Guides

By the MCC team · 6 min read · Reviewed for accuracy The best cat stocking stuffers are small, safe and used after Christmas morning: a catnip toy, an interactive toy, a grooming tool or an ornament with the cat’s name on it. Everything on this list costs under $35 and fits a standard stocking….

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy If your cat won’t drink water, the usual reasons are that it already gets moisture from wet food, it dislikes where or how the water is offered, or the water is not fresh enough for its taste. Cats descend from desert animals and…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy To keep a cat off the Christmas tree, make the tree boring and something else better. Anchor the tree so it cannot tip, leave it undecorated for a few days, keep the bottom third free of dangling ornaments, skip tinsel, cover the water,…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy The easiest way to get a cat into a carrier is to make the carrier a normal piece of furniture long before you need it, so the cat walks in by choice. When there is no time for that, and the appointment is…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy To stop litter tracking, work on three things in this order: the litter itself, the box, and the floor around the box. Litter leaves the box in two ways, kicked out during digging and carried out between toes and in fur, and no…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy When a cat throws up after eating, the most common cause is simple: the food went down too fast. Cats that gulp a meal in under a minute swallow air and unchewed kibble, the stomach stretches, and the food comes straight back up,…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy The best cat toys for indoor cats are the ones that let your cat do what a cat is built to do: stalk, chase, pounce, grab and bite. An indoor cat has no mice to hunt, so toys are how that energy gets…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy The best cat carrier is the one your cat will walk into, that fits where you need it to go, and that keeps your cat secure the whole way. That answer changes with the trip: a five-minute drive to the vet, a weekend…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy The best automatic cat feeder is the one that delivers the right portion at the right time without jamming, and that you can trust on the days you are not home to check. This guide explains the types of feeder, the features that…

By the MCC team · 7 min read · Reviewed for accuracy The best cat water fountain is the one your cat drinks from every day and you can clean in two minutes. Everything else, from the shape of the spout to the color of the light, matters less than those two things. This guide…