Cat Behaviour

Forget Cats the musical, meet Nora the musical cat!

It may seem like a joke, but cats really do get stuck in trees. Here’s what to do if it happens to you… In the very first Christopher Reeve Superman movie, the eponymous superhero rescued a small kitten stuck up a tree. Now, it’s probably only a small percentage of...

A survey says Aussie capitals have a way to go before they fully meet the needs of cat lovers…

Although cats have an innate homing instinct, sometimes they do get lost. An earlier Cat Diaries article gave you tips for finding a lost cat. However, by ensuring your cat can be easily identified in the first place, you’re greatly increasing the chances of being reunited without needing to spend...

Simon’s Cat is an Internet phenomenon. The star of a series of short animated films by British illustrator Simon Tofield, his exploits have to date been watched on YouTube by a combined total of 42,701,912 people! That’s about double the population of Australia who have fallen in love with these...

It’s an occupational hazard of cat ownership, but cat scratch disease can be particularly nasty in young children. Here’s what it is and how to prevent it...

Ten feline foibles that cats love to exhibit. See if yours is among them… According to Animal Planet, all cats will, on occasions, indulge in behaviour that is at best a little out of the ordinary and at worst downright...

Cat Diaries proudly presents... a compilation of the cutest cat videos ever! Like many things that exist on the Internet, this video comes with a title that’s verging on hyperbole. However, we’re pleased to report that after innumerable repeat viewings (from Cornelius amongst...

Cats have a reputation for being a bit stand-offish, a bit aloof, a bit snobbish. Their detractors say they’re too independent to be really loving, too self-centred to be truly loyal... Of course, we at Cat Diaries know how ridiculous that is. We know that the right cat with the right owner can...

Travelling with your cat can be a daunting task. Most felines don’t take favourably to the jostling around. Still, with summer and, with any luck, Christmas time off coming up, some owners will be forced to deal with a feisty feline during holiday travels. If you are going to travel and take your feline...