Feline Constipation: A Potentially Serious Medical Condition

Feline constipation is a fairly common condition that many cat owners may encounter over the course of their kitty’s lifetime. Since healthy cats normally will pass one healthy bowel movement a day; if your cat is only defecating every few days, is consistently passing hard, dry stool, straining while trying to defecate, has a …

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Tackling cat constipation by focusing on thinning and trimming the coat

By Sandra Murphey with intro by Michael. There is a page on PoC written years ago about home treatments for cat constipation. Sandra has added to the page in a useful comment, which I believe should seen by more visitors than are likely to read her comment. Hence this article. Sandra tackled her cat’s …

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Should I get a cat?

I was asked by a visitor, “Should I get a cat?”. I decided to answer the question in an article. A person who is thinking about adopting a cat should ask themselves some questions. They should answer the questions honestly. The decision they make is important. Basics The first question is, “can I provide …

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Zoopharmacognosy (animal self-medication) – cat examples

Animals take medication of their own free will without the intervention of a vet or their caretaker. There are many examples. They might eat it or apply it topically. The long, indigestible word “zoopharmacognosy” is an amalgamation of several roots of words: zoo meaning animal, pharma meaning drug and gnosy meaning knowing. For cats, …

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Cat Health Tip: Treatment of Routine Diarrhea or Vomiting

If your cat is suffering from diarrhoea or is vomiting but otherwise seems to be in good health generally, something a cat owner can do is to withhold all food for 24 hours and restrict water intake to small drinks every few hours. We have to make sure that the vomiting is not a …

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Feeding pumpkin to cats for constipation or diarrhea

It seems very strange that pumpkin, a fruit, can be feed to a cat as a cure for both constipation or diarrhea. Nothing makes sense in that sentence. A cat is a carnivore (they don’t eat fruit!) and constipation is the opposite to diarrhea. So what is happening? Well, it is high in fiber …

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