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How To Live With Your Cats When You Are Allergic To Them

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 10, 2021
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Wash Your Bedding Regularly And Clean Your Home Often

Keep your cats out of your bedroom to have a cat-free zone. Wash your bedding regularly as your cat will sit on your lap, and you may have pet dander in your hair just because you petted your cat while he was in your lap. Wash your bedding and other soft fabric items in hot water to eliminate the allergens. Eliminate drapes and throw rugs if possible, as they catch a lot of cat hair and dander. Wash your floors and clean all areas of your home often. Throw away stuffed toys or wash them in hot water if possible. Replace your throw pillows with new ones. Vacuum your furniture, carpet, floors, and more very often. Buy a vacuum with a HEPA filter. Buy an air purifier for your home. Have the heat runs cleaned out in your home.

Wash Your Hands Every Time You Touch Your Cat

By washing your hands, you will eliminate allergens from entering your eyes if you happen to rub your eyes. If you touch your face, your face will not itch if you have washed your face after handling your cat. Wash your hands before you prepare food for yourself and others as an act of cleanliness, regardless of allergies. After all, your kitty uses the litter box.

Do Not Let Your House Cat Outdoors

You will be surprised by all the allergens your cat can bring into your home after being outdoors for just one minute. Your cat can bring fleas into your home, and you and your cats will have a scratching frenzy. You will have to clean everything in your home with hot water and have your carpets cleaned and your whole house fumigated twice to eliminate the little biting creatures. Cats bring pollen in on their hair after being out, which gets deposited on your drapes, carpet, and more. A wild animal may attack your house cat, get rabies, or be run over by a vehicle.

Groom And Clean Your Cats Often

Comb or brush your cat’s hair often to help eliminate cat dander. Comb your cat out in a controlled area of your home so you will not have pet dander flying everywhere, adding to your allergy problem. Wash your cats with an allergy shampoo or use a dry or rub-on liquid shampoo to help eliminate pet dander.

Wash Your Cats Bedding And Vacuum Off His Pet Towers

Wash all of your cat’s bedding in boiling water. Clean the litter boxes to eliminate mold and pet urine allergies. Use a vacuum with a HEPA filter, so you are not throwing cat allergens all over the room while you vacuum. A vacuum without a HEPA filter is worthless for eliminating cat allergens as it does only redistribute them. Cleanliness is next to Godliness and makes for a happy home for you and your cat, where you can coexist with your allergies and feline friends.

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Why Does My Cat Do That ?

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date April 12, 2021
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Some Common Things Your Cat Does

Cats clean themselves as it is relaxing and refreshing to them. Cats lick themselves to remove their scent in the wild so nearby predators cannot pick it up. They also remove loose hair. A cat licking himself clean is like us taking a refreshing shower. Kneading relaxes your cat and reminds him of when he used to nurse his Mother. Your cat finds comfort in his kneading behavior. Cats eat grass to remove hairballs, as most cats heave after eating some grass. Outdoor cats also need to eat grass to remove any feathers or bones of an animal they may have ingested. Cats love to follow you into the bathroom as you are now their captive audience and get all the immediate attention they crave. Cats lick you to show that they love you and create an everlasting bond. Cats cover their kitty litter so predators will not pick up their scent. Toms and females in heat will leave it uncovered to let other cats know that they are present in the area.

Cats Like To Sleep As Close As Possible To You

Your cat feels secure when he is close to you. Your cat feels safe when he is around your familiar scent. Cats love to be extra warm and comfy and find our bodies an excellent heat source. Cats love to sleep by your head because it is the most generous area of your body. You may wake up to your cat kneading away on you in the morning. Your cat finds comfort in needing and being next to you. My oldest house cat sometimes likes to be the only cat in my bed, and he starts nipping my other house cats. I make him stop. My most senior cat wanted to stake his claim on me and make me think he was the only one to stay with me and be my knight in shining armor.

