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Cat survive without eating

One might think about ten minutes, judging by the frantic screams that we cat owners are subjected to when our cats want food and find an empty bowl!
The truth is cats can survive several weeks without eating, and it is far more important in the short term that they take in fluids and do not [...]

Ill cat

We human become familiar with the normal behavior patterns of our pet cats, and we can often sense that something is not quite right even if we are not sure exactly what it is.
Obvious signs of illness include:
* Runny or sore eyes
* Discharge from the ears
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Cat suffer heat exhaustion

Cats are heat-loving creatures, but they can still suffer from heat exhaustion if exposed to sufficiently high environmental temperatures for long enough.
The most common cause of heat exhaustion is leaving cats in a car in warm weather, when the temperature can rapidly rise, but it is also not uncommon for a cat to curl up [...]

Cat insulin

Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of the pancreas characterized by insufficient production of insulin and high blood glucose (sugar). Insulin acts to move blood sugar into cells after eating, thereby lowering the blood glucose. Diabetes in dogs is typically of the type I variety, meaning there is an absolute lack of insulin. In many cats, [...]

Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus – commonly known as sugar diabetes or “sugar” – is one of the most frequent and important medical disorders of humans. You might be surprised to know that diabetes also is a common illness of dogs and cats. Among the main symptoms of diabetes in both people and pets is thirst and increased [...]

Cat age

Cats are individuals and, like people, they experience advancing years in their own unique ways. Many cats begin to encounter age-related physical changes between seven and ten years of age, and most do so by the time they are 12. The commonly held belief that every “cat year” is worth seven “human years” is [...]

Stressed cat

Picture your cat soaking in a bubble bath with an ice pack on its head after a long, stressful day. Ridiculous? Perhaps. After all, cats are notorious for their dislike of water. But cats do get stressed out and, unlike their human caretakers, cannot simply indulge in one of life’s simple pleasures to reduce [...]

How Much to Feed

The following guide is based on canned cat foods, which naturally contain water. If you are providing dry food, bear in mind that the reduced water content will mean that the amounts below will have to be roughly halved. When dry cat foods are fed, water must be freely available at all times.
Feeding your Kitten:
Age: [...]

Cat Growth Stages

When a kitten is born, it is hard to believe that one of these helpless little pink things will become a graceful and powerful hunter. However, within a year, that tiny kitten will be a mature cat.
Since kittens are born blind and are completely dependent on their mothers, it is no surprise that their first [...]

Cat Hairballs

Has your cat been coughing and hacking? If so, he may have hairballs. If you see disgusting skinny oval blobs on the floor, you will know that your cat has managed to dislodge one of his hairballs.
What exactly is a hairball? It is a mass of hair and food that did not digest that forms [...]

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