How many water bowls should one cat have?
At least two, even for a single cat
At least two, even for a single cat
Three budget-tier fountains that cover the same basics as the pricier models: a filter, a quiet pump and a couple of flow settings. Which one fits your indoor cat’s home.
Cornell’s own behavior guidance says the material and the direction matter more than the brand. A tall sisal post for the climbers, a low cardboard lounge for the floor-rakers, and how to tell which your cat actually wants.
AAFCO’s protein floor for cat food is a maintenance minimum, not a target, and a lower-activity indoor cat needs more than the floor. Orijen Original, Instinct Raw Boost Indoor Health and Blue Buffalo Wilderness Chicken compared on protein, formulation and who each one actually fits.
Indoor cats face real obesity risk. We compare five dry indoor cat food formulas by calorie density, fiber and protein, and share what we’d actually put in the bowl.
Pheromone diffusers carry the strongest evidence of any calming product on the market, and even that evidence is modest. Which one fits a solo stressed cat, which one fits cats in conflict, and what the wraps and chews still haven’t proven.
A cat eating less isn’t the same emergency as a cat eating nothing. The everyday reasons (stress, boredom, a change at home), the medical ones that hide in the same pattern, and how to tell which you’re dealing with before it turns into a bigger problem.
An indoor cat’s life is lower-energy by design, which makes wet food’s extra water and protein a real asset. Four wet foods for an indoor cat’s routine, what to check on the label, and why feeding schedule matters as much as the food.
Pick a quiet, easy-to-reach spot away from her food and water and away from loud appliances or busy walkways
Night yowling, disorientation, house-soiling and new clinginess in an old cat can be feline cognitive dysfunction, or a treatable illness in disguise. How to tell, and how to help.