Cats are one of the most popular pets in America. They are very loving animals that are capable of giving you years of friendship. Just like any other pet (or human being), your cat may become sick. You care very much about the health and well being of your cat and so, of course, you worry about it when it feels badly. There are many different ailments that can affect your cat's health so it is advisable that you take your pet to a veterinarian whenever it seems to be sick. Quick treatment is always the best and the good people at the Vet Clinics have your pets health and well-being in mind.
Diabetes is much more common among people than it is with cats or other animals but, cats can sometimes be affected by it. Although feline diabetes is a very serious condition it can be treated by proper care and the help of a good veterinarian. Diabetes is caused when the pancreas fails to produce sufficient amounts of insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is responsible for controlling and maintaining the level of sugar, or glucose, in the blood.
In order to safeguard your cat you should always be attentive to it's actions so that you will be able to notice changes right away. Symptoms that may indicate that your cat is suffering from feline diabetes may vary. The most common symptom will be an increase in urination and thirst. This should be easy to recognize if you pay close to attention to your cat. Other symptoms your cat may experience with feline diabetes are weight loss and a decrease in appetite. If your cat suddenly begins to lose interest in eating to the point where it starts losing weight feline diabetes may be the culprit.
Feline diabetes needs to be treated as soon as possible if your cat is to survive. That is why it is so important that you keep a close watch on your pet. As most any cat owner can testify cats will definitely let you know when they feel badly if you are close to them. They have many ways of communicating with their 'owners'. When treated promptly a cat with feline diabetes will most often be able to live a healthy and relatively normal life. If left untreated for too long a cat with feline diabetes will eventually go into a coma and die. It is such a shame when this happens to a beautiful cat as it could have been avoided with only a little knowledge and care. Many people have lost a loved cat to feline diabetes because they didn't understand what was happening to their pet and they failed to seek out the help of a veterinarian in time. Don't let this happen to your cat.
Cats affected with feline diabetes need to be fed regularly. That means you will feed them on a schedule at the same time every day. Diabetic cats need to be kept indoors as well. The treatment will require that you give your cat insulin shots once or twice each day depending upon what your veterinarian advises you. It will seem awkward at first, but your veterinarian will help teach you how to go about administering the shots and soon you, and your cat, will become accustomed to it.
Before giving your cat the insulin injection it is important to be sure that it has eaten first. If you give your cat insulin on an empty stomach it is possible for it to suffer from hypoglycemic shock. If too much insulin is administered the same result could occur. Hypoglycemic shock can be very life threatening to your cat so exercise extreme care and thought.
Remember that with proper care and attention a cat with feline diabetes will be able to live a long and otherwise happy and healthy life. Cats understand much more than they are usually given credit for. You cat will know that you love it after a period of time it will actually come to accept the shots. The most important thing is that your cat is able to feel well and enjoy it's life.
Copyright © 2007 David Slone all rights reserved. No part of this article may be used or published by any means without my express, written permission.
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How to Train a Cat to Use a Toilet
Cats are adorable creatures - all cat lovers will agree with that. They make excellent human companions and, like dogs, are also considered by many as man's best friend. Cute, cuddly, and companionable, these domesticated felines can easily melt anybody's heart. They can entertain you with their sweet little tricks and make you laugh out loud with their crazy antics. Yes, cats are absolutely charming, but not all the time. You have to admit, endearing as they are, cats also do things that can annoy you out of your wits such as scratching you wood furniture, biting your curtain tassels, and, at worst, pooping on your brand new carpet.
The good news is that cats are smart and curious animals. For this reason, they can be trained to do several things that could make your life easier. Just one of the things you can teach your little feline friend to do is to use the toilet. If you want your cat to be like Jack Byrnes' Himalayan cat in "Meet the Parents" then you should start thinking about training your kitty to use the toilet now. As opposed to what some people think, potty training cats is not hard to do. All you need is plenty of patience and a strong determination. And oh, you will also need a litter box and a roll of wax paper.
If your cat already knows how to use the litter box, then that makes the task of getting them to use the toilet 50% easier. Since cats are clean creatures by nature, chances are that they will find pooping in the toilet more desirable than what they were initially accustomed to. The trick in potty training a cat is to do it gradually. Depending on your cat's personality, the process of toilet training can take several days to a few weeks. There's no point in hastening the training because cats take time to learn and get used to the new pooping system.
