Cats

June 10, 2008

June 8, 2008

  • Have You Got Pet Insurance

    Despite the many millions of pet owners in the U.S., a huge percentage of them do not have any form of pet insurance; this is peculiar when they are generally loved like any other person in the home. When it comes to looking after our own health needs, we do not forget how important it is; if we really cared out our pet\’s health we would not neglect them would we?

February 26, 2008

  • Some Major Signs Of Cat Health Problems

    Cat health problems are a challenge for cat owners, partly since your cat can\’t tell you when she\’s ill. There are many possible illnesses that your cat may face througout her life. The symptoms of these feline illnesses often overlap, just as in people.

February 17, 2008

  • Should Pet Owners Still Be Concerned With Imported Pet Foods?

    You might have heard of this story in the national news, it happened this week - the day before Valentines Day - in a neighboring city to where I live.A small shard of metal was found in a child\’s Valentines sucker - a Pokemon Valentine sucker - and the product was quickly recalled.As soon as the story broke here on local news - before they even announced where the product was made - I knew where it came from.It was made in China.

November 13, 2007

  • Cleaning Cat Urine Made Easy

    The job of cleaning carpets and furniture of cat urine odor is something that all cat owners have to face. There are five different bacteria in cat urine. Two of them are components of a cat\’s marking scent and the other three are found in cat spray, uric acid and urine. The odor from cat urine is difficult to get rid of because it is protein based. The smell is so strong it doesn\’t work to try to cover it up, either. Cleaning the source of the odor and stain - the bacteria, uric acid crystals and salts- isn\’t hard to do.

November 4, 2007

  • Why You Should Get A Cat Scratching Post For Your Cat

    For a cat owner, a scratching post is an absolute necessity. It is likely what will stand between the cat and the total destruction of your couch, chairs, rugs and drapes. It is a natural inclination for cats to stretch and scratch, many of them also like to knead their front paws on something as well.

October 29, 2007

  • Cat Declawing Pros And Cons

    The medical procedure called onychectomy or cat declawing is a very painful and complex operation. It is an operation to remove a cat\’s claws by cutting off the first joint of each of its digits. It is similar to cutting your own fingers at the last bone. Cat declawing cannot be reversed and it is a surgical procedure performed usually by a veterinary doctor and the cat anesthetized.