Show your cat some love by encouraging them to work for their food. Foraging mats (or “snuffle mats”) engage your cat’s mind and body and prevent boredom! This heart-shaped mat is from our Best Friends online store, but you can DIY mats and treat puzzles too.
Alongside you, Best Friends Animal Society collaborates with thousands of shelters, rescue groups and other organizations across the country to help save the lives of homeless pets. Working together, we will make the entire country no-kill by 2025. Here are 25 great ways you can help Save Them All.
When your cat doesn’t use the litter box, they’re trying to tell you something is wrong in their life. Once you’ve taken them to the vet and they determine that the cause for inappropriate elimination is not medical, then you can begin the cat behavior detective work.
One reason they may not be using the box consistently is due to stress from other cats. The tips in this video should help if this is the case!This is part 4 in a series on litter box issues and tips!
If you see a cat outdoors, the cat could be stray, feral, or free-roaming. Those terms are often used interchangeably by the general public when referring to cats who live outdoors. At Best Friends Animal Society, we like to call these outdoor cats “community cats” because they are valued members of our community and are often cared for by community members.
The different types of community cats whom you might see outdoors are described below, along with the different ways to care for cats in your community.
When community cats — i.e., cats who live outdoors and are sometimes cared for by community members — are unable to be returned to their previous outdoor home and aren't good candidates for traditional adoption programs, they might become what we lovingly call "working cats." They're part of a group of community cats who don't live in homes as pet cats.
