Cats
In this week’s episode of Raising Your Paws, (listen below) I talked about cat hairballs, why and how they are formed, the two ways your cat gets rid of them and the best thing to do to greatly reduce how often your cat has hairballs. Prevent your cat from swallowing...
Does your cat prevent you from sleeping at night or wake you up in the morning with its very loud, piercing yowls or by constant excessive meowing? In this weeks’ podcast episode, I talked about the various reasons a cat will yowl or start meowing more than usual. You...
Are you allergic to cats but love the creatures? That means you either have one living with you and suffer through the symptoms (it was congestion and headaches for me with my cat, Willie) or you have resigned yourself to no feline company. Maybe this describes you -...
Fear and anxiety can be a big issue for cats. There is a reason we have the expression, "scaredy" cat and "fraidy" cat. You may notice the obvious times your cat acts scared of things - when at the Vets' office or if there is an abnormally loud truck that roars by...
If you have adopted a homeless cat or dog, by bringing them home, you know you have given them a second chance for a better, happier life. In addition to saving them you may feel that in some ways, they have rescued you. In this week's episode of the Raising Your Paws...
Your cat is built to use its muscles and mind to find it's meals. They are hunters by nature, quick, strong and clever. Left to hunt for their food, wild cats spend a good amount of time each day in pursuit of dinner. Not so much for our pet cats. We call them to...
It's always good to visit the issue of a cats need to scratch. Since they will always do this and much conflict occurs when your feline chooses your favorite chair, it's best to fully understand this behavior. It is a common belief that when your cat scratches the...
We like to compare our pets ages to ours - wondering how old they would be in human years. Forget the old information - every one year of your dog or cats life, is equivlent to 7 of ours. That is very outdated. Currently, the newer estimate for cats is at one year,...
(Photo Credit: ''A Sound Beginning") Above is the segment from Twin Cities Live where Susan and Elizabeth discussed Pet Adoption. As exciting an occasion it is to bring home a newly adopted pet, it can be a very stressful experience for the dog or cat with everything...