New Year’s Resolutions for Cat Moms

Last Updated on December 31, 2022 by Holly Anne Dustin

We are here again at that time of year where we make resolutions and set goals for the next year. A lot of people include goals around their relationships with their family members. But how many of us think to set resolutions for our relationship with our furbabies? New Year’s Resolutions for Cat Moms aren’t a whole lot different than resolutions moms of human kids make. It’s all about making sure we are giving our family the best life possible.

Get Organized

Are you planning on getting organized this year? I think it tops my New Year’s Resolution list every January. I’m terrible about it. Let’s get Kitty organized in 2023.

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Update Kitty’s Identification

How many times have you gotten a new phone number or moved since you adopted Kitty? Is her microchip information properly registered with your current information? Double check it. Make sure she’s registered with a company that participates in the AAHA universal lookup program. It will make it easier to reunite with her if you should get separated.

Do you travel with Kitty? Is her carrier properly tagged? Does she have an updated tag on her harness or a collar to wear on the road?

Program Your Phone

Technology can help you keep your New Year’s resolutions to get your furbaby’s stuff organized. After all, how often are we without our phones? You can use it to help keep your furbaby’s information organized.

Program your veterinarian’s phone number, the ER vet, your groomer, your pet sitter’s information and any other professionals Kitty sees into your contacts. The ASPCA poison control number should be in there too. The Red Cross has a first aid app you can download. You’ll be prepared if anything happens.

An app like 11Pets, Peef, or MyPetPlanner can track your appointments and keep track of medications, worming, and flea treatments. You can log any changes in weight or condition.

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Health and Wellness Resolutions

Are health and wellness on your resolution list? Kitty would probably make that same resolution if she could.

Vet Visits

It’s up to us to schedule her an annual vet visit.

Cats don’t get the same level of medical care that dogs do. Even your indoor cats need regular vet care. Cats are great at hiding their distress. Kitty can be very sick by the time you know they aren’t feeling well. It is especially important that your senior kitties be seen regularly.

Regular vet care can help you keep any budgetary New Years resolution you make too. An annual vet visit to keep Kitty healthy is less expensive than an emergency later. The same applies to dental care.

Grooming Routine

Keeping up with a regular grooming routine will help your budget too, especially if you have a longhaired cat that mats up. It costs less to keep her coat in proper condition with regular maintenance than a once a year shave down. Keep up with your appointments if you use a professional groomer.

Weight Watchers

How about watching your weight? Is that on your Kitty’s list too? Another one that is on my list every year. Obesity is an epidemic for our cats. But we can help our furbabies stay trim.

Ask your vet what a healthy weight would be for your Kitty. Some steps to help her get to that healthy weight include:

• Switching from free feeding to timed meals.
• Measure her food instead of just guessing. It’s so easy to overfeed without realizing it.
• Portion by the calories Kitty needs instead of the feeding guidelines on the bag or can.
• Don’t forget to include the calories in any treats.
• Feed her like the carnivore she is; more meat and moisture, less carbohydrates.

Get Fit

Your furbaby can’t join you at the gym but you can help her get her exercise game on. Literally.

• Pull out your laser pointer or Kitty’s favorite wand toy and give her a workout.
• Try some pingpong hockey. Drop a few ping pong balls in a large box or your bathtub and let Kitty go to it. She’ll have a great time and you’ll get a good laugh.
• Do the stairs. Or a cat tree. Set a favorite toy, or a food puzzle on an upper platform and make her work for her food.
• Try some interactive toy fun.

Spend Quality Time with Kitty

Bond with your furbaby. Spend some time your baby. Try clicker training some tricks. Or harness training him and hitting the road for an adventure.

Try a game of hide and seek. What, you haven’t played hide and seek with your cat? If you have a kitten, hide around the corner and twitch a string. It will be enough to get Kitty going. With an older cat you might need to add food. A tasty can of pate, churu treat, or a jar of baby food will make the game more appealing.

Whatever New Year’s Resolutions you have made for your furbabies, I hope you have a wonderful year.  Drop a comment, what are your goals for your Kitty’s life? Is there anything we can help you with?