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Blog - CAT HOUSES
How to Set Up a Feral Cat Feeding Station
Are you feeding the feral cats in your community? Whether you are new to helping feral cats or a seasoned expert, here are 5 simple tips to help you set up a first-class feeding station.1) Get the right feeding station.To help your cats’ food stay clean and dry, you will need to get a pet food station. The ideal station [...]
How to Protect Your Cat from Ticks
Ticks are appearing in ever-growing numbers across North America, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Besides the threat of transmitting Lyme disease to people, they also pose a risk to our pets. Whether your cats live indoors or in outdoor cat houses, they are still vulnerable to tick-borne illness.How can you protect your cat from ticks?1) Understand [...]
5 Surprising Reasons Why Cats Love Perches
From the oak tree in your backyard to the neighbour’s white picket fence, cats like to find the perfect perch. They may even choose elevated spots over cozy beds in cat houses.What makes elevated locations so attractive to cats?Here are 5 reasons that may surprise you.1. To display higher status When several cats live in houses for outside cats, [...]
What Does My Cat Do When I'm Not Home?
Q: What does my cat do when I’m not home?A: Let’s look at a recent study to find out! In 2009, Nestlé Purina PetCare sponsored a Los Angeles study on the activities of domestic cats when they were home alone. Collar cameras were placed on fifty indoor cats. Each camera recorded an image every fifteen [...]
Feral Cat Q&A: Eating Habits
Q: What do feral cats like to eat in the wild?A: Feral cats are opportunistic feeders, which means that they eat whatever is readily available. Their first choice of food is people’s garbage. Urban feral cats dig through dumpsters and trash cans, searching for leftover food. Researchers studying a cat colony in Brooklyn discovered that [...]