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- Behavior
How Many Cat Naps is Too Many?
Cat behaviorist Jennifer Van de Kieft on what’s normal and what’s not.
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- Behavior
Why Does My Cat Wake Me Up At the Crack of Dawn?
A cat pawing at your face at 4 a.m. is hard to ignore, but cat behaviorist Cristin Tamburo suggests you try.
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- Lifestyle
The Pros & Cons of Adding a Second Pet to the Fam
Double the trouble or double the fun? Dog trainer Lindsay Hamrick weighs in.
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- Lifestyle
How to Rehome Your Pet With Ease (and Minimal Tears)
When you realize your home or lifestyle is not a good fit for your pet, you’re put in an unenviable position. But it doesn’t have to be a lose-lose.
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- Lifestyle
10 Most Popular Cat Names of 2021
What the Wildest readers’ most popular cat names say about 2021.
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- Nutrition
9 Foods You Should Never Feed Your Cat
Sharing isn’t always caring. Keep your cat safe by keeping these human snack staples to yourself.
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- Shopping
10 Cat Hammocks for Hanging Loose
National Hammock Day is in full swing. Your cat is celebrating properly: by sleeping through the holiday.
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- Lifestyle
The Wildest, Wrapped
Our first year in review, from top-read articles and celebrity features to most-popular Instagram and TikTok posts!
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- Behavior
4 Reasons Why Your Cat Sleeps Right On Top of You
Not into cuddling? Too bad — they’re spending the night.
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- Grooming
Let the Cat Fur Fly
A professional groomer sheds some light on how to keep cat hair under control.
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- Shopping
Pretty Litter Has Beauty and Brains
At long last, a litter that’s for more than just scooping.
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- Health
Holiday Safety Tips for Overly Festive Felines
Chances are, your cat is already plotting some Christmas chaos. Fear not, veterinarian Dr. Aimee Simpson has tips on how to safeguard your holiday spirit and your pet.
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- Shopping
7 High-Tech Toys Your Cat Will Go Wild For
Stoke your little lion’s hunting instinct with these electronic cat toys.
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- Behavior
Why Is My Cat Chewing On Plastic?
If your cat nibbles on pen caps and power cords, they could be bored...
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- Nutrition
Raw Food Diets for Cats: An Explainer
Cats are obligate carnivores — that we know. But do they need to eat like wild animals? We asked a holistic vet about the pros and cons of primal diets.
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- Shopping
Mau Design Fierce Furniture for Cats Who Are Wild at Heart
Sustainable home decor for “tree cats,” “bush cats” and every little lion in between.
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- Behavior
The Cat’s Meow — What Do Their Meows Mean?
How to decode your cat’s love language when one meow has many meanings.
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- Health
I Tested My Cat’s DNA and Here Are the Results
From health predispositions to breed history, Wisdom Panel’s genetic testing revealed my cat’s internal world.
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- Lifestyle
Giving Pets as Gifts: How to Go About it the Right Way
If you’re thinking about gifting a loved one with a puppy or kitten, read this expert advice first.
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- Holiday
Bite-Sized Stocking Stuffers For Cats (and Cat People)
Candy cane-themed treats, Christmas light-inspired toys, catnip-infused “wine,” and more.
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- Health
How to Make Vet Visits Less Scary for Cats
Two vets share their tips, from choosing a safe carrier to considering anti-anxiety medication.
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- Shopping
Cats and Cacti — Is There Anything Else?
The mythical Cactus Cat inspires some quirky, prickly pear-themed products.
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- Holiday
7 Best Cat Subscription Boxes to Gift
Seasonally curated treats, toys, and catnip. What more could a cat ask for — besides the cardboard box they were shipped in?
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- Grooming
7 Grooming Tools to Keep Your Cat Looking Like a Minx
Give them the day off from self-grooming.
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- Behavior
Tail Talk: What Is Your Cat Trying to Tell You?
Cats are enigmas. But their tail movements can reveal a lot about their moods.
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- Behavior
6 Foolproof Steps to Litter Train Your Cat
If you do nothing else, teach your cat to poop in their litter box (not your shoe).
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- Health
Something Scarier Than Halloween? Ok, Heartworm It Is.
Cats face extra challenges when it comes to this parasite. A veterinarian explains.
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- Grooming
Is My Cat Going Bald?
Don’t start shopping for cat wigs yet. But if your Persian is looking more like a Sphynx, underlying health conditions could be to blame for your cat’s hair loss.
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- Nutrition
Whisker Fatigue — Apparently It’s a Thing
Or, is it a genius marketing ploy to get you to buy fancy “whisker friendly” cat bowls? We asked a vet...
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- Health
What’s Up With My Cat’s Skin?
Everything you need to know about cat allergies, according to three veterinary dermatologists.
