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Returning to Normal with Your Pets

Stress may affect your pets when you're returning to work after sheltering-at-home. Here's how to set up your dog or cat for success.

Stress may affect your pets when you're returning to work after being at home for an extended period of time.

Category: Cat Behavior | Comfort Zone

Leaving a Stressed Pet Home Alone

You can do a lot to help your cat and dog feel more confident when they are stressed.

Stress for your pet is a very real issue when you're returning to work. Here's how to help your cat or dog adjust.

Category: Cat Stress & Anxiety | Comfort Zone

7 Reasons Why Adopting an Older Cat Is a Beautiful Choice

Adopting an older cat can bring you a lot of joy.

An older cat makes a wonderful addition to a home. Here's why older cats are sometimes better to adopt than kittens.

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

How to Stop Cats from Scratching the Carpet

Some cats love the feel of carpet under their claws.

Carpet scratching causes wear on your carpet and can be expensive to fix. Here's how to stop your cat from carpet scratching and encourage healthy habits.

Category: Cat Scratching | Comfort Zone

Are My Cats Playing or Fighting?

Playing and fighting can look very similar in cats.

It can be tough to tell if cats are playing or actually fighting. Here are the signs that you might need to step in.

Category: Multi-Cat Tension | Comfort Zone

Why Are My Cats Fighting All of a Sudden?

Cats that just started fighting can be taught to be friends again.

Sometimes two cats that were best friends can start fighting out of nowhere. Here's a look at why it happens and what you should do.

Category: Multi-Cat Tension | Comfort Zone

Top 10 Tips for New Cat Owners

Bringing home a new cat is a joyful time for you and your kitty.

Are you bringing a new cat home? These 10 tips will help you create a welcoming, loving home for one very lucky cat.

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

How to Stop Your Dog from Chasing Your Cat

Your cat and your dog can often learn to be good friends with the proper training.

It takes time and patience to train your dog not to chase your cat. Here's how to do it.

Category: Multi-Pet Behavior | Comfort Zone

How to Stop My Cat from Bullying My Other Cat

If one cat is a bully, it might be time to step in.

Cats that don't get along can be trained to be friendly with each other. Here's how to teach your cat not to be a bully.

Category: Multi-Cat Tension | Comfort Zone

How to Introduce Your New Kitten to Your Dog

Your dog and your kitten might become best friends if you introduce them slowly and with care.

Introducing your kitten to your dog doesn't have to be difficult. When done the right way, they may end up being good friends.

Category: Multi-Pet Behavior | Comfort Zone

Should I Get Another Cat?

When two cats get along, they can be absolutely adorable to watch.

Adopting a second cat can be a blessing to your home, but is it a good idea? Follow these steps.

Category: Multi-Cat Tension | Comfort Zone

Do Cats Feel Love?

Cats have a lot of love in their tiny little hearts. Here are all the ways cats tell their owners that they love them very much.

Category: Cat Behavior | Comfort Zone

6 Tips to Get Your Cats to Cover Their Poop

If your cat's not covering his poop, he's not trying to be mean. A secret source of stress might be the culprit.

Category: Cat Behavior | Comfort Zone

Can You Develop an Allergy to Cats?

Woman sneezing next to cat because she's developing a cat allergy.

If you're sneezing around your cat or your eyes get really itchy, you might have a cat allergy. Here's what to do.

Category: Cat Behavior | Comfort Zone

Why Do Cats Like Boxes?

If you've ever brought a box into your house, you might have seen your cat quickly jump inside and make the box into a new home. Here's why cats find boxes so intriguing.

Category: Cat Behavior | Comfort Zone

11 Tips to Cat Proof Your Christmas Tree Infographic

11 Tips To Cat-Proof Your Christmas Tree illustration

Are Christmas trees dangerous for cats? They can be if you're not careful. Here are 11 ways to cat-proof your Christmas tree and keep your cats safe during the holidays.

Category: Cats & The Holidays | Comfort Zone

8 Ways to Keep the Holidays Stress-free for Your Cat

With thoughtful preparation, your home can be a happy place for your feline during the holidays.

Category: Cats & The Holidays | Comfort Zone

Should I Let My Indoor Cat Go Outside?

Should you let your indoor cat go outside? If you're worried, here are some safe ways your cat can have fun in the outdoors.

Category: Cat Stress & Anxiety | Comfort Zone

Tips to Solve Cat Spraying

cat walking through opened door tail and one leg showing

If you have a problem with cat spraying, it's time for more than just another round of furniture cleaning. You need a solution – fast.

Category: Urine Spraying | Comfort Zone

Helpful Tips to Reduce Cat Travel Stress

gray cat sitting in pet carrier outside with no door

Many of us like to take our furry friends with us when we travel. Whether by airplane, train, or car, any kind of travel can upset your cat and cause stress behaviors.

