USA: Cat Population Increases While Visits to Veterinarians Decrease

Summary: cat owners don’t take their cat to the vet enough and vets could do more to encourage them to do so. Apparently, feline visits to veterinarians decreased by 14% between 2001 and 2011, while at the same time the domestic cat population increased by about 5%. This rather upsetting information for the vet …

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What Do You Do if Your Cat Ingests Poisons?

Cats are naturally curious creatures. They love to investigate the new spring plants that you’ve brought home to plant around the house. They love it when all the springtime bugs come out from hiding. They also like to investigate any cabinets or closets that have been left open. As much as your cat thinks …

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An after Christmas miracle for Jiggles

By Elisa Black-Taylor Jiggles is a two­ year­ old male cat who resides in the Marietta area of upstate South Carolina. Early in December, his pet parents experienced what every owner of a cat who ventures outside fears. Jiggles went outside to use the bathroom and never returned home. His family searched for him …

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Cat Health Problems

Domestic cat health - indoor versus indoor and outdoor lives

Note: the article is huge and has been split into many sections for technical reasons with links at the base of each section to the next. Cat health problems is a very large subject. Use Use Ctrl+F to search for text on this page. It saves time searching. Depress the keys together. A search …

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House Plants Safe For Cats

House plants safe for cats is the opposite to house plants toxic to cats, obviously. I have built a page about plants poisonous to cats in general. Today, 17th Nov. 2010, I thought that it would be easier for visitors if I simply listed a short selection of popular house plants that we know …

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