing shock, three vets break down everything you need to know to help your cat in an emergency.
- nutrition
Can Cats Eat Dog Food?
Dog food is safe for cats in small amounts, but it shouldn’t be their main course.
- nutrition
Can Cats Eat Bread?
Go ahead and give your carb-loving cat a few bites, but don’t hand over the bread basket.
- health
How to Prevent and Treat Ticks On Cats
Two veterinarians’ pro tips for preventing your cat from picking up ticks (and how to remove them if it’s too late for that).
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Does My Cat *Really* Need to See a Vet?
Cats can be hard to read. Especially when they’re sick. Or…not sick? We asked a veterinarian how to tell.
- health
How Cold is Too Cold for Outdoor Cats?
Be a good neighbor and learn to spot the signs of frostbite in community cats.
- lifestyle
Take Meow to the Ball Game
Admit it, baseball is less boring when a cat’s running the bases.