Category: Travel | Comfort Zone

Caring for Pets While on Summer Vacation

black brown and white long haired cat laying in suitcase next to folded clothes packed

From increased security procedures to extra fees for checking baggage, the logistics of airline travel have become more complicated over the years.

Category: Travel | Comfort Zone

Cat Scared of the Car? Tips for Traveling with a Cat

white and brown tabby sitting in closed pet carrier on wooden floor

As much as you might like to have your kitty join you on vacation, cats are creatures of habit and probably won't care much for the change of routine and change of scenery that a vacation offers.

Category: Travel | Comfort Zone

Cat Pheromones Help Cat Scratching & Cat Peeing

long haired white brown black cat stretching on back on couch

Bring up pheromones in casual conversation and the responses might range from puzzlement to musings about whether those “pheromone perfumes” can really make you irresistible to the opposite sex.

Category: Pheromones | Comfort Zone

Choosing the Right Pet for Your Family

dad mom and young son petting golden retrieve laying on bed

Thinking about adopting a new furry friend? Congratulations! To make sure it's a great fit all the way around, ask yourself some important questions before you head to the shelter or breeder.

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

Supplies to Have When Bringing Your New Cat Home

white and gray kitten sitting on gray couch looking curious

Before bringing your new kitty home, you should be prepared with some supplies. It's best to have all supplies ready before the first time your new pet enters the house because he should be able to immediately begin exploring and get used to things.

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

Introducing a Cat to a Family Member or Pet

little boy laying on floor reaching hand out to brown kitten under coffee table

Are you having a baby and worried about how your cat might behave when you bring the baby home? Or, are you thinking about adopting a new pet and are concerned how your cat might respond?

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

Finding Your Dream Cat

brown haired woman sitting on couch petting a long haired gray and white cat

No matter where you decide to obtain your cat and whether you decide on a purebred or a moggy, it's important to ask lots of questions.

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

Bringing a Cat Home from the Shelter or Breeder

blonde boy looking at gray kitten looking through shelter cage

A new pet: What a wonderful moment for you and your family! But sometimes, it can be stressful for your sweet new cat.

Category: New Pet | Comfort Zone

Summer Survival Guide to Prevent Dog & Cat Stress

white orange and brown cat looking angry

It’s summertime, and the living’s easy…right? Bring on the beach vacations, road trips, and fun family visits! But be aware that, from a pet’s point of view, traditional summer activities can bring some new stresses.

Category: Multi-Pet Behavior | Comfort Zone

Are Dog Barking or Cat Meowing Signs of Stress?

gray cat sitting on kitchen chair next to golden dog face resting on kitchen table

Have you ever wondered what behaviors are normal for your cat or dog, and which ones indicate they’re under stress? Sometimes it can be tricky to identify which is which.

Category: Multi-Pet Behavior | Comfort Zone

Preventing Mean Cats & Dogs in Multi-Pet Homes

tabby cat laying on floor pawing at large brown and black dog with mouth open

Cats are naturally independent creatures that like to be in control of their environment, and prefer to have a certain structure to their surroundings.

Category: Multi-Pet Behavior | Comfort Zone

Easy Steps to Help Your Cats Get Along

There are straight-forward steps that cat owners can take to help eliminate aggressive behavior, improve environmental enrichment, and even help their cats like one another.

Category: Multi-Cat Tension | Comfort Zone

Helping Prevent Mean Cats in Multi-Cat Household

orange kitten and brown kitten play fighting

Millions of households in America have more than one cat. However, because cats are solitary creatures, they don't like to share or take turns with food, water, bedding, litter box time, and time with you.

Category: Multi-Cat Tension | Comfort Zone

How to Talk to Your Cats About Moving

Moving is a stressful time. Your cats could be experiencing that stress right along with you.

Category: Cat Stress & Anxiety | Comfort Zone

Feline Pheromones Can Lower Your Cat's Stress

As loving cat owners, we want to do everything we can to optimize our cat’s happiness. Keeping a cat’s stress levels at a minimum means a happier cat, but also a cat with fewer stress-related behavior issues.

Category: Cat Stress & Anxiety | Comfort Zone

Thinking of Declawing? Fed up With Your Cat?

gray tabby peeking over top of chair with paws

While there are so many things to love about our furry friends, fervent cat scratching can drive us up a wall. When a cat has whittled down its scratching post to a nub and has moved on to the living room furniture, many cat owners consider declawing.

Category: Cat Scratching | Comfort Zone

Minimize Cat Stress During Moving & Renovations

man and woman laying on petting tabby cat surrounded by moving boxes

Cats are territorial animals, and changes in their home can cause stress. Whether you're moving into a new home with your cat, or you're having renovations done on your current home, cats are territorial animals that like to have some semblance of control over their surroundings.

Category: Cat Stress & Anxiety | Comfort Zone

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