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Why Does Your Cat Pee Out of the Litter Box?
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Litter Box Mastery Part 2: Cleanliness Is Next To Catliness
As mentioned in Part One of this series, there is no stock, one-size-fits-all solution to litter box issues. So while writing my latest book, Total Cat Mojo, I presented my Ten Litter Box Commandments as a way of offering some general starting-point guidelines for your problem-solving detectivism. This four-part series is a condensed rundown of what [...] -
Cat Daddy Dictionary: The Wallflower
Wallflower (aka the“victim” or“scaredy” cat) - ˈwôlˌflou(ə)r -(nounˆ) One of the three mojo-based cat archetypes; One who exhibits timid, skittish, or scared behavior as a matter of personality, as opposed to because of traumatic events; As in“Monty is a Wallflower by nature,” to which the answer would be: “Who is Monty? You have a cat?”General Characteristics: Wallflowers [...] -
Leash walk my cat? | Ask the Cat Daddy
Ask the Cat Daddy by Jackson GalaxyHey there Cat Daddy, I was walking with my boyfriend last night and we saw someone walking their cat on a harness and leash. I thought it seemed like a cool idea but my boyfriend laughed at the concept and thought I was insane. What’s your take on leash-walking cats? Debbie - Lynnwood, WA Let [...] -
Declawing: Don’t Do It!
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 [...] -
Skittish? Scared? Hiding? Cat Daddy Cocoons to the Rescue!
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 [...] -
Help for the Finicky Cat & the Exasperated Human
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 Debate - Jackson's Response
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 [...] -
Fur Dying Rant
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? [...] -
How Often Should I Bathe my Cat?
It’s interesting to me that, whenever this question gets asked, it’s always about how often as opposed to at all. The question itself is an example of how we tend to look at cats through“dog-colored” glasses. Since it’s pretty well-established that dogs need to be bathed regularly, it is usually presumed that cats do, as [...] -
Litter Box Avoidance 101
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 [...] -
How To Get Your Cat Into a Pet Carrier
Hint: for more on related topics, see Vet Trips // #TeamCatMojo Tips What You Should Do If Your Cat Is Sick The Best and Worst Ways to Train Your Cat 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 [...] -
What To Do After a Catfight
Hint: for more on related topics, see How to Introduce Two Cats The Best and Worst Way to Train Your Cat The Do's and Don'ts of Introducing Cats Sometimes two cats decide that they just don’t like each other. Perhaps they’ve had an event of some sort, and this turned them into temporary enemies. But as with all conflicts, [...] -
The Do's and Don'ts of Introducing Cats
Hint: for more on related topics, see How to Introduce Two Cats The Best and Worst Way to Train Your Cat Before You Get a Kitten As we all know, cats are intensely territorial beings. And yet, when the subject of introducing two cats has come up through the years, I would constantly hear people advise, “Just put them [...] -
Catifying Your Home For Harmony
Hint: for more on this topic, see • Tips to Catify Your Home • How to Stop Your Cat From Scratching Furniture • Resolutions for a Healthy Cat: Catify Catification is the art of creating an enriched home environment that is acceptable to both you and your cat. Catification teaches us that every square inch of the home can be shared in [...]
