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Outdoor Dangers That Could Kill Your Pet Cat

Outdoor Dangers That Could Kill Your Pet Cat

Many coyotes in the country and the woods could kill or injure your cat severely. Your cat could get into poisons. Many cats get run over on the roads. A wild animal with rabies could bite your cat.

Poisons and Chemicals

If a neighbor leaves his garage door open and has mouse poison in his garage, your cat could eat it. Mouse poison will send your cat into convolutions if ingested. Your cat will bleed out and have an excruciating death. Antifreeze will kill your cat as it will shut down its kidneys. Motor oil, grease, chemicals, gas, diesel fuel, and certain plants are very toxic to your cat.

 

Plants

Cats will vomit if they eat certain plants, and many Christmas plants and bushes are toxic. Ask your local nursery or plant store if the item you wish to purchase is safe for your cat because all cats like to nibble on plants. Do not let your cat outdoors if your lawn has been sprayed for at least 24 hrs., as cats love to munch on grass.

Cars

House cats have no idea about the danger that cars pose to them. Cats like to curl up on the warm motor of a car or sit on top of the car tires. When you start your vehicle, always look on top of your tires if your cat is outdoors. Many cats have died by being hit by cars, and sadistic people try to run over them.

Birds of Prey

Large birds of prey can kill your kittens or even your adult cat. I saw an Eagle take off with a kitten in his mouth, and then he dropped it on the road, and it was dead. Dogs have been known to kill many cats over the years.

Fleas

Fleas can be picked up by your cat outdoors, along with ticks. They bite and bite your cat, and treatments are expensive. You can get fleas from your cat and have your house treated to rid yourself of the infestation. Ear mites can be picked up outdoors, also.

Keep an Eye on Your Cats

If you let your house cat out, keep a constant eye on him; many dangers could take all of his nine lives. Watch your farm cats also. I like to take a head count of my cats daily, and if one is missing, I look for them immediately.

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Cat Health Problems

Cat Health Problems

I adopted a cat with bad teeth. I had several of her teeth pulled over the years. She would rub and paw away at her face. I looked in her mouth and discovered she had terrible teeth. The vet pulled her bad teeth out, and it took her about two days to eat moist cat food. She was able to eat the hard cat food in about five days.

When your cat gets fleas, it will scratch away at its face, body, ears, etc. I prefer the flea treatments you place on the nape of your cat’s neck. A cat can get fleas from old kitty litter that is not changed often enough or a  floor or carpet that is not kept clean. Make sure your cat’s bedding and litter boxes get cleaned thoroughly. Do not let your cats in and out of the house in the late spring or fall before a killing frost, or they may bring unwanted fleas into your home.

Make sure your cat gets distemper shots and rabies shots, and more when needed. Make sure you have your cat wormed at your cat’s checkup also. I have a cat that was born with upper respiratory problems. I found a sinus medicine for him that seems to help. Cats can get urinary issues. If your male cat is howling in pain at the litter box, get him to the vet ASAP, as he will die from septic shock or kidney failure. If your cat gets worms, you may see them in the litter box, and your cat will be lazy and weak and have diarrhea. If your cat has diarrhea, try canned food with pumpkin or rice. If your cat does not get over diarrhea in two days, take him to your vet ASAP, as diarrhea can be severe.

Suppose your cat gets cut; try to stop the bleeding and call your vet ASAP. When a cat gets ear mites, I put some ear mite treatment in its ears, and it stops shaking and scratching at its ears. If you suspect your cat has eaten or ingested something that may be poisonous, call your vet immediately; otherwise, your cat could die quickly. When a cat’s weight goes down quickly, there is some underlying cause, and it should be taken to the vet. The older your cat gets, he will need rest and quiet time. I hope you and your cat live nine lives.

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Springtime Chores With Having A Cat

Springtime Chores With Having A Cat

Clean up your cat’s litter boxes with mild dish soap, scrapers, and brushes, and have rubber gloves on while cleaning to protect yourself if you get cut accidentally. Clean food bowls, water bowls, and your cat’s bedding. Wash the litter boxes’ floor to kill germs and any viable flea eggs. Shampoo your carpets and clean all your bedding, as this will eliminate pests and cat dander.

Bathing and Flea Treatments

Bath your cat if you wish to do so. I like to use baby shampoo or flea shampoo for cats. Trim your cat’s claws so he does not accidentally ruin your furniture or dig his feet into yot. Use a flea treatment on your cats, mainly indoor and outdoor cats. The last thing you want is a flea-infested house, which will cost you up to $300.00 just for the exterminator. You will need two treatments before the fleas are killed off entirely.

New Cat Beds, Litter Boxes, and More

Springtime is an excellent time to replace worn-out cat beds with new ones. Replace old litter boxes that are gross and not worth cleaning. Replace those old, worn-out cat toys with nice new ones. Look over your cat food; if it is expired, throw it away.

