At Happy Cats Haven, we often welcome in pairs of cats and kittens with very different purrsonalities. These best friends are where opposites attract. You may even have them in your own home! Think Introverts with Extroverts. The one who likes to close the party down...
Chirrp…mroww…purrrrrr… Did you know cats can make at least 20 distinct vocal sounds? Meows and trills are the happy sounds they make in greeting or when asking for attention or food. Chirps and chatters are the sounds they make when watching prey. It doesn’t take an...
Did you know that every cat has a unique nose print? Every dog does too! Like our human fingerprints, every line and bump in that cute little heart-shaped nose tells a story unique to each cat. Unlike each nose print, though, all cat noses are sensitive sniffers....
Many cats are curious about the outdoors, and we all know how much they love fresh air and sunshine. But many dangers await cats outside, including cars, dogs and wild predators..and even other cats and humans. Most of us have brought our cats indoors to keep them...
Most cat people are charmed watching cats blink and purr as they roll in a sun puddle, either in the house or outside. Cats love sunshine and fresh air, yet we also want to keep our cats safe. This is the ongoing tension between “letting cats be cats” outside and...
We've all seen these memes about cats being aloof and not caring about their humans. While the independence of cats can be what we love about them, most are also very social creatures! They're only aloof to humans or other animals if that’s what they learned as...
We all hope our holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. But for many cats, the extra activity and changes can turn their safe home into a scary, new landscape. Here’s how help your cats sail through the holidays with you. Will you decorate? Cats love...
Have you ever wondered what your cat actually sees? Maybe you've seen your cat pawing at food or water before he eats or drinks. Or maybe you've seen those spooky headlight eyes at night when the light hits their eyes just right. Cats see the world differently than we...
It's fireworks time! Imagine cranking the volume on your everyday sounds by 60%. That’s how much more acute a cat’s hearing is than ours. Now imagine what fireworks sound like for our cat friends. More pets get lost on Independence Day than any other day of the year,...