Clever Cats Livonia

14/08/2024

Providing places your cat can scratch has many benefits. Here are some tips.

My brand new infographic for PPGs event: Celebrating Life Together!

01/07/2024

Do you have difficulty weighing your cat? We just started fostering two ten-week old kittens that have a history of running away when attempting to pick them up. Setting up for successful weigh-in was accomplished! The baby scale with a soft pad was placed next to a wall, and then each kitten was lured onto the scale with a lickable paste (Churu, Catit, Delectables). A trail of treats could also be used.

Our foster kittens walked onto the baby scale immediately, but you could first present the treat while the soft pad is off of the scale. Then perform weigh-in with the pad on the scale. Be sure to set the scale to zero.

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19/04/2024

Fun tricks with cats and dogs by Melissa Millett and her amazing The Ultimutts !!

29/03/2024

Do you want to provide a better future for all kittens? Join the Online Kitten Conference, June 8 and 9, 2024. Early bird discounts are available through May 9, 2024. Scroll down in the link to see the speakers and presentations.

Presented by the National Kitten Coalition. Registration includes access to the archived recordings of the conference after it is concluded.

The Online Kitten Conference is a virtual convention for anyone who’d like to create a better future for all kittens! Join us for this kitten-focused event presented by The National Kitten Coalition in partnership with the Community Cats Podcast. This two-day virtual gathering will feature present...

03/02/2024

Make it easy for your cat to find the litter box by keeping it in the same place. If your cat likes it there, why move it?

If you do need to relocate a box, move just a few inches each day so the change isn't too drastic.

23/01/2024

Is your cat bored, wandering around the house crying, knocking items onto the floor, or scratching inappropriately? Teaching her fun tricks is mentally stimulating and will motivate her to love you more.

Learn how from my Clever Cats Livonia YouTube channel and website (How to Train a Cat: 5 Points to Remember).

I was asking Caleb to give me a high-five, but Rosie just had to get in on the action.

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03/01/2024

This was one of our most-shared posts of 2023! It is important to recognize what the relationship is like between your cats, because catching signs of conflict early is important to maintaining a peaceful household.

Cats are social animals. Their relationships with other cats can range from friends to foes or anywhere in-between. Which of these behaviors do you see between your cats? Where does their relationship lie on the spectrum?

03/12/2023

Does your cat readily cooperate having her nails trimmed? Here are some helpful tips to make it easy.

Decide what your cat loves (i.e. Churu paste, chin scratches or brushing). Pair that delight with your cat seeing the nail trimmer. Progress through steps of pairing that delight with touching the shoulder then gliding to the paw, gently pushing on the paw pad to extend a nail, and then trimming just one nail. Take a break between each step. Do this when your cat is relaxed or sleepy.

Our black foster kitten Pow! is having his first nail trim while we distract him by feeding him delicious Churu in this video. Our grey foster kitten Zap!, is learning to willingly accept nail trims in the next video. We already did the reward/touching pairing steps. Here we trim one nail THEN give her Churu. The nail trim predicts good things will happen. Notice, we like to train the kittens to feel comfortable on their backs to make access to the nails easier. You can position your cat in your fleece-covered lap too.