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How to Keep Your Cat Off Kitchen Surfaces

As any cat owner will know, felines are often a law unto themselves. Subsequently, it can be difficult to train them. A cat's willfulness coupled with its agility means that it is tricky for many owners to establish areas that are out of bounds to their feline companions.

Cat Allergy Symptoms

Is your cat sneezing and scratching? Does he have watery eyes and a runny nose? Your cat may have allergies. Most people do not realize that cats and dogs can suffer from allergies just like we do. Your cat could be allergic to food, your perfume or other items in the household.

2010 January Cats Picture Gallery: Rickie

As 2010 is a transitional year, the 2010 January Cats Picture Gallery is also transitional. We are changing the focus from blue cats to senior cats. As the old year is cast aside for the baby new year, senior cats have often been cast aside at shelters, to make room for the new crops of kittens. As

Cat Nutrition - How Protein Rich Foods May Harm Senior Cats

Proteins offers many benefits to kittens and adult cats as they are responsible for muscle repair, growth and as a significant source of energy. This nutrient however, can cause more harm than good for senior cats. Find out why in this article.

Taming Your Big Ol' Tom Cat

Getting a tom cat to stop spraying is difficult. Getting him neutered before he reaches maturity is the best solution to preventing a lot of undesirable behaviors.

How to Eliminate Cat Spraying

Cats usually spray as a way to assert themselves and mark their territory. A cat's urine contains scented pheromones that will mark the cat's presence. Cat urine in the home is unsanitary and the smell is often difficult to remove. There are several reasons a cat may spray. Stressful situations in t

Why a Good Supplement for Cat Health Is Important to Immunity and Longevity

A supplement for cat health may seem like an unusual idea but it really makes a lot of sense and natural supplements are becoming more and more popular with concerned cat owners. It's exactly the same idea that governs human health - when the diet falls short of providing all the necessary nutr

December Cats Picture Gallery: Ramadi

Our Cats Picture Calendar celebrates red cats. Whether you call them flame, ginger, marmelade, red, yellow or orange, red cats reflect the colors of the December holidays. If you like red cats, you'll be crazy for these pictures of ginger cats. This picture features Ramadi, a stray red tabby be

Clicker Training for Cats

The cat, with her aloof and independent nature, doesn't strike many people--including those who share their homes with felines--as a very trainable creature. Clicker training, however, has revolutionized the world of animal training in general and has proven effective in training even the cat.

Baby Kittens For Your Children

Have your children been asking you for a long time to get a pet and finally have you talked into adopting or buying a baby kitten? Maybe you already have a cat and it is fixing to have a litter of kittens for the first time and you want to know what you can expect to happen. There is a lot of work t

Feline Ear Infections

Every cat owner should check their cat's ears for signs of problems as part of their regular grooming routine. A healthy ear will be soft pink inside with no discharge or wax accumulation, and it will be clean and odor free. A small amount of clear wax is usually not a sign of trouble, and you can

2009 White Cats Picture Gallery: Vanna

I am pleased to present a new white cats picture gallery for 2009. February is the last big push of winter, and represents the glistening snow that blankets the budding crocuses beneath. You won't feel cold at all, though, with a white February cat to warm your heart and your lap. Our February

How to Keep Cats Out of Indoor Plants

There's nothing more enticing to cats than lush indoor plants, but many plants are toxic to cats and can cause stomach upset or even death if ingested. Members of the lily family, oleander and dieffenbachia are especially dangerous for cats. Although no one knows exactly why cats eat plants, veterin

Reasons Why Chihuahuas Pant

All dogs pant, even the smaller breeds like chihuahuas. They can pant whether they are healthy or sick. For your chihuahua, panting is a cooling system. Humans sweat to cool their bodies, but dogs cannot do that with their thick fur, so panting allows them to cool their bodies. Extreme heat, deh

Important Nutritional Information on Cat Food

Cat Food Fact #1 Cats must get their Protein Protein is crucial for your cats health, and generally comes from fish, meat or poultry. Advertisers will often say their brand is beef ...

Signs & Symptoms of Epilepsy in Cats

A cat goes through some set phases when it's having an epileptic seizure.cat image by tnk333 from Fotolia.comEpilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects people, cats, dogs and a range of other animals. During a seizure, an animal's brain misfires and sends too many "move" signals to...

What Can I Give My Aging Cat for Pain?

Aging cats can have a number of illnesses that cause pain, such as dental infections, trauma to the body, eye or ear infections, urinary infections, severe arthritis and cancer. Because of the way cats metabolize medications in their livers, cats cannot generally be given NSAIDS medications such as

How to Save Money On Canned Cat Food

How often are you running to the store to buy canned cat food because you are always running out. How many times have you fed your cat canned cat food and you end up throwing the left over food away, because it has been sitting all day and your cat did not eat it. Here is an idea on how to save yo