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Common Causes of Shivering in Cats and Dogs and How to Manage Them
Shivering is body trembling from cold, emotion, disease, or weakness—common in pets, and seizures include it. Causes range from simple cold to poisoning or infection; this article reviews them.
Why Cat Folliculitis Keeps Recurring
Recurring cat folliculitis is usually tied to diet and endocrine issues, or stopping medication too early. This article covers the causes and prevention.
Common Causes of Shedding in Cats and Dogs and How to Relieve It with Medication
Shedding in pets is common, but excessive or abnormal hair loss usually signals an underlying problem—seasonal coat change, parasites, fungal infection, poor nutrition, allergies, hormonal imbalance, over-bathing, or stress. This article covers the causes and the medications that help.
How to Help a Cat That Gets Severely Stressed When Going Out
Indoor and naturally timid cats can suffer severe stress when taken outside, with signs ranging from refusal to eat and diarrhea to, in extreme cases, FIP or even sudden death. Keep your cat in a secure carrier, comfort it with familiar items, and practice carrier training in advance to prevent travel anxiety.
Cat Gastroenteritis vs. Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)
Gastroenteritis and FIP can look alike at first, but FIP is far more dangerous. Gastroenteritis brings vomiting, diarrhea, and lethargy and is usually treatable; FIP (driven by coronavirus mutation) causes fluid buildup, jaundice, eye inflammation, and neurological signs, and is often fatal. Both need prompt veterinary care.
Symptoms and Treatment of Common Viral Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
Viruses need host cells to multiply, then spread via blood and lymph causing infection. Here are common viral diseases in dogs and cats.
At What Age Can a Cat Eat Cat Grass?
Cat grass helps move the gut, pass swallowed fur and prevent hairball disease. There is no strict age limit, but nursing kittens are too young. Here is how to use it.
How Cat Tartar Forms
Human tartar forms gradually, and so do cats—first the cat goes too long without dental cleaning and teeth yellow; without care, tartar forms. Cat tartar is harmful—bad breath, periodontitis. Owners must stress dental cleaning. Today we look at how cat tartar forms and how to clean cat teeth daily.
Care Tips for a Pregnant Cat
Some owners want 'many descendants' and skip spaying; an unspayed female outdoors easily gets 'accidentally pregnant.' As the owner, you're responsible for the kittens. Here are pregnancy care tips.
What to Do If Your Cat Is a Picky Eater
Cats are aloof animals, and picky eating is part of that attitude. Sometimes the cat food an owner carefully picks goes untouched, which hurts. Some say it's spoiled. When owners wake up to it, they think starving the cat for days will fix it, but that's wrong—starving doesn't solve picky eating and may cause illness. Here we discuss the issue.