All New Halloween Cat Safety Guide With Shareable Graphics by Holistic Cat Expert, Layla Morgan Wilde. Revised Oct. 2018. In case you missed our rare weekend mega post, please take a peek Post Hurricane Help This is a holistic approach to Halloween Safety Tips from personal and professional experience. Halloween can be spooktacular fun for kids and adults but cats often
Our Astro Kitty #AdorableAdoptable this month is an Aries Cat and he’s available today for a low adoption fee of $24.00! We’re always connecting with cat lovers everywhere. A recent favorite way is to direct message on Instagram. That’s how I connected with Christine, a volunteer at The Peter Zippi Fund is no-kill, volunteer based cat shelter in Hermosa Beach, Ca. and
Cat Behavior 101: Why Cats Do The Social Roll. We’ve all seen it. Cats walking nearby and suddenly flopping over on their back with a wriggle called the social roll, but why do they do it? Like all cat postures, there are subtle variations of meaning but whether it’s a human or animal watching them, it’s a friendly, non-aggressive stance demonstrating
Playing with your cat is one of the joys of living with felines. It’s a way to deepen the animal/human bond but important for their physical and emotional wellness as enrichment and exercise. More so for indoor-only cats. All cats (even those who go outdoors) benefit from twice daily interactive play sessions for at least a few minutes. Younger, athletic
Happy Mancat Monday! Love is in the air as Cat Love Month continues and we’ve been thinking about love and trust. Cats only love those they trust. Love and attachment bonds can only happen once trust is established. This post is new and revised from an original post from last year. When our former feral Domino (seen above) began returning
This week’s Shelter Volunteer Adventures is a little different. We’re turning this post into a cat fostering forum. If you have ever wondered about fostering a cat and have ANY question about what’s involved, leave your question in the comments. I will also reply to questions at our Facebook page and Google + page if your prefer. One month ago
What happens when a hero cat teams up with a cat behaviorist to do good? A superhero partnership to benefit cats and those who love them. We’re thrilled to announce that I, Layla Morgan Wilde is joining the Tara The Hero Cat team as their official cat behaviorist. The official press release is not out yet, so consider this an
Holistic Summer Guide To Safe and Happy Cats By holistic cat behaviorist Layla Morgan Wilde Our summer safety guide for cats is REVISED FOR 2017. While dogs may enjoy playing Frisbie in the park, swimming in the lake and other summer fun, most cats have less fun and attention. School is out; families spend more time together in the
[Tweet “It’s #FF or Friday Follow on Twitter, if you’d like us to follow you Tweet this and we’ll follow back and shout out for #cats @catwisdom101”] For Flashback Friday we’re going way back to the late ’80s when I was a young thing hanging out with some cats in the 1000-year-old ghost town Bussana Vecchia, Italy. Where ever I’ve
We’re taking a break from our usual Wednesday adoption spotlight on adult cats to focus on kittens. Last week at the shelter they mewed from every corner. Tabby kittens, tuxie, tortie and ginger kittens. Smoke blue, gray, bi-colored, male, female, shy, blind or bold, tiny fluff balls to young teens. The only thing they share, besides being cute is their
We all know how important it is to spay/neuter our cats. Neutered males are less prone to spraying, roaming, being aggressive and of course eliminating unwanted pregnancies and their strong,smelly urine. The personality changes occur almost overnight like what happened to Gilbert, a new arrival at the shelter I volunteer at. Gilbert, an unneutered surrender, and stunning young tabby with
This little gray boy is my muse and assistant at the New Rochelle Humane Society. I’ve blogged about him a few times since he was rescued over a month ago from hoarder hell. No name seems to stick. First called Gary then he and his cage mate became Joe and Frank (The Hardy Boys). I just call him Sweetie
[Tweet “Look who got adopted! #AdorableAdoptables #Cats Eva a torbie lady needs a home #NYC area”]Time heals many wounds and it has for the 60+ cats rescued from a hoarder in my neighborhood a month ago. Every time I visit them at the New Rochelle Humane Society I marvel at the progress. Cats who shrunk back in their cages are
We’re back after a brief blog break ready for all kinds of leaps. Odin, seen above, stays in shape by leaping, climbing, running in a feline version of a triathlon. I wish I had the same energy but I’m dancing close to burn out. In order to take care of my health I’m doing the bare minimum work online. My
We have the solution for excess pet hair this summer plus a fab FURminator #giveaway! We’ve already had a taste of hot weather north of New York City and with three shedding cats that means hair. Hair here, hair there, on the carpet, on the stairs, hair everywhere! We live in antique farmhouse with minimal AC and enjoy keeping cool
The severe winter this year caused an outbreak of cabin fever in cats. No, it’s not an actual fever but the idiomatic term, first recorded in 1918, for a claustrophobic reaction when a person or group is isolated and/or shut in a small space, with nothing to do for an extended period. This is an updated piece from last year
You may know Jackson Galaxy from his show My Cat From Hell on Animal Planet or book, Cat Daddy, but I know him as a fellow cat expert who once sat on my porch three years ago but has since hit the big time. I’m thrilled about his latest venture partnering with Petmate on an innovative new line of cat
Dog bites may be more common but cat bites are more likely to get infected. When a dog bites, they tear flesh and can even break bones but the wounds are open and easy to clean unlike the deep, needle-like puncture wounds by cats. The results of three year study at the Mayo Clinic were published in the February, 2014
It’s a mystery why some cat videos go viral or blog posts land on the front page of Reddit. It’s like winning the lottery for blog traffic and we got lucky once on Jan 21, 2013. Our post, Nine Cat Behavior Lessons hit the front page of Reddit and exploded into 77,465 page views on one day! We’ve never come
Giveaway update: The Fizzion Giveaway has been extended to Tuesday, February 26, 2013 and the five winners will be announced on Wednesday, Feb. 27. For a 20% discount on any product, simply enter the coupon code CatWisdom101 at checkout at Fizzionclean.com Limited from Feb. 25, 2013 to March 1, 2013 only. You may have seen fellow cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy of my Cat