Cat care, cat products and cat diseasesWritten by chetan gupta
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behaviour, appetite, a different way of walking, resting in different positions, excessive restlessness, disinterest in things that it normally likes, spontaneous fasting, vomiting, eating grass or plants and licking and wetting its wounds with saliva. When a stray cat is sick or wounded, it attempts to cure itself. The sick or wounded cat will go to a quiet spot and use its saliva as a good ointment for all ills. But for infectious illness, neither saliva nor individual resilience will help. When a cat is ill, cat unhappily accepts medicines, but often prefers to search for itself in garden, field or forest for correct herbs that it instinctively knows to be necessary to cure itself. Often acting as its own veterinarian, cat proves to be right. Cats are subject to gum diseases and to dental carries. The skin of cat, composed of dermis and epidermis, regenerates and fights off infection quickly. Cats should have their teeth cleaned by veterinarian or cat dentist. The ears of cat should be properly cleaned by a cat doctor or veterinarian. Cats require combing for removal of mats and tangles. The nails of cat should also be trimmed by cat doctor or veterinarian. Bone cancer also occur in cats. Older cats mainly die due to cancer. Deficiency of Taurine can cause blindness and heart disease in cats. Cats cannot be feed on milk because milk can cause Dirrhoea in cats. Cats must be feed on cheese, egg yolk, milk products like cheese and ice cream, boneless fish, prawn, Lobster, sea food, chicken, meat, liver, brain, cod liver oil, chicken soup, mutton soup and vegetables. The cat tongue's taste buds prefer salty and sour tastes, more than sweetness and bitterness. Cats and kittens can quickly recognize flavors. A one day old kitten can distinguish a salty liquid from a bland one. Lack of nutrition can damage development of brain of a cat. Many common household plants and many outdoor plants are poisonous to cats. The common plants which are poisonous to cats are Castor Bean, Lily-of-the-valley, Christmas tree, Oleander, Pine tree, Azalea, Primrose, Hydrangea, Mistletoe, Cherry and Rhododendron. Flowers such as Hyacinth, Honeysuckle, Amaryllis, Iris and Daffodils are also poisonous to cats. Cats love plants and they like to eat plants. Eating plants can cause vomiting, liver failure, seizures and even death in cats. In case of cats, plants are second most common toxins. Grooming of a cat minimizes formation of Hairballs. Cats are not able to properly digest milk. Cats need fat in their diet because their bodies are not able to synthesize fat. Cats need five times more protein in their diet as compared to dogs and hence a pet cat should not be feed on Dog food. Aspirin is poisonous to cats. Chocolates are also poisonous to cats. People who are allergic to cats are actually allergic to cat saliva or to cat dander. Many books on cat care are available at http://www.amazon.com/. Cats have three blood group types A, B and AB just like human beings. There are many specialized cat hospitals in USA and other countries.
I am owner and webmaster of website http://www.catswelfare.org.I am working in SPCA Mumbai for the past seven years.I am also a cat dentist.
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to protect themselves from heat of sun during day. Many wild cats also live in caves. The fishing cat found in India and Pakistan finds most of its prey in water. The fishing cat is excellent swimmer. The fishing cat catches fishes, frogs and reptiles and feeds on them. The Cheetah is world's fastest mammal. The Cheetah can run up to speed of seventy miles an hour over short distances. A cheetah may also pursue a prey for a considerable distance, as much as 5.5 kilometers. The Puma or Panther or Cougar is a sandy colored cat which is an excellent climber and can get up into lower branches of trees with one graceful leap. The cats have developed their own camouflage, their coats blending to their environment and suited to their habitat. For example, sand cat has a pale ticked coat which blends admirably into its surroundings. Other examples of camouflage are Bay cat, Pampas cat and Clouded Leopard cat. Cats love to sit in high places. The life span of a pet cat varies from about fifteen to twenty years but some pet cats live for more than thirty years. The average life span of an outdoor cat is from two to three years whereas average life span of an indoor cat is about twenty years. Neutered cats live longer than non neutered ones, partly because they have less desire to roam. Outdoor cats die earlier as compared to indoor cats due to lack of treatment of diseases, parasites, cruel people, road accidents, pesticides, dogs, strong poisons like rat poisons. Most USA cat experts like Cat Fancier's Association and humane organisations are continually trying to reach public with message that keeping a cat indoors protects him from disease and other means of danger. A pet cat of England died at age of thirty six years. For downloading cat movies, cat screensavers and cat desktop mate on your computer visit website http://www.whataboutcats.com/.
I am owner and webmaster of website http://www.catswelfare.org.I am working in SPCA Mumbai for the past seven years.I am also a cat dentist.
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