Category: Cat and Kitten Health

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP): Understanding the Threat of Covid to Your Cat

While the world grapples with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another coronavirus, Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP), quietly impacts our feline companions. Although not directly transmissible to humans, FIP remains a serious and often fatal disease for cats, causing immense worry and heartbreak for cat owners. Our Experience with Feline Covid Jerry please explain briefly here. Basically,… Read more »

Jungle Gym at Home: Creating a Stimulating Environment for Your Curious Bengal

The Bengal, with its leopard-like spots and boundless energy, is a feline explorer at heart. Their inquisitive minds and playful personalities demand an environment that fuels their curiosity and keeps them entertained. But fear not, fellow cat parents! Transforming your home into a stimulating Bengal cat jungle gym is easier than you think. Let’s unleash… Read more »

Cat Vomit

Cat Throw Up concerns, fears, remedy The cat may, without apparent reason, throw up at will.    It is true that the cat can throw up easier than most other animals. Throwing up is the most common non-specific likely to experience with your companion child. When the cat vomits once or twice but seems perfectly… Read more »

Cat Pyrexia

What to know about Cat Fever The normal body temperature for cats falls in the range of 99.5-102.5 Fahrenheit. Fever, referred to medically as pyrexia, can be defined as a higher-than-normal body temperature in cats – a body temperature of at least 103.5 ° F (39.7° C). The cause of the fever is not always… Read more »

Kitten Arrival to new home

What is needed It’s best to introduce a pet baby beginning in a confine small space like a large bathroom, bedroom.  If giving the entire house the baby may disappear for days and sometimes weeks within the available hiding spaces.  That’s not good maybe lead to long adjustment and bonding time period.  Before arriving prepare… Read more »

Feline Bond

The bond that doesn’t break The very definition of the word bond implies a connection built by sharing experiences. It would be wrong to believe that animals do not love. Most people believe because of their bonded relationship with their Pet children they love them, but never seem to acknowledge or recognize the bond between animals. Cats can have… Read more »

Litter Box and Litter

Selection of Litter Box and Litter used Cats have an innate nature to defecate at the same location. Cats in both indoor and outdoor pens will automatically use a litter box or an area to defecate. What attracts cats to a specific spot to defecate – the texture of the preferred substances will be flexible to dig and cover.  Outside,… Read more »

Feline Nail Grooming

Cedar Slabs Used for Cat Grooming their Nails. Lately I had the opportunity to acquire free leftover slabs.  It would be a foolish opportunity to pass because slabs will be super great for the cat to use to groom toenails.  Potentially reduce my pet’s care time by lengthening the time between nail clips.  Some of my Pet kids look… Read more »

Feline Altering

Why Spayed, Why Neuter and What to expect. The recommended optimum age at which a cat should be spayed/neutered is about the age of sexual maturity. The basic rule of altering the cat is “5 months & 5 pounds”. This blog is all about cats, but most Pet Parents have both cats and dogs. In many cases, cats and… Read more »

Cat’s Gestation?

How Long is a cat pregnant? A Successful feline pregnancy is 65 days from the last copulation.  Only in cats, the physical act of mating (copulation) leads to ovulation.  After the physical coupling the female will cycle out of the estrus are the eggs released for fertilization.  No eggs are released by the female until successfully penetrated by the male.  One… Read more »

Cat Life Expectancy

Reason for our indoor only adoption policy 3 years – life expectancy of Feral Cats 6 years – life expectancy of indoor cats allow to go outdoors 16 years – life expectancy of Indoor only cats Feral Cat Lifespan The reason for Feral’s short-lived expectation is easy to infer.  They are exposed to potentially harmful… Read more »

Feline Vaccinations

Cats are a species with the appearance of keeping and maintaining good health. Their health stabilities and ability to mask health issues often contribute to pet parents avoiding or ignoring vaccination and regular health checkups.  The story I will tell you illustrates why we cannot be complacent or indifferent to vaccinations.  To take the risk of illness leading to death is… Read more »

Litter Box Language – Cat Poop Feces

The last thing you want to see or examine is Cat Poop. Parents love their pet children. It’s instinctive to concerned about their health. A wise pet parent will forego the yech and will frequently examine the texture, color, content, and consistency while noting bathroom habits. These are keys to early detection of health issues.   Litter… Read more »

Feline Self-Stress Relievers

Feline Self-Stress Relievers This blog is dedicated in remembrance of Malachi.   He was my yard stress reliever.   Mal was with me when I built cat amenities, enclosures, mow the lawn, relaxed.   This wolf hybrid was a once in life time pet.   He loved everyone, all species of animals, always happy, absolutely… Read more »

Alway use Pet Carrier when traveling

Always USE a Pet Carrier Keep all traveling cats in a carrier. This is for your own safety as well as your cat’s safety. It is not safe to have your cat roaming freely in your vehicle while you are driving. Your cat could become frightened and dart under the brake pedal or accelerator, possibly… Read more »

Feline Infectious Peritonitis

Feline Infectious Peritonitis – NOTICE!!!!! – THERE IS A CURE, It’s not contagious   The drugs GC376 and GS-441524 both inhibit the replication of the FIP virus, but by two different mechanisms,” explains Dr. Pedersen of Cal Davis. GC376 was developed by Kansas State University virologists, Yunjeong Kim, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, associate professor of diagnostic… Read more »

Cat Poop The Feces Score Chart

I know that your cat’s poop is the last thing you’d want to look at but if you care about your cat’s health, then you should never ignore it. Poop provides a wealth of information about the state of health of the cat. The bathroom habits the color, content and consistency of stool indicators of… Read more »

Onychesctomy Declawing A Cat

The Facts About Declawing Your Cat or Kitten Choosing to declaw your cat is a big decision. Before you make it, you should ensure that you have all the facts. Think about what this might mean for you and what it will definitely mean for your cat. Claws are an important part of cat’s anatomy.  … Read more »

Secnidazole for Treating Giardia

New Medicine Secnidazole for Treating Giardia & Tritichomonas Catteries, Rescues, Shelters and many pet owners will likely have a need for treating for Giardia at some point in their lifetime. Giardia is just one of the protozoan parasites that cause diarrhea in cats. Giardiasis is caused by the Giardia intestinal is parasite. Cats have to… Read more »

Is Gum Disease In Savannah Cats Genetic?

Deciding what subject to start my blog, I decide on cat’s oral health I remember a family calling about their Savannah cat having gum disease. They asked, (as I often get asked), “Is gum disease genetic?” Their two cats (full siblings from separate litters) developed gum disease requiring expensive surgery. I explained to them that good… Read more »