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Separation Anxiety - When you plan to put your dog or cat in a boarding kennel, or if they have to stay at the animal hospital, leave with them an old and unwashed piece of clothing to help with their separation from you. Pets can smell the scent of their loved ones and feel safer when they are left alone. I've had personal experience with a very close pet, a TomCat named Bronzie whom I was told wouldn't go to sleep while I was away from him for the first time. Instinctively, my mother took one of my T-shirts from the laundry bin and placed it on the floor. I was told that Bronzie meowed, started sniffing the old T- Shirt, circled around it a few times then laid her little body on the piece of clothing. She then went to sleep for hours! Sleeping - If your pets have trouble sleeping, they may have some sort of anxiety (yes just like us). Buy a night light for your pet. Older animals are more prone to anxiety. The night light will comfort them (I use one for my pet and it works beautifully). Sneezing and Watery Eyes - Let me quote and email from a helpful reader of our column: Granny's Reply: Hello there Dave. Thank you for your kind compliment. Comments like yours make this project so worthwhile. Yes it is a problem when you have many pets. When one catches something it is almost a given that the others if not all of them will catch the malady too. I have given this advice in the past to possibly take the affected pet elsewhere to heal or get well, possibly a kennel or a to a kind pet lover willing to board the pet for a short while. I also know that cats through thousands of years know how to cure their hairballs on their own. Let them roam where there is grass because this is how they take care of it. When you see them eat greens you know they have hairballs. If it is not possible to let your cats roam naturally, then maybe potted grass in a corner where they can play would be just great for them. Thank you for your advise on the milk drops. Our readers will be very grateful. Spaying - Generally spaying is best done when the cat is about five to six months of age. Your vet will tell you the best age for your cat. There are no known adverse effects with Neutering, only benefits. Your cat may put on weight and may develop skin problems but your vet can instruct you on how to control these problems with hormone replacements or diet and nutrition.
Neutered cats become less aggresive and because they are not in heat, makes them easier to handle. A significant benefit of neutering is that they roam less and if they stay home they are less prone to contagious diseases, they are kept away from cat fights and they are safe from being run over or being stolen or getting lost. Most of all, there will be no unwanted pregnancies. Stray Cats - from Dr. Michael Fox Q. A young stray cat has been living outside my parents' home for over a month. He is very affectionate and loves to jump into my lap and be held. Yet if I try to bring him indoors, he'll squirm out of my arms. I'd like to adopt this kitten but I live in an apartment so he would have to get used to a life indoors. Do you think this is possible? A. The longer a young cat stays outdoors, the more difficult it will be for him to adapt to indoor life. So if you want to make this stray into an indoor cat, you will have to act swiftly. You may need protective gloves and a long-sleeved jacket to get him into a carrier. Since he's still young, it shouldn't take long before he settles down. Put the litter box in an accesosible, quiet corner and show it to him as soon as he has explored his new quarters. Once he has settled in , have him neutered and given a ful check-up by a veterinarian. Stress - can cause to impair the immune systems of cats and could lead to secondary disease. For example: some cats who have lived alone for years or cats who are shy or aggressive cannot accept other cats in the house. When people force them to do so, it can lead to distress and stress for your cat. The happy news is that most cats CAN live with others. I used to have a houseful of cats and they lived together happily with no problems. Sucking - Leave a piece of cloth for kittens or young cats who are still continuing to nurse. If they nurse on their owners fingers or ear lobes, this is natural that they want to continue nursing on their "mother figure". However, as their surrogate mother, when their teeth start to hurt you then you must do what a mother cat would have done, start weaning them. |
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