Cat scratching. It’s as natural to felines as purring or chasing a toy. It’s not misbehavior. It’s an instinct that’s essential for their physical and emotional well-being. But when your sofa arms ...

It's a fact of feline life: Cats like to scratch. Be it the furniture, carpet or drapes, it's what they were born to do. "They all scratch," says veterinarian Mardi Apker of Your Cat's Doctor, a ...

Bringing a cat home is exciting, but it can also be confusing at first. One minute they are quietly sleeping in a corner, and the next they are running through the house, pushing things off shelves.

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more If you're trying to figure out how to stop your cat from scratching the furniture, first, you'll need to ...

Cats are an independent species. They're like teenagers all the time and just want to be given space, brood in their bedroom, and have their own phone line. So it might seem counter intuitive to try ...

Although I make my living writing about pets and have lived with cats my whole life, it seems this old cat owner needed to learn a few new tricks. Apparently, while I wasn't paying attention, a ...

The Humane Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association advise pet owners to consider declawing only as a last resort. Other approaches to training cats to scratch harmlessly include: If ...