To be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright
To wash while immersed in water (or, a cat does this with its tongue)
To scrape or dig with the claws or nails, usually to stop an itch
A strap worn around the neck, generally holds tags and/or can be attached to a leash
A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly
To care for an animal until it is adopted
A domesticated polecat kept as a pet or used, especially in Europe, for catching rabbits. It is typically albino or brown.
A feeling of great pleasure and happiness
A long, high-pitched complaining cry
Signs of affection that, when coming from our pets, are in the form of licks
To surgically cause a female animal to be unable to reproduce
The hindmost part of an animal, especially when prolonged beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate, the feathers at the hind end of a bird, or a terminal appendage in an insect
An animal's underfur or down
Ground meal shaped into pellets, especially for pet food
A curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals
An implement with a handle, consisting of bristles, hair, or wire set into a block
Looking after the coat of (a horse, dog, or other animal) by brushing and cleaning it
To bring a pet into your home, accepting responsibility for its care for the rest of its life; to provide a Forever Home
To remain in the same place
The characteristic crying sound of a cat