-Why do cats purr?

Purring in cats is a sign of pleasure and feeling content. It can however also be a sign that the cat is injured or feeling unwell and is trying to heal itself. The purring causes a resonance frequency in the body that helps heal the cat, so interpreting purring depends on the situation.

Some cats don’t purr, but most do and especially when they are sleeping or have just woken up and you stroke them, they are inclined to purr.

-Do kittens sleep all night?

Cats are naturally nocturnal, so will always be awake at some point during the night. One can however train cats to sleep in, as I do with my kittens, from around 10 PM to around 6 AM (later in winter). If they wake you at 2 AM, just ignore them. Turn over and put your hand on them gently and go back to sleep. Whatever you do, do NOT feed them or give them a snack or play with them during the night, this will condition them to wake you up at night.

Siberian cats are high energy and very playful but can be very happy being indoor cats as long as there's lots to entertain us and access to the outdoors for mental stimulation – there are some great cautious to keep them safe and offer a taste of the outdoors, which is important for their mental health.

Because of their easygoing personalities and relatively low maintenance, they make great additions to active households full of kids and other furry family members.

Siberian are mellow cats who tend to get along with everyone. They're great for families, single people, older people, and get along well with other pets. An intelligent and playful little soul, the Munchkin is also content to sit on your lap and purr quietly.

-Does a cat need more than one litter tray?

Yes! Most cats prefer to pee in one litter tray and poo in the other, but in multi-cat households that means one cat can pee in a tray that another one poos in. In general the rule is N+1 litter trays, N being the number of cats in the house. Never keep the litter trays within 3-5 meters of the food or water, ideally litter trays should be in a different room.

Litter trays should be as large as possible, the round 50cm diameter plastic basins. No matter how large the litter tray though, many cats will still scratch the plastic side of the tray after doing their business in an attempt to cover it up, especially kittens. They either grow out of this or not, but it is normal behavior.
Very dominant cats on purpose choose not to cover up their poo as a sign of dominance, which is instinct that one cannot change, but is not all that common.

-Is scratching on furniture normal?

No, not unless you are not providing your cat with sufficient scratch posts. All cats HAVE TO SCRATCH to sharpen their nails as well as pull out dead pieces of their nails. When cats scratch, they stand on their back legs and stretch up, so any scratch post or cat tree needs to be higher than the cat and have the rope they scratch on at the top. Some cat trees have fabric at the top and only rope in the middle, which is useless.

Cardboard scratching toys also work, there ones they can lay in or smaller ones they can stand on or that can be zip-tied to table leg. In a bigger house it makes sense to have 2-3 scratch posts, but it does not always have to be a cat tree, a simple scratch post works fine. If furniture is being scratched, shout at the cat, they know what you mean, and ensure a scratch post is close by. If that does not work, try a cat tree, cats will always climb up on that and will by default use the scratch ability offered.

Some scratch post are too narrow, it should have a diameter of minimum 10cm up 15cm to be comfortable for an adult cat.

Siberian cats are high energy and very playful but can be very happy being indoor cats as long as there's lots to entertain us and access to the outdoors for mental stimulation – there are some great cautious to keep them safe and offer a taste of the outdoors, which is important for their mental health.

Because of their easygoing personalities and relatively low maintenance, they make great additions to active households full of kids and other furry family members.

Siberian are mellow cats who tend to get along with everyone. They're great for families, single people, older people, and get along well with other pets. An intelligent and playful little soul, the Siberian is also content to sit on your lap and purr quietly.