cat care

How To Encourage Your Cat To Drink Water

Encourage Your Cat To Drink Water, cat care

Have you ever wondered how much water your cat need daily ? well if you want to know, you can find out about that in Cat Water Intake. Inadequate water intake may lead to many urinary problems like kidney problems or Feline urinary syndrome (FUS) or feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD).  Some Tricks may encourage your cat to drink water, like :


Grooming Longhaired and shorthaired cats

Most cats usually groom themselves by licking their coats of hair and other body parts clean. Cats are very clean animals, and spend a lot of their time grooming themselves, but we will still need to groom them. The Persian requires daily grooming and weekly grooming is a must for the shorterhaired cats.  Regular grooming not only keeps the coat in good condition, it also helps you to: 

Cats Grooming : Train Your Cats To Be Groomed

It's true that cats groom themselves, but it is still important to brush your cat. Not only does it cut down on the amount of hair in your apartment, it also gives you and your cat some good bonding time. Somecats don't particularly like being brushed. It is best to ease into these things -- sit on the floor with your cat and allow him or her to come to you.

Excessive Cat Grooming/Psychogenic Alopecia

Cats spend a great amount of their lives grooming themselves. Outdoor cats tend to shed heaviest in the spring and fall, while most indoor cats shed year-round. Either way, cats will spend a good deal of time every day grooming themselves, licking their fur, removing objects and small mats, and even filing down their nails.

General Cat Care : What you need to know to keep your cat happy and healthy

Cats were domesticated sometime between 4,000 and 8,000 years ago, in Africa and the Middle East. Small wild cats started hanging out where humans stored their grain. When humans saw cats up close and personal, they began to admire felines for their beauty and grace.

Catnip : Makes Your cat 'high'

Catnip is of Asiatic origin and contains a chemical called nepetalactone, which is present in its leaves and stems. This chemical has a very powerful effect on some cats. Catnip, a member of the mint family, is a harmless "high" for felines. Although many cats will eat it, scientists say they're reacting to the smell rather than the taste. Felines bite, chew, rub against, and roll in catnip to release the volatile oil trapped in the leaves.

How to Trim a Cat’s Claws

Trimming a cat’s claws every few weeks is a vital part of maintaining the animal’s hygiene. Regular trimming not only protects the health of a cat’s caretakers, but also guarantees the well-being of their couches and armchairs.But if the idea of trimming a cat’s claws has you biting your nails, know that all it takes is some patience and a bit of practice to sharpen your skills.

Hairballs Are Top Cause Of Cat Constipation

Most healthy cats poop once or twice a day, but some, if they are being fed too much, defecate every other day. As long as the poop is soft but well-formed, and the cat doesn't strain, it's normal. The every-other-day cats are not constipated.

How Hairballs Complicate and Jeopardize Your Cats Health

Most people believe that a cat with a hairball will vomit hair. I know this sounds logical, but it is really not the case. Some hairballs, do get vomited. But, more often, the hairball is parked at the exit to the stomach (called the pyloris)

What is Hairballs or Trichobezoars

Cats have such precocious personalities. They love to leave us presents like the dead lizards they have hunted down and killed.You might even be treated to a wonderful display of hacking and retching from your cat, with the wonderful result of a hairball for its efforts.

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