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New to Cats? Litter Box Basics for Beginners

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…unscented; clay granules; soft sandlike litter; litter pearls; litter made of wheat, newspaper, sawdust, even pine. In a study by a veterinary behaviorist, it was found that cats generally prefer…

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Will Work for Mice

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Reading Time: 5 minutes…to habitat destruction, threats from unfriendly neighbors, regressive city ordinances, or anything in between, our Barn Cat program allows us to match them with new homes, watched over by understanding…

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Dogs New Pets

Size Matters! How to Safely Introduce Big and Little Dogs

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Reading Time: 4 minutesReading Time: 4 minutes My 80-pound Labrador, Logan, was quivering in excitement to meet his new little brother. “Little” was not an exaggeration. My new Papillon puppy, Finian, weighed a…

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Cats Training & Grooming

Advanced Cat Grooming: Taming The Longhair’s Locks

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Reading Time: 2 minutesReading Time: 2 minutesExperts agree: When it comes to grooming longhaired kitties, starting young is the key to acceptance. A kitten who learns early to love and accept being groomed…

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Activities & Enrichment Cats Life at Home Training & Grooming

Finding the Right Motivator for Your Cat

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Reading Time: 3 minutes…feather. What Is A Motivator? Animal trainers call an item that can garner an animal’s cooperation a motivator. With the right motivation, a busy kitten can remain in one place…

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Cats Dogs Fears & Anxieties Life at Home

Fear Reactions: Fight, Flight, Fret, and Freeze

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…a corner, snarls, showing his teeth and his willingness to protect himself. A kitten, hearing a vacuum cleaner for the first time, freezes in place. A cat or dog paces…

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Cat Critter Gifts

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Reading Time: 2 minutes…may even bring home live prey, and turn it loose in the house, much as they would do to teach a kitten the ABCs of hunting. Other experts theorize that…

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Cats Dogs Other Veterinary Care

Got a Pet With a Short Snout? What You Need to Know About Anesthesia

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Reading Time: 3 minutes…The good news is that veterinarians and veterinary nurses are well aware of the potential complications in brachycephalic breeds and they will take extra care with your pet. The veterinarian…

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Cats Life at Home

Does This Belly Pouch Make Me Look Fat?

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Reading Time: 4 minutesReading Time: 4 minutes At 12 weeks old, Ivan was a bear of a kitten, hinting at his full adult Siberian size. He had the most adorable baby fat paunch…

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Cats Veterinary Care

It’s Not a Hairball: Fear Free Management of Feline Asthma

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Reading Time: 4 minutes…piece of cat furniture. Make sure you don’t have a kitten-sized carrier for your adult cat, and try to find a hard plastic carrier with a top entry that can…