St. Louis Cat Clinic

03/08/2025

Ta**us is comfy on clothes.

03/08/2025

Kitty likes to play pool.

03/07/2025

Well, that's one way to go down the stairs.

03/07/2025

Bringing a cat into your family can be a wonderful experience, especially for children. Growing up with a cat can greatly benefit a child’s development. Cats are not only loving pets and companions, but they also offer emotional, social, and physical benefits that can help children become well-rounded, compassionate humans.
Caring for a pet helps teach children important skills like empathy, respect, and responsibility.

Bringing a cat into your family can be a wonderful experience, especially for children. Growing up with a cat can greatly benefit a child’s development. Cats are not only loving pets and companions, but they also offer emotional, social, and physical benefits that can help children become well-rou...

03/06/2025

03/06/2025

If you have CATS, DO NOT have lilies in your home. They can be DEADLY.

Lilies are beautiful plants which may brighten your home, but they are highly toxic to your cat. All parts of the lily plant are poisonous to your cat- the petals, the leaves, the stem, and even the pollen. If your cat ingests one or two leaves, or a small amount of pollen while grooming her fur, she can suffer severe kidney failure.

It’s better to be safe than sorry, so check which type of lily you are purchasing before you bring any flowers or plants into your home. Lilies are beautiful plants which may brighten your home, but they are highly toxic to your cat. All

03/06/2025

Permethrin belongs to a pyrethroid family of chemicals commonly used to control insects. It is used on food and feed crops, ornamental lawns, and livestock and pets. While permethrin is frequently used as an insecticide and is safe around many animals, it is highly toxic to cats.

Read more: https://catfriendly.com/cat-friendly-homes/toxins-poisons/permethrin-poisoning/

03/06/2025

While dogs have a smooth tongue, a friendly lick from your cat feels like being scrubbed with sandpaper. So, why does a cat’s tongue feel so unpleasant?

03/05/2025

Whether it is the cuddle-loving house cat of your aunt or a shy street cat that you encounter in an alley, cats all over the world meow. But, why exactly?

03/05/2025

Shedding is a natural process and there is little you can do to stop this. You can, however, partially control where the loose hair ends up by brushing your cat frequently during shedding season. The lid of the Catit Grooming Kits can be used as a temporary storage container for loose cat hair. Simply place the tufts of hair inside the container and empty the content in the rubbish bin later. Depending on the density of your cat’s fur, you should groom your beloved feline anywhere between once a week and once a day.

Taking care of your cat’s coat can be tricky. Luckily, we developed two Catit grooming kits and wrote this blog to help you get started.

03/05/2025

Does your cat’s belly wiggle from side to side when they trot around the house? That floppy part of the belly is called a primordial pouch, and while it may look a little unsightly, it’s actually pretty useful. Read on to find out why your cat has a belly pouch.

03/05/2025

It’s tough to leave your cat home alone. It’s even harder if your cat ruins the furniture and makes a mess outside the litter box while you’re gone. If those behaviors stop when you’re back, your cat might have separation anxiety, says Stephen Quandt, a certified cat behavior specialist and owner of Cat Behavior Help. As with separation anxiety in dogs, losing a family member or experiencing changes in routine or surroundings are a few things that can worsen anxiety symptoms. Here’s how to spot and treat your cat’s separation anxiety, per Quandt.

Believe it or not, your cat misses you when you leave them alone. Here’s how to make returning to work post-pandemic easier on them.

03/04/2025

Sparing your furnishings from kitty destruction takes effort but is very possible. Implement these tactics consistently to redirect scratching to appropriate surfaces instead.

Your cat might scratch your couch for many reasons. Regardless of why they do, you want them to stop. Here’s how.

03/04/2025

Cats can jump much higher than you might think. Depending on whether they begin their jump running or standing, your cat can jump at least eight feet in the air.

So, exactly how high can cats jump? Learn how factors like breed, build, and back-leg strength fuel different cats’ maximum leaping and climbing heights.

03/04/2025

“The polydactyly mutation follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance, which means a cat has only to inherit one copy of the gene from a parent to express the trait,” Dr. Whitmore explains. “The most common incidence of polydactyl cats is in certain breeds, such as the Maine C**n, but they can occur in any cat.” She says cats with the polydactyly gene develop extra toes on any of their paws — it could be just one, or it could be all of them. “Interestingly, these extra toes usually do not affect the health of the cat, though they sometimes are more pronounced than in other cats and make the paws look even more distinctive.”

You may have heard of polydactyl cats, aka Hemingway Cats or six-toed cats. But do polydactyl cats have any health challenges or physical advantages?