Other Things That Your Cat Likes To Do

Cats like to walk between our legs and put their scent on us to stake their claim on us and warn other cats to stay away from us. They do not realize you may not see them and step on them accidentally. Cats love to play with string when bored, which also helps strengthen their hunting skills. Cats make a chirping meow sound when they see a bird outdoors. Your cat imagines what it would be like to catch the bird and eat it and savor its flavor of the bird. Cats will flash their tail quickly when they are upset or nervous or anticipate an encounter with a rival cat. Cats that are healthy and happy will hold their seats straight up. A cat with its tail straight down may be feeling aggressive. A bushy tail means your cat is very agitated, and anything in her way better get away or she may attack it. Ears tucked down signal a nervous cat that feels threatened, and you better leave her alone until she feels less fearful. Cats try to communicate with us to the best of their ability. Cats have notified their owners of a gas leak by curling their noses back, leading the owners to the leak, sniffing it, and curling up their noses. God bless our feline friends for helping us out over the years. Cats are excellent friends and lifelong companions.

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Love Of Cats

The Love Of Cats

Rescuing Cats

I have rescued many cats over the years. I have saved little kittens dumped in our field in the middle of the winter. I have adopted cats that I have found wandering around in restaurant parking lots. I have adopted farm cats and kittens. I have adopted cats the owners gave away because they were having a baby. I have taken in all different ages of cats and kittens. Most cats and kittens I have taken in have had excellent, pleasant, friendly dispositions.

Make A Nice Pleasant Environment For Your New Feline Friend

Make a nice warm area where your cat can relax and hide until he gets used to his new home. Put out a new litter box for him, fresh water, and plenty of cat food. I put out a new cat bed with a new fluffy towel for him to sleep on. Put out various cat toys for your new cat to enjoy. Introduce your new cat very, very slowly into a multi-cat household. I generally keep the new cat in the bathroom for three days so they can smell each other under the bathroom door and avoid a lot of unnecessary cat fights when they get together later on.

Shower Your New Cat With Lots Of Attention

Hold and pat your new cat on the head and scratch him under the chin. Give him lots of cat treats and play interactive games with him. Cats love playing with a fish on the end of a string or getting goodies from a cat treat dispenser. Let your new cat know that he is loved but do not ignore your other cats, or they will be very jealous of the newcomer.

Praise Your Cat For Good Behavior

Reward your new cat when you tell him something is off-limits and he obeys your command. Give him some tuna canned water or his favorite cat treats. Never yell or scream at your cat; he will always be terrified of seeing you. Be kind and gentle with any pet. Your new cat will try to please you to the best of his ability, so just be patient and understanding. A calm, pleasant voice will always get the best results.

A Lifetime Feline Friend

You will have your cat for many years if he is treated right, loved, cared for, and has the right genetic makeup for a long life. Take your cat to your Vet for yearly shots and checkups, as a pound of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as the old saying goes. Your cat will be by your side when you do not feel well, and he will do his best to nurse you back to health by purring away and being your constant companion in your time of need. Trust earns the love of cats, and that trust should never be broken as it is a golden trust.

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Memorable And Honor Roll Cats

Memorable and Honor Roll Cats

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date February 8, 2021
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I have had many cats in my life. All of my cats have made a significant impression on my life.

Flossie was my very first cat. I have a picture of my Father showing her to me in my baby stroller. It was love at first sight for cats for the rest of my life. Flossie would sit with me while I swung in my swing set. She would wait with me while I waited for the school bus. She was a constant and comforting friend.

Blacknose was Flossie’s kitten. She was a beautiful Calico cat. I have a picture of both of us on my tricycle. She has her paws hanging over the handlebars and is looking straight ahead. She was a loving cat like her Mother.

Blackie and her son Midnight were beautiful cats. Blackie had many kittens in her ten years of life. She was an excellent huntress. When I would sit on the steps of my house, she would always sit in my lap and purr away. Midnight was a shiny and gorgeous black cat. He was a good hunter.

Hoover was a beautiful yellow and white striped female cat. I named her after are vacuum cleaner. I was only five years old then. Hoover put up with me holding her like a five-year-old would.

Schnitzel was a yellow and white cat that tolerated me dressing him in doll clothes. He was very kind and gentle. He lived to be ten years old.

Leonardo was a long-haired yellow cat that would sit with me under a tree while I did my math homework. Whenever I would do my homework outdoors, he would keep me company. He was an excellent lap cat.

