Hey Everyone –
I’m privileged enough to have written several books on the subject of cats and my life with them. I often get questions about certain topics and realize that there’s no better way to answer them than to reference what I’ve already written. This is one of those times.
This excerpt is from my latest […]

Do you have a closet cat, an under-the-bed cat, someone whose primary objective is to remain unnoticed, safe from scrutiny? If so, you likely have a“Wallflower Cat” on your hands.

Hiding is about being small and invisible. It’s hanging out in what we call the “Unconfident Where.” Believe me, there is a stark difference in body […]

Cat Daddy BookmobileHey Everyone –I’m privileged enough to have written several books on the subject of cats and my life with them. I often get questions about certain topics and realize that there’s no better way to answer them than to reference what I’ve already written. This is one of those times.This excerpt is from […]

I know I’m dating myself here in a major way, but back when I was a kid and Morris the Cat was pretty much the only feline celebrity (yes, kids, that was way before the interwebs), the 9 Lives commercials would end with a tagline about how their food was for finicky cats like Morris. […]

Declawing has always been a very important issue to me, as it should be for anybody who loves cats (or respects animals). This video is pretty self-explanatory but, just to recap: I got a last minute interview request from a “news” show discussing proposed legislation to ban declawing in the state of New Jersey. I […]

I was looking through Facebook comments yesterday, and hiding among shoutouts and shared pictures was this:“Hey there, Cat Daddy! I’m a huge fan of the color purple, just like you. So when I was thinking about dyeing my cat’s hair, that seemed to be the logical color to choose. What do you think?” Wait… what? […]

Some years back, my friends and I rescued an old Maine Coon from a freezing barn in Iowa after a blizzard. We took him home, named him Grolsch (my friend was Dutch and liked beer, what could I say?), and he quickly adapted to indoor living. It was difficult to ascertain his age since years […]

Litter box avoidance remains one of the most prevalent dilemmas cat guardians have to navigate. Let’s take a look at a few of the more common reasons your cat may be electing to take things“outside the box.”

It’s a Medical Thing

The first thing you need to address is the prospect that there could be a physical […]

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Everyone thinks cats just hate carriers… but that’s not true; we taught them to hate carriers. Imagine growing up in a household where your family had two station wagons: a […]

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It’s one thing to establish a harmonious household when there are only adults and cats co-habitating. It’s quite another when you add both dogs and children to that domestic stew. Finding harmony in […]