Certified cat behavioral consultant Marilyn Krieger recently received a flustered phone call from a couple in Redwood City, Calif: One of the couple?s two cats had started spraying urine around the perimeter doors and windows of their home. The two ... more »

No matter how adventurous your cat, it?s confronted by many risks the second it steps foot outside. The Humane Society of the United States estimates a free-roaming cat might live as few as three years, compared to 12 to 15 years for an indoor-only ... more »

It?s not quite Mozart, but it?s music to animal trainer Miriam Fields-Babineau?s ears when Chewy tickles the ivories on his child-sized baby grand. On her cue, the Bengal cat plinks the keys at random, using both front paws. Ju ... more »

Linda Formichelli of Concord, N.H., would love to have a photograph that does justice to her 11-year-old cat, Sasha. However, the black-and-tan feline apparently does not share Formichelli?s desire. When Sasha sees the camera, ?she won? ... more »

Has the idea of ?owning? a cat become as dated as the three-dollar gallon of gasoline? Surveys by the Delta Society -- a Washington state group that studies the human-animal bond -- regularly show that the majority of pet stewards regard their ... more »

The next time you?re on the lookout for a cool, new toy for your rambunctious kitty, imagine trying to find one in a room the size of ten football fields with 2,357 booths. The annual Global Pet Expo, featuring the latest and greatest products for h ... more »

At 14, Mary Margaret the cat still shows flashes of playful kitten, chasing after any airborne toy. ?If I were to let her outside, I know she would nail every bird, because she loves to leap up in the air,? says owner Pam Johnson-Bennett. Lik ... more »

Cats are thought of as family members by 89 percent of feline owners, according to a Harris Poll from December 2007. Gone are the days when kitty had to sleep in the barn and is expected to earn a daily ration by chasing mice. When you're a feline family ... more »

Spraying urine, avoiding the cat box and clawing furniture are just a few kitty behaviors that can grate on the nerves of even the most fervent feline admirers. While these actions make perfect sense to cats, some owners are convinced their cat isn? ... more »