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We won’t beat the cat to it. Fuggeddaboutit.

Sometimes, our attempts to convince the cat to stay off or away from something will involve us attempting to “beat the cat” by getting to the thing before they do. Except this never, ever, works. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Our nerve fibers transmit at 100 nanoseconds. Cat nerve fibers transmit at 120 nanoseconds. [...]

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Positive Discipline

The best way to train our cats is with positive discipline. It is also the only way. see more Lolcats and funny pictures Negative discipline is when we try to respond to a cat’s misbehavior in a punitive manner. While punishment is often the first thing we think of, it’s not that great a teaching [...]

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The Set Up

We should not get into the habit of creating what the law refers to as an “attractive nuisance.” This is something that almost seems designed to lure the easily lured into a situation where they will get in trouble. We are obligated to not do that. see more Lolcats and funny pictures As a long [...]

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Catching the Guilty Party

A serious multiple cat challenge is when one of our cats is misbehaving. But which one? Since cats are all about maintaining their cool, we don’t have any guilty looks to go by. (It doesn’t work with dogs, either. Once we have more than one dog, we find out that the cry of “who did [...]

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Dear Pammy, Do Cats Have Special Water Needs?

A reader writes: I have a filtering pitcher at home because I like the way the water tastes. Should my cats be drinking it too? Dear Readers, Yes. moar humorous pics If the filtered water tastes better to us, then it will taste much better to the cats. Cats not only have highly sensitive taste [...]

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