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By Nicole Nicassio-Hiskey and Cinthia Alia Mitchell. I love this book for its simple ideas for enriching your cat’s (or dog’s!) daily lives.  Covers everything you need to know about enrichment!

This book has wonderful activities for your cats, including things they can do themselves, or with you and your family (you can even use the clicker with some activities, but you don’t have to). A great way to get your kids involved with your cats’ enrichment!

If you’re having inter-cat relationship problems, check out this book.  Practical advice for a peaceful home.

This is a fantastic book all about creating cat-friendly environments with an emphasis on vertical space.  Includes where to buy things and plans!

This is the follow-up to “Catification” with more great ideas for enhancing your cat’s living space.

I LOVE this book.  If there is ONE book that all cat guardians should read, I recommend this one!  It’s an easy read that provides great information, and you’ll understand your cats much better when you’re done.  Buy this right MEOW!

Calmkeen is the same product as Zylkene, but half the price.  Just sprinkle the contents of one capsule in wet food each day.

30-day refill for Feliway diffusers; covers 700 square feet.

This comes with a diffuser and one 30-day supply of Feliway. This covers 700 square feet of space. Feliway Classic is the synthetic version of a feline facial pheromone that can provide a sense of familiarity and security, and reduce the urge to mark with urine or scratching.

30-Day refill for the Feliway MultiCat diffuser; covers 700 square feet.

Starter kit includes a diffuser and a 30-day supply of Feliway MultiCat formula; covers 700 square feet. This can help restore harmony between cats in a multi-cat household.

While this is not necessarily a calming aid, this SD chip works with the iCalmCat Speaker to help desensitize cats to noises. You can pair sounds with treats/play to create positive associations with noises your cat may be scared of; music is intermixed with household and outdoor sounds.

This is a portable speaker that plays calming music clinically tested and proven to reduce anxiety. There are also additional SD cards (sold separately) that work with this unit that play more stimulating music for enrichment, and various noises to help desensitize cats with noise phobias.

Music designed specifically for cats, and scientifically proven to provide enjoyable environmental enrichment for kitties. You can purchase both digital downloads or CDs of music at this website’s online shop.

Solliquin is a safe, natural, and scientifically proven effective calming supplement.  These are chewy treats for cats over 8 lbs (see other listing for link to treats for cats under 8 lbs).

Solliquin is a safe, natural, and scientifically proven effective calming supplement.  These are chewy treats for cats under 8 lbs (see other listing for link to treats for cats over 8 lbs).

Zylkene is a safe, natural, and scientifically proven effective calming supplement.  Choose the 75 mg capsules for cats; just open a capsule and sprinkle/mix into wet food or something yummy.  This link is for the 120-capsule bottle, good for 4 months.

Zylkene is a safe, natural, and scientifically proven effective calming supplement.  Choose the 75 mg capsules for cats; just open a capsule and sprinkle/mix into wet food or something yummy.  This link is for the 30-capsule bottle, good for one month.

This butterfly toy spins and flutters around its base and can take a pretty tough kitty cat beat down

This is a sturdy little fella that resembles a real mouse and is sure to trigger your cat’s predatory instincts!  It holds up well to abuse and fits perfectly on Da Bird wands.

If your kitty likes snakey toys, this is for you!  Also good for cats who may be intimidated by more quickly-moving wand toys.  Can also help cats with getting used to being touched using the soft fleece end.

The Cat Dancer is a classic toy that dangles five little paper rolls on a 30″ wire, simulating the movements of a flying insect.  Most cats have fun batting at it since it moves somewhat randomly and unpredictably.

This is my MUST HAVE cat toy! 3′ long wand 3′ long string clip to change out lures = happy kitties!

This feather attachment spins like a helicopter and is a fun change from the standard twirling feather attachments.  It’s a bit more fragile, but it’s a LOT of fun for kitties to chase!

The Da Rat is larger than Da Mouse and also works great with the Da Bird wand toy.  This lure is made with deer hide, which cats LOVE!!!  This is a three-pack, which will last you a long time because they are so sturdy.

NOT an Amazon link – will take you to ModMong’s website.  Comes in white and purple; the best laser pointer out there for kitties!  If your cat loves laser pointers, start a play session with it, then move on to a physical toy so your cat can complete the prey sequence.

This is another feather toy refill pack that works great with Da Bird – it has four feather tufts, one mouse, a longer feather toy, and a fuzzy worm.  It’s a great price for so many lures!

