Kitten checklists tend to run long, and most of the length is things you will want eventually rather than things…
Austin Murphy
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Cat-proofing and kitten-proofing are different jobs. An adult cat is large enough to be blocked by most gaps and settled…
Austin Murphy
6 min read
Kitten socialization has a developmental window, and it closes considerably earlier than most new owners realize. The period researchers identify…
Austin Murphy
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Adult cat feeding is a stable routine you set once. Kitten feeding is not, because both the frequency and the…
Austin Murphy
6 min read
Kittens chew during teething, and no toy stops that. What a good toy does is give them something appropriate to…
Austin Murphy
8 min read
New owner checklists run to thirty items. The list of things that get touched daily runs to about six, and…
Austin Murphy
8 min read
Most dogs have a favorite that never loses its appeal and a pile of others they walked past months ago.…
Austin Murphy
6 min read
Feeding guidelines are printed in cups and grams, and most people own neither a scale in the kitchen they feed…
Austin Murphy
6 min read
Almost every couch cover guide is written from the dog’s side: does it protect, does it stay put, does it…
Austin Murphy
6 min read
During a heavy shed, no cover keeps hair off itself. The useful question is not which fabric repels hair but…
Austin Murphy
8 min read