Start the potty training by moving your cat's litter box near a toilet. After you do this, make sure your cat knows where to find its litter box. Let your cat become familiar with the new location of its litter box. After you have done this, the next thing to do is to move the litter box inch by inch towards the toilet bowl for the subsequent days until it ends up right next to the bowl. While inching the litter box towards the toilet bowl, you should also reduce the amount of litter used bit by bit.
The next goal is to get the cat to sit on the toilet bowl. You can do this by progressively adding a book under a litter box until it's already elevated to the same height as the toilet bowl. When you've already done this, raise the toilet seat and tape a sheet of wax paper over it. The wax paper should be big enough to cover the hole. Then, lower the seat and gradually move the litter box an inch towards the seat over the following days. Do this until the litter box is right over the toilet seat. Don't forget to reduce the amount of litter every time you move the litter box towards the seat until there's already none left. When you've done this, discard the box and cut an inch-wide hole in the middle of the wax paper. In the succeeding days, gradually widen the wax paper's hole until it becomes as big as that of the toilet seat. By the time you are done with this last step, congratulations, you now have a toilet-trained cat.
Copyright © 2007 David Slone all rights reserved. No part of this article may be used or published by any means without my express, written permission.
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The good news is that cats are smart and curious animals. For this reason, they can be trained to do several things that could make your life easier. Just one of the things you can teach your little feline friend to do is to use the toilet. If you want your cat to be like Jack Byrnes' Himalayan cat in "Meet the Parents" then you should start thinking about training your kitty to use the toilet now. As opposed to what some people think, potty training cats is not hard to do. All you need is plenty of patience and a strong determination. And oh, you will also need a litter box and a roll of wax paper.
If your cat already knows how to use the litter box, then that makes the task of getting them to use the toilet 50% easier. Since cats are clean creatures by nature, chances are that they will find pooping in the toilet more desirable than what they were initially accustomed to. The trick in potty training a cat is to do it gradually. Depending on your cat's personality, the process of toilet training can take several days to a few weeks. There's no point in hastening the training because cats take time to learn and get used to the new pooping system.
Start the potty training by moving your cat's litter box near a toilet. After you do this, make sure your cat knows where to find its litter box. Let your cat become familiar with the new location of its litter box. After you have done this, the next thing to do is to move the litter box inch by inch towards the toilet bowl for the subsequent days until it ends up right next to the bowl. While inching the litter box towards the toilet bowl, you should also reduce the amount of litter used bit by bit.
The next goal is to get the cat to sit on the toilet bowl. You can do this by progressively adding a book under a litter box until it's already elevated to the same height as the toilet bowl. When you've already done this, raise the toilet seat and tape a sheet of wax paper over it. The wax paper should be big enough to cover the hole. Then, lower the seat and gradually move the litter box an inch towards the seat over the following days. Do this until the litter box is right over the toilet seat. Don't forget to reduce the amount of litter every time you move the litter box towards the seat until there's already none left. When you've done this, discard the box and cut an inch-wide hole in the middle of the wax paper. In the succeeding days, gradually widen the wax paper's hole until it becomes as big as that of the toilet seat. By the time you are done with this last step, congratulations, you now have a toilet-trained cat.
Copyright © 2007 David Slone all rights reserved. No part of this article may be used or published by any means without my express, written permission.
Now that you've given your cat some useful training, why not look into some online universities for yourself? Getting your Online MBA has never been easier. You can explore options ranging from becoming a social worker to six sigma online training. Want even more training? Look into getting your Online PhD today!
How to stop spraying of cats
By: Alitsa Neuyo
If you observe that you cat gets into an agitated state, with its tail lifted and is backing himself towards the door or any other thing and urinates, it means it is suffering from some problem. This is a common problem in cats that are not allowed to go out of the house and is referred to as “spraying”. It is no doubts, a problem which can annoy you and the cat both, but it can be easily treated.
