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How to Properly Care for a Persian Cat
Persian cats are sensitive to change — a swapped food bowl can make them refuse to eat. Here are the key points for feeding, grooming, and keeping a Persian cat healthy.
Why Does My Cat Roll on Concrete Floors?
A cat rolling on concrete may be using the surface temperature to regulate body heat, or marking territory, or scratching an itch. There are many reasons; judge by the situation. This article details them.
What Are the Symptoms and Causes of Cat Allergies?
Cat allergies usually cause intense itching and skin damage, plus redness, swelling, and sometimes sneezing or even anaphylactic shock. Common triggers are food, drugs, parasite saliva (fleas, mites), and airborne allergens like pollen and dust. Find and remove the cause, and see a vet for severe reactions.
Common Causes and Treatments of Cat Allergies
The main cat allergy types are flea, food, inhalant, and contact allergies, each with different signs and treatment — so finding the allergen is the key. Flea allergy needs deworming plus corticosteroids; food allergy needs a hypoallergenic trial; inhalant allergy uses steroids, antihistamines, or antigen shots under a vet's care.
What Causes a Cat to Lose Its Whiskers?
Cats lose whiskers from normal shedding (kittens and seniors), skin disease, or nutritional deficiency. Whiskers are a sensing and measuring organ — never cut them. Keep a balanced diet and a clean environment, and see a vet if hair loss or redness appears with the whisker loss.
Why Does My Cat Keep Lifting Its Butt?
A cat lifting its rear can be a normal reflex — many cats instinctively raise their hindquarters when their bottom is touched. It can also happen during heat, when feeling relaxed, or as a form of greeting. This article covers the common reasons cats lift their butt.
Do Cats Really Need Companionship?
Wild cats are mostly solitary and many seem aloof, so people assume they never feel lonely. In truth, cats can feel lonely and need your company, they just don't show it the way dogs do.
For the past three or four days, my cat has developed what look like scratched blood scabs above both eyes, and they are increasing. What disease is this and how is it treated?
Scabs, redness, and broken skin above a cat's eyes suggest local skin damage and infection from external force or over-scratching due to itchy skin disease. If possible, see a vet for skin scrapings, allergy, and parasite checks to find the itch cause. If not, put on an Elizabethan collar at home to stop scratching, disinfect with iodine, and apply broad-spectrum pet antibiotic ointment twice daily until better.
How to Prevent Skin Disease in Shih Tzu Bear Hamsters
The Shih Tzu bear hamster has long, beautiful fur but is prone to skin disease. Causes include wrong bedding (wood shavings, paper pellets) that mats the coat, and urine left on the fur causing hair loss and sores. Treat by clipping and cleaning the spot, then applying an antifungal or antibacterial medicine with an Elizabethan collar. Prevent it with a roomy, dry, cool cage, cat-litter or tissue bedding, litter training, and regular sand baths.
Does Weather Affect a Cat’s Mood? What Weather Do Cats Like?
Cats sense barometric pressure and are sensitive to weather; cold, dark days can trigger feline seasonal blues. They love mild, sunny weather and dislike rain, thunder, wind, and extreme heat - comfort them through storms to prevent stress.