Tag: Cats

How to Care for a Recent Cat Rescue

Because rescue pets often come from troubled backgrounds and have health or behavioral challenges, it’s even more important to be prepared. Follow these tips so your rescue cat feels safe in their new environment right away. Tackle medical problems head on The medical history of rescue cats can usually be summed up in one big …

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Eight Tips to Keep Pets Cool During a Heat Wave

Summers are hot enough as is, and a heat wave can make venturing outside almost unbearable. When temperatures begin to climb, pets turn to you for a way to keep cool. Heat waves make it more difficult to exercise and stay hydrated, ultimately increasing the risk of hyperthermia and heat exhaustion in dogs and cats. …

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Seven Reasons to Adopt a Senior Cat

Cat lovers who want a new furry family member often turn to kittens for companionship. It’s hard to resist kittens, with their tiny paws and fuzzy bodies that fit in the palm of your hand. Kittens deserve a loving home, but so do the senior cats that often get overlooked. Kittens get so much attention, …

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This Feline Disease is Hard to Identify and Even Harder to Treat!

When a cat gets sick, most pet owners are able to pick up on the signs and get them in to the vet as soon as possible for an examination. Typically, just a few simple tests can clue vets into the cat’s ailment, and vets can use that information to prescribe a cure or treatment. …

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Happy During Your New Year’s Party

2020 is right around the corner, and you might be gearing up to host your annual New Year’s Eve bash with your family and closest friends. Although celebrating surrounded by loved ones, dancing and making noise when the clock strikes 12 is all part of the fun, if you’re a pet owner, there’s one thing …

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Rabies Vaccination Is Important!

One of the more frequent questions asked by our clients is whether their pet really needs a rabies vaccine. The short answer: yes. And here’s why. Vaccination is still the best method we have for preventing this fatal disease. Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system of most mammals, usually transmitted by …

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All About Your Cat’s Sleeping Habits!

It’s a fact that cat owners know well: our feline friends sleep, and they sleep a lot. If you don’t see your cat playing or grooming itself during the day, there’s a good chance it’s off somewhere cozy, sleeping. In fact, cats spend nearly two-thirds of their lives asleep! Many first-time pet owners get concerned …

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