Category:Care & Health

Any feline expert will tell you that you should have one litter box per cat in the household. Therefore, if you have five cats you will be required to have five boxes. For many pet owners, even three boxes are too many. Not only do you have to find a place to put them, but …
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Cat breeding is not that easy. There are several processes involved and some can be costly. There are many things to be considered before you embark on breeding cats. You need to determine what breed you want to propagate, its pedigree, get to know all the characteristics about the breed as well as the standards …
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If you find a newborn kitten, the first step is to determine where its mom is. If the mother is not available, you’ll need to care for this newborn kitten yourself. However, if the mom is available, this is always preferable to human care for a baby kitten. If you are caring for a newborn …
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Getting rid of fleas and ticks on cats is quite easy when you know the right way. If you follow these instructions, you will be sure to easily kill all cat fleas and ticks and even dog’s as well. To get rid of fleas and ticks on cats, you first have to realize the problem. To check, …
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Feline kidney disease is extremely common in older cats but can develop in younger cats.  Cats that develop this disease do not begin to show symptoms until they have lost approximately 65-70% of the nephrons in their kidneys. Nephrons are funnel-shaped tubes that filter and reabsorb the fluids inside the kidneys. Feline kidney failure will …
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Feline HIV, also known as feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) is part of the same family of viruses (lentiviruses) as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Essentially, FIV is a cat disease that affects a cat’s T cells, the white blood cells that are essential in staving off infections. As in the human variety, FIV attacks the …
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Feline Rhinotracheitis, or feline herpes, is a virus commonly found in weak kittens or older cats, both domestic and wild. This feline virus is highly infectious and is easily transmitted from an infected cat to an uninfected one. Transmission of the disease is easily accomplished by the uninfected cat coming in contact with the infected …
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Feeding kittens is usually not challenging, unless they are unweaned. In that case, special measures are necessary to maintain strong health because there isn’t one best  food that applies to all kittens.   Nutrition may mean something slightly different for each cat, but some general rules apply. Feeding a weaned kitten: For weaned kittens, a …
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Choosing your pet’s home away from home while you are gone is one of the more important choices you can make for them. Many people do not realize the extreme differences in pet boarding kennels these days. Just the name itself can tell you a lot. Would you rather your dog stay at a boarding …
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As a cat owner, you understand that you must choose the right cat food in order for your feline to be in good health. However, you also know that while you may choose the right cat food will also depend upon their nutritional needs, as well as their taste. To select the right cat food, …
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