Health

Is your pet in pain?

Joan Henderson Something’s wrong —when your cat is not interested in the bowl you have just put out with her favourite food for dinner, don’t ignore it. When you eventually find her, sad-eyed and moping under the dining room table, you assume this means there’s a ‘present’ for you somewhere. You check the house but […]

Causes and concern of dehydration in cats!

Kritika Manchanda In the summer heat keeping yourself hydrated is of utmost importance. The same holds true for your pet as well. Dehydration is not just low levels of water in the body, it means imbalance of water and electrolytes (minerals). In the summer heat keeping yourself hydrated is of utmost importance. The same holds true

Understanding partial paralysis in cats

Dr Prachi Kshatriya Do you see your cat limping? Is she not walking on all fours and is dragging her hind legs? This can be due to partial paralysis. Do you see your cat limping? Is she not walking on all fours and is dragging her hind legs? This can be due to partial paralysis.   

Understanding feeding needs of cats

Dr Himanshu Dr Divya Tiwari Dr RK Jain Of all the animals domesticated by men cats have the most unusual and most complicated nutritional requirements. Let’s find out the feeding needs of the feline friends. Of all the animals domesticated by men cats have the most unusual and most complicated nutritional requirements. Let’s find out the

Danger of hairball in cats

Joan Henderson A large clump of ingested hair can block a cat’s intestinal tract and pose a deadly threat. There are chances that your otherwise fastidious cat will do an alarming and somewhat disgusting thing. She will awake from a peaceful nap, rise up on her paws, retch convulsively for a moment or two, and

Language our Feline Friends speak

Dr. Ashwani Kumar Singh A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. — Ernest Hemingway Cats are known for their emotional opaqueness and standoffishness; they even may seem mysterious to some. They use special noises like growls, howls, chirps, meows, hisses

FIVE THINGS that trouble your cat!

Dr Prachi Kshatriya Cats have a strong sense of smell and hearing so they can identify any approaching dangers rather quickly. Also, they react weirdly to certain stimuli and get stressed easily As pet parents you need to be extra cautious; loud noises, change in atmosphere and place, or pungent smells can trouble your cat.

Win the Abscess War with right treatment

Joan Henderson If cats have some poisonous elements and it doesn’t want it in the body, it tries to flush the poison into the flesh which causes an abscess as an attempt to get rid of the unwanted harmful elements. Abscess is like a small war and the offending poison is the army.   This

Feline diabetes Signs & Treatment

Kritika Manchanda If your kitty has been urinating excessively or drinking a lot of water, it may be a warning sign of diabetes. Follow us in our journey of words about the what, how and why of feline diabetes. If your kitty has been urinating excessively or drinking a lot of water, it may be a

Beware of lily poisoning in cats

Dr Ashimi Das Lilies are a favourite of a lot of us. But did you know that this humble flower can cause severe kidney damage to your cats? Lily poisoning is something not many pet parents know about. Read on to find all about lily poisoning in cats. Lilies are a favourite of a lot of

The facts of feline nutrition

Dr HimanshuPratap Singh Dr Divya Tiwari Dr RK Jain Cats have most unusual and complicated nutritional requirements among all pet animals. Let’s find out why!   Protein requirement of cats is high because they need two to three times more protein than other pet animals. Cats have shorter small intestines. Their caecum (junction of the

What to feed and what not to feed for your cats

Kritika Manchanda Confused about your cat’s nutritional needs? Let’s discuss what all you can feed your cats and what are the human food safe to be fed to your cats. As pet parents we all fall prey to that cute face and mushy eyes. Often we succumb to #themcuties and unknowingly feed our feline companions

Psychogenic Alopecia in Cats: A compulsive behavioral problem

Dr Ashimi Das Your cat doesn’t deal with office politics and gets to sleep 16 hours a day. But stress and cat behaviour problems go hand in paw. Many cats turn into nervous wrecks with too much stress. Upset feelings can leave cats biting their nails and pulling their hair.   Feline over-grooming behaviours are called psychogenic

Signs, Symptoms & Diagnosis of Arthritis

Kritika Manchanda Although arthritis in cats is not as common as arthritis in dogs, but knowing the signs and symptoms is always a beneficial preventive measure. Cats have a natural tendency to disguise pain and discomfort. Thus, many times the signs, especially early signs of arthritis in cats tend to get overlooked. As a pet

Know your Queen’s Diseases and Vaccines

Dr Vinod Kumar Singh Vaccination helps to shield against pathogens and has greatly reduced the occurrence of life threatening infectious diseases. Vaccines are usually developed for diseases that are debilitating or life threatening and can easily spread. Here are a few common diseases of cats and how they can be prevented.   Cat flu, leukemia

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