Dog tapeworm is a common parasitical infection that, while easy to treat, can cause your dog much discomfort and lead to a weakened immune system and even to anemia. There are several types of tapeworms, and some are contagious to humans and cats, as well as other animals such as cattle. Here’s what you should know […]
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3 Treatment Options for Feline Kidney Disease
Kidneys have a vital role in the life of cats. More frequent in older cats, the feline kidney disease may affect younger cats with a diet based mainly on dry foods. The cat kidney disease may also be a genetic condition. The cat renal disease cannot be treated but can be manageable to delay kidney failure. 1. […]
What does it mean to have a cat?
The times are extremely favorable for those cat lovers whose feelings for these animals, to put it bluntly, have fallen on their brains so much that their loyal ones are no longer enough for them. They must surround themselves with cat-like objects and nothing pleases them as much as receiving a gift or buying […]
The Different Colours and Patterns of Cat Fur
Fur and colours in cats The different kinds of fur, colours and shapes possible in cats are very numerous, be it unique to the cat or common to a breed. Hundreds of combinations exist and not all are acknowledged or standardised. Therefore, we are going to show you the most well known but also the […]
How Can I Encourage My Wandering Cat To Return Home?
Cats are adventurous creatures. However, this can sometimes be worrying for owners. Here are some tips to encourage your cat to return home. Follow these tips to get your cat to return home: Enter your garden and name call (brightly) at regular intervals – every hour or more often. This is especially important in the […]
Cat Whiskers Functions
Ever wondered what are the cat whiskers for? It turns out that the whiskers help them to orient themselves in the space around them, especially in the dark. For cats, they are very important and the main organ of contact. Home cats are active mostly at night. Therefore the whiskers are obviously helping them to […]
Cat Diseases: Overview Of The Most Important
Table for cat diseases Pathogen/ Cat Diseases Primary vaccination Repeat Refreshing Feline Distemper 8th or 12th week – yearly Rabies 12th week – yearly Cat Flu 8th or 12th week – yearly Cleucosis 8th or 12th week after 2 – 4 weeks yearly FIP Feline Infectious Peretonitis 16th week after 4 weeks yearly Cat Diseases […]
Mother Cat Is Ignoring Her Newborn Kittens: Causes and What To Do
Cats are generally excellent mothers. We often come across heartwarming stories of queens fostering the kittens of other cats or even the young of other species. Typically when cats give birth, you need not worry about the kittens. You only have to take care of the mother and she instinctively takes care of the little […]
Modifying a Dangerous Cat
Andrew Demetrius was an 8-week old seal point Siamese kitten when he came to live with us. Well actually, we picked him out of a litter of kittens. We met the father of Andy, but not the mother. Bad mistake! The father was easy going and good natured, apparently, the mother was not as nice and therefore […]
Miracle Baby – The Kitten Who Should Not Have Survived
The first kitten, late in the evening was stillborn the second was a male and was fine. The morning arrived and we rushed down to our vet’s office with the mother cat trying to deliver kitten number three. The third kitten was much larger and was stuck. Shortly after arriving at the vet’s office he […]