Grooming

Every grooming session with my rescue cat started the same way for the first six months: she would allow exactly three strokes before spinning around and staring at my hand like it had personally offended her. Learning how to groom cat that hates being touched is mostly about understanding what “hates being touched” actually means … Read more

I spent three years assuming my long-haired indoor cat was fine because she looked presentable from a distance and never seemed bothered during our daily petting sessions. Then during a routine vet visit the veterinarian gently parted the fur along her spine and showed me three tight mats I had been brushing right over, treating … Read more