Cat Tips

Understand your cats more and read insightful tips on how to make the best food choices, solve problems like litterbox issues and health concerns, and more.
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Cat Tips

The Truth Behind the Growing Raw Pet Food Recalls

STORY-AT-A-GLANCE * The FDA continues to turn up the heat on commercial raw pet food companies, and many are implementing additional methods to eliminate foodborne pathogens * One method is high pressure processing (HPP), which is a nonthermal preservation and pasteurization technique * HPP has one big drawback — many raw
— 9 min read
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Cat Tips

How to Help Make Your Home a No-Feuding Territory

Problems with feuding felines? Not only are fights distressing for them, they can be very upsetting to the humans sharing their home. Before you rehome one or more, try this step-by-step process to help foster a peaceful coexistence.
— 6 min read
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Dog Tips

If a Snake Bites Your Pet, Never Do This

No matter what type of snake is involved, a snakebite should always be considered an emergency, even if you don't notice immediate symptoms. You may be inclined to take these first aid measures, but don't. They could make the situation worse.
— 5 min read
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Dog Tips

Could One Hormone Explain the Changes in Your Pet?

When your pet's behavior, appetite, weight, or energy changes and you can't quite pin down why, one busy little hormone may be doing more of the storytelling than you would think. Understanding how it works could unlock changes you have been trying to make sense of for a while.
— 8 min read
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Cat Tips

There's More Going On in That Purr Than You Think

That soft rumble your cat makes on your chest isn't just happiness — it's a low-frequency healing mechanism used in human vibrational medicine, and a small share of the benefit passes into your body too. What looked like pure companionship turns out to be something closer to reciprocal medicine.
— 7 min read