These seem to be very popular with the kitties these days!  Excellent bang for your buck, as they simulate small snakes or lizards.

These are tiny little robot bugs that move around somewhat randomly.  I put them in a box with paper so they can “hide”, making a fun game for my cats!  Comes in assorted colors.

Neko flies makes some good lures for cats!  I recommend cutting the string off of this lure and then using the metal loop to attach it to the Da Bird wand toy.

This is a feather that moves at variable speeds/patterns under a circle of fabric, which cats love!

These are fantastic feather refills for Da Bird – they are large and spin very well, and come at a great price for cats who go through feather lures quickly!  6 in each pack.

This is a toy that you can change up every day by either reconfiguring the top carpet (which attaches via velcro points) and by putting various toys inside of it.  Adult cats enjoy this too!

If your cat enjoys water, give these robot fishies a try!  They even light up with flashing LEDs and come with extra batteries.

These are super fun balls with fuzzy worm tails that cats love to bat around.  The ball is pretty bouncy so they keep on moving!

I use these in my home around litterboxes.  Just because cats are better at seeing in the dark than we are, it doesn’t mean that they don’t need some light! These just plug in and turn on automatically when light levels get dark.

This product is amazing – SO SIMPLE and works great!  The strap latch keeps the door from opening too much, which will allow cats in but keep larger dogs and babies out.  The stopper keeps the door from closing all the way, keeping finger safe and stopping cats from getting locked in a room.  This enables you to give cats access to a room where their litterboxes and food are out of reach from dogs and kids, or as a safe space where they can just peacefully enjoy being alone.

If you need to separate cats in your home, I recommend this gate – it’s tall, and has expanders on the side so that it can fit a door/hallway that is up to 36.5″ wide.  It also has an inner gate that makes it easy to walk through without taking the whole thing down.

Since many cats are able to jump over the tall baby gate (see Tall Baby Gate product), I recommend stacking this shorter baby gate on top of the tall baby gate.  If you turn it upside down, you can line up the walk-through doors so that you can open them at the same time and step through them without having to remove the top (or both gates).

This is my recommended urine-remover.  It’s enzyme-based, and at one point claimed to be 30 times stronger than Nature’s Miracle.  My clients have had great results with it.

This is my recommended urine-remover.  It’s enzyme-based, and at one point claimed to be 30 times stronger than Nature’s Miracle.  My clients have had great results with it.

Use this to pre-treat urine stains; it neutralizes soap and detergent residue in soft surfaces that can kill beneficial enzymes in urine removers.

Use this to pre-treat urine stains; it neutralizes soap and detergent residue in soft surfaces that can kill beneficial enzymes in urine removers.

This is my go-to book for clicker-training; it has lots of photos that aid in the process, and has an entire section on behavior modification.

Karen Pryor is the clicker-training guru, and this is an excellent resource.  No photos, but excellent information.

Karen Pryor’s “Clik Stik” has a telescoping target on it which means there’s less juggling with clicker and treats and a target if you’re using one.  Very convenient.

These are simple clickers, a bit quieter than the classic “box” style clickers (good for not startling cats with the sound).  Also comes with wrist straps which are very helpful!

These are the cat treats I use for clicker-training my cats.  They are small and are under 2 calories each!

These are awesome cat treats which can also be used during clicker-training; just a lick will do!  These are also great for giving medications or an any-time treat. This link is for 3 packages of 4 meat-tubes each (12 altogether).

This is a fine-grained sandy cat litter that CHANGES COLOR based on your cat’s urine!  It now is also clumping, a big improvement.  I recommend this litter for clients who have kitties with a history of urinary infections/issues; the litter can detect changes in pH and blood.  Use code AFF10 for 10% off!

This is another food puzzle/slow feeder that you can use with kibble or treats. It’s a little more difficult than the tunnel feeders.

This is an intermediate-difficulty level food puzzle great for treats and kibble.

Fill these three mice up with kibble, hide them around, and let your cat hunt for her food!

Check this one out!  It’s a bit more difficult; the top spins and food falls out into a food maze.  Good for more experienced/food-motivated foragers.

I LOVE LickiMats!  These are soft mats that you can smear any kind of wet/liquid food on so that your kitty has to work a bit to eat.  It slows down feeding, so no more scarf and barf!  They finally came out with a fish-shaped version for kitties!

