Posts Tagged ‘cats’

Fun facts for you to share with your friends to get you through the end of the week!!   A cat uses its tail for balance–over 10% of a cat’s bones are in the tail.                

  Let’s not forget our feline friends this summer while we are out enjoying the beautiful weather!  Cats are, obviously, safer inside the home than they are roaming outdoors; however, there are ways to allow your cat to safely enjoy the outdoors, fresh air, and the warmer weather.  Constructing or purchasing an outdoor cat pen [...]

Fun facts for you to share with your friends to get you through the end of the week!!   Unlike domestic cats, tigers do not purr.              

  Megaesophagus is the failure of the esophagus to propel food and/or water from the mouth to the stomach.  This condition can be difficult to detect and diagnose and affords limited medical options; however, in many cases management of the condition to provide quality of life is possible.  Megaesophagus is frequently reported in animals such [...]

For many, bed bugs are a creature from a bed time ritual or thought to be a myth; however, they are very real and have made a drastic come back since the late 1990’s.  They have literally become a world wide epidemic and are now found in all 50 of theUnited States.  Travelers and visitors [...]

Often when a pet is diagnosed with having lice an owner’s first question is, “Can I catch it?”  The simple answer to this question is that no, humans cannot contract lice from their pets or vice versa.  Lice are species specific and therefore cannot live off of another species.  This is very helpful when dealing [...]

Perhaps it isn’t so much that cats need to knead, it is much more likely that they want to knead.  Have you ever watched a kitten nursing from its mother?  Kittens knead their paws while pressing in and out on their mother’s mammary area to stimulate the flow of milk, much like the action of [...]

Here is the continuation of the article from Tuesday, December 6, 2011! The health and wellbeing of the mother and her young must be considered at all times.  For puppies and kittens, additional consideration must be given to the expense of veterinary care for the mother and her young.  Puppies and kittens frequently require veterinary [...]

Here are a couple more reasons why pet owners should be careful when putting up their holiday tree this year!  This is the continuation of the blog posted Tuesday, November 29th. 1.     Ornaments – Glass and porcelain ornaments often pose the greatest threat to pets due to the fact that they are typically easily broken [...]

For all their beauty and splendor, holiday trees pose a great many threats to the health of our pets.  Few owners take these matters into consideration when decorating their tree for the season.  For this reason, it is important that owners are aware of the possible threats in order to minimize the risk to their [...]