Archive for February, 2009

Cat trees can be expensive, but if you have a problem with a cat using your furniture as a scratching post, and using your drapes to climb, you may find that the cost of the a good cat tree is well worth it to you and your Persian cat.

Climbing is important to cats. First, they like high places. Second, the climbing action helps to keep them in good physical shape. Again, if you don’t provide the cat with a cat tree for climbing, he will form his own cat tree using the furnishing in your home.

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There are so many cat breeds. How can you decide which breed is right for you and your family? Follow this handy guide to select the perfect cat breed.

The first thing you should consider is whether you will be able to handle having a vocal cat. Some cat breeds can actually be quite noisy. While many cat owners do not have a problem with these vocal breeds, as they realize their cats are just communicating with them, a loud cat can be a problem in an apartment situation. Breeds that are very vocal are the Siamese Cat, the Korat, and the Burmese. The Scottish Fold, Somali, and the American Curl are considered to be very quiet cat breeds.

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Nothing is more irritating to an owner than a cat who scratches up the furniture. Nothing is more enjoyable to a cat than having furniture to scratch up. It’s a problem that has existed between felines and the people that they own for as long as cats have been kept as pets. Fortunately, today we do have solutions.

First, make sure that the cat gets a bad result from scratching the furniture. This result cannot be you yelling at the cat or squirting him with a squirt bottle. This just tells the cat to avoid you or to avoid scratching the furniture when you are around. It doesn’t stop him from doing it altogether.

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Feline Infectious Peritonitis, also known as FIP, is an auto immune disease that affects Persian cats, as well as other cat breeds. It is known as a coronavirus, which means that it is caused by a mutation of the Feline Enteric Coronavirus. To date, there is no treatment for FIP, and there is no known diagnostic test either. FIP is diagnosed based on symptoms that the cat has.

FIP most often strikes young cats or kittens that have been in contact with other cats. Most homes that only have one cat are at less risk of FIV than homes with more than one cat. FIP is contagious, and while it isn’t known for sure, it is believed that the disease is transferred through feces. But since cats tend to groom each other, it may also be spread in this manner as well.

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If you will be showing your Persian cat at a sanctioned cat show, it is important to know the different divisions that your cat will fit into. Many newcomers to cat shows think that the division only relates to the color class of the cat, but this isn’t quite the case.

First, of course, one must consider the color divisions. For Persians, most sanctioned shows also include Himalayans. The seven color/pattern classes for Persians and Himalayans are solid color, silver, smoke, tabby, parti-color, bi-color, and of course Himalayan.

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For the most part, if you own a cat, you will have hairballs. This is especially true for long haired cats such as the Persian. However, there are steps that you can take to reduce the number of hairballs that you and your cat have to suffer. The first step is to realize that something must be done about the hairballs, because they are more than a nuisance, they also pose a danger to your cat!

Hairballs have the potential to block the intestines, which in turn blocks the digestion of food. This can cause the cat to become impacted at the very worst. And as a result, it will not be getting the proper nutrition at the least.

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