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10 Behaviors That Stress Your Cat Like Crazy — Some May Surprise You

You have the best intentions driven by love. But certain actions send a completely different message to your cat. Even when you lovingly pick up your cat, her stress levels may shoot for the moon. Plus, almost everyone has this widely held misconception.

Cat Tips

Millions Love This Semi-Domesticated Pet — Do You Have One?

These popular pets are far less dependent on us than we like to think. They seem to have a love-hate bond with their humans, morphing from cuddly house companions to captive wildcats.

Dog Tips

Diabetes Insipidus: The 'Other' Type of Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus or 'sugar diabetes' is the type of diabetes most of us are familiar with. But there's another form of the disease called diabetes insipidus, or 'water diabetes.'

Cat Tips

House Soiling: A Sign of the 'Other' Diabetes?

If your well-trained cat suddenly begins soiling outside her box, or shows signs of dehydration or poor coat condition, she may have this largely unknown form of diabetes. While different from the much more common 'sugar' diabetes, 'water' diabetes shares some of its symptoms.

Dog Tips

Just Sniffing This Poisonous Plant Could Be Deadly to Your Pet

Your pet doesn't even have to ingest it - just drinking the water from the vase or touching their nose to the pollen could be enough to kill them IF it's one of these 12 poisonous plants. If you're not 100% sure you could recognize all 12, take the time now before it's too late.

Cat Tips

Adding Another Feline to Your Household? Here's What I Recommend

Cats don't tend to fit into 'the more, the merrier' category when it comes to cohabitating. It's very important to properly introduce your new member of the family into your home to avoid negative effects on their behavior, or health.

Dog Tips

How to Help Your Pet Deal With Grief

Both dogs and cats can experience sadness and grief at the passing of a beloved human or animal companion, sometimes profoundly. How can you tell if your pet is affected? The signs to watch for and 10 ways to help them cope.

Cat Tips

Hot Spots: How to Treat Them and What Do They Mean?

Hot spots demand two things: treatment and figuring out what's causing them. Here's what I recommend using on hot spots to disinfect without burning and four things you can do to soothe and protect the skin. And then for the cause - could it be emotional?

Cat Tips

The Shrinking Kitty Syndrome — Why Your Aging Cat Is Losing Weight

Dropping ounces or pounds is a common occurrence with older kitties, and there are a number of reasons why it happens. Five diseases that can cause weight loss in aging cats and 6 suggestions for enticing kitty to eat and stay well-nourished.

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