Interesting Information About Your Pet
When Cats Bite or Nip
Here is a wonderful article to read if you have any issues regarding your kitty biting or nipping at the worst times...
The author of the article is Steve Huxter, who is an animal behaviourist and a great guy who helps us out with advice when it is required at CCAR.
To view the article, click here (PDF)
Feeding Your Cat: Know the Basics of Feline Nutrition
Diet is the brick and mortar of health. The www.catinfo.org website lays out some
often-ignored principles of feline nutrition and explains why cats have a better chance at optimal health if they are fed a
quality canned food diet instead of dry kibble. (Lisa A. Pierson, DVM)
Save a Life ---- Spay / Neuter Your Pets:
Watch a great YouTube video called "Help".
It's a plea to spay/neuter cats sung by... well... the cats !
Plants Can Poison Your Cat !
Cats like to chew on grass in order to regurgitate hairballs. This habit gets cats into trouble! Many
outdoor plants and houseplants are poisonous, even in small quantities. Indoors, cats will readily substitute
a houseplant for grass. Outdoors they may unwittingly choose poisonous plants that should be removed from your garden.
If your indoor cat should accidentally
get out of your home...
One of the first things to do is to put food and water right by the door that the cat escaped from. Do this immediately
and put some kind of shelter, or covered bed close by. Most cats do not go too far (unless chased away by other animals)
and if you call the cat softly, throughout the day and especially at dusk and during the evening, your cat may hear a
familiar voice and feel comfortable about coming to get the food. Remember, if the cat is an indoor cat, he or she
will be terrified about being in the big, wide world and will hide as much as possible. If the cat can hear or smell
someone familiar, it may come for food. Persist at doing this for a couple of weeks. In addition, put posters up in
your area with a photo of your cat and contact the CRD Pound and SPCA to alert them that your cat is missing.