Picture Of Cardie
For non-regular visitors, Cardie is a cat that I am looking after while her very elderly female caretaker is in hospital after a fall. Cardie is very thin and small. She weighs 6 pounds (about 2.8...
View ArticleTube-Feeding Cats: A Humane Life-Saving Resource
When a cat consistently refuses food; the old adage, “A cat’s gotta eat” is the rule we must follow. According to one of the leading experts in feline nutrition and health care, Dr. Lisa Pierson, “Cats...
View ArticlePETA has a heart and senior lady cries with joy at her cat’s recovery
Sometimes PETA gives us the impression that they are too tough and uncompromising on animal rights – e.g. their attitude towards feral cats. They almost present to the world a profile of being a tough,...
View ArticleHow To Feed A Cat Who Can’t Eat
Cocoa on my pillow I think he loves me! My big boy In the dog chair How to feed a cat who can't eat....Hmm. I was hesitant on whether to make that the title or "How To Feed A Cat … please continue reading
View ArticleEasy to Administer Drug Gives Cats Their Appetite Back
An easily to administer drug gives cats their appetite back. This is a welcome development to cat owners caring for cats with appetite and weight loss. please continue reading
View ArticleDo cats eat less in summer?
Do cats eat less in summer? Yes, is the likely answer because cats lose less heat and therefore need less calories to maintain body temperature. For me that’s the short, simple answer provided the...
View ArticleWhy Is My Cat Always Hungry? 8 Reasons
With respect to food, the normal domestic cat problem is overeating or perhaps overfeeding. However, it can be the opposite. Underfeeding One reason for a cat being hungry might be, albeit unusually,...
View ArticleWhat should I feed my sick cat?
The question in the title (a Google search term) implies that a cat owner is having problems ensuring that their cat eats enough because they have lost their appetite due to sickness. Therefore the...
View ArticleUnwillingness to eat: a classic sign that a cat is dying of old age
People search for signs that their cat is dying of old age. I have just read about a 31-year-old Maine Coon cat living in England. The Daily Mail reported his death of old age yesterday. His name was...
View ArticlePet food manufacturers could provide summer and winter diets (and make more...
I’m going to offer the pet food manufacturers a money-spinning idea which has just occurred to me. It may please them because the pet food manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to expand their...
View ArticleI can feel my cat’s spine when I pet him
If you can feel your cat’s spine when you pet him, he might be underweight. I say “might” because it depends on how pronounced the spine is and how firmly you push into the skin covering the vetebrae....
View ArticleCan stress cause anorexia in cats?
Stress can cause a cat to lose her appetite and if this happens the owner should do some detective work to find out why she is stressed.
View ArticleAre cats picky eaters? 8 topics.
Cats are blamed for being picky eaters but is it true? I’ve never found that my cats are picky eaters. My current cat doesn’t necessarily eat everything I give him, and sometimes he doesn’t want to eat...
View ArticleMain cause of domestic cat death at Brazilian animal Hospital was digestive...
This post is over 2 pages…An interesting study published in 2018, which has come to my noticed today, states that the main cause of death of domestic cats taken to a veterinary hospital in the state of...
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