Sebastian started growling one evening as he looked out the picture window. He piqued my curiosity, so I looked out the window and saw a man walking down the gravel road at 9:00 PM. I pulled my shade down after that. When I first brought Sebastian into my house as a kitten, he gathered up all of the toy mice and placed them in a nice row. He wanted me to see that he was an excellent hunter. He lived to be thirteen years old.

Red was a red tabby cat that one of my vets gave me. I bought a circle toy with a ball in the middle from Kmart. Red learned to spin the ball around with his left or right paw. He was very proud of his accomplishment. When company came, Red would show off his skills at batting the ball with his feet. He would look at everyone in the room to ensure they were watching him.

My outdoor cat Maggie kept me company while I wrote this post. She purred away and rubbed against the area where I was working.

I have had too many outstanding cats to mention them all. I am sure you have had memorable and remarkable cats, also.

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Picking Out A Gentle Cat For Your Family Pet

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date January 18, 2021
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Both Of The Cats Parents Should Be Friendly

Cats will generally have the same attitude towards humans that their parents have. If the cat’s parents like to bite, their kittens will be the same way. If the cat comes from feral parents, the cat will grow up trying to avoid humans at all costs. The cat will sometimes try to bite you for no apparent reason because they do not trust people whatsoever. Ask the cat owner that you are thinking about adopting how friendly her parents were. If they said that her parents like hiding, you should consider adopting another cat. If one of the cat’s parents is warm, the cat will be somewhat familiar but remain timid and may not want to be touched or held for long.

A Gentle Cat Is A Must With Small Children In The House

Small children do not know how to carry a cat correctly. You do not want a cat that will bite them and draw blood. Teach your children to handle the cat correctly when you see them doing it wrong. Having a tolerant cat with small children in your home would be best. The cat could scratch them or bite them on the face. If you fail to give your cat a rabies shot, you might have to take your child to the doctor for stitches and rabies shots. Never leave your child alone, even with a very gentle cat, as the cat may get frightened by something and bite. A wild animal could enter your yard and upset your cat. My cats growing up, were very gentle, and I never got bitten or harmed by them. Their parents were friendly and outgoing cats.

Your New Cat Could Live To Be 21 Possibly, And Be A Wonderful Companion For Your Child For Many Years

By taking a new cat into your home, you commit to your new cat’s well-being for her entire life. You take your cat to annual Vet checkups and keep her shots up to date. Your cat needs fresh water and food daily and a warm, draft-free, friendly place to sleep. Your child will learn to care for one of God’s beautiful creatures on earth. Your cat will snuggle up next to your child at night, and she will be their constant companion through thick and thin. Your cat will play with cat toys that your child will toss in the air for them to pounce on. Your cat will entertain the whole family with some of their antics now and then. Cats will lay on your lap while you watch TV or purr away while you study for a test or read a book. They will make sure your home is rodent-free. Cats have saved their owners from gas leaks and fires and even called 911 to protect their owners’ lives. Cats let their owners know when they are about to have a seizure. Cats add to the spice of life. I have had a cat for my life, and I could not imagine a World without a loving cat.

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How My Three House Cats Spend Their Day

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date October 5, 2020
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Cats get to know your schedule very quickly. When I wake up in the morning, my cats are ready for me to attend to their needs, such as freshwater cat food and fresh kitty litter. Before I go to bed in the evening, two of my cats will already be camped in my bed for a long night’s rest.

Lap Cats

My cats love to sit in my lap when I read a book or watch TV. They all take turns sitting in my lap, which works well for all concerned. I fill three treat balls for them, and they have mastered all cat treat dispensers. Garfunkel loves to watch birds from the headrest on my recliner. Conrad has a recliner that he takes long cat naps in. Kohl has a heated bed that he loves to rest in, or he is in a round fluffy cat bed.

Cat Toy Box

They like to look through their toy box and take out what catches their fancy for the day. Kohl always has at least one green plastic frog to play with. Conrad likes a bat that lights up and cat toy mice and singing birds for cats. Garfunkel seems to like metallic balls and toy mice. Conrad will meow loudly as he carries a toy mouse through the house like it is his catch of the day. My cats take many catnaps during the day. Garfunkel is on my bed watching me type this post.

