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Edited by Ms Ella Moh · Stories & guides for the pets you love.

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Behaviour
Cats

HDB Fire Alarms and High-Rise Cat Evacuation: A Calm Emergency Protocol

When a fire alarm sounds in a high-rise block, a panicked cat's instinct is to hide in the hardest-to-reach corners of your flat. Build a simple emergency grab-and-go kit and learn how to safely secure your cat under pressure.

6 min readOct 6, 2026
Cat Door-Dashing in HDB and Condo Corridors
Behaviour
Cats

Cat Door-Dashing in HDB and Condo Corridors

A practical safety guide for cats that rush the door when deliveries, guests, cleaners, or food riders arrive. It gives owners calmer entry routines, barrier ideas, enrichment, and household scripts that reduce escape risk without scolding the cat.

6 min readSep 15, 2026
Cats in Jakarta Boarding Houses: Litter, Doors, and Housemate Boundaries
Behaviour
Cats

Cats in Jakarta Boarding Houses: Litter, Doors, and Housemate Boundaries

A practical guide for young renters keeping cats in shared rooms or kos-style housing, covering confinement, ventilation, litter control, door safety, and honest agreements with housemates.

5 min readAug 4, 2026
Behaviour
Cats

Cats in Multigenerational Homes: Managing Hiding, Swatting, and Shared Spaces

Busy family homes with children, helpers, and regular visitors can easily overwhelm a sensitive cat, leading to sudden behavioral shifts. Learn how to read subtle stress signals like door-dashing or litter avoidance and set up a quiet sanctuary that remains strictly theirs.

4 min readJul 7, 2026
Indoor Cats and Boredom: Building a Better Day in an HDB or Condo
Behaviour
Cats

Indoor Cats and Boredom: Building a Better Day in an HDB or Condo

A feline enrichment piece on play, feeding puzzles, window safety, vertical space, and predictable routines for indoor cats. It helps owners spot the difference between a quiet cat and an under-stimulated one.

5 min readJun 5, 2026
Two Cats, One Flat: Introductions Without Starting a War
Behaviour
Cats

Two Cats, One Flat: Introductions Without Starting a War

A calm apartment-cat behaviour guide on slow introductions, scent, territory, litter-box spacing, feeding pressure, and when conflict may point to fear or pain.

5 min readMay 28, 2026
Cat Carrier Training Before the Vet Visit
Behaviour
Cats

Cat Carrier Training Before the Vet Visit

A feline behaviour guide that turns the carrier from a crisis object into a normal part of the home through scent, meals, short sessions, and calm transport.

5 min readMay 20, 2026
Cat Hiding During Open House Season: Protect the Cat, Enjoy the Guests
Behaviour
Cats

Cat Hiding During Open House Season: Protect the Cat, Enjoy the Guests

A feline behaviour article on guest stress: safe-room setup, door-dashing prevention, food and decoration hazards, telling visitors to leave the cat alone, and when post-festive appetite loss needs a vet.

6 min readMay 7, 2026
Cat Scratching the Sofa: Territory, Not Naughtiness
Behaviour
Cats

Cat Scratching the Sofa: Territory, Not Naughtiness

A feline behaviour article on why cats scratch, scratcher placement and materials that compete with furniture, deterrents that backfire, declawing as a welfare line, and rental-deposit reality.

5 min readApr 17, 2026
Cat Zoomies at 4am: Fixing the Schedule, Not the Cat
Behaviour
Cats

Cat Zoomies at 4am: Fixing the Schedule, Not the Cat

A feline behaviour article on night activity and dawn wake-ups: hunting rhythms, play and feeding timing, bedroom boundaries, and when night yowling is a medical sign in older cats.

6 min readApr 7, 2026