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How to Prevent Heartworm in Cats & Dogs

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All cats and dogs are susceptible to heartworm, no matter their age or state of health. It is important to protect your pet regardless of where you live as heartworm disease has been found in every state.

Five Common Misconceptions About Cats Debunked

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You might be surprised to learn that many of the “facts” you know about cats are actually untrue. For example, while cats often purr when they’re happy, they may also purr when they’re anxious or uncomfortable.

Avoid ‘Lost’ Signs By Tagging Your Cat

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Whether your cat stays in­side or roams the out­doors, tag­ging is the best way to keep him safe. Even in­door cats may some­times slip through an open door or win­dow for some fresh air so it’s im­por­tant to re­mem­ber they need iden­ti­fi­ca­tion tags as well.

What Is Your Cat’s Bad Breath Telling You?

Category: Cats, Pet Health, Pets | 2 views

While post-​tu­na hal­i­to­sis is no cause for con­cern, your cat’s breath should not stink con­sis­tent­ly. If you no­tice an un­re­lent­ing odor, your cat might be suf­fer­ing from an un­de­tect­ed health is­sue, such as oral dis­ease or di­a­betes.

How to Keep Your Aging Cat From Becoming a Sourpuss

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Un­like ag­ing hu­mans, your aging cat can’t vo­cal­ize com­plaints about aching bones and stiff joints. It is im­por­tant for cat own­ers to ex­er­cise ex­tra vig­i­lance when it comes to car­ing for an ag­ing cat.

Attracting & Caring For City Wildlife

Category: Birds, Cats, Dogs, Pet Rodents, Pets | 8 views

If you like wild animals and desire to have some of them in your area, you can create an urban natural landscape where native wildlife species can thrive.

How to Keep Your Cat Under Control

Category: Cats | 6 views

More of­ten than not, you’ll find that your cat’s en­ter­tain­ing an­tics leave you won­der­ing, “What could she pos­si­bly be think­ing?” You may nev­er have all the an­swers, but one of the keys to liv­ing a more con­nect­ed life with your cat starts with un­der­stand­ing.

“Cats can come across as com­plex be­cause they can’t ver­bal­ize what they are feel­ing,” says Dr. Ka­t­ri­na War­ren, host of “House­cat House­call” pre­sent­ed by Pu­ri­na Cat Chow. “That’s why it’s up to us to de­code what’s go­ing on in their minds, so we have a bet­ter idea of what they are try­ing to tell us through their ac­tions.”

Tips to Keeping Your Kitty Healthy and Happy

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Tak­ing care of a cat can be more in­volved than some peo­ple may think. Med­i­cal prob­lems, for ex­am­ple, catch many cat own­ers off guard. And while cats do not need the lev­el of at­ten­tion that dogs re­quire, they do need groom­ing and phys­i­cal ac­tiv­i­ty.

Here are some tips to keep your kit­ty in the best health pos­si­ble..