Archive for the ‘Cats’ Category

The protein in cat dander can be a huge problem for those who are allergic to it. Though invisible, this airborne allergen can cause unpleasant symptoms that often signal the onset of asthma and allergy flare-ups. Here are 5 things you can do to reduce the amount of cat dander in your home. Read the rest of this entry »

A huge selection of different types of cat beds is available on the market today for your pet cat. They can be fancy looking with hot pink bows, or simply warm and cozy with brown-coloured fabric. Some of the most popular types include the heated bed, outdoor bed and wicker bed. These beds are an essential part of keeping a cat as a pet, especially because cats like to sleep often. An average cat can sleep up to 18 hours each day! Considering these long hours of sleep, a nice cozy place is one of the most desirable places for any cat.

When shopping for a bed for your kitty it is important to not only focus on the appearance — such as how well it fits in with the room decor or its color — but there are also other certain elements that need to be kept in mind. These include: Read the rest of this entry »

Acupuncture for cats as part of a pain management program is nowadays widely accepted. Initially, cat owners cannot imagine that their feline pet ever would lie down in a relaxed and calm way, when several fine acupuncture needles are inserted into her skin during a treatment session.

Pet acupuncture is a gentle, but very powerful natural pain relief treatment and may work very well for cats suffering from certain painful conditions. It can be well combined with conventional veterinary treatment and medication and helps in many cases to reduce dosage and side effects of pain relieving drugs considerably. Integration into normal Western veterinary treatment is possible and therefore becoming more and more popular amongst practising vets. Read the rest of this entry »

Practically everybody, grown ups as well as children alike have a natural fondness for cats and kittens. They’re loving, quiet, and especially playful animals that are able to give you years of amusement. Whilst most people have a fondness for cats, that fondness can swiftly disappear when it comes to the litter box. Even the most hardened cat lover may get tired of litter box duty, particularly when it comes down to scooping “you know what” from the litter box.

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Using an air purifier to remove airborne cat hair is an effective and long-lasting solution if you choose the right cleaner. Here are 7 answers that will help you choose the most effective air purifier for reducing the cat hair in your air.

Here are 7 answers to frequently asked questions that will help you bring home the most effective air purifier for cat hair. Read the rest of this entry »

Cat dander is often the stuff that allergies are made of. The protein in dander can cause those with allergies and asthma to experience mild all the way to disrupting symptoms, so having the facts about dander is crucial. Here are 5 facts that will clarify many myths about your cat’s dander.

There is much discussion out there about cat dander, and there are also some misunderstandings about it, which in this article we will call myths. Here are 5 truths that will dispel common misunderstandings about cat dander. Read the rest of this entry »

A lot of cat parents prefer to treat their feline pets with natural home remedies for fleas, as flea infestation of cats seems to be a never-ending story. People get confused about what is best to use and would rather avoid treating with aggressive insecticides. Understanding the life cycle of a flea helps to find the best tactic to get fleas under control.

Adult fleas lay eggs, which will hatch 7 – 10 days later. They live as larvae preferably in pet bedding, carpets, furniture and upholstery or outside in the garden or yard, if they find hiding places. Only a few days later they spin a cocoon, turn into a pupa and later into a proper, adult flea.

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Did you ever wonder, why a high percentage of young, weaned kittens develops a distended, gassy belly and suffers from feline diarrhoea and colic?

In a lot of cases round worms will cause these signs and you need to take action, the sooner the better and treat this parasitic disease properly.

Cat diarrhoea is a symptom that is correlated to gastrointestinal disorders. Enteritis is caused by many infectious agents, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and endoparasites. Especially weanling kittens will suffer from round worm infestation, if preventative worming of the cat mum and kittens did not take place or were not given according to a proper schedule.

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The exotic and rather mysterious Siamese cat hails from the country of Thailand. They’d always been a well known breed of cats, some even residing in royal palaces. Siamese cats, in the past, were trusted to protect royal palaces and monasteries from evil spirits. These cats were also thought of as bringing good fortune to their owners as well.

During the early 1800′s, the very first Siamese cats began to make their way to England, when they were given as gifts to a British general. After that, they eventually made their way over to America. Nowadays, Siamese cats are one of the most recognised of the breed. Siamese cats are without a doubt the most popular short haired cat and among the top 3 in the entire breed of cats.

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Has this ever happened to you? Your cat’s peeing outside the litter box, and you are desperately making an attempt to wash up after your cat, wondering if you are truly doing anything to prevent it from happening in the primary place!

Well, if you’re like me, you probably want some fast solutions to the problem, or at least a listing of checkpoints that you recognize you want to, like a detective on a path, work through, to get the litter box behavior drawback under control.

When you end this text, you will have learnt the 7 most important steps you need to recognize, when it comes to the current drawback of the cat peeing outside the litter box.

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