Grooming Your Cat and Needed Supplies

Groom your cat. I like a cat brush, a grooming comb, and grooming gloves. My cats love to brush and have their hair combed and any clumps of fur brushed out gently. Sometimes it is best to cut out big chunks of hair that you cannot search through easily. Trim your cat’s claws carefully and never cut into the quick of the foot, as your cat could bleed profusely. If in doubt about the care of your cat, consult your Veterinarian. I hope you and your cats have a fabulous Spring.

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Revolution for Cats that treats fleas and more from Chewy.Com

Revolution for Cats that treats fleas and more from Chewy.Com

I was provided with Revolution for cats to facilitate my review. All thoughts are 100 % honest and my own.

Maggie is an indoor and outdoor cat. I use Revolution on her to protect her from fleas, heartworm disease, hookworms, roundworms, and ear mites. She got ear mites from being outdoors once, and Revolution killed the ear mites. She stopped scratching and shaking her head only 15 to 30 minutes after I applied it according to the instructions. Maggie loves her Revolution from Chewy.Com.

I love that Chewy.Com now has a pet pharmacy, and you can have your pet’s medicines, and supplies delivered right to your door. You will need approval from your vet, and you will need to set up a pet portal that is very easy to do on your acct, With Chewy.Com.

I have also used Revolution on my indoor and outdoor cat Cali. I did not want her to bring fleas into my house and go through everything it takes to eliminate a flea infestation in your home. You have to wash everything in hot water and be out of the house when the pest man has to spray or put a smoke bomb in your home to kill all the fleas. You will need the pest man twice to kill off any flea eggs that hatched after the first treatment. All of your pets would have to be treated or in great misery scratching and biting away at the fleas that could have been prevented altogether if you had just used Revolution, to begin with. You will be in pain as fleas bite your legs, and you will be scratching and itching like your feline friends. I know about flea infestations because I once had a tenant that left my house flea infested, and what a nightmare that was.

A flea and pest-free home is a happy home for you and your feline family. Treat your cats to an excellent spring and summer without scratching or itching with Revolution from Chewy.Com.

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Getting Your cat Ready For The Fall Season

Getting Your Cat Ready For The Fall Season

I like to clean up all of my cat food dishes and water bowls with lots of soap and water. I also clean up all of their litter boxes thoroughly. I wash all of their bedding in hot water. I make sure all of my cat’s shots are up to date.

I assess the condition of their heated beds and replace the worn ones with new heated beds. I replace worn-out boxes and towels with nice fluffy soft towels. Straw is replaced with fresh straw for my outdoor cats, and their heated cat beds are plugged in as the weather gets colder outdoors.

I take my cats to my vet for yearly exams and shots before bad weather sets in. If any of your cats have fleas, now is the time to treat them with a flea product for cats. Bath your cat before it gets cold so it will not catch its version of a cold.

I test out all of my heaters and ensure they are in perfect condition with no frayed cords or loose connections. I order my cat food and litter from Chewy.Com, so I do not have to leave the house in bad weather. Chewy.Com delivers your cat food and litter right to your door.

 

Clean up the buildings where your cats live with soap and water and sweep out any debris. A clean environment protects against cat diseases. Vacuum up cat fur and clean your carpets, drapes, and furniture so no one will sit on cat fur when you have company over the holidays approaching soon.

I like to give my cats more treats to eat as the weather gets colder. They appreciate canned cat food to supplement their diet anytime, but more so as the weather gets colder. Your cat needs extra nutrition to maintain his body temperature as the temperature drops outdoors.

I hope you and your feline friends have a Healthy and Happy Fall.

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Tips To Help Your Cat Survive The Heat This Summer

Tips To Help Your Cat Survive The Heat This Summer

Provide your cat with plenty of fresh cold water. The water will get hot in a hurry when it is hot out, and no one wants to drink hot water when it is unbearably hot outside. Find a place for your cat to sleep outside that is in a cool place with a nice gentle breeze. I check on my cats several times daily to ensure they are doing OK with the unbearable heat. Ensure you have combed out your cat’s old winter coats of fur, as they will feel more relaxed without the old hair heating their body. I have a fan running in my other house for my cats. Ensure you have not locked your cat in a building after performing an outdoor task such as mowing the yard. Cats are fast and love to sneak into places even when you think you are watching out for them.

Clean your cat’s litter box out every day to prevent fleas. I sweep around the litter boxes daily so there is no cat litter on the floor which helps prevent a flea infestation. I also clean out the litter boxes with dish soap and an old scrub brush before the summer season begins.

Never leave your cat in your vehicle in the summer months, as it can reach 173 degrees in your car in 30 minutes when it is 80 to 100 degrees outside, even with the windows open. Your cat will most likely die if left in a car in the summer. Do not let your indoor cat out in the heat. Your indoor cat is used to AC and does not know where to go in the heat to stay cooler.

