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Oct 14
2 min

My Cat Won't Play

Pretty much everyone who meets me, client or not, goes home with an assignment to play with their cat. It is so imperative to their physi...

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Oct 9
1 min

"We Already Tried Everything for the Litter Box"

Boy have I heard this one before, and even said it myself! There are so many suggestions when your cat has litter box issues: take of the...

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Why Does My Cat Do That? Didn't finish their treat.

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Oct 2
1 min

Why Does My Cat Do That? Didn't finish their treat.

My cats have an ironclad morning routine that concludes with hunting for kibble-filled toys in a homemade foraging game. Imagine my surpr...

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Sep 16
3 min

How Not to Introduce Your Cats

I can never judge cat guardians because if there ever was a cat rearing mistake to make, I went ahead and knocked it out before I knew be...

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Why Won't My Cat Use Their Scratching Post?

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Sep 11
1 min

Why Won't My Cat Use Their Scratching Post?

As you might gather, I have a lot of scratchers in my house: vertical, horizontal, cardboard, sisal, carpet ... Imagine my surprise the o...

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Jun 30
2 min

Why Does My Cat Do That? Exercise Buddy

Does your cat love it when you exercise? There's just something about that yoga mat rolled out on the floor that they can't resist. Isn't...

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Jun 26
2 min

The Un-scratched Post

Have you ever gone for retail therapy at Home Goods or TJ Maxx and checked out the companion animal section? And behold! Look at this scr...

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Jun 5
2 min

Why Does My Cat Do That? Wake me up early just to go back to sleep.

How many of us woke up with a paw in the face this morning? I would guess quite a few readers are dealing with this issue. Or perhaps you...

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Why Does My Cat Do That? The slack jawed face explained.

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Jun 2
1 min

Why Does My Cat Do That? The slack jawed face explained.

Have you ever seen your cat make a funny slack jawed face? They may look like they are concentrating with eyes wide and whiskers puffed o...

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Why Does My Cat Do That? Drinking From The Faucet

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Mar 3
1 min

Why Does My Cat Do That? Drinking From The Faucet

Some of us get befuddled, some of us disgusted, and others just laugh because there's a cat in your sink drinking out of the faucet. Why ...

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Feb 29
1 min

Why Does My Cat Do That? Potty Police

Do you have a Potty Police Officer (PPO) in your home? You know the type: as soon as you excuse yourself to use the people restroom, the ...

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Feb 27
2 min

UPDATE: Treat the Patient

Below you will see my original blog post on how I learned to "treat the patient, not the disease." This is still a wise adage to follow, ...

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Dec 19, 2019
2 min

Treat the Patient

Many doctors adhere to the adage "treat the patient, not the disease." Loosely translated, this means to treat the entire person holisticall

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Nov 14, 2019
2 min

K.A.T. Café Grand Opening

On Sunday I had the honor of attending the K.A.T. Cafe grand opening at 26 W Main St in New Market. The café houses 15 adoptable cats fro...

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It's About The Red Dot...How Your Cat Really Wants To Play

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Oct 1, 2019
4 min

It's About The Red Dot...How Your Cat Really Wants To Play

The Scenario It takes place every evening in living rooms across the world: A cat guardian reaches for the laser pointer and with the spe...

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Sep 27, 2019
1 min

Adoptable Kittens!

One of my clients is fostering these four kittens and we're happy to confirm they are even more adorable in person! If you have room in y...

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Kelly C. Myers, MS, UW-AAB, DN-CCP

Feline Humane Educator

My Cat Won't Play

"We Already Tried Everything for the Litter Box"

Why Does My Cat Do That? Didn't finish their treat.

How Not to Introduce Your Cats

Why Won't My Cat Use Their Scratching Post?

Why Does My Cat Do That? Exercise Buddy

The Un-scratched Post

Why Does My Cat Do That? Wake me up early just to go back to sleep.

Why Does My Cat Do That? The slack jawed face explained.

Why Does My Cat Do That? Drinking From The Faucet

Why Does My Cat Do That? Potty Police

UPDATE: Treat the Patient

Treat the Patient

K.A.T. Café Grand Opening

It's About The Red Dot...How Your Cat Really Wants To Play

Adoptable Kittens!