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How to Clean up Cat Pee

How to Clean Up Cat Urine One of the most common questions we get asked is ?Why does my cat keep urinating in the same place??? Well the reason behind this is that your cat has a sense of smell 14 times greater than yours!! So all though you think you have done a [...]

Pet?s Surgery Costing an Arm and a Leg (Literally)

I beg all of you to consider pet insurance for when your pets get injured. PETS are needlessly losing limbs as cash-strapped owners forgo veterinary treatment. The Melbourne Lost Dogs’ Home has recently amputated the limbs of four abandoned dogs. Vets said inexpensive early treatment would have saved three of the dogs the trauma of major surgery [...]

Are Cats attracted to people with cat allergies?

There is a popular belief that cats are attracted to people that are allergic to them. This belief probably comes from experiences that allergic people have had with some cats. We?ve all probably seen an allergic person in the presence of a cat that rubs up against her, tries to get in her lap and [...]

Do cats need to go outdoors?

This week we have a short quiz for you cat fanciers. Answer true or false to each statement. 1. Cats need some “outside time” when they can roam free. 2. Cats that roam freely outside live shorter lives than those that live indoors. 3. Cats that roam freely outside don?t present a significant nuisance to others. The first and [...]

Cats Fighting and Redirection

With the coming of nice warm weather, unfortunately more cats are being allowed to roam unsupervised outdoors. Not only does this put the outdoor cat at risk, surprisingly there can be repercussions for indoor cats as well. We recently talked to a cat owner who had noticed her two cats staring out the backdoor, watching as [...]