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Why Do Cats Cover Their Faces When They Sleep?
It’s Comfy:Think of all the positions you sleep in. You may start out on your back with your arms by your side, but by the time morning rolls around, you're lying diagonal with one arm across your chest and the other one flung up over your head. It's comfortable for you -- plain and simple. Same thing applies in the feline world. Princess Sofia gently covers her face just because that happens to be the most comfortable position for her.Built-In Sunglasses:If you haven't already noticed, your fur ball will catch some z's anyplace it's warm. Kitties prefer sleeping where it's toasty and cozy. Th..
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Don't Ever Do These Things to Your Cat
Put Your Cat Outdoors UnsupervisedThink your cat longs to explore all of springtime’s splendors on her own? Hey, she knows where she lives and she’d never wander off, right? Wrong. Your indoor kitty’s reaction to the great outdoors might be curiosity, confusion, or fright. She may dart away into traffic or cower under a bush when a strange dog approaches. Keep Kitty safely harnessed, leashed, and reassured by your presence when outdoors, for her peace of mind and yours.Leave Windows OpenLoosely screened windows can pose a hazard to curious cats. Excitement over a robin’s fly-by may cause your ..
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Exercise for Cats
CAT ON THE HUNTCats are born predators. Stalking and hunting are instinctual. You can use your cat’s predatory nature to engage it in playful fun. Here are some tempting targets that few kitties can resist:Toy mice: You can buy battery-powered, motorized mice, or you can use a string tied to a simple plastic toy mouse to provide provocative life-like movements.Feathered toys: Everyone knows that cats love to stalk and catch birds. You can buy feathered toys that are bird replicas. Attach a string and make the toy move like a wounded bird, and no self-respecting kitty will be able to ..
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Skin Problems In Cats; Common Causes And Treatment
Potential causes that can interfere with her toilette and cause dry flaky or greasy skin, include:Obesity: Too much girth and the cat can’t reach around to access all areas.Tooth ache: Dental disease makes it painful to groom.Ill health: If the cat feels nauseous or is in pain then she won’t want to wash.Arthritis: Stiffness and soreness make it physically painful to groom.Stress: Many anxious or fearful cats will go to the other extreme and over-groom as a way of comforting themselves. This can lead to patchy hair loss and skin sores.In these examples, the cat’s skin is best helped by treatin..
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Why Does My Cat Drink More Water?
Wet food is often up to 80% water. The feline kidney is super-efficient at recycling water, which means your feline-friend gets her daily water quotient from the wet food. However, dry food – as the name suggests – has most of the moisture removed. Now the cat not only needs to drink her daily water but take in extra water to digest the dry kibble.Swap from wet to dry food and the cat who’ve you’ve never seen drink, suddenly becomes enamored of her water bowl. Other times when drinking is normal is in hot weather. Although your cat doesn’t sweat (except through her pads) she does lick her..
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Tips For Training Your Cat
Everyone in your house, should agree with what you are going to allow the cat to do. Do not change the rules when you’ve decided them, as this can cause difficulties.• If your cat trusts you, it will probably do what you want, so speak in a calm tone.• Your cat can tell if you are anxious, so don’t worry if things go wrong. Keep calm and start again.• Don’t force training on your cat, only attempt it when it seems happy to do so.• Don’t move too quickly, or the cat might misunderstand.• When teaching a kitten only do it for ½ hour a day and only repeat a few times. As an annoyed kitten will no..
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Why Is My Cat Vomiting?
The trick is to recognize when the cat is unwell or has a problem behind the sickness. Let’s take a look at some of the health issues which can cause a cat to vomit.Why Do Cats Vomit?That sticky pile on the Chinese rug consists of the cat’s stomach contents mixed with digestive juices. Whatever was in her stomach, is now on the floor, which makes vomiting an efficient way of voiding toxins or spoiled food from her system. Indeed, vomiting is a protective reflex that allows the cat to get rid of noxious substances that might otherwise harm her.The reasons for sickness can be broadly divided int..
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Kidney Disease In Cats
Why Do Kidneys Matter?Kidneys work all day, every day and never take a rest, but often we don’t appreciate their hard work until it’s too late.Kidneys have many vital roles in the body including:Cleaning natural toxins from the bloodGetting rid of waste products in urineRecycling water by reclaiming it from bloodControlling levels of vital electrolytes (salts)Producing hormones that control blood pressure and red blood cell productionFascinating things, kidneys! We’re born with two, but get along fine with one (which is why we can donate a kidney without ill effects to ourselves). Those clever..
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Cats Are Very Lovable Creatures..No?
Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to many ailments. Cat grooming is a very important part of keeping a cat as a healthy pet. Cat supplies can be defined as important things that can be purchased for cat grooming, and maintaining general good cat health. Cat supplies is a general term that covers a variety of important cat care products. These topics could be used when undertaking an online Internet search for good value cat supply products for your pets - cat-grooming supplies, cat pet supplies, cat training supplies and discount cat supplies.Cat Grooming:Cat g..
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Groom Your Cat To Avoid Hairballs - Kitty Will Love You For It
Most cats have trouble with removing hairballs. If the cat can not get them up, it can get into the intestines and cause a blockage. This is life threatening to the pet. If your cat seems to be constipated it may be a sign of a blockage. If the cat is lethargic and his coat is dull and unhealthy looking, this too may be a sign. Watch that he eats as he normally does. If not, you should call and take him to see the vet who will then find out if it is a hairball and then he’ll remove it.You can prevent this type of problem yourself though. One of the bes..
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