Modern Cat

Calling all cat lovers! You need this magazine. Modern Cat, the award-winning magazine for cat lovers, is your guide to a better bond with your cat. You’ll find heartwarming, inspiring stories, tested and approved gear, expert behavioural advice, cat life-hacks, beautiful cat-design, useful tips and tricks, and so much more.

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Stuff We Love • Modern Cat staffers’ picks of the litter!

Hero Cat Saves Elderly Woman Who Had Fallen Down a Ravine

CATS PREFER A FREE MEAL • Study shows cats prefer to not have to work for their dinner

Cat Litter Problems? We Have the Solution!

CAPTION THIS!

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ENTER TO WIN • We’re giving it away! Enter to win fabulous giveaways October through March. Go to moderncat.com/giveaways to enter! Lucky readers will win every two weeks.

Catify Your Life! • Cat-tastic designs to thrill both you and your cat!

NINJA CATS! • Japanese photographer Hisakata Hiroyuki captures incredible action photos of cats, revealing them to be martial arts experts

Cat Adoption Success: 6 Tips for Choosing a Shelter Cat • Cat Behaviourist, host of the TV show My Cat From Hell (2021), and author of the cat behaviour science book, The Cat Whisperer.

Toys! Toys! Toys!

GOING with GRACE • One photographer’s mission to capture comforting images of cats in their last days

Advice For People Facing the Loss of a Beloved Cat

Purrfect Presents • A gift guide for cats & cat lovers!

Why Cats Have Hanging Bellies • Ever wonder what that hanging skin on your cat’s tummy is? Read on to find out!

Add This Super Food To Your Cat’s Meal

Genetic Screening For Your Cat • A simple cheek swab tests for commonly inherited diseases

Why You Should Get a Water Fountain For Your Cat!

Feline Fountains: Three to Try

THE POWER OF PROBIOTICS FOR CATS • The benefits of feeding probiotics to our feline friends

CAT APPS • These apps, designed for cats and the people who love them, aim to help cat parents better understand their cats

Meet Steve, the Cat That “Talks”(Yes, Really) • A cat behaviourist taught her cat to talk using a soundboard. Here’s how you can teach your cat to speak, too

DO YOU LOOK LIKE YOUR CAT? • These doppelgänger duos certainly do!

THE CAT GEAR LOOKBOOK • Your at-a-glance guide to the best stuff for you & your cat

Why You're Probably Stroking Your Cat Wrong & How to Do it Right • Think you’re petting your cat correctly? A cat behavioural expert suggests otherwise

The Danger Zone • Professional cat photographer Erica Danger shares her leap-of-faith journey + tips for irresistibly cute cat photos

DANGER'S ADVICE FOR ASPIRING Pet Photographers

DANGER'S TOP 3 TIPS to Improve Your Cat Photos

ANXIETY BUSTERS • Six effective ways to calm an anxious cat

Healthy PAWS • Solutions for everything from a dull coat & itchy skin to stomach sensitivities

D.I.Y. craft Punch Needle Embroidered Pet Pad • Craft your own cozy, unique pet pad for your sofa, bed, or floor!

CONNIE’S BOOK CLUB • Editor-in-Chief Connie Wilson’s selection of must-read books for cat lovers

Tiny Cat Stories • Cat love in short form: miniature, reader-submitted cat stories of no more than 100 words.

10 INTERESTING CAT FACTS • Social gathering? Try these cat facts to get the conversation flowing!