Cats Do Not Like Changes To Their Daily Routines

If my cats see me packing a suitcase, they instantly know I will be gone for a while and voice their complaints loudly. They can spend their day. However, they want to while I am not home. When Kohl was young, he would knock over things while I was gone. I guess he figured he would get even for me leaving him. Friends would always take care of my cats while I was gone. When I returned from a vacation, they would not greet me immediately because they were mad that I had left them alone. Kohl tends to forgive me first, followed by Garfunkel and then Conrad.

I hope you and your cats have many relaxing and enjoyable days together. Cats adapt quickly to our schedules; we care for them deeply and love them unconditionally. Cats bring joy into our hearts and our souls.

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Are Cats Are Like Family

We think of our cats as family, and they think of us as part of their family. We form very close bonds with our cats. They sleep in our bed with us at night. They sit as close as they possibly can to us. We want them to be as healthy as possible and care very deeply for them. We take them to the vet for their daily checkups and ensure all of their shots are current.

Cats do tend to have a favorite family member in your household. They hold a special place in their heart for that person, and the bond cannot be broken. Cats vie for your attention and always succeed in getting it, whether negative or positive. Humans tend to compete for attention now and then also.

A purring cat will relax almost anyone and give them a better mind. Watching your cat sleeping peacefully makes you want to take a catnap also sometimes. After a hard day of work, a cat is lovely to come home to. They will sit in your lap and purr away and are glad you are back home again to be with them.

We love our cats unconditionally, and they love us because we love them. We shower our cats with fancy beds, toys, food, and more. Are cats make no demands on us except they need food, shelter, water, loving care, and someone to be kind to them all of their nine lives.

Teach your children at a very young age it is not right to harm or injure a defenseless animal. Teach them how to hold a cat correctly, which is not alright to pull the cat’s tail. Children learn by example, so set the bar high on how you treat one of God’s beautiful creatures, thee cat. A cat is a perfect pet for a young child as their pet cat may live to be 18 years old if they are well cared for and have a good genetic makeup.

I cannot imagine a World without a beloved pet cat in it. I hope your cat family member keeps you relaxed and purrs away on your lap for many years. God bless our feline friends.

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My Cats And Their Favorite Cat Toys

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date August 3, 2020
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Kohl continues to have a passion for toy plastic frogs. Yesterday the only cat toys out of my cats toy box was two plastic frogs. Kohl can occupy himself all day long by chewing on and tossing the toy frogs across the room. Conrad must have his toy mice to carry proudly throughout the house. Conrad also likes the toy birds. He carries them with his tail straight up in the air as if to say look what I caught for you today. Conrad loves to play with his circle game toy that has a ball that he can spin around in the track. Garfunkel plays with toy balls and toys filled with catnip and toy birds. My cats love to eat cat treats out of their cat treat dispensers.

Catnip Toys And More

Small beanie babies, toy balls, mice, catnip toys, toy birds and small stuffed animals seem to be what my cats next door love to play with. Everyday that I enter the house next door I see mice that squeak on the floor. One day there was a toy lion on the floor along with a catnip filled beaver for cats. Maggie likes One Fast Cat. Maggie figured out how to use One Fast Cat ASAP.

Cat Trees And Hammocks

My cats next door love their cat trees with perches that have built in scratchers and balls attached to them that they can bat around. They have scratchers that are on the floor along with cat hammocks that have rope that they can scratch away at to their hearts content. They also have a game that they press their paws on and small animals pop up.

What Cats Find To Play With

I used to have a Siamese cat that would gather up the old used small sponges. She would then toss the sponges up in the air and then she would pounce on them when they hit the ground. My house cat love to play with my old scrubbers that I used to scrub the dishes with. My cats also like to play with wine bottle corks and old wooden spools. My cats also like to play with medium sized rubber or plastic balls.

All cats seem to love catnip filled toys, toy mice, balls, cat hammocks and small stuffed animals and things that they discover on their own. I hope you enjoy watching your cats at play and relaxing as much as I do. God bless our feline friends.

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Where I Have Adopted Some Of My Cats

Post author By Laura Weers
Post date May 11, 2020
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My Grandfather found my first cat Flossie in our field. Flossie was a very young kitten, and she was gray and white. She was very friendly and would follow me all over the farm. Flossie had many kittens over the years that I grew very fond of. She and all of her kittens were excellent mousers.