 

If your cat is panting, has a rapid pulse and breathing, is vomiting, is passive, and stumbling, she is overheated and must be put in an excellent spot ASAP. Call your vet ASAP if you notice that your cat is overheated. Your cat may stagger around as she walks or pass out, which means she is critical. If you doubt the state of your cats’ well-being, call your vet ASAP.

I hope you and your cat survive the heat and have a fantastic, fun-filled summer.

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My House Cats In The Springtime

My House Cats In The Springtime

My house cats start to shed their winter coat. I brush and comb out their hair regularly to eliminate hairballs and snarls in their hair. Some of my cats get a spring or waterless shampoo bath. Some long-haired cats must have matted areas in their fur cut out. I like to take my cats to a vet if they have a matted fur problem since they are professionals at removing matted areas of skin on cats.

My house enjoys eating fresh catnip and watching the various varieties of birds through the picture window. My cats will chatter away at the birds they are watching as if to say you would make a delicious appetizer if I could only get out to catch you. My cats spend much of their day watching and drooling over the birds they can see from the various windows in my house.

My cats are more energetic and playful in the spring than in winter. They love to chase each other up and down the stairs. My cats play more with their catnip stuffed toys and their cat ball and mouse game. My cats now sleep on top of their Meowfia Cat Caves. My cats now occupy my chairs, and their heated beds are abandoned until winter rolls around again.

Springtime is an excellent time to clean cat bedding and sterilize water bowls and food dishes. I scrubbed up their litter boxes and the floor where the litter box sets. I use a floor cleaner that sanitizes and sterilizes as this will prevent fleas from the cat litter. Please do not set your cat on the grass, as they can get fleas this way. Put your cat in a cage on cement or a cat tent on top of a deck. You do not want fleas in your house. Fleas will bite you, and all of your pets will have fleas. Getting rid of a flea infestation will cost much money, and you and your pets will be very uncomfortable.

I hope you and your pets have a happy and healthy spring.

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Spring Cleaning for Your cats Optimal Health

Spring Cleaning for Your Cats Optimal Health

Start your cat’s Spring with clean bedding, water bowls, food dishes, litter boxes, and more. I wash my cat’s bedding in hot soapy water with fabric softener. My cats love fresh fluffy clean bedding to sleep on. I clean out each food dish and water bowl and replace old plastic ones that are hard to get 100 % pure. I clean the litter boxes outdoors with dish pan soap and an excellent firm brush or replace them with new litter boxes.

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For farm cats, replace their old straw bedding with fresh straw or hay if that is all available now. Clean up their food and water bowls. Check their heated cat beds for cracks or other hazards and have a replacement bed on hand for next winter. Heated cat beds are on sale in the late spring and summer months.

Clean your house’s tile, vinyl floors, or carpet so you will not have to deal with fleas in your home and on your cats. I bathe some of my cats and brush and comb out their hair regularly. Change your litter often, as fleas are in dirty litter boxes and junk on your floors. Do not let your cats outdoors, as they can pick up fleas from being outdoors. Fleas can cause health problems for you and your cat. If your cat gets fleas regardless of all your precautions, take him to your vet to get treated ASAP. You will need an exterminator to come to your home to eliminate your flea infestation.

Take your cats to your vet to check their teeth, as bad teeth can cause many health problems. Get all of your cat’s vaccinations up to date. As the old saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Ask your vet about flea and heartworm medicine for cats and a shot for feline leukemia. I hope you and your cats have a wonderful and healthy Spring.

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Prevent the Spread of Diseases

Keep Your Cats Bedding and Litter Boxes Etc. Clean to prevent the Spread of Disease

Vacuum your cat’s beds or wash them at regular intervals. I have towels that my cats sleep on. I sanitize the towels in my washing machine with lots of detergents and hot water.

I scrub out their litter boxes regularly. I use dishwashing soap, a scrub brush, rubber gloves, and hot water. Take the dirty litter box outdoors and scrap everything you can off of the litter box before you clean it in your basement. I like to hose down the litter box and clean it outdoors before I bring it to my house to complete the cleaning process. After you wash the litter box with detergent and hot water, let it dry out completely before you fill it with fresh kitty litter.

If your kitty throws up a hairball, clean it up immediately. Use a cleaner that is pet safe. I use cleaners that are only pet safe. I like Nature’s Miracle Cleaner. It indeed does work miracles. I wash the wood floor in my house with pine – sol. I finish by putting a hardwood and laminate cleaner that is pet approved on my wooden floor.

I scrub my floors in the house next door with a steam cleaner. The steam cleaner kills all the germs safely and quickly. I also run a dehumidifier in my place in the summer months to eliminate all dampness that can cause mold and mildew, making our cats sick.

I vacuum my carpets every other day. By cleaning every other day, you pick up cat hair, dandruff, and flea eggs lurking in your carpet. You can eliminate a lot of allergens for you and your cat by vacuuming regularly.

Keep all of your cat’s grooming tools and litter box tools clean. I use dishwashing soap on them also with plenty of hot water.

I hope you and your cat stay disease free.

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