I was watching The Dog Whisperer on Sky 3 recently and my favourite dog training guru Cesar Milan was weaving his magic with a dog AND a cat. The two adversaries were driving their distraught owners to distraction. The dog when it arrived had immediately gone into hunter mode and spent every opportunity hunting down the poor cat. The cat had started to hide away and skulk around the dark corners of the house to avoid being chased. Obviously this was no life for the cat and it was understandably upsetting the owners.
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Every year it is a sad fact that many thousands of cats are killed on UK roads each year. For cat owners when this happens it is extremely distressing and even more so for the many cat owners who will not be able to find out what the fate of the much loved cat is.
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It has long been a campaign for protecting dogs at Christmas time with the slogan ‘dogs are for life not just for Christmas’. However this is relevant to cats also.
Its that time of year when organisations such as Cat’s Protection start to send out the message that cat ownership should not be taken lightly and that by taking on board the responsibility of a cat or kitten you are taking on a loving relationship that will span many years – not just the Christmas period.
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With the onset of some real wintry weather to get everyone in the Christmas mood spare a thought for your cat if you let him out and about. With the temperature dropping you need to make sure your cat has access to the warmth when it gets too cold.
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I am pregnant at the moment and have recently suffered a few people telling me I need to get rid of my much beloved cat, Tikka. I have to admit to be completely enraged and somewhat bewildered by the way cats have been demonised regarding babies and felt compelled to research the subject to get make facts completely straight.
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If your cat suffers from an illness that causes him pain such as arthritis you may want to investigate more natural means of pain relief to give them comfort and to reduce the dependency on more conventional medicines that often have quite serious side effects.
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I’ve often cringed when I’ve heard people referring to kicking the proverbial cat. This come from a time when it was still acceptable to treat animals cruelly and in frustration people would give the cat a good kick. It does not conjure up a pleasant image and I look forward to the day when that saying dies out completely.
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A missing cat has finally been reunited with her distraught owner who is a member of the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home’s staff after an amazing six years!
The twenty year old cat called Punky was carried into the home by a couple who where new to the area and had assumed that the cat had been abandoned by its previous owners. However unbeknownst to the couple Punky’s real owner, Maffelda Hay, lived just a few streets away. Maffelda had worked at the home for seven years.
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On Saturday the 29th November 2008 this year’s National Cat Club Show will be held at the Bracknell Leisure Centre in Bracknell, Berkshire. This yearly event promises to show hundreds of cats all under the same roof and is a Mecca for all cat lovers everywhere.
Anything you ever wanted to see or buy to do with cats is on offer at this show. The National Cat Club show is being held at the Bracknell Leisure Centre for the first year and the leisure centre is excited to be holding an event with such a long history.
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When settling in a new cat to your home there are several steps you can take to ensure the adjustment period goes as smoothly as is possible. Whether you have bought your cat from a rescue home or from a breeder the ca or kitten is likely to find its first experiences of your home unnerving. You’ll need some sensitive handling to help your new friend settle in.
Firstly pen up the home in small stages. Initially confine the cat to one room equipped with a bolt hole which can be in the form of a cat igloo or somewhere similar to run and hide when they get too nervous. Also include a covered litter tray ad a scratch post of around one metre high. After a week, start to open up the cat’s access to the rest of the house. This slowly, slowly approach will help to build your cats confidence.
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