"Why do you make PRASKA furniture from birch plywood and not from MDF?" This is one of the most frequent questions from our customers. I explain how years of observing cats in a cattery convinced me to make this choice.
Read more →A cat won't tell you it's stressed. It won't change its expression, sigh, or ask for help. Stress in cats shows up as changes in behaviour - often so subtle an owner only notices once the problem has been going on for weeks. Excessive grooming, hiding, refusing food, toileting outside the litter tray, sudden aggression - these aren't bad habits. They're signals that something has changed in a cat's life and its body isn't coping with that change.
Meowing is a language cats invented purely to communicate with people. Adult cats don't meow at each other - between themselves they communicate through body language, scent, and vocalisations like hissing, growling or purring. Meowing is a sound reserved for an owner - a signal that a cat needs something and has learned that this particular sound gets a response.
Purring is one of the most recognisable sounds in the animal kingdom - and one of the most misread. Most owners assume a purring cat is simply happy. In fact, cats purr for at least 5 different reasons, and not all of them mean contentment. A cat purrs when relaxed, but also when in pain, stressed, hungry, or in need of close contact.
A cat can't be trained out of scratching. Scratching is inborn - a cat scratches to shed dead layers of keratin from its claws, stretch the back and shoulder muscles, mark territory with pheromones from glands in its paw pads, and release emotion. It's a behaviour that can't be eliminated without harming a cat's physical and mental health.
"Why does PRASKA make its furniture from birch plywood instead of MDF?" It's one of the questions customers ask me most. Here's how years of watching cats in my own cattery led me to that choice.
A new piece of furniture, moving house, redecorating - small things to us, but for a cat, they mean learning the world all over again. I explain why routine gives a cat a sense of safety, and whether it's worth moving its favourite spots around.
In more than 14 years of breeding, cats have taught me things I never found in any book. I've gathered the 10 biggest lessons - from the fact that a cat never lies, to the fact that less is more.
PRASKA products are now used in catteries in more than 30 countries. I explain why it all started with my own cattery, and why breeders' trust matters more to me than any other recommendation.
A Maine Coon can weigh up to 10 kg and land on a shelf with real force - so not just any piece of furniture will do. Here's what more than 14 years of breeding large breeds has taught me.
A standing scratcher, or a tower? I explain why I designed something more than an ordinary scratcher - PRASKA's own Maze Tower collection, which combines a play area, a hideout and a lookout point in one structure.
Every piece of PRASKA furniture and every bed goes through a long journey: from watching cats, through design and prototype, to weeks of testing in catteries. Let me take you behind the scenes.
"What if my cat won't want to use the shelves?" - one of the most common questions I hear from customers. The answer: let the cat make its own decision. Here's why.
A cat doesn't scratch the sofa out of spite - it's simply more comfortable than a badly chosen scratcher. I explain what makes a good cat scratcher, and why stability matters more than looks.
A wardrobe, a windowsill, the top of the fridge - your cat will always choose height, even with the comfiest bed on the floor. I explain why that's nature, not fashion, and how a well-designed cat wall helps cats live together.
Not every cat wants a hiding spot - but for some, it's essential. Here's how to tell which cats genuinely need a den, and which are better off with an open bed.
You buy a new toy, the cat sniffs it for a few seconds and walks off? That's because a cat chooses toys with instinct, not with its eyes. Here's how we design PRASKA toys so cats actually want to use them.
"Why do you make PRASKA furniture from birch plywood and not from MDF?" This is one of the most frequent questions from our customers. I explain how years of observing cats in a cattery convinced me to make this choice.
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