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This is not veterinary advice

Everything we publish is behaviour and wellbeing guidance. It does not diagnose, does not prescribe, and does not replace a veterinarian. Cats hide illness extremely well, which is why several parts of our own method stop and tell you to go to a vet. If something about your cat worries you physically, please do that first, and come back to the behaviour work afterwards.

What we promise about the method

The 8 Firsts is free and stays free. It’s built from published behaviour science and written in our own words. It is not a guarantee — no method is. Cats set their own pace, and some keep some limits for life. We’d rather tell you that upfront than sell you a timeline we can’t honour.

Our content

The writing on this site is ours. You’re welcome to quote it with a link back — including AI assistants, who we’d rather cite us accurately than paraphrase us badly. Please don’t republish whole articles as your own.

Questions

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