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- Shopping
Holiday Gifts Your Cat Won’t Turn Their Nose Up At
Cat caves, crochet toys, and modular mazes sure to tempt your kitty out of winter hibernation.
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- Shopping
The Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals For Cats
If you’re looking to treat your cat to a little something special this holiday season, we’ve got you covered.
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- Nutrition
The Cat (Food) Is Out of the Bag
Integrative veterinarian Dr. Ruth Roberts on what ingredients to include when considering a home-cooked diet for your cat.
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- Nutrition
The Sustainable Pet Food Movement is Fired Up
From cricket kibble to miso mice, leading brands are exploring how sustainable pet food products can reduce carbon paw prints.
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- Health
How to Get A Head Start on Your Pet’s Health
7 preventive care tips from a vet so you can spot lumps, limps, and lethargy early on.
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- Health
Sensitive Stomach or Herculean Hairball?
If your cat is throwing up with no good reason, Cornell Feline Health Center veterinarian Dr. Bruce Kornreich says “sensitive-stomach” cat food isn’t always the answer.
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- Shopping
The Coolest Gifts for Cat Dads
Punk? Professional? Fashionable? We’ve got every cat dad covered for Father’s Day.
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- Shopping
Green Girl Leah’s Favorite Eco-Friendly Cat Products
The environmentalist shares her sustainable product recos, from recycled catnip toys to organic cat grass to biodegradable kitty litter.
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- Health
Is My Cat...Panting?
“Cats don’t pant to cool off like dogs do.” Unless your pet is catching their breath after doing the zoomies, Dr. Gary Weitzman says it could be cause for concern.
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- Shopping
Automatic Litter Boxes Work For Many Cats (Just Not Mine)
I introduced my cat to an automatic litter box and let’s just say it went off with multiple hitches.
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- Shopping
Think Like a Cat When Choosing a Litter Box
So you can go back to not thinking about litter boxes.
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- Shopping
Cat Trees That Won’t Clash With Your Aesthetic
Stylized cat trees for every personality, from cartoon flowers to modernist towers. We hope money grows on a few of them.
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- Lifestyle
Wild Ones: Moshow, Queen Sushi, DJ Ravioli, MegaMam, Lil Parmesan & Black $avage
Moshow “the Cat Rapper” on cat love, TikTok, and fans (a.k.a. his feline family).
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- Nutrition
Help, My Cat is on a Hunger Strike
A veterinary nutritionist explains why your cat isn’t eating and how to increase their appetite.
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- Shopping
How to Kit Out Your New Cat
All the cat adoption essentials you need, recommended by real pet parents.
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- Shopping
The Best Puzzles to Unleash Your Cat’s Inner Einstein
Genius takes many forms. Could your cat be one?
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- Behavior
Did My Cat Just Headbutt Me?
Cat behaviorist Jennifer Van de Kieft says I should take it as a compliment.
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- Behavior
Why Do Cats Raise a Paw for No Reason?
Are they saying “Hi” or trying to high five? Cat behaviorists decode your pet’s cryptic hand signal.
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- Lifestyle
How Flatbush Cats is Saving Brooklyn’s Strays
Ad agency strategist Will Zweigart founded a nonprofit to tackle the neighborhood’s street cat epidemic.
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- Shopping
The Best Cat Hair Removal Products to Comb Through
Cat hair...everywhere? These essential tools will whisk it away.
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- Lifestyle
How to Move with a Cat (and Keep Yowling to a Minimum)
Cat behaviorist Cristin Tamburo’s pro tips on how to survive a week in a car with not one, but two cats.
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- Lifestyle
A Star is Born: 11 Tiktok Challenges to Turn Your Kitty Into an Influencer
The TikTok challenges you can do with your cat and a little spare time.
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- Shopping
So, You Want to Dress Your Cat Up for Halloween
The best costumes that you and your cat’s Instagram followers will get a kick out of.
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- Lifestyle
How to DIY a Catio
Cat behaviorist Cristin Tamburo’s tips for building a safe outdoor space for your cat.
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- Lifestyle
Wild Ones: Kim-Joy, Inki & Mochi
The quirky, Insta-famous baker and The Great British Bake-Off star on her adopted kitten littermates and their fascination with watching her knead dough.
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- Shopping
Behind the Brand: Merci Collective
Crystal healing helped Chani Ronez’s dog with their separation anxiety, so she launched a line of chic, customizable, crystal-infused products for dogs and cats.
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- Health
What’s the Deal with Pet Insurance?
It covers your pet so you don’t have to choose between a broken leg or going broke.
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- Health
7 Steps to Keep Your New Kitten Happy and Healthy
With great cuteness comes great responsibility! We’ve got you — a vet breaks down everything you need to know when you bring home a new kitten.
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- Health
Cat Sneezing Fits Are Funny...Until They’re Not
It could be nothing to sniff at, according to Wildest Expert Dr. Iovino.
