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!

THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF CATS • New book helps cat-people better understand cat communication

A Second Chance for Cats in Need of a New Home • Charity aims to help pets of the elderly

Great Gift Idea: Adopt a Snow Leopard! • Help protect a snow leopard living in the wild with a symbolic adoption

CAPTION THIS! • Test your "funny." Create a caption for this cartoon and submit your entry at moderncat.com/cartooncaption. The most comic captions will be published in the next issue.

SMILE! • moderncat’s Photo Contest Winners!

Great Giveaways 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!

Is Your Cat Sad? • Understanding and helping your depressed cat

10 Fascinating Orange Cat Facts You Probabably Didn’t Know • Discover these 10 surprising facts about orange tabby cats, from their gregarious personalities to their shared commonality with your favourite redhead

ON THE ‘NIP • Plus, these catnip alternatives will drive your cat wild!

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

Take This Cat Personality Test • Study divides cats into five distinct personality types

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

HOME ALONE • How long can cats be left alone? Experts agree this is the maximum amount of time

How to Pill A Cat • A vet shares her top tips for medicating your cat

Top 5 Tips for Keeping Your Cat’s Teeth Clean

This Is Why Your Cat Goes Wild When You Say “Pspspsps” • Experts explain the magic behind this universal cat-attractant sound, plus other sounds cats like and dislike

The Rusty Spotted Cat: Discovering the World’s Smallest Wild Feline • Meet the smallest cat breed in the world!

Is Pet Insurance Right for Your Cat?

VERTICAL SPACE SOLUTIONS • Providing vertical space is an essential component of environmental enrichment for cats. It provides comfort, security, and a secure vantage point. These Modern Cat approved picks fit the bill!

Translating “Meow” • An A.I.-powered pet translation app aims to decipher your cat’s utterances

Tricks For Cats • How trick training can strengthen the bond between you and your cat

Healthy PAWS • Solutions for everything from picky eating to bad breath!

How Socially Smart is Your Cat? • TO FIND OUT whether your cat can pass some common tests of social intelligence, try these simplified experiments from Science at home. Make sure your cat is calm and relaxed before you start.

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

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.

Meet the American Shorthair • Get to know the oldest shorthaired American breed, a friendly, mellow cat with classic, easy-care good looks!

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