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Delight a dog lover with a scrumptious dog cookie recipe their pup will enjoy. Check out the ingredients & supplies we used for our homemade dog cookies at Petco.
Updated on October 23rd, 2025
Food & Nutrition
How to create a budget-friendly cat room setup for cats and a dog?
Hi, in terms of cat furniture don’t worry cats don’t need anything particularly fancy. They enjoy sitting on a shelf as in the picture and look outside the window. You would add some cardboard boxes that can also work as cratching posts and a couple of pillow on the bookshelf. I think the feeding area would better be moved, because being right in front of the windows is exposed, they can see/be seen and could spot something that might upset them. It is also advisable to keep feeding areas away from their litter tray and perhaps moving it would help increasing this distance. Are there only two cats in the room ? If so also consider the number of litter trays. I mo not sure how many you have at present, and if things work out well I probably would suggest not to change them. You can find lots of ideas in building/creating cat furniture from ikea furniture if you fancy a change in the future. Also cats will need to be active and interact with you so make sure you consider this in your routine. Hope this helps ! Thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Training & Behavior
Best birthday toys for a cat who doesn't like bells or catnip?
He looks beautiful. Most cats love crumpled paper balls! But you can try the fuzzy mice that are available from a pet store or get one of the angling toys (a stick with an attached string and a fetherball at the end). You can also make a feather toy for him by gathering a lot of feathers, tying them together and throwing it. Anotehr great toy is a ball into which you can put dry food. The ball has a few holes and as he plays with it the food falls out. once he figures out how it works, it is a great toy. (But my cats still like the small crumpled paper balls best.....)
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Training & Behavior
My indoor cat hates our outdoor dog. Can they ever be friends?
Hi, thanks for using PetCoach! Charley and your dog are very cute! It is going to be very hard to make this happen. Since they are never inside together there is no way to train either of them or desensitize them to each other. Ideally the dog should have been trained with the cat when she was a puppy. At that time allowed to play with her and learned not to attack the cat with your help and by Charley smacking her. Now your dog is fully grown and can easily hurt Charley and may think she is prey when she runs. The only way to safely do this is to bring the dog in the house with a leash and a basket muzzle on and allow them to spend time together in the same room. Teach the dog to not chase the cat when it runs away. This will take a long time and I don't know if I would ever feel fully comfortable with them alone together. You may be surprised though and find that the dog doesn't chase the cat maliciously. Cats over all take a long time to adjust to change but most of the time they do. She likely despises the dog now because she's never interacted with him. You can try using the Feliway diffusers to calm her a bit. Overall I think this is going to be very difficult to accomplish I hope this helps and I wish you all the best! http://pet-supplies.drsfostersmith.com/search?w=feliway%20for%20cats
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Food & Nutrition
My cat is sad after tooth extraction. How to keep him happy indoors?
Poor Cezare! It's no fun to be recovering from surgery, but it sounds like you're doing a great job protecting him. One thought is that if he's only inside because of the neighbor's kibble, you could ask them to bring the kibble in for the remainder of his recovery period. If he's inside for the other reasons as well (such as still needing regular medication or rest), walks outside on a harness or just hanging outside with him on a long lead and the harness can give him an outlet. I'm not sure if you'd want to spend a bunch of money for just the next few days, but if he likes to hunt birds outside, there are bird feeders that can be attached to the outside of your windows to attract birds and then have a one way glass so Cezare could see out at them. If he likes to hunt mice, Doc and Pheobe's makes a great indoor hunting toy: https://docandphoebe.com/ You could use some canned food in this. Finally, if he's really struggling, I would recommend asking if you can come in for a check up 7-10 days after the dental surgery to have the vet evaluate Cezare's extraction sites and see if they are healed enough to resume eating hard food before the full 14 days is up. Some animals take the full 14 days, and others are ready to go sooner, so it might be worth an exam fee to check. Wishing you the best of luck! I hope Cezare is back to his normal self soon. Thanks for using PetCoach
Updated on September 24th, 2025
Vet Q & A
How to contact Petco about missing cats and store safety policies?
I am very sorry and sad to hear that this happened. Unfortunately this platform is not going to be much help since we answer questions about pet health but do not directly interact with Petco's managers. I would recommend contacting the stores manger at the location you saw this problem occur. I hope that helps
Updated on September 24th, 2025