Cat Maintenance

A cats anus is the area where you put your finger to take their temperature, believe me I'm a proctologist.

No, No, No. Don't every give any drugs to a cat unless a Vet orders it. Some drugs that are ok for humans will kill a cat.

If either of them eat a centipede I am positive it will do them no harm. If they are bitten or stung by one (I don't think that's possible) then it will not hurt them severely if at all.

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Cats can't retract their paws, but almost every cat in the world can retract their claws on all 4 paws. That is, every type of cat can do this but one. Cheetahs are the only cats in the world that can't retract their claws. To help keep the claws sharp, cats keep them retracted, i.e., pulled inside the paw, until they need them to play, hunt, climb, scratch an itch, or fight to defend themselves.

Your cat may like the flavor of the treats better than the flavor of the food. I suggest mixing cat treats in with the food or otherwise buying your cat food in the same type of flavor as your cats favorite treats.

Feed your cat what it is used to. I quit feeding Miss Kitty Special Gourmet dry cat food because I fouind that it was too low in protein and was mostly filler by corn meal. She wouldn't eat the more expensive food. I tried slowly mixing it with the old food and still she wouldn't eat it. Fix your cat what it likes to eat and ignore everything else. To those that favor the premium cat food I understand that it is better for a cat. I just can't get my cat to eat it.

Declawing is banned in 25 countries around the world: England, Scotland, Wales, Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Slovenia, Portugal, Belgium, Spain, Brazil, Israel, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Yugoslavia.

The sole reason this procedure is banned in so many countries as it is deemed as unnecessarily and inhumane. In addition, several US states have now also banned declawing.

All dogs and puppies should be dewormed. Make an appointment with your Veterinarian for a health check up. Bring in a small sample of the dog's fecal, get a small sample from a 2 day period and bring that with you. It will be tested for presence of worm eggs to tell the Vet what types of worms your dog may have. Sometimes the eggs don't always show up in the stool sample. The Vet should deworm anyway for presence of roundworms, tapeworms, hookworms too. The Veterinarian will explain things to you and you get a good check up at the same time.

You should always keep your cats as indoor animals. The average lifespan of an outdoor cat is 3-5 years, while an indoor only cat's average lifespan is 15-18 years. In addition to the dangers of being hit by cars; cats face cruelty from humans, death from predators, injury from other cats, and infections and disease from other cats.

It is not a good idea to bathe cats, it can actually cause skin problems. Cats are naturally very clean animals, and bathe themselves. Kittens who cannot bathe themselves are usually cleaned by the mother, however by the time they are ready to leave the nest they will be able to do it themselves.

An adult cat weighs about 10 to 12 pounds. Weight is a force, rather than a mass; so in order to find his mass we would have to change units. In the FPS system there is no convenient unit of mass, so the simplest way to determine this is to convert to kilograms, which are a mass unit. An object that weighs 11 pounds on Earth's surface has a mass of 5 kilograms.

Cats are born with their whiskers. They would probably be kind of "blind" without them. The whiskers on the side of their heads are the width of their body. The whiskers on top of their head are how tall they are. They use them to see if they can fit through spaces or not. They are essential to cats, so never try to cut your cat's whiskers. This can harm them and make it way more difficult for them to tell how big a space is. This could result in them getting stuck or even hurt.

If you believe a kitten is in need of medical treatment, take it to the vet immediately. Such a small kitten can easily die if not treated. Never give a kitten or a cat human medicine; a vet will be able to prescribe medicine that is safe.

Support the kitten's belly and back legs with one hand, and its head and forepaws with the other. Be gentle!

they are babies so they are kittens

I think that our teeth are part of and endoskeleton. This is because they are inside our mouths and lets say our bodies, if our teeth were on the outside of our mouths (and bodies) they would be part of an exoskeleton.I think that our teeth are part of an endoskeleton. This is because they are inside our mouths and lets say our bodies, if our teeth were on the outside of our mouths (and bodies) they would be part of an exoskeleton.

take other kittens out of the room and let the one eat

No cat lover would doubt that cats - whose senses are much keener than ours - suffer pain. They may, however, hide it better. Not only are they proud, they instinctively know that they are at risk when in a weakened position, and by nature will attempt to hide it. But make no mistake. This is not a surgery to be taken lightly.

Your cat's body is perfectly designed to give it the grace, agility and beauty that is unique to felines. Its claws are an important part of this design. Amputating the important part of their anatomy that contains the claws drastically alters the conformation of their feet. The cat is also deprived of its primary means of defense, leaving it prey to predators if it ever escapes to the outdoors.

Declawing is mutilation. It's the same as having the first joint of your fingers cut off. It is not just removing nails, as a cat's nails are attached to its last toe joints.

Fish oil (especially Cod Liver Oil) is good for your cat, but phone the vets and ask how much you can give them. You can get those little syringes to measure it by and mix it in your pets food. This is also good for dogs. I wouldn't get too fancy with your pet because it can upset their digestive tract. In responding to the slippery elm aspect of the question, it is considered safe to give to cats. I'm not sure about the glycerin, but I don't know that it's necessary. Slippery elm has wonderful anti-inflammatory qualities, and is very soothing to the intestinal/digestive tract. Author Anitra Frazier gives the following recipe for Slippery Elm Bark syrup in her book, The New Natural Cat: Into a small saucepan place 1/2 cup cold water and 1 teaspoon powdered slippery elm bark. Whip with a fork. Bring to simmer over low flame, stirring constantly. Simmer 1 or 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Cool and refrigerate. Keeps 7 or 8 days. Give a teaspoon of syrup (5 cc) for an average-size cat (again, about 10 pounds) 5 minutes before a meal to minimize diarrhea, or to soothe and heal mouth ulcers.

when cats are born they get feeded by their mom right? so after about six weeks they stop getting fed by their mom so you would want to start feeding a newborn kitten after six weeks but you have to give them soft moist and wet food so it wont hurt them thank you!

I believe that is the place that makes the custom cat houses. They are neat and look like giant doll houses. They have areas inside and out for cats to play, climb, and sleep. I would love to get one, but I don't have room in my house. I think they make other things like beds and accessories too. It's been a while since I visited their website.

To give them a bath with flea shampoo you should wait (like the label should say) until the kitten is older then 12 weeks. An alternative to flea shampoo would be just to wash your kitten with dawn soap, which you can use before it is 12 weeks. An easy way to do this is to wrap your kitten in a towel (to protect yourself and the kitten) and submerge it (except for the head). Most of the fleas will drown, then use the soap to wash your kitten.