When a cat sleeps deeply in your presence, it is a sign of trust and safety. Sleep is vulnerability. And cats do not offer vulnerability lightly. There is a lot you can learn about your cat when you observe their sleeping patterns and habits. Cats sleep 12–16 hours a day on average, and some cats (especially kittens and seniors) may sleep closer to 18–20 hours in a 24-hour period. Cats are crepuscular hunters, meaning they are most active at dawn and dusk. Their long hours of

Training a Conure to Be Calm, Not Just Trick Trained When people ask me what the hardest part of owning a conure is, they expect me to say the noise. That’s the obvious answer. The screaming, the volume, the unpredictability of it. The hardest part is meeting their emotional needs in a way that’s actually sustainable (for both of you.) Conures can be emotionally demanding. Conures are often marketed as playful, cuddly, funny little birds. And they can be. But they’re also: hi

Peeing outside the litter box, attacking people, chasing other cats, and destroying furniture are some of the most common cat behavior problems. Sometimes these common cat behaviours are the result of health conditions. More often, these challenging behaviours are an attempt to communicate or simply instinctive behaviour. When we understand the root cause of the behaviour, what our cat is trying to tell us, we can provide our cat with what they need. Even if the behaviour is