A Petivity Expert Explains: What Can Your Petivity Data Tell You?

Your cat’s litter box behavior can tell you a lot about their health. But it can be challenging to notice the subtle changes in their litter box behavior or weight that could be a sign of something more.

The Petivity Litter Box Monitor translates these subtle changes into meaningful data, helping you unlock a new dimension of care for your cat.

To help you make sense of all that data, we gathered some of the most commonly asked questions from our community and sat down with Petivity Behaviorist Dr. Ragen T.S. McGowan to learn more about the rich data available in Petivity.

A: As a cat owner, we have no doubt that you know your cat better than anyone else! The unique relationship that you have with your cat allows you to know when she is hungry, ready to play or ready for some cuddle time on the couch.

While most people are great at reading the big cues or gestures that our cats give us, we are less great at identifying the very subtle changes in behavior that accompany a change in health state. This could be as minute as a change in the frequency at which a cat visits the litter box to gradual shifts in weight. Just like with our human family members or close friends, these shifts may not be apparent if you are interacting with them every day.

This is where the Petivity system can come into play. Each day, Petivity will track your cat’s every movement in the litter box, including the time of day and waste type of each visit, as well as their weight to really establish a great baseline for your cat. Then, over time, Petivity will assess changes in these baselines. You’ll be able to see changes from day to day, week to week, month to month or even year to year to highlight those changes that may be meaningful but not readily apparent.

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