Bringing home a new kitten is exciting, but in the rush to welcome your new furry friend, a lot of well-meaning pet parents make avoidable mistakes.

A new home is overwhelming: new smells, new sounds, new people. It's a lot for a tiny animal. Set up one quiet room as your kitten's starter space. Put their litter box, food and water bowls, bed, and ...

Before you bring your kitten home, ensure you kitten-proof the environment. This can include ensuring toilet lids are down, keeping wires or cables off the floor, and removing any toxic plants. Once ...

Fostering kittens and cats has risen in popularity during these unprecedented times, and many pet lovers are becoming fosters to help overcrowded animal shelters. Fostering a kitten can be a fun and ...

As Thursday marks National Kitten Day, Angelenos are encouraged to avoid taking cats they find outdoors to shelters. The monthly intake of cats in shelters is over two times higher in summer months ...

What is kitten socialization? It’s a process that requires time, patience, and a gentle approach, but it’s necessary and valuable because it will ensure your kitten grows up to be an adult cat who’s ...

Last week, Thomas F. Dock, Practice Manager and Veterinary Journalist at Noah’s Animal Hospitals, added to his mastiff family (remember Indy Eleven mascots, Nike & Loki?!)! Pets are a very popular ...

We adopted a pair of sister tabbies in 2018, a bonded rescue pair adopted us in 2019, and a tiny 4-month-old stray Manx kitten showed up on our porch in October 2024. We now have a total of five cats, ...

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.

Did you know there’s an actual “kitten season”? Normally, around this time of year, we’d be far past it, and there would be few kittens available for adoption from shelters. This year’s kitten season, ...

Among the 43% of respondents to a Royal Canin survey, who have fostered a pet, 6 in 10 have “foster failed” and permanently adopted the pet they were fostering. Most pet owners who responded also ...