Adopting a cat has an abundance of benefits ranging from simple companionship to the fulfillment of taking care of and providing for another living being. With these benefits, however, come several challenges. Although these challenges can be easily overcome, it is still necessary to be aware of them. Early awareness of the common obstacles of cat ownership allows owners to be better prepared to make their new feline friend happy, healthy, and comfortable. While small and sweet, providing a cat with basic home care, veterinary care, and exercise are a few of the common challenges that come with cat ownership. Similar to necessary basic care for a dog, a cat requires the occasional bath, nail grooming, and, of course food. Unfortunately, however, while a dog typically tolerates a bath with ease, a cat does not tend to accept water as easily. Rather than patiently sit still while the owners scrub away built up filth, the cat will likely do anything possible to get out of this soapy situation. The constant wiggling and clawing almost makes bath time a two-person job; one individual is in charge of simply holding the cat still while the other does the actual washing. Of course, trimming the cat’s claws makes bath time less physically painful for owners, but that, too, can prove to be a trying task. Cats are also known to try to squirm away from the nail clippers, too, which brings the added difficulty of avoiding the blood vessel and nerve ending filled quick.
But since yearly cat ownership is cheaper than dog ownership (ASPCA), many people choose to have a couple of cats, so the pets can provide companionship to each other when the owner is not at home.
However, if you follow these simple pet grooming hacks, you can get your cat to love getting brushed. The best thing about these tips is that they can be also be used on a reticent dog.
There are many more diseases that a cat can get. I know that you want your cat to be as healthy as possible, but sometimes that is uncontrollable. Remember that cats can get a disease genetically, or through many different ways. If you notice any of the symptoms to any of these diseases I would recommend going to a veterinarian. Thanks for reading this paper to help your cat stay
Owning an animal can take up a lot of time. For most people time is of the essence, and spending a lot of time on an animal is unrealistic . Cats are able to live without their owners for days on end. They can usually find something to eat, and pee if plants for example. But dogs need to be put in kennels and looked after by another person. Dogs also have to be put on leashes when they are outside. Cats have the ability to roam freely because their owners do not have to worry about them causing a lot of trouble. A cat is allowed to be outside until late hours because owners know that the feline will make its way home, where as a dog at night is usually brought inside, or chained up outside.
A venomous and non-native king cobra snake has escaped from its owner's home in Orlando, Florida and is currently on the loose. As officials from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission hunt for the 8-foot-long reptile and warn residents against catching it or trying to apprehend it themselves, the incident has failed to spark a long overdue national discussion about the dangers of exotic pet ownership in the United States. So I will.
The effects of pet ownership have been shown to be beneficial for humans as well as animals in need of a home. People purchase pets for a variety of reasons, spanning from a need to get more exercise, a desire for companionship, to a desire for unconditional love. Other people simply just love animals and their lives feel complete without a furry friend. However, not all of the causes of pet ownership are positive. Some people purchase a pet because they think the animal looks cute but abandon the pet after they discover the hard work it requires to train it and keep it healthy. Other people do so out of ego, such as purchasing a large, vicious pet they hope will intimidate others and later find they cannot control. The motivational causes of owning a pet will determine the eventual effects of ownership.
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One of the Cats most remarkable traits, is the ability to ignore humans as well as being one of the few domestic species that we Humans have yet to master. The quote by Mary Bly "Dogs come when they're called, cats take a message and get back to you later" is so very true. Cats are smart and training a Cat is very much different than training a dog. Most dogs will do something for you out of love and respect particularly if you have created a bond with them or shown them that you are the top dog and leader of the Pack.
Cat's hair is not waterproof, so they do not like getting wet because they get very heavy.
Cats are carnivores, meaning they eat meat, and they use sharp, retractable claws to get their food. They can hunt at anytime of the day. First, when they locate their prey, they creep up onto it, putting as little possible. Then, they pounce onto them, swatting with their paws to get
One of the many reasons that our cats lick us is because they are grooming us. Cats are notorious bathers! They love to lounge for hours at a time while only bathing and napping the day away. Cats are very clean animals, as you can probably tell by their neat appearance and well maintained coats. For the most part, there is never a single hair out of place!
Sixty cats were successfully enrolled during 18 months of the study period. Mean age of these cats was 9.0 +/- 4.0 years old with 33 males and 27 females. The breeds of the cats enrolled include Domestic short hair (21), Domestic long hair (14), Maine Coon (12), Ragdoll (4), Scottish Fold (4), Persian (2), Himalayan (2), and Sphynx (1). Twenty-five of 60 cats (41.6%) had a known history of HCM prior to the enrollment in this group. Echocardiographic examination prior to the enrollment confirmed HCM in all enrolled cats with thickened left ventricular walls (interventricular septal wall thickness during diastole: 7.1 +/- 0.4 mm, posterior wall thickness during diastole 6.9 +/- 0.5 mm) and diastolic dysfunction. Thirteen cats of 60 cats
Some people say that they, “Are not a cat person” and use that as their reason to not adopt cats. I used to not like cats very much, but after finding three abandoned kittens under my aunts daycare building, I saw how sweet cats can be if you give them the attention that they need. Taking care of those kittens everyday really made me realize that not all cats are mean or uninterested in everything. The main
Having a pet is a wonderful idea. Pets bring companionship, personality, and gut wrenching humor to households across the world. Having previously owned both a cat and a dog, and currently being without a pet, I began to think about getting a new furry friend. Born a dog lover, and bred into a cat lover, I had the difficult decision of choosing one of the two.
“A dog is a man’s best friend” goes much deeper than the phrase might initially imply. Recently many medical journals have begun to identify with the many and varied benefits of pet ownership. Men have always relied upon animals for work, transportation, and survival. As times have changed, man has begun to appreciate a different bond with animals. Gone are the days of animals running free outside around the homestead, for now animals are allowed inside and are considered by many to be an integral part of our daily lives! Medical studies have found that animals have a much greater intelligence level than originally thought. Through proper training and experience, animals are not only household pets, but also are becoming an accepted form