Cat Care

Nutrition for Kittens

Nutrition for Kittens

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For most cats, childhood lasts for about 1 year. During this time, kittens requires higher levels of minerals such as ...

Cat Proofing Your Home

Cat Proofing Your Home

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If you choose to allow your new pet to have the run of the house, be sure to take proper ...

Cat's Protection at Birth

Cat’s Protection at Birth

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When kittens are born, their immune systems are not fully developed and they are at risk of infections. They do, ...

Destructive Scratching

Destructive Scratching

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Scratching comes naturally to cats, which use this behavior to keep their retractable claws manicured and to mark their territories. ...

Causes of Obesity

Causes of Obesity

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The causes of obesity in cats are numerous, but the first and foremost of them is plain, old dietary indiscretion ...

Controlling Internal Parasites

Controlling Internal Parasites

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Left undetected and untreated, intestinal parasites can rob or cat of much-needed nutrients, can cause severe gastrointestinal upset, and can ...

Understanding Your Cat

Understanding Your Cat

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Cats are generally solitary animals. Highly independent, they have developed subtle and complex ways of behaving and communicating that often ...

Feral Cats

Feral Cats

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Cats of domestic descent that have known little or no human contact, or former pets that have become homeless for ...

The Aging Cat

The Aging Cat

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Most well-cared-for pet cats can live to age 14 or 15, with some occasionally reaching 20. Life expectancy is increasing ...

How to Bathe a Cat

How to Bathe a Cat

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Cats should be bathed when one or more of the following situations develop: Accumulation of excessive dirt, grease, or other ...