Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), also known as Feline AIDS, is a serious viral disease that affects only cats. Fortunately, there are many ways we can protect our cats from exposure to this disease. It is estimated that 3.5% of cats…
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is a highly contagious, serious viral disease that affects only cats. Fortunately, there are many ways we can protect our cats from exposure to this disease. It is estimated that 2.3% of cats in the western…
Declawing a cat is more than removal of the cat’s nail. Cats’ claws are part of their toe bones. The procedure known as “declawing” is the surgical removal of the entire end of the cat’s toe, chopping off the bone…
If you already own cats, then you’ve got nine-tenths of the Kitten Care Basics learning curve beat. Even if you’ve never owned cats before, most of the information in this guideline is pretty straightforward and common sense. The most important thing…
Many of the same principles for keeping kittens healthy are the same ones for kittens as for cats, so we’ll only discuss here the unique circumstances that apply to the younger kittens — those who are six weeks to four months old. Introduction The seven-day isolation period is…