The House Cat Diary

The behavior of chasing starts when your cat is as kittens. Tossing, batting and poking around small objects are how kittens learn to stalk prey. One of my cat tossing a toy in the air, and then she run like crazy again. Do you know why? This is because cat family is known for chasing a prey to quench their thirst of hungry. In other words, chasing is their natural instinct.

When they chase a toy or a thing, it will develop the survival skills, which would help them provide for themselves if they ever needed to do so.

Have you ever seen you cat stomp on her toys? Yes they will! It is mainly due to the fact that your cat wants to hunt and kill the prey.

Cats are classified as a bugger, mouser or birder. This is nothing but the preference of cat towards the toy that mimics catching bugs, mice, or birds. These cat toys will stimulate them to interact.

There are many interactive toys available in the market that mimic the motions that cats love. Do gift these cat toys on your cat’s next birthday to enjoy the actions and movements involved with the process of hunting from which they create a form of play. Happy Toying!!!

This is a million dollar question asked by most of the cat owners. Nowadys most of the cat owners spayed their cats. Still some of them are having their cat not spayed. Accidental mating may cause your cat pregnant. If you want to worm your cat during pregnancy, you should be very careful. Some of the drugs are not at all adviced to use during pregnancy.

Drontal is a prominent wormer used for pets. It contains Praziquantel and pyrantel. This is safe for cats as it contains no drug that causes abortion in the pregnant cats. But if you use Drontal plus, which contains praziquantel, pyrantel and febantel. The ingredient febantel will cause birth defects as well as termination of pregnancy. Hence drontal plus is not advisable for pregnant cats.  More over, this  drug is meant for dogs only.

There is a legend, which mentions that cats have got almost 9 lives in total. But from a naked eye we can see only one life that it leads. In order to make them enjoy better for a longer time span, we should make sure that we look after them and nourish them properly, showering care and affection. In UK many are fascinated by the activity of pet keeping, especially cats. Now let us see some tips, which will ensure that your cat lives with you in a healthy way for a longer time. So start taking care of the cat in the ideal way.

It’s A Cat’s Life       

Many say that the domestic cats can exist till they are at least 22. So many pet owners are not willing to let their cats outside their confinement inside the house. But by doing so they are failing to recognize the fact that they are affecting its sense of anxiety and inquisitiveness. Still letting them move outside we can make them live longer! These premonitions will never help the cats as they have a birth characteristic of remaining curious and roaming out in search for food or even to take some time off the routine.  

Cat Health Care Tips  

Make sure that the cat is in good physical and mental shape. Offer them healthy, ordinary and nutritious diets which will make them look in robust shape. Give them enough physical activity and some exercises that interest them and some commendable activity, from which it can take pleasure rather than remaining monotonous and lackluster. Some people misbelieve that cats are all tiny creatures and doesn’t require surplus food and in this misconception they usually feed them lesser than what they actually call for. In order to make your cat exist longer, try to feed them well understanding their food requirements.  

Hairballs Are horrible  

Do you know what is a trichobezoar? As a pet owner you should know it. Put differently, Hairballs, which are also known, as trichobezoar should be taken care of. When the cat licks its skin that is full of fur those hairs may get stuck in its throat and this will make them to choke. The small throat of the cat will make it difficult for it to spit up the balls as it gets aged. Make sure that you brush the skin fur almost daily with a clean comb and clip the nails of the claw if it has overgrown.  

Let Your Cat Be in high spirits  

These health care guidelines are not something special but still have to be bore in mind, as they are significant for the day-to-day healthy activity of the cat. Try to delve into the things that constitute the art of pet keeping. Make sure that you make your cat lead a cheerful and a contented life rather than giving it a setting, which contains ordinary elements that will make it, simply exist.

The natural adaptation of  grace and style constitutes the description of a tuxedo cat. They are always proactive and lively. These are cats that every cat lover should possess as they are really endearing and charming pets with appreciable beauty. You may not know what actually is a tuxedo cat? Is it something representing the species of cat or a color pattern of the cat? The truth be told, it is not a cat breed but the ones which have a distinctive fur texture and different color scheme on it. To be exact they are dual colored cats. They are the customary beauties bearing black and white colors and are having a great demand in the pet shops.

Tuxedo cat pattern

For a cat to be referred as a tuxedo cat it must possess following traits.

1.The cat should contain black color all over its body and some white patches scattered on the black color in a small proportion.

2.The white patches should be predominantly present on her cheek, upper body, tummy and paws.

3.The black color should be present more than that of the white.

As their external appearance with white and black colors ,resembles a tuxedo coat they are named so.

It is significant to observe every cat that has a black and white spots are tuxedos. There are quite a lot of multi colored, black and white cats which are not primarily Tuxedos. A considerable number of these cats, for example, may have larger white spots than that of black  or have black or white colors in a marginal proportion  or possess firm white patches all the way through their bodies and just have a small number of  black spots. These kitten should not be mistaken for tuxedos.

Are you familiar with a well-known tuxedo?

After having identified what a real tuxedo cat is ,now we must know about the cats that are treated as celebrities.

In the Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, which was composed by T.S. Elliot  ,tuxedos were commemorated and in the play the black and white cats were leading central characters.

