
A New Hiding Place Can Make a Cat’s Room More Usable
Offer a cat a safe retreat with a useful location and escape route, while distinguishing normal hiding from a concerning change in behaviour.

Offer a cat a safe retreat with a useful location and escape route, while distinguishing normal hiding from a concerning change in behaviour.

Choose a stable scratching surface and position it around your cat’s existing habits, without punishment or forced paw movements.

Notice changes in a cat’s litter-tray use, record useful details for the vet and recognise urinary difficulty that must not wait.

Arrange food, water, resting places and litter resources so cats can use them without crowding or blocking each other in a multi-cat home.

Make short cat-play sessions engaging with prey-like movement, chances to catch the toy and attention to the individual cat.

Help a cat become familiar with its carrier through gradual, positive experiences before a journey is necessary.