Cystitis is special in cats because, unlike people and dogs, it is very often triggered by stress and not by infection. While cystitis in female cats can be upsetting and painful, it’s worse for tom cats where it can become a life-threatening condition if their urethra (the exit from the bladder) becomes blocked by blood […]
Read & Discuss »»Cats love the sunshine. It’s not surprising. As desert creatures, cats developed high heat tolerance. The earliest cats were short-coated, long-bodied, which was conducive to cope with a lot of heat. Our cats today still like to feel secure and warm when they fall to sleep. They like to use sunlight to compensate for the […]
Read & Discuss »»Fighting Fleas When Spring is Springing – around February each year – is the beginning of flea season! It’s time to get vigilant if you are a pet owner. Among external canine and feline parasites,fleas are without a doubt the most common. Around one to two millimetres in length fleas live for between seven to 14 […]
Read & Discuss »»When you have an indoor-only cat it is easy to worry that he or she is not getting enough cat exercise. It’s a fact that cats have evolved with high metabolisms that work even as they lie around relaxing but this is most definitely not enough for them to get enough cat exercise for indoor […]
Read & Discuss »»Cats can most definitely be intimidated by other cats. It can get so bad that it stops them going out into the garden. This can seriously restrict their opportunities for exercise. To begin to tackle this problem we need to look at life from a cat’s point of view. Is your cat frightened by the […]
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