Silvester the cat featuring in the Looney Toons show ,Felix the cat who is said to have gained immense popularity rapidly and Socks, the beloved at of Bill Clinton, the former president are the famous ones that have to be mentioned. Moreover the Cat Socks is the recent inclusion to the list of cats that has lived in the white house.

Present ideas and tuxedo cat names

If you own a tuxedo yourself or know others who have this kind of cats it is better if you gift them some pictures, calendars ,magnet and many other cat apparels and accessories.

If you are thinking of owning a cat and you don’t have idea about the tuxedos ,just give a thought about having them as your beloved pets for they being a spectacular and affectionate buddies. Once you make your mind to get a tuxedo cat for yourself consider these names while getting down to complete a daunting task of choosing a particular catchy name. They are Mime,Chess Piece,Jellicle and Domino.

Have you made your mind that your next pet that is going to be is  a cat? Well by now you should be impatient thinking about the new addition to your family?

Inclusion of a cat to one’s home should be really exciting and fun filled action as you are going to have some delightful time in your future when you would be playing with and nourishing the cat.

Following are the guidelines which you can follow to provide a new and healthy environment for yourselves and the new kitten.

1. Don’t you have previous pet owning experience? Don’t you have previous experience in managing a cat and handling it? If your replies are negative then you should be better if you gain information on the methods of caring a cat. Kitten always require some more love, care and attention which will push you to spend more time amidst your tight schedule

Visit the nearest library and the neighboring bookshops and try to become informative about the cat care. Try to visit the local pet shops and ask for counsel as you have never had an experience in this and so you are a beginner when it comes to pet keeping. Making the kids involved in the process for nourishing your cats is important and so try to read facts about the involvement of kids too.

2. Initially try to get a session with health care or vet consultant to ensure that the kitten that you are bringing home is out of danger and free from health hazards. Look out for a vet who has a registered clinic or the one who is available in a famous hospital and treat them as the partner in your cause of pet keeping. The important thing is to ascertain that there is no threat of Fleas when you bring home the kitten as you never want to give it a setting to develop that has Fleas .

3. In order to protect these curious and anxious animals ,keep some of the undesirable objects out of their reach and some of them which should be kept away from them are the English Ivy and the lily which are all poisonous to cats. Ensure that you have removed them before getting a new kitten .

4. The next important factor that leads to a healthy sustenance of the cat is the food that you offer them to consume. It is really a challenging task especially for a beginner to pick out cat foods which are available in market plenty. Get inputs from your vet and go for dependable and established brands. Try to keep in check the nutritional needs of the kitten as it widely varies from that of a grown up cat.

5. Get some articles and materials that you can provide them to make sure that you make things easy for them. Scratching post will fend off the cat from scratching your sofa and other furniture .Other mentionable articles are feed dishes ,litter box, a bed, some cleaning sets like nail clippers and combs to make them tidy. Make sure that you add some toys and cat carrier to the list, as the latter will come in handy when you try to take your cat with you wherever you go.

Get all set while you are coming home with a kitten after going through the above mentioned points.

The number of Cases of urinary tract infection among cats had made the owners get concerned about this issue and the mathematical figure says it all. Nearly a considerable cat population ,to be exact 1.5% is said to have had caught up a urinary infection which in turn makes the owners restless and they have no other go except for getting their cat checked by a vet.

As there is a possibility for the tract crystals to turn out into stones that get deposited in the bladder, people sense the seriousness of this issue and have created demand for Meds in the market therefore. Stones in bladder are as dangerous to cats as it proves to be in the case of the human race and other living things. The initial stage of the development of the bladder stone will indicate a possible catching up of urinary infection. Until the pet shows some confirmatory and severe symptoms  pet owners are not ready to treat them and hence they usually fail to notice the urinary infection. Currently  in order to heal the infectivity meds have to be provided in the first place.

Over usage of these drugs during times when it is not infected, leads to the immunization ,which may in turn doesn’t help your cat to fight the infection when it really picks up an infection. Owners have to realize that these are medicines for treating bladder stones and not infections. So be wary about the side effects when you give these drugs to the pet ,inadvertently.

It is natural for the Cats, which have picked up an infection to pee often and make your home messy .If things go beyond their control a possible urinary incontinence is in store for them. There will be involuntary defecation of urine and the meds have to be supplied once confirming the fact that they have crystals formed and infecting their bladder. The next main indicator is the leakage of blood in their urine, which means that something is wrong with the well being of your cat. After monitoring such changes rush up to the vet and get all the meds prescribed after asking the vet to diagnose the cat.

Try to prevent a situation which may make your cat to pick up an infection. Give it maximum protection from the bacterium which spreads due to unclean environment and finally settles its base in the bladder of the cat. Subsequently try to improve the immune system of your cat and get a food prescribed by the vet which you can provide your cat to eat. Importantly ascertain that your cat is free from stress and anxiety .If humans are subjected to health issues ,why not the cats? Spend some time with your cat so as to keep it normal and healthy. If needed make use of the cat food Feliway if the vet recommends you to offer it.

Heed to the problems that affect the bowel of your cats as they may sometimes turn out to be some fatal factors which may determine the life span of your pet.