I LOVE LickiMats!  These are soft mats that you can smear any kind of wet/liquid food on so that your kitty has to work a bit to eat.  It slows down feeding, so no more scarf and barf!  This is the two-pack with the green and orange mats.

This is a feeder that I use in my home and it definitely cuts down on the “scarf and barf” when it comes to kibble!

Even Amazon knows how important foraging puzzles are for pets! This one has little cups to push aside for food/treats, as well as a large section to put food for slow-feeding.

This is a ceramic slow-feeder if you’re concerned about plastic (which can sometimes promote chin acne on cats). Available in black or white.

This is my FAVORITE food puzzle!  This is great for both dry treats/kibble, and you can even put wet food in the square grids.  You can make it easier or harder depending on where you put the food.  Great for beginners and expert foragers alike!

This is a fairly easy food puzzle/slow feeder but it gets the job done – cats have to reach in to get the goodies.

This feeder is a must if you need to keep your cats’ meals separate for any reason.  Perfect for cats who are getting different-sized portions, medications or supplements in their food, or if you just want to prevent other cats or pets from eating one pet’s meals.  Works with the microchip that your cat was tagged with, or comes with a collar tag that will work if your cat isn’t chipped.

This is a cover that prevents other cats from sneaking around the back and stealing food while the feeder is open for the cat who is eating out of the bowl.

This is an inexpensive pair of automatic feeders that comes with ice packs, so it’s suitable for both wet and dry food.  You can put a bell on the top that will sound when the lid opens to teach your cat when the meal is available. Great for kitties who need to be fed when you are at work!

This is an inexpensive single feeder that comes with an ice pack. Great for a single kitty who needs to be fed while you’re not home.  Give it a try!

This feeder can be set to feed three meals and also comes with an ice pack, so it’s suitable for wet food.  The bowl is dishwasher safe too, for those of you who are concerned about chin acne.

This automatic feeder comes with very good reviews on Amazon.  Comes with a stainless steel bowl and can feed VERY small portions of kibble (1/16 cup) at a time, up to 6 meals per day if your cat requires frequent feeding intervals.

A good basic fountain that has a couple of different places from which to drink. I took the top part off and my cats drank right from the bubbler!

While the base of this fountain is plastic, the top is stainless steel. This unit is easy to clean, and the water level on the side makes keeping water fresh SO easy. Further, you can use the fountain with or without the flower on top if you find it too noisy, or if your cats prefer a more open surface from which to drink.

My cats LOVE this fountain! It’s plastic, but it’s so easy to clean. Also, you can remove the top spout if it’s too noisy for you, and your cats will drink out of the top bubbling pool. This is a very nice fountain from a great company!

If your cat doesn’t react to catnip (or even if she does), give silvervine a try!  Sprinkle this on toys (just a tiny pinch will do – a little goes a long way) and watch your cat go wild.

My cats love these, and they are so durable!  They retain scent and are great for both lounging and playing.

Check out this line of cat trees, scratchers, cubbies, and perches from Catit!  The Vesper line is sleek and stylish, with removable pads for easy washing.  I have a Vesper cat tree and my cats LOVE it!

These can be mounted to corners of walls or on furniture so that your kitty can rub on them as she passes by.  It’s a good way to let her leave her scent behind in her territory, and collect shedding fur.  The comb can be removed for cleaning.

Catnip spray is an easy and mess-free way to freshen up old toys, and can help with encouraging play for stress-relief.  Plus, this From the Field brand’s catnip is grown in Washington state!

Even though this is built for one cat, I have two large cats that have cuddled up together on this without a problem. And this platform won’t fall off the window – mine has held up without falling for about two years! Consider putting a fleece mat on top of the mesh platform for extra comfort.

This is my cats’ favorite heated bed! They have the large oval design. It is SO soft, although I put a blanket over it for extra snuggles. When plugged in, it slightly warms until a cat gets on it, and then it warms further (but not too hot). Additionally, you can take the heating pad out of the bed to wash it.

This SD card can be used with the iCalmCat speaker, and plays music and sounds for environmental enrichment. Designed specifically for kitties!

My cats LOVE these scratchers.  They are super heavy-duty, large, and will last a long time.  They’re also made in the USA.

I have not used this product but it is formulated to redirect your cat to use her scratching post instead of your furniture.  Just a few drops on your scratching post will draw her over to scratch and leave her own scent on it.