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Winning Ways to Cut Down your Kitty’s Hairballs
Chances are, if you own a cat, you have witnessed your cat coughing up a hairball. It’s as awful of an experience for your cat to go through, as it is to watch. You’ve seen it happen enough times that you know exactly when your cat’s hairballs are coming out. First, you hear the hacking noises. Next, you notice the yellow spots on your carpet. Not too long after, you notice the hairball.
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Toxoplasmosis – What is It and Should You Be Worried for your Family?
Many cat owners have been unfortunate as to contract toxoplasmosis, a disease that can be contracted through cats. All cat owners should be aware of this disease, how it can affect the entire family, and how it can be prevented. Being educated about the disease is the best way to protect yourself and your family from its affects.
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The Pros and Cons of Declawing your Family Feline
Declawing is a very controversial issue among cat owners and cat lovers. There are those that believe that declawing a cat is wrong under any circumstances. The opponents of declawing believe that there is always another option that can be chosen. On the other hand, there are many people who believe that declawing is harmless. That it does not harm the cat.
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The Lowdown on the Top Five Diseases in Cats
Since cats are, in most cases, life-long friends to humans, you have to give time to taking proper care of your cats. This means not only feeding them well, playing with them and providing a safe home for them, but also taking proper health care into consideration. You wouldn’t do any less for your child—from dental care to skin care—so don’t be surprised that the same market and expectations also exist for cats.
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The Litter Box Lowdown – How to Get your Cat to Use It
There are many considerations to be made when it comes to getting a new kitten in your house to use the litter box; while this, in and of itself, is trouble enough, there’s also the disconcerting experience of having a cat that has used a given litter box without problems for 4 years in your house suddenly choosing to relieve himself on the dining room carpet instead of using said litter box.
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Things to do Thursday Aug. 28 - St. Petersburg Times
USF Round-Up 2008 Experience what it's like to be a USF Bull at this annual back-to-school event. With live entertainment, an organization fair with 100 student groups represented, appearances by USF president Judy Genshaft, the Herd of Thunder
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Four Bitten By Rabid Cats In Northwood - WMUR.com
NORTHWOOD, N.H. -- Officials with the Northwood Health Department said four people have been attacked by rabid cats in the Pleasant Lake area this week. Don Arsenault said two of the victims were bitten by cats Sunday and two were bitten on Monday
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100 animals removed from Lincoln County home - Rocky Mount Telegram
CHARLOTTE, N.C. â Officials say they've removed more than 100 animals from a Lincoln County residence. The Charlotte Observer reported that officials said many of the cats, dogs and other animals removed from the home in Denver on Tuesday were
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Rams look to derail Catsâ reign over series - Monitor-Herald
VARDAMAN - You will be hard pressed to find a bigger game across the state than the match-up between Vardaman and Calhoun City. Prentiss County fans would point at the Backyard Brawl between Baldwyn and Booneville while Lafayette County fans would
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Cats, dogs tested for Hendra virus - News.com.au
CATS and dogs at a veterinary clinic at the centre of the Hendra virus outbreak were tested for the virus, Biosecurity Queensland says. The Redlands Veterinary Clinic, in Thornlands in Brisbane's east, reopened today after being in quarantine for
