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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Modern Cat (USA and ROW)

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

Would Your Cat Help You Out? Probably Not. • New research suggests dogs, like toddlers, may be natural-born spontaneous helpers—while cats are less likely to intervene

Cats Learn Word Associations • Faster Than Human Babies, Study Finds

GOTTA CATCH' EM... Cats! • This app lets you collect cats you see on the street, like Pokémon

Meet Gatto • Disney and Pixar are making a movie about cats, and we’re here for it

CAPTION THIS!

SMILE! • moderncat’s Photo Contest Winners!

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

MUST-HAVE CAT FURNITURE • Modern cat trees, perches, and scratchers that belong in Architectural Digest

The Hidden Psychology of Cats • Go inside the mind of your cat. Biology, intelligence, instinct, and strange behaviour explained.

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

The Consent Meter for Petting Cats • Because “they didn’t warn me” is almost never true Illustrated by Michelle Simpson

WHY IS MY CAT NOT Affectionate? • Is your cat just not that into you? Or are you mislabelling your cat as aloof? Why your cat doesn’t seem affectionate—and what it really means

New Species of Wild Cat Discovered • Bolivia’s Yungas Cloud Forest is home to the first new wild cat species identified in more than a century

The Strange Tooth Problem That Affects Many Cats • It’s not a cavity—and your cat may be hiding how painful it is

THE QUEST FOR A Hypoallergenic Cat • Is there really such a thing as a hypoallergenic cat? Experts weigh in on the holy grail of felines: a cat that doesn’t cause allergies

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

Solving Your Cat’s Most Stubborn Litter Box Problems • Beyond the usual fixes: a deep troubleshooting guide to why cats stop using the litter box and how to help them get back on track

A Decade of Cats & Coffee • At 50, Sandra Cagan traded her property-development career for a cat café. She hasn’t looked back.

Why Won’t My Cat Play Alone? How to turn your clingy playmate into a more independent player • Does your cat ignore toys unless you’re the one holding them? Here’s how to encourage independent play without taking the fun out of playtime

AI IS HELPING FIND LOST CATS • When they had given up hope, AI reunited them with their lost pets.

Healthy PAWS • Solutions for everything from cat acne to joint care!

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.

ONE LAST CAT • Because you can never have too many.