Cats and the Christmas tree: what actually stops the climbing

Tie it to the wall, clear the launch points, leave the tinsel in the box and give the cat a tree of its own. What works, what does not, and why.

The new kitten checklist, from someone who sells half of it

The twelve things a kitten needs before it comes home, which six I sell, which six I do not, and where each one goes on the first day.

Where cats actually sleep, and whether a bed changes it

Cats sleep where it is warm, high and unwatched. What the radiator, the windowsill and the box are telling you, and how to choose a bed a cat will use.

Sisal, cardboard or carpet: choosing a scratcher your cat will use

Rope beats carpet, kittens choose cardboard, and height matters more than price. What 4,331 owners and a kitten study say about picking a scratcher.