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Feeding Your Cat After Neutering or Spaying: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Cat Healthy.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Cat's Diet After Neutering or Spaying: What You Need to Know to Keep Your Cat Healthy. You've heard it a thousand times before. Responsible owners neuter or spay their pets. PERIOD. Not only does your cat directly benefit, but, you'll be...
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Sanitation Around The Home: Keeping Cats Off Kitchen Counters.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Keeping Cats Off Kitchen Counters: Sanitation Around The Home While cats are extremely popular pets and are cherished as companions and family pets, cats are also notorious for spreading germs and parasites to humans. For this reason, it is extremely...
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Understanding Liver Disease in Cats

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Liver Disease in Cats The cat's liver is its largest internal organ and is responsible for protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism; vitamin and mineral storage; digestion of food, manufacture of essential body compounds, and detoxification of...
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Dealing With Unwarranted Aggression in Cats.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Managing Aggression in Cats House cats can easily become defensive, seemingly without cause. Given their small size, they are often targeted by other animals. Most cat owners intuitively understand their cat's need for help from outside threats...
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Cats & Rabies. What You Must Know.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Rabies in Cats - Do you know the facts? Between 2000 and 2004, more cats than dogs were reported to be infected with rabies in the U.S. The majority of these cases were associated with spill over infection from the racoon population located in the...
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Understanding Your Cat's Compulsion to Mark & Spray Through-out Your House.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Why might your cat spray and mark in your house? The biggest complaint among cat owners is "inappropriate elimination," a nice way of saying a cat has peed, pooped or sprayed outside of its litter box. Approximately ten percent of all cats...
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Feline Vestibular Syndrome - What is it and how it is managed?

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Learning to Recognize Feline Vestibular Syndrome. Your cat, normally healthy and agile, suddenly appears to have difficulty maintaining her balance while standing up on all fours. She ultimately manages to set herself upright, but, there's something...
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Mange and Ringworm in Cats

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Helping Your Cat Deal with Mange & Ringworm Problems. Mange, also known as Demodicosis or Demodectic mange , is an inflammation of the skin in cats caused by a variety of virtually invisible mites of the Demodex species. Demodex mites are frequently...
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Dealing With The Teenage Kitten

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Recognizing When Your Kitten Has Become a Teenager. So, there you are, suddenly dealing with a kitten who appears to have become bipolar. She starts climbing the walls and looking to escape every time you open a door. Your formerly mellow kitten is...
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You've Heard Pets Can Help Your Health. Consider Getting A Cat.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Cats and Your Wellbeing - How Cats Can Help You Feel Good You hear it all the time. That having a cat is good for your health and well-being. That 15 to 30 minutes of high quality time with your cat is calming, that it boosts mood and serotonin levels...
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Weaning Kittens Away From Their Mothers.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Weaning Kittens Correctly For A Healthy Future Weaning a kitten is a critical part of her social development and, as such, must be done correctly. In most cases, the mother cat (Also known as the "queen,") will handle her kitten's weaning...
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How to Avoid Poisoning in Cats

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

How to keep your cat safe when your home contains many products poisonous to Cats. Know which products are the biggest potential threat to your cat is important. It helps you to strategically place such items to minimize the risk of poisoning. Here...
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Understanding and Managing Seizures In Cats

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Handling Seizures in Cats Witnessing a seizure in your beloved pet can be truly alarming. As an owner, your responsibility is to react quickly to increase your cat’s chances of survival. Understanding the causes and characteristics of seizures...
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What Not To Feed Your Cat

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Everyday Food That Could Make Your Cat Unwell Cats, unlike dogs, will not just "wolf down" any foodstuff they happen to chance upon. Nonetheless, for the sake of your cat's health and welfare, it's important to know which foods are...
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What is Cat Scratch Fever?

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Cat Scratch Fever Is More Than Just a Catchy Tune. That's right. Not only is Cat Scratch Fever a real disease, but, it can be transmitted from cats to humans. With cats, the primary means of transmission to humans occurs when the cat bites or scratches...
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Feline Over-Grooming: Causes And Potential Treatments

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Feline Over-Grooming: Causes And Potential Treatments Cats are sensitive animals. They may over-react to changes in their routine and surroundings. A significant number of cats will adapt easily to stress, but, there are a few who find adapting more...
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FeLV – Feline Leukemia Virus

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Feline Leukemia Virus -- FeLV If you're a cat owner, or know anything about cats, you will most likely have heard of " Feline Leukaemia Virus ." Most infections are congenital, coming from the infected mother cat "in utero,"...
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Understanding Uroliths And Bladder Stones in Cats

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Uroliths And Bladder Stones in Cats Cats may often drink from taps Symptoms of urolithiasis are: straining to pass urine blood in the urine urinating in inappropriate places outside the litter box licking...
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Dealing with Children and Their Pet Cats.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Children With Pet Cats. "Mom? Dad? Can I please have a kitten?" Many parents will hear this question and want to encourage a love of animals in their children. Not only does owning a pet mean love, cuddles and companionship, but it helps...
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Cat Chat: Understanding What Your Cat is Saying.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Cat Chat: Understanding What Your Cat is Saying. You know when you hear that familiar purr that your cat is happy and content with the world, right? Not always. It may surprise you to learn that when a cat is nervous or worried, she can also signal...
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Choosing The Right Cat Veterinarian.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Choosing the Right Cat Veterinarian. So you're now the proud owner of your very own cat or kitten! You brought them home, they’re everything you’d hoped for and you’re both happily settling in. But have you thought about what...
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Coping with a Deaf Cat

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Coping with a Deaf Cat The five senses are extremely important to a cat. In the wild, they rely on a combination of sight and hearing to locate prey. As such, should a cat lose their hearing for any reason, they would be very unlikely to survive in...
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When it's Time to Say Goodbye: How to Handle Losing Your Feline Friend.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

How to Handle Losing Your Feline Friend? Our cats are our often among our best friends.They provide us with countless hours of loving amusement. When we have a bad day, they are often the perfect pick me up. But cats, like humans, grow old. They are...
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Keeping Your Cats Active, Engaged and a Healthy Weight.

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

How To Keep Your Cats Active, Engaged and Healthy? The number of indoor cats kept in the U.S. has risen along with an alarming rate of feline obesity. 1 in 3 American cats are now thought to be overweight, if not out and out, obese. Of course, diet...
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Chronic Vomiting in Cats

by Dr. Al Sibinic

Posted over 6 years ago

Chronic Vomiting in Cats Cat owners know it’s not uncommon to find your seemingly happy cat bringing up stomach contents, either through vomiting or regurgitation. Whether it’s only once in a while or a frequent occurrence, this can leave...
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