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Cat Eating Disorders: Thin Finicky Cats

In the previous article on obesity in cats, I mentioned that overweight cats can suffer numerous health problems, including a serious liver disease that is often fatal. On the other end of cat obesity, cats that are not eating enough is just as dangerous. Reasons For Cat Eating Disorders Finicky Eaters: ...

Pet Obesity: Cat that Is Overweight?

Feeding your cat and keeping him healthy is usually a very easy process. It doesn't take much to keep up with feeding your cat two or three times a day with decent cat food. However, there are times when your cat may go through periods of eating problems. Some ...

Responsible Pet Ownership: What Is Expected of You?

Having a pet is a lifetime commitment and to be a responsible pet owner goes beyond than price—"How much is that doggy in the window?", merely provided food and shelter for your pet. Before you rush into the pet store to purchase that dog/cat/hamster/rabbit/guinea pig, stop and think for ...

How To Stop Your Cat From Eating Houseplants

Although the costs of owning a cat are low such as food and the occasional veterinarian checkup, however, the amount of damage a cat can cause to our other processions such as furniture, clothes, shoes can be quite pricey. And for some reasons many cats just love to attack ...

Cat: Bengal

Origins: Cat lovers who admired the beauty of wild, spotted cats tried to breed a type of domestic cat with a wild-cat coat. In the 1960's (in North America), the first planned breeding took place between a short-haired domestic cat and an Asian Leopard Cat. The mating was successful ...

Cat: Cornish Rex

Origins: The Cornish Rex came about as a result of a natural mutation in 1950. One of the kittens born to a cat on a farm in Cornwall has an unusually wavy coat. This offspring was later mated back to its mother, resulting in more curly-coated cats. One product ...

How To Train Your Cat To Use The Door Bell

Are you tired of hearing your cat meowing up a storm or scratching up the door trying to get in? There is one simple solution to this problem. That is to train your cat to use the door bell—not the human door bell but a DIY cat door bell. ...

Cat: Norwegian Forest

Origins: Developed in the northern Scandinavian regions. Although it was officially recognized by a major international cat fanciers' federation only in the late 1970's, the breed has long been known in Norway, this breed's long-haired ancestors probably reached the country from the more Eastern parts of Europe via Viking ...

Cat: Persian

Origins: One of the oldest breeds of domestic cat. Believed to have originated in the Middle East. The name "Persian" points to its introduction to Europe through trade with Persia (now Iran), but the breed dates back much further than that, and its precise origins are unknown. Size: Medium. Persians ...