Look Below And You Will Find A Good Source Of Information About Cats

Curio­si­ty is some­thing that every cat has. They can get by on their own but still enjoy the com­pa­ny of humans. They may be a con­fu­sing ani­mal at times, but you will love it when they jump on your lap and purr. The fol­lowing tips can help you deal with your cat’s con­fu­sing behavior.

Move any drape cords out of a cat’s reach. It is easy for the cat to get his head caught among the cords when play­ing with them. This is incredi­b­ly dan­ge­rous as it could be fatal for your cat. Pin the cords of your dra­pes up whe­re your cat can’t get to them.

Your home likely has no small spaces a curious cat won’t want to inves­ti­ga­te. A col­lar can beco­me a lia­bi­li­ty if your cat is espe­cial­ly adven­tur­ous. Purcha­se bre­aka­way col­lars that will give if they are yan­ked tight­ly. This can save all „nine“ of your cat’s lives.

If your cat is fema­le, it is very important that she be spayed when the vet feels she is old enough. Whe­ther or not she typi­cal­ly goes out­side, she may escape while in heat and you might have kit­tens! The best method of stop­ping this is to have your cat spayed.

Don’t use dog por­ti­ons for your cat. Cats will have a reac­tion tha­t’s nega­ti­ve towards a pro­duct made for dogs. This defi­ni­te­ly app­lies to flea pro­ducts. Dog pro­ducts that are flea rela­ted can kill a cat. You should keep your cats and dogs sepa­ra­ted after using a flea treatment.

Litter Box

You should be sure to place your pet’s lit­ter box in a good loca­ti­on. It should not be pla­ced in a high traf­fic area, and it should be far away from the cat’s food. To help con­trol odors place the lit­ter box in a well ven­ti­la­ted area. Your cat will be more com­for­ta­ble and you will too.

Often, the best cat medi­ci­ne deals are found online. If it’s an emer­gen­cy, buy­ing online may not be an opti­on. But if you have to regu­lar­ly buy pet medi­ci­ne, you can save 50% or more on some medi­ci­nes by buy­ing online.

When you buy a small kit­ty for your child­ren, set the bounda­ries ahead of time. Make sure your child­ren know whe­re in the house the cat is per­mit­ted to be. Advi­se your child­ren not to let the cat out if it is to be an indoor cat. If your child­ren know the rules befo­re­hand, mishaps are less likely.

Fee­ding your cat dif­fe­rent types of food hel­ps ensu­re they don’t get fini­cky. If you start them off eating the same type of food all of the time and you never chan­ge it up, this will most likely be the only food they will eat in the future.

Drinking Fountain

Purcha­se a drin­king foun­tain for your cat to get water from. When cats are out in the wild they like to drink run­ning water, and this is true in your home as well. They are more likely to get ple­nty of water when it is run­ning. In fact, some cats pre­fer run­ning sink water to their own water bowls. Also, a cat drin­king foun­tain is bet­ter for the envi­ron­ment and allows them to be more natural.

Fre­quent uri­na­ti­on out­side the lit­ter box may indi­ca­te a visit to the vet is requi­red. This sort of beha­vi­or can be cau­sed by uri­na­ry tract infec­tions or other, more serious medi­cal issu­es in your cat. A quick cour­se of anti­bio­tics can head off dan­ge­rous com­pli­ca­ti­ons if you get your cat dia­gno­sed and trea­ted ear­ly enough.

Does it feel like your home is over­run with your cat’s hair? Cats do a lot of shed­ding, and it hel­ps to brush them. If your cat is shed­ding a lot, you should brush them more fre­quent­ly. It’s also a gre­at aid to kee­ping the cat’s coat as pris­ti­ne as possible.

Your diet isn’t necessa­ri­ly the best thing for your cat; some foods just aren’t good for them. Some of the­se foods are green tomatoes, gra­pes, oni­ons and gar­lic. When a cat eats the­se items, they can get very sick. Milk is ano­t­her food to stay away from.

Make sure your cat stays insi­de as much as it can, near to both its home and its owner. Cats trai­ned to live insi­de ins­tead of out­side live lon­ger accord­ing to cer­tain stu­dies. Out­door trips should be made in the com­pa­ny of the owner to keep cats safe from the dan­gers (like infec­tions and attacks) that free-ran­ging cats face.

Keep your eyes open for any signs of pan­ting in your cat. Pan­ting is a nor­mal thing in dogs. Cats often pant when they are anxious or over­hea­ted, but this may also signal a more serious issue. Take the cat to a vete­ri­na­ri­an, espe­cial­ly if they’­ve expe­ri­en­ced pre­vious breat­hing problems.

Place a sti­cky style tape on your fur­ni­tu­re. The tape can stop your cat from scratching. Some com­pa­nies make tape spe­ci­fi­cal­ly for this pur­po­se. You should also give your cat a favor­able alter­na­ti­ve by purcha­sing a scratching post.

Be mind­ful that brin­ging ano­t­her ani­mal into your home can upset your cat. When first intro­du­cing the newer pet, keep the ani­mals sepa­ra­ted. Give your cat time to get accus­to­med with the other pet’s scent. After some time, try slow­ly intro­du­cing your cat to your new pet.

Cats aren’t easy to under­stand, but they sure are loving. Use the ide­as in this pie­ce to get the most of your rela­ti­ons­hip. Having cats are gre­at and when caring for them cor­rect­ly, you’ll have some hap­py fami­ly friends.