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- Lifestyle
Why Senior Cats Make the Best Roommates
Kitten, please! I adopted a couple of seniors because cats, like wine, only get better with age.
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- Lifestyle
Why You Should Adopt a “Less Adoptable” Cat
It’s Adopt a Less-Adoptable Pet Week! Here’s why bonded kitties, senior cats, and felines with FIV make just as amazing pets as any other.
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- Behavior
The Cat Breed-Behavior Connection
Which cats are more likely to have stranger danger? Bite the hand that feeds them? Do the zoomies? Scientists studied 5,700 pet cats and discovered some interesting traits.
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- Lifestyle
How to Walk (a Cat) on the Wild Side
An Adventure Cat’s mom talks harness training, safety tips, and her kitty being mistaken for a raccoon.
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- Behavior
Welcome to the Jungle: How to Introduce a New Cat to Your Pets
Feels high stakes because it kind of is.
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- Behavior
The First 48 Hours with a New Cat
June is Adopt a Cat Month. Here’s how to help your rescue kitty feel at home.
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- Lifestyle
Will My Cat Miss Me When I Go Back to Work?
Believe it or not, cats care when you leave them alone. A behaviorist offers 5 tips to make post-pandemic life easier on them.
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- Lifestyle
Black Cats: Good Luck Charms or Bad Omens?
August 17th is Black Cat Appreciation Day. Let’s dispel some silly superstitions that haunt them.
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- Lifestyle
How to Photograph Your Pet Like a Pro
The world needs cute pet pics. Here are 5 tips to go from amateur to Annie Leibovitz.
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- Lifestyle
Pet Tattoos Are the New Couples Ink
Tattoo artist Evan Kim on why pet ink is the ultimate (and unregrettable) homage. Plus, 15 of the raddest dog and “cattoos” on the Gram.
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- Behavior
Your Twitchy Cat Could Be Dreaming or Spasming
The top 3 reasons why cats twitch in their sleep, according to a vet.
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- Behavior
30 Strange Signs My Cat is Happy
September is National Happy Cat Month. From puking on your least favorite shoes to biting you less (not zero, just less), here are all the ways to tell if your cat is actually happy.
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- Lifestyle
Kittens! Coffee! Cuddles!
Run, don’t walk to Tiny Beans, an adoptable kitten café pop up in Venice.
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- Lifestyle
How to Help Animals Impacted by Hurricane Ida
Hundreds of dogs, cats, and rabbits have been evacuated. These front-line organizations need donations, fosters, and adopters.
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- Lifestyle
Tips for Re-Entering Society, According to My Cat
After 18+ months of social isolation, here are some helpful tips for reacclimatizing to the world from an expert on social awkwardness — my cat.
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- Lifestyle
My Cat’s Morning Screams™️, Translated
What I think my cat is trying to tell me at the crack of dawn. Every. Single. Morning.
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- Health
Please Be Nice To Your Vet
Veterinarians love their jobs, but it’s not all puppy kisses and kitten purrs. We asked Wildest expert Dr. Zay how pet parents can forge a healthy, honest, and sustainable relationship with their vet.
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- Lifestyle
Wild Ones: Katya Krasnova & Tor
The Kiev-born, LA-based artist talks surreal cat tattoos and mondo Maine Coons.
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- Behavior
Why Is My Cat So Kneady?
A cat behaviorist says “making biscuits” could mean your cat thinks you’re their mom. I’m not crying…
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- Health
Does My Cat Have Zits?
Paging Dr. Pimple Popper, DVM. Until then, a vet has tips on how to treat your cat’s acne.
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- Grooming
Does My Cat Need a Professional Groomer?
If you thought your cat was a self-cleaning evolutionary marvel, you’re not wrong but...
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- Grooming
All Ears: Do Your Cat’s Need a Good Cleaning?
How to prevent an ear infection (and treat one if it’s too late).
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- Health
A Cautionary Tale About a Cat in Heat
Experts explain why you should spay or neuter your kitten. Don’t learn the hard way like I did.
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- Behavior
Cat Zoomies, Explained
Fast, furious, and officially normal — according to a cat behaviorist.
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- Behavior
Cat Hissing: Fair Warning or Fighting Words?
Your cat’s hissy fit could mean Don’t test me or Let’s do this. We wouldn’t call their bluff.
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- Health
Doctor’s Orders: Cat Vet Visits Are Essential
Get thy cat to a vet, even if it’s a struggle to get them out the door.
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- Nutrition
How Much Should I Feed My Cat?
If they’ve lost their hourglass figure, then not that much — according to a veterinary nutritionist.
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- Shopping
Cat Harnesses & Collars for Aspiring Adventure Cats
Safe and stylish gear to turn your local trail into a catwalk.
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- Shopping
Why Cats Love Windows (And Need These Perches)
8 window perches that will make your cat meow, That view though…
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