Wild At Heart - Cat Behavior Solutions

08/11/2024

🥇 Best Cat Litter!

08/09/2024

🐱 If you care about cats please support Community Cat Programs & San Diego Humane.

Links:
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoHWXpZQPuY

Tasmania study:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273508911_Effects_of_low-level_culling_of_feral_cats_in_open_populations_A_case_study_from_the_forests_of_southern_Tasmania

Lost cats:
https://europepmc.org/article/pmc/pmc8964341

shelters make cats sick"
https://www.uwsheltermedicine.com/library/resources/should-sick-cats-be-moved-to-an-isolation-ward-or-be-treated-in-the-cage-they-are-already-in

san jose shelter study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4217190/

Lost cats:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4494319/
https://avmajournals.avma.org/view/journals/javma/230/2/javma.230.2.217.xml
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789300/

Albuquerque study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5946139/

URTD/URI study:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19782625/

Alachua County Animal Services study:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090023314001841?via%3Dihub

Arizona Stats:
https://bestfriends.org/no-kill-2025/animal-shelter-statistics/arizona

Cats & Wildlife:
https://brill.com/view/journals/soan/30/7/soan.30.issue-7.xml

Rethinking the Animal Shelter's Role in Free-Roaming Cat Management:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.847081/full

Canada Veterinary Journal Study:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3552587/

Shelter workers & Compassion Fatigue, Depr3ssion & Suic!de:
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/06/19/animal-rescue-workers-prone-depression-suicide/28968501/

Daily cost of cats in shelters:
https://www.maddiesfund.org/estimating-the-cost-to-care-for-animals-at-austin-pets-alive.htm

08/05/2024

😳 Is Your Cat Hella Food Obsessed? Follow these tips! Please realize, every cat is an individual & some may require more food as some cats are more active, have a faster metabolism, & different nutritional requirements. The goal is many small meals a day!

08/02/2024

💦 5 Tips for Cats Peeing All Over Your House!

07/31/2024

😍 Y’all Asked for Costco so I Delivered!

07/27/2024

😩 Itchy Kitties With Help From .official brushes they sent for free!

07/25/2024

🙌🏻 Petsmart- Wet Food & Treat Edition!

06/25/2024

🤬‼️ What I Love & Hate at Petsmart! *Part 1

06/22/2024

🤬 Biggest Myth About Cats!

06/19/2024

😘 5 Ways to Get a More Cuddly Cat!

06/16/2024

🚫 Why Tidy Cat Breeze Litter System is a NOPE!

06/13/2024

with Crazy Cat Ladies 🚫 Usually am on the same page with these creators but this really misses the mark in a HUGE way!

06/11/2024

🆘 Y’all Are Feeding Your Cats Way Too Much!

06/09/2024

🥇 Best Cat Care on a Budget!

06/07/2024

🫣 Working with a Spicy Orange Kitty!

06/06/2024

I am quoted throughout this article- first time!

From kittens to seniors, keep your cat lively and exercised with everything from wands to birds on our vetted and researched list of the best cat toys.

06/05/2024

🤪 You Can’t Stop Your Cat From Scratching!

06/04/2024

🎒 Why Cat Backpacks Are NO Good!

06/02/2024

🤮 Scarf & B$rf!

06/01/2024

😤 A cat’s sense of smell is 14 times greater than humans. Cats have more than 200 million odor sensors in their noses; humans have just 5 million. What did you guess?

05/31/2024

🚫 Stop Annoying Your Cats!

05/30/2024

❤️‍🔥 Cats Are Wild at Heart!
It's wild to me that people have normalized keeping cats 100% indoors without compensating for their instinctual needs. I want to state, with major emphasis, that I am NOT against keeping cats 100% indoors, in fact, I completely understand & have no judgments. What l also want to emphasize is that having indoor only cats can take more effort on your part.
We cannot just steal hunting away from fierce predators & call it a day. We cannot deny cats their natural instincts & expect them to thrive & be happy. Cats need to hunt & kill every day & if they are not provided an outlet, through play, then they will hunt you, other cats, dogs and/or have behavioral issues i.e. be frustrated, anxious, unhappy, depressed, destructive, etc. Throwing some toys on the ground or adding batteries is not going to cut it! You need wand toys & you need to actively play with your cat.
It is totally fine if you want an indoor only cat, it's also totally fine if someone wants an indoor/outdoor cat & further, it's also fine for people who have cats who live 100% outdoors if that's what the cat wants. Cats are still very much wild at heart, they are not fully domesticated & to think that every cat will be happy & thrive as an indoor only cat is dangerous & so many cats suffer with this way of thinking.
We need to realize that every cat is an individual with specific wants & needs. We need to realize that we have a variety of cultures & beliefs in this country as far as what cat guardianship looks like. We need to be supporting Community Cat Programs, supporting cats where they are & supporting cat guardians. We need to stop being human centric & view things from the cat's perspective.
-Respectfully yours,
Team Cat!

05/29/2024

🥳 5 Tips For Happy & Healthy Cats!

05/26/2024

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Shani is a Certified Feline Training & Behavior Specialist & has loved & advocated for cats for decades. She uses the latest science & research to enable cat...

05/23/2024

👏🏼 Thank You Dr. Drew | Veterinarian - YES!!!

05/21/2024

😵‍💫 Moving With Cats!

05/16/2024

🤬 Why Are We Funding Bad Science?
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05/10/2024

🫣 So NOT Fine! BUT, her bloodwork looks amazing! 17 years old & thriving with that indoor/outdoor cat lifestyle!

05/07/2024

‼️ Play With Your Cats!

05/04/2024

🙀 Your Cat Needs Access to Their Litter Boxes 24/7!