Many of my cats over the years were found in restaurant parking lots. I found one of my house cats Philmoor under a car at Perkins. He was purring away loudly when we pulled into our driveway. He was very friendly and lived to be ten years old. I found one of my calico cats Victoria at a restaurant, and she was waiting by their door for a new owner to rescue her. She had a beautiful calico kitten that looked just like her. I adopted Addi from a restaurant that was partnered with a cat shelter. Addi is an amiable silver tabby cat. Addi had five lovely kittens, and I still have three of them. Her other two kittens found a wonderful and loving home they were adopted into.

I have found several of my house cats in my local newspaper. All of my Siamese cats were found by listings in my newspaper. I adopted Sugar, Ginger, and Tammy. Sugar was a beautiful seal point Siamese cat who kept me company for many years. Ginger was a lynx point Siamese cat, and she was very kind and gentle and lived to be 18 years old. I adopted Tammy, a blue point Siamese cat, from a young couple having a baby. My grandmother had Tammy for many years, and she dearly loved her. Cali, my calico cat, was one of several cats a young couple had. They could not afford to keep all of their cats. Cali is part Siamese, and she is very vocal and beautifully marked.

I adopted Simon and Garfunkel from a restaurant listing on a bulletin board. Their Mother had come to their house pregnant, and they had to find a home for her four kittens. Simon died relatively young of a disease. Garfunkel is a very kind, gentle, and loving house cat.

I have adopted several cats because their owner died, and the family had to find new homes for them. I have adopted stray cats over the years. My vet gave me one of his house cats named Red. He had found Red on a golf course in December. Red was a Red Tabby cat, and he was brilliant. Red lived to be 17 years old. My purebred Maine Coon cat Fresca was given to me by my cousin years ago. About 12 years ago, a kitten was born on my farm that looked almost identical to Fresca.

I have adopted many lovely outdoor cats from farmers and people who have tried to find cat homes in their neighborhoods. Try to adopt and help out a cat needing a safe, warm, loving home. God bless you and your cat family.

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My That Is One Smart Cat

Maggie, one of my oldest cats, learned how to use One Fast Cat quickly. When I came to feed her in the morning, she sat on the wheel and would not move. I said Maggie, do you want to show me something? I spun the wheel around, and she stayed on, showing me how she could run on the wheel. I told her that she did a good job and to teach my other cats how to use it.

A pregnant outdoor cat came up to my house in the spring. She was having trouble having her kittens. I helped her deliver one of her kittens, and then she could have the other one alone. She knew that I would come to her rescue and knew that I would help her.

I have had several cats watch TV programs over the years, and they know what they are watching. Garfunkel loves to watch race cars, meerkats, and cheetahs. Conrad was watching birds on TV and put his foot on the bird being shown at the time. Kohl liked watching the cheetahs.

I had a purebred Siamese house cat that would look at a picture with birds in it and place her paw on the birds. She also took a fancy to a concept with two giant tigers on the prowl. Garfunkel likes to look at videos of cats of various sizes, shapes, and forms.

One of my house cats was looking up to the sky constantly just before a tornado warning was issued. When there was a hail storm one spring, my cat hid under the bed before the large hail stones fell to the earth. Cats can sense a change in weather patterns.

Conrad drowns any mouse he happens to see. My home is rodent-free except if a new roof gets put on or a vent pipe comes disconnected, or one happens to run in the door. He must figure he stays cleaner by drowning them and has done his duty to keep me rodent-free. My other two house cats do not know what to do with a mouse since they were tiny kittens when they entered my home. Conrad has them help him coral the rodent in question, and about every time, the rodent runs into his mouth.

Many cats have to wake their owners to warn them of a fire in the house or show them where a gas leak is. One man trained his cat to dial 911, and he never thought his cat could perform the task. His heart attack and his cat dialed 911 and saved his life.

Never underestimate your feline friends’ intelligence; they could save your life someday. God bless our wonderful feline friends for all the beautiful things they do for us, and they ask nothing in return except for our love, comfort, kindness, food, shelter, and support.

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