Archive for August, 2007

Cat owners beware! Do not feed grapes or raisins to your cat as they are toxic to your cats. Read on to find out more.

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The cause behind your kitten’s hiding or defensiveness could be anything. It may be due to making the adjustment to a new environment, introducing s new pet to the household, inability to reach their beloved possessions like food bowl, litter box, etc. But generally the cause is a specific person, an animal, or a loud sound coming from electrical household appliances.

However, if the fearful streak goes on for too long, you should do something about it. As it may be due to a medical condition, you should fix up an appointment with your veterinarian to do a checkup on your kitten. However if your kitten receive a clean bill of health, you will need to identify the cause behind your kitten fearful streak and take a gentle approach to solving it.

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This guy deserves to be locked up for life if he’s really guilty of this hideous crime! No one has the rights to shoot and kill animals especially cats. This is really disturbing! Hope the culprit will be prosecute soon.

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Look what happens when you give free rein to your cat. Glad that the cat is safe though I’m quite surprised its still in good health with the hot temperature going around. No wonder cats are known to have 9 lives, maybe they are really indestructible.

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Sometimes, it’s hard to understand what your kitten really wants. No matter how much clues your kitten give you, you just don’t get it. As kittens tend to communicate more with their bodies than with their mouth, and unless you have much experience as a cat owner before, it’s very difficult to interpret what they want or say.

Here are some pointers to interpreting your kitten’s body language:

1. A kitten shows trust in you when she allows you to touch and play with her paws.

2. When a kitten feels safe and comfortable in her surroundings, she will flop on her back with relaxed muscles.

3. A kitten is requesting for affection when she persistently paws your lap. On the other hand if a kitten insists on jumping in your lap, she is trying to display her control over you.

4. When your kitten has total affection for you, whenever she sees you, she will walk up to you, drops her head, and makes a forehead to forehead contact known as a head butt.

5. Whenever a kitten feels uneasy about any given situation, she will tuck her ears flat against her head with dilated pupils. She may fight or flee in this case.

6. An anxious kitten will constantly flicks her tongue around her lips.

7. When a kitten starts to twitch her tail, flick her ears back and forth, and act restless, she is showing the classic “don’t pet me anymore” body posturing.

So these are some pointers in helping you to understand your kitten further. By learning more about how your kitten communicates, you are on the way to building up a wonderful and lasting relationship with your kitten.

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Tuna Rice (6 servings)

Ingredients

1 cup of chicken broth (low sodium)

Pinch of oregano

½ cup green beans, finely chopped

½ cup uncooked, instant brown rice

1 hard cooked egg, finely chopped

1 six-ounce can of tuna (water based)

Bring the chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce the heat and add in the oregano, green beans, and rice. Cover the saucepan and allow it to shimmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the rice cooked. Add in the tuna and egg and stir well. Allow it to cool down to room temperature before serving.

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Amazing Cat Chowder (6 servings)

Ingredients

½ pound white fish, deboned and diced into small cubes

1 cup creamed corn

1 cup skim milk

¼ cup red potato, finely chopped

1 tablespoon liver, finely chopped

1 clove of garlic, minced

Pinch of salt

¼ cup low fat grated cheese

Put in all the ingredients except the cheese into a medium saucepan and combine them well. Cover the saucepan and shimmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Once finished heating, sprinkle the cheese over the saucepan and allow it to cool before serving.

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Thats wonderful! Cat owners need not worried over the lovely cats left at home.

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Kitty’s Scrambled Eggs (2 servings)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of margarine

2 eggs, beaten

¼ cup cottage cheese

 

Use medium heat to melt the margarine in a small frying pan. Add in the eggs and cheese into the pan and stir the ingredients until well mixed. Normally, it will take about 2 -3 minutes. Pour half of the mixture into your cat’s bowl and allow it to cool before serving. Keep the other half of the mixture in the refrigerator and serve it to your cat the next day.

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What cruelty! Thats outrageous. Hope the public will help the police in this investigation.

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This is really ridiculous, as a cat owner I’m really pissed off by this sort of irresponsible behavior. Hope he get his deserved punishment.

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Cats can be trained, but not in the same way as dogs. In general, dogs respond to commands to please their owners whereas cats perform to please themselves. Cats only do what you want them to do if there’s some reward in store for them. Using this little piece of information, you can select positive training methods combine with lots of love and treats to achieve maximum results.

With plenty of patience, persistence and positive reinforcement, cats can also be taught to perform tricks and entertain audiences. However that’s not most cat owners really want. Instead, what cat owners really want is for their cats to stay off countertops and refrain from climbing the draperies or clawing the furniture.

Here are pointers when training your cat:

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Nowadays, more and more pet owners are turning to alternative pet treatments for their pets. They are looking for natural, safe, healthy treatment options that are free from the side effects often associated with conventional medications.

So if you are looking for a qualified holistic practitioner, before you make any decision, interview a few practitioners in your area.

Here’s a practical shortlist you can ask them to assist you decide which one will best suit your cat’s need:

1. Check out their qualifications in holistic medicine. You need to ask questions was it a short weekend course or a 100 hour continuing education course that required them to pass a practical test for certification.

2. The period of time they have been practicing holistic medicine. The longer the duration, it’s also mean he or she is more experienced and able to deal with more varieties of problems.

3. What got them into this in the first place? If someone is in for the money, you may decide against using his or her services. Go for someone who’ really there for the animals rather than someone who’s in for the money.

4. Which holistic veterinary medicine professional group do they belong to and how active they are?

5. Ask them whether they are willing to provide references and contact details of their clients.

6. Show a willingness to cooperate and discuss your cat’s case with the vet who provides the primary traditional care.

7. Able to explain holistic concepts and discuss any possible side effects or safety issues associated with the holistic medicine or technique that is recommended for your cat.

Finding a qualified and good holistic practitioner can be quite a task but since you are paying for good service and the care of your cat, it’s prudent to invest more time upfront when choosing a practitioner.

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Hairballs are generally more of a problem in longhaired cats than in shorthaired cats. Cats, especially longhaired cats ingest a lot of loose hair as they groom themselves, predominantly at the height of the shedding season. Problem can simply arises because of that. The hair just moves through the digestive tract and gets eliminate in the typical way.

However, oftentimes too much hair will have build up in the stomach and is vomited out as a hairball. In more serious case, the hair may build up and form a large mass further along in the digestive tract, causing a partial blockage that require an enema or even surgery to remove.

To know whether your cat is suffering from blockage, keep a look out for signs of refusal to eat or vomiting food shortly after eating.

Check out the remedies below to prevent hairballs from building up in the first place besides grooming your cat regularly.

1. Place a dab of petroleum-based hairball paste or plain petroleum jelly on your cat’s nose or paw. Your cat will instinctively lick it off and ingest it, and these paste and jelly will help to lubricate the hair mass so that it expels more easily out of your cat’s system.

2. Put one teaspoon of fish oil or corn oil into your cat’s food once a week as a natural lubricant to expel the hair mass.

3. Provide some grass to your cat. The grass will act as some sort of purgative to facilitate the expulsion of excess hair from the stomach.

4. Special formulated food product for hairball control containing natural vegetable fiber, which offers roughage and assist in keeping things moving in the intestinal tracts.

5. Cat treats that are specially formulated for hairball prevention. Get it from your local vets.

Rather than take a passive stance and look for solutions only when hairball problems arise, why not help to prevent it in the first place. Regular grooming is the easiest and cheapest way to prevent hairballs. By brushing and combing your cat regularly helps to remove the loose dead hair it would swallow otherwise.

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