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The key to keeping your cat off the kitchen counters is to make them undesirable places. If your cat has already discovered that there are sometimes tasty food treats on your counters, it will take some retraining to convince him that it’s not worthwhile to leap up there whenever your back is turned.
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Can you train your cat to do behaviors on command? The answer is a resounding "Yes!" But, you say, your cat is independent, stubborn and will condescendingly turn up her whiskers at anything resembling a command. In fact, if cats could laugh, yours would be rolling on the floor this very minute (which he undoubtedly is doing).
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It is not always easy to detect illness in your cat. You must look for subtle signs that may indicate a potential problem.
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You take in a stray cat and have simply been too busy to schedule an appointment to have her spayed. Then one day you come home to find her howling constantly and rolling around on the floor. Has she gone mad? No, she’s gone into heat, or estrus.
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We cat lovers know that cats are exquisitely intelligent animals. But what, exactly, does intelligence imply? Too often we carry around a stereotypical view in which dogs are trained and cats are… well, pampered. But training cats can be useful and even fun, both for us and for our fabulous felines.
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Osteoarthrisits is a common problem in older cats, who suffer the same swelling, stiffness and pain in the joints as people do. While conventional treatments such as corticosteriods and anti-inflammatories (such as aspirin) can treat the inflammation and pain, the ideal treatment for arthritis would slow down the progression of the disease and possibly even help to heal the joint.
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Think your cat will miss having sex? The truth is that sex is a purely instinctual drive in cats and they don’t get any pleasure or enjoyment from it. Breeding isn’t pleasurable; it’s instinctual. And it can be downright painful for them.
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You start teaching the "come" command by calling your cat to come for a meal. He probably already comes to you for food, so starting this trick is easy.
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This command is a foundation for many other ticks and behaviors. Your goal is to have your cat sit down when you give the command "sit".
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As many lovers of both cats and houseplants know, cats seem to enjoy munching on greens. No one is really sure why these obligatory carnivores are drawn to a variety of plants, but they certainly are.
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When you feed your cats, is it a mob scene? Do the cats rush their bowls, with the more dominant cats pushing the timid ones away?
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Mother Nature never intended cats to live without meat. To start with, cats are adapted to using protein for energy, rather than carbohydrates. They have evolved so that their liver makes glucose (the major energy source for every mammal body) primarily out of the amino acids in protein. In the process, they have lost the ability to adapt to a low-protein diet. If we eat a diet that’s low in protein, we simply stop metabolizing it. But your cat can’t do that, and will begin to metabolize her own muscles. This really is as bad as it sounds.
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Whether your are planning a holiday visit to the in-laws or contemplating a long family vacation, traveling with your cat may be in the cards.
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How can the harmony of your home be most quickly disrupted? By finding that your beloved, formerly fastidious cat has relocated her bathroom from the litter box to the living room carpet.
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Everyone’s been there. Graduation day, prom night, your wedding arrives, you look in the mirror and there it is – acne! But did you know your cat can get acne, too?
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At some point in every human-cat relationship, the day will come when the cat misbehaves. It’s a fact of pet life; sooner or later, your cat will do something that, to him, seems like normal cat behavior and to you seems like a nefarious feline offense.
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At Cat Fanciers’ Association cat shows, each cat is judged according to a common standard for its breed. Color and characteristics of the breed are the two principal designations that set champion cats apart.
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Inflammation of the external ear canal, also known as otitis externa, is one of the most common reasons for visits to the veterinarian.
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The winter months influence us in subtle ways. The relative lack of daylight and persistent cold have a way of dampening our activity level as well as our mood. Our pets are also influenced by the climate of deep winter-possibly mirroring our own changes. And, like us, they may start to feel restless and bored. It’s kitty cabin fever.
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Osteoarthritis is fairly common in older cats, whose joints eventually undergo the same degenerative process that ours do. This painful and progressive condition can result in a range of symptoms, the worst of which is chronic pain.
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