Cat Adoption Team | Information and Advice

Cats are mysterious creatures. CAT provides the following information to help you better understand feline behavior and provide the best possible care for your cat. Please use this information to supplement advice from your veterinarian. If you notice any change in your cat’s behavior, consult with your veterinarian first to exclude a physical ailment as the reason for the behavior change.

Cat Care Tips and Information
Behavior Tip Sheets
Holiday/Seasonal Tips
Other Resources

Cat Care

  • Allergic to cats (pdf) Keep the cat but reduce those allergy symptoms
  • Preventing allergies to cats
  • Antifreeze Dangers (pdf)
  • Caring for Your Cat: The Top Essentials (pdf)
  • Common Cat Hazards (pdf)
  • Common Health Problems (pdf)
  • Communicating with Your Cat (pdf)
  • Declawing Cats: More Than Just a Manicure (pdf)
  • Carrier - how to make your cat love it
  • Cat & Carrier: 5 simple steps (video)
  • Fleas Happen (pdf)
  • Fat cat is not a happy cat: obesity and your pet cat
  • How to Trim Your Cat’s Claws (pdf)
  • Keeping Your Cat Happy Indoors (pdf)
  • Maintaining Your Cat’s Health (pdf)
  • Mischievous Cat? He Just Might Be Bored (pdf)
  • Supplies Every Cat Household Needs (pdf)
  • Why do some cats need special diets?
  • How to choose the right veterinarian for you and your cat.
  • Cats & Babies: Making it Work
  • Tips to help your Pet and Baby
  • How to bathe your cat and live to tell about it
  • Choosing the right food for your cat or kitten

Behavior Tip Sheets (all PDF)

  • Tips to help solve litter box issues from your friends at CAT
  • Solving litter box issues
  • Litter box issues and your Senior cat
  • Solving Your Cat’s Aggression
  • Aggression Towards People
  • Cat Toys: You Need Them
  • Destructive Scratching
  • Training Your Cat to Use the Scratch Post
  • Discouraging Free Roaming Cats
  • Unusual Eating Habits
  • Fearful Cats
  • Introducing A New Cat to the Household
  • Introducing a cat to a dog
  • Indoor vs Outdoor
  • Understanding Your Kitten’s Behavior
  • Managing Kitty’s Rough Play
  • Positive Reinforcement: Training Your Cat with Treats and Praise
  • Preventing Litter Box Issues with Training
  • Removing Pet Stains and Odors
  • Solving Litterbox Problems
  • Your Talkative Cat
  • Reducing Urine Marking

Holiday/Seasonal Tips

  • Hot Weather Tips (pdf)
  • Give your Cat a Safe and Happy Holiday Season (pdf)
  • Thanksgiving Turkey and Your Cat
  • Cold Weather Tips (pdf)
  • Pets as Holiday Gifts(pdf)

Other resources to answer your questions:

  • Where to rent a humane trap (PDF)
  • Flower Essences for cats - can help with behavior and anxiety
  • Cat Care Videos by Cornell University
  • The Cat Behavior Clinic
  • Check out more online tips about cat care and behavior by the ASPCA in New York City
  • Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine’s Indoor Pet Initiative has great tips and information

If you have any questions, please call us at (503) 925-8903 or send us an .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

These resources are to assist pet owners and animal caregivers. The contents of external websites are beyond CAT’s control. CAT accepts listings to these web pages complementary to its mission statement and reserves the right to refuse or remove any listings that are not in line with CAT’s mission.

 

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