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Dietary Diseases in Cats Caused by Poor Diet

October is Pet Obesity Awareness Month.  By giving  proper nutrition and a healthy diet, many of these diseases can be prevented. There are a variety of diseases seen in cats that are strongly related to diet. These a...

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4 Simple Ways to Exercise Your Cat

Cats may sleep an average of 15 hours per day, they still need to get up and play! Exercise is as important for your cat as it is for you. It helps cats to loose weight, maintain a proper weight, strengthen muscles, i...

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Making Sure your Hero Cat has a Strong Core

Being a hero cat requires that the cat needs to be ready and able to save children or overcome other challenges at a moment’s notice. In order to accomplish acts of heroism, most hero cats need to be fit, and eat pro...

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The Cost of Not Taking your Cat to the Vet

American research shows that cats visit veterinarians less frequently than dogs. The number of owned cats however, keeps increasing. Why do more and more people refuse to go the vet? This phenomenon can partly be expl...

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Intro to Tara the Hero Cat

We are joined today by Roger and Tara the Hero Cat. For those who don’t know, Tara became an internet sensation when she was caught on camera defending her family.   When Roger’s 6 year old son Jeremy was attacked by...

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Pet Friendly Gardens

Last spring I had big plans to plant a pet friendly garden in the backyard of our new townhome. Unfortunately, we no longer live there and were somewhat forced into a two bedroom apartment with no yard. At first I tho...

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5 Tips for Keeping Cats Flea Free

Like most people, in springtime, I look forward to warmer weather and blooming flowers. However, flowers are not the only thing that warmer weather brings, fleas pop up too. Preventing flea infestations on your cat an...