As a lot many of you think, the spraying problem is not related to the litter box; in fact it is related to the habit of ‘marking’. Pheromones, present in the spray of the cat urine is something which these animals use to communicate with each other. They are almost like the fingerprints of the human beings, which identify them. Similarly, cats can be identified through pheromones, to the other animals.
As cats are known to be territorial, they have a habit of marking their territory, and they do so by spraying, which is also a sign for others that this territory belongs to the cat. This may be quite annoying but the problem would not be resolved by getting angry by the cat. Raising your voice or showing anger to the cat would only result in frequent repetitions.
The smell of urine tends to attract cats in heat and for them spraying is kind of an attraction, a signal for love. You may even notice that a cat that has been spraying during heat gives birth to kittens after some months. It is not necessary that cats spray only in heat; they may also do so following some stress or interaction with other cats.
Spraying might be a way of the cats to communicate but for the humans, the smell is quite annoying and irritating. In general, most of the times the cats spray when they are out of the house, but in case your cat remains inside the house all the time, this means trouble. In case you notice spraying inside the house, take necessary measures to prevent and stop it.
The simplest and the most convenient methods to restrict spraying are to get the cat spayed or neutered, which is based on the sex of the cat. Spraying usually stops in male cats, on the very day, the surgery is performed. This option may not be suitable for you, if you wish to breed the cat sometime in future. In such case, you can not get the cat spayed or neutered, but you can choose other ways of preventing it.
Immediately consult the veterinary doctor if you face such a situation. He may be the right person to talk to and can guide you some ways to handle the situation without surgery too. This can be caused due to some medical reason as well which can be determined by the veterinary doctor. But make sure to take the necessary action as soon as you observe spraying because apart from carrying a horrible smell, the spraying may also leave stains in different areas of the house.
Author's Resource:
Article written by : Alitsa Neuyo. To read articles about pets, please visit our websites, Catbreedstory.com & Petsza.com
Visit Animal Pets & Friends for more pet and animal articles.
If you observe that you cat gets into an agitated state, with its tail lifted and is backing himself towards the door or any other thing and urinates, it means it is suffering from some problem. This is a common problem in cats that are not allowed to go out of the house and is referred to as “spraying”. It is no doubts, a problem which can annoy you and the cat both, but it can be easily treated.
As a lot many of you think, the spraying problem is not related to the litter box; in fact it is related to the habit of ‘marking’. Pheromones, present in the spray of the cat urine is something which these animals use to communicate with each other. They are almost like the fingerprints of the human beings, which identify them. Similarly, cats can be identified through pheromones, to the other animals.
As cats are known to be territorial, they have a habit of marking their territory, and they do so by spraying, which is also a sign for others that this territory belongs to the cat. This may be quite annoying but the problem would not be resolved by getting angry by the cat. Raising your voice or showing anger to the cat would only result in frequent repetitions.
The smell of urine tends to attract cats in heat and for them spraying is kind of an attraction, a signal for love. You may even notice that a cat that has been spraying during heat gives birth to kittens after some months. It is not necessary that cats spray only in heat; they may also do so following some stress or interaction with other cats.
Spraying might be a way of the cats to communicate but for the humans, the smell is quite annoying and irritating. In general, most of the times the cats spray when they are out of the house, but in case your cat remains inside the house all the time, this means trouble. In case you notice spraying inside the house, take necessary measures to prevent and stop it.
The simplest and the most convenient methods to restrict spraying are to get the cat spayed or neutered, which is based on the sex of the cat. Spraying usually stops in male cats, on the very day, the surgery is performed. This option may not be suitable for you, if you wish to breed the cat sometime in future. In such case, you can not get the cat spayed or neutered, but you can choose other ways of preventing it.
Immediately consult the veterinary doctor if you face such a situation. He may be the right person to talk to and can guide you some ways to handle the situation without surgery too. This can be caused due to some medical reason as well which can be determined by the veterinary doctor. But make sure to take the necessary action as soon as you observe spraying because apart from carrying a horrible smell, the spraying may also leave stains in different areas of the house.
Author's Resource:
Article written by : Alitsa Neuyo. To read articles about pets, please visit our websites, Catbreedstory.com & Petsza.com
Visit Animal Pets & Friends for more pet and animal articles.