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Caring for an Older Cat - Cat Health and Cat Care


Cats are living longer lives thanks to dedicated care from their humans, and advances in veterinary medicine. Most experts consider a cat's "senior years" to begin on her 10th birthday.

How To Keep Your Cat Healthy - Cat Feeding Explained


Cats have a reputation for being finicky eaters, but that is usually a distortion of the truth. Cats have a very keen sense of taste and smell, and they know what they like.

How To Know What Your Cat Wants When It Talks To You - Cat Communication Explained


Many people think cats are asocial, but in fact they are very social animals. They bond with other cats in their house or neighborhood, their owners, even other pets like dogs and birds.

Safety in the Fresh Air and the Outdoors for Your Cat - How To Build a Cattery


Animal welfare organizations and humane societies have been very successful in helping people to accept that their cats are safer living exclusively indoors, especially in urban areas. However, cat lovers still want to give their cats a chance to enjoy fresh air and all the sights and sounds that come with it.

Finding the Perfect Cat or Kitten for You and Your Family


Some people say they are exclusively "cat people," meaning they only want to have a cat as a pet. That doesn't mean that just any cat will be the right companion.

First Aid for Felines - How to Keep Your Car Safe from Harm


Cats are known for their curious and adventurous nature. Curiosity doesn't always kill the cat, but can often cause injury.

Correcting Cats Bad Behaviour: How To Discipline Your Cat; Youll Be Happy; Your Cat Will Be Too!


At some time or another even the sweetest cat "misbehaves." Ironically, a cat's bad act is usually quite normal behavior for her, but may have a result humans don't like or want.

How to Care for Your Kitten


Caring for a kitten is a lot of work. With her high energy and intense curiosity and sense of adventure, raising a kitten will keep you on your toes.

Your Guide to Cat Breeds


For the first 8,000 years of their relationship with humans, cats pretty much took care of their own breeding. People kept them for one purpose - hunting rodent - and they are already perfectly designed for that.

How To Keep Your Cat Healthy - Your Guide to Cat Diseases and Conditions, and How to Cure Them


Even with the best care, cats can become ill. Sometimes this means a simple "kitty cold," at other times the disease might have a more lasting or even fatal result.

How To Adopt A Shelter Cat - Your New Cat Will Thank You For Reading This Article


If you are thinking of adding a feline to your family, consider adopting a cat from your local animal shelter or humane society. The animals have been carefully screened for adoptability and have usually been worked with to enhance sociability.

What Should I Make My Snake Cage From?


What kind of materials should you use when constructing a snake cage? Snakes come in many different sizes - but usually only one shape. Even so, there are many different housing systems and styles for snakes.

Lower Your Veterinarian Costs And Increase the Longevity of Your Pets Lives


What does doing natural preventative care mean? I thought vaccinating, prevention medicines, and premium kibble was natural preventative care. Hardly.

Dog Crate Buyers Guide - How to Choose the Right Crate and Accessories


Why use a crate:When used properly and not abused, crates are the fastest and most humane method of housebreaking dogs. Dogs are den animals that will instinctively seek out a small, cozy place to rest for shelter and security.

Syrian vs. Dwarf Hamsters, What Should I Get For My Family?


As pets go hamsters are fairly easy to take care of. Hamsters require no walking, are not particularly dirty or stinky, they are small and don't take up much space and are generally inexpensive.

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Don't dump your pet when times are tough - USA Today

Don't dump your pet when times are tough
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Outgoing mayor pardons incoming mayor's pet pig - Los Angeles Times

Outgoing mayor pardons incoming mayor's pet pig
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The Nevada Appeal explains: The issue of candidates' pets came up in June before the primary election when then-candidate-for-mayor Pete Hansell objected to ...
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SoCal clinic helps pets bounce back from injury - Los Angeles Times

SoCal clinic helps pets bounce back from injury
Los Angeles Times, CA - 22 hours ago
Many of us have been there, and many of our pets have been there too. Luckily for Southern California dogs and cats (and even rabbits), a Santa Monica ...
Fido? He's in rehab -- for his knee (or is it his elbow?) Newsday
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Pets | Fifi can help you find your way to fitter future - Kansas City Star

Pets | Fifi can help you find your way to fitter future
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Chances are many of the resolutions you’ve made this year — eat healthier, get more exercise, help others by volunteering — can be shared with your pet. ...
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Requests flood new free pet clinic
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by Sharon Harleigh, LA Pet Examiner Yet another sign of the hard times pet owners are facing - hundreds of requests poured in to the Humane Society in Tampa ...
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Vet urges pet owners to plan before a crisis - Plainfield Sun

Vet urges pet owners to plan before a crisis
Plainfield Sun, IL - 11 hours ago
Usually, pet owners are faced with three options for a terminally ill or dying pet: euthanasia, hospice care or doing nothing at all to relieve an animal's ...

Veterinary Pet Insurance Reveals Top 10 Dog and Cat Names of 2008 - PR Newswire (press release)

Veterinary Pet Insurance Reveals Top 10 Dog and Cat Names of 2008
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In 2008, pet owners were more likely to name their dog Frank than Fido. Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the nation's oldest and largest provider of pet ...
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Return to Sender: Holiday Pet Gifts - Mom Logic

Return to Sender: Holiday Pet Gifts
Mom Logic, CA - 10 hours ago
It seemed like a great idea to surprise your loved one with an adorable puppy for the holidays, but unwanted pets are surrendered to shelters each January ...
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Huge Growth in Dishonest Pet Food Claims - Natural News.com

Huge Growth in Dishonest Pet Food Claims
Natural News.com, AZ - 13 hours ago
(NaturalNews) Packaged Facts, a market research firm, says that sales of natural pet food in the United States reached $1 billion in 2007; ...
Economy hard on family pets Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
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Red Cross Pet First Aid class offered Jan. 10 - Quad-Cities Online

Red Cross Pet First Aid class offered Jan. 10
Quad-Cities Online, IL - 4 hours ago
The American Red Cross of the Quad Cities Area is offering a Pet First Aid class in January The Pet First Aid class is designed to protect both pet owners ...

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