If you’ve noticed tumbleweeds of cat fur drifting across your floors, clumps of hair on your furniture, and what seems like an entire cat’s worth of shedding on your clothes, you’re not imagining things. Spring has arrived, and your cat… Read More
Archive for the ‘Cat facts’ Category
Holiday Help for Cat Parents: Your Seasonal Guide from Maryland’s Cats-Only Wellness Practice
There’s something magical about the holiday season with cats. Whether it’s watching them bat at dangling ornaments, finding them curled up in empty gift boxes, or discovering them napping under the warm glow of twinkling lights. Here at Catonsville Cat… Read More
Hemingway Cats, Hairless Cats, And More: Your Guide To Cat Body-Type Mutations
Have you ever wondered what exactly a Hemingway cat is? No, it’s not a cat that had a lot of Parisian adventures, nor one who hangs out with a typewriter. It’s a reference to a type of cat-body mutation, in… Read More
5 Frequently Asked Questions About Aging Cat Care
As your cat approaches its senior years, you may have some questions about aging cat care. That can include what kinds of senior cat foods are appropriate, how your cat’s nutritional needs may change, and what you can do to… Read More
Understanding Feline Behavior: Tips for a Happy Cat
If there’s one thing cat owners and dog owners can agree on, it’s that dogs are far simpler to understand. Wagging tail? Happy to see you. Jumping up and down? Happy to see you. Coming up to you to… Read More
33 Cat Facts That You Might Not Have Known
When you spend as much time around cats as our cat doctors do, you tend to pick up a few cat facts. From why is my cat moaning to why cats can’t climb down a tree head-first, we have… Read More
Ever Wonder Why Cats Are So Flexible? Ask Our Cat Veterinarian
Have you ever seen a cat sprawled out, soaking up every available inch of sunlight, and asked yourself, “Why cats are so flexible?” It’s likely you’ve heard of the feline-inspired cat pose in yoga. If you’ve spent time around cats,… Read More
6 Common Cat Body Types
Often we talk about a cat’s breed, or its personality, or its coloring. But cat body types are another characteristic that cats share Generally speaking, there are six cat body types. These body types are often connected to breed standards…. Read More
How a Cat’s Vision Works
Have you ever wondered what the world looks like through your cat’s eyes and can cats see color? Research shows that cats do, in fact, see color, but the range of hues they are capable of recognizing is not as… Read More
Why is my Cat Afraid of Water?
Why is my cat afraid of water? Have you ever seen a tiger swimming at the zoo? These and other wild cats are known to be excellent swimmers, which makes it seem even more strange that many domestic cats seem… Read More