What's Inside
1. Common Health Issues
2. Interesting Links
3. Holidays (below)
4. Pet Food News (below)
5. Make Your Own Calendars
6. Cats Delivering Mail?
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3. Holidays for November
Month:
Adopt a Senior Pet Month
National Pet Awareness Month
National Senior Pet Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
Wishbones for Pets Month
Week:
National Cat Week - Nov 7-13
Day:
National Cook for Your Pets Day Nov 1
National Black Cat Day
Nov 17
4. Pet Food News
A note from Susan Thixton:
Something’s VERY Different This Year. Who can explain it? Fewest recalls of pet food since last year and before. Why?
"So what happened this year? Did all pet food manufacturers suddenly decide to produce only clean pet food with no contaminants? Or did regulatory authorities decide to take the year off – state and federal authorities decided to look the other way on almost everything?"
It certainly makes you wonder.
Can Cats Drink Milk?
Most cats are lactose intolerant.
Cats are only equipped to digest dairy when they are very young. Even then, they are only meant to drink the milk produced by their own species.
Suggested for you:
Download this free ebook on feeding your cat, by Dr. Lisa Pierson, at catinfo.org
The link is on the first page of the website.
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5. Make your own calendars for 2023
With the end of the year fast approaching, now is a good time to think about a calendar for the new year. Of course, they're available in most stores, and often can be obtained for free from banks, insurance companies, local businesses, and if you ever donate to charitable causes, you will probably end up on a mailing list and get a free calendar every year anyway.
But if you'd like to make your own, here are some options that will allow you to share your own photos or artwork:
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6. Did You Know?
Belgium once tried to use cats as a mail delivery service!
Throughout history, horses, dogs, and pigeons have all been used to help deliver mail. In 1876, the small city of Liege, Belgium thought, "Why not try out cats?" A small group called the Belgian Society for the Elevation of the Domestic Cat trained 37 cats to find their way back home after being left in far-away fields. The cats took over 24 hours to do so, and the experiment was deemed an utter failure. Since then, no country has tried to use cats as messengers, especially after the rise of Email and cell phones.
Natural Pet Care
For a comprehensive care regimen for your pets, this website contains information, educational courses (many are free), and product advice to help you treat your pet naturally.
https://vitalanimal.com
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Many thanks to Paul DeCeglie, an American writer now based in Pattaya, Thailand, for sending us more helplful and fascinating articles every month!
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1. How to handle common feline health issues
The Six Most Common
Cats are good at self-maintenance. But even your fastidious feline can't prevent some of these more common cat diseases and health issues:
1. Vomiting
2. Feline Lower Urinary Tract Diseases (FLUTD)
3. Fleas
4. Tapeworms
5. Diarrhea
6. Eye Problems
For more information, go to:
https://pets.webmd.com/cats/6-most-common-cat-health-problems
Feline Leukemia
Feline Leukemia Virus, discovered in the 1960s, is a transmittable RNA retrovirus that can severely inhibit a cat's immune system. It is a commonly diagnosed cause of disease and death in domestic cats. But not the only one. Read on...
Antibiotics
Not safe for cats: Neosporin
It may be tempting to slather Neosporin on your cat when you see it has a
wound. But this first-aid kit staple, otherwise called triple
antibiotic ointment, isn't recommended for use on cats.
Lysine...a controversial nutrient
Many cat owners attest to the effectiveness of this amino acid for the treatment of upper respiratory infection (URI). However, the experts have been doing more research and have found it's not as useful as many believe. Indeed, in my own shelter and rescue work, I have never seen any benefit from this product.
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2. Today's Interesting Links
Why Teach Your Cat to Do Tricks?
Aside from your enjoyment of cat antics, teaching cats to do tricks or follow commands helps keep your pet active, engaged, and responsive. Such training can:
Keep your cat alert and interested in its indoor environment
Help your cat bond with you through expectations that you will play too!
Provide external stimulation that these natural predators require to keep their minds sharp and avoid depression
For more information, click here:
https://www.bluevalleyanimalhospital.net/blog/tips-on-teaching-your-cat-to-do-tricks/
Stunning Mutations in Animals
Some very interesting cats appear in this story:
Jail time for 79-year-old woman feeding stray cats
"...[A] 79-year-old woman is sentenced to jail time for feeding stray cats, but the story is a little less straight forward [than] you would believe."
This town respects cats!
And here's a town - Muncie, Indiana - that respects cats, unlike Garfield, Ohio, above.
A police department asked for cat food instead of cash for parking tickets.
Domestic Cats Can Discriminate Their Names From Other Words
In contrast to dogs, the ability of domestic cats to communicate with humans has not been explored thoroughly.
Disaster Preparedness
There is no time of the year in which disasters never occur. Due to natural (and manmade) forces, they can vary in type, character and duration. Be prepared!
Visit: http://ccadrt.1hwy.com/ - a website that helps you define your goals to be ready for just about anything, with special attention to the animals in your care.
What you can do:
A written disaster plan will help you and your pets survive.
Prepare your plan before it's needed.
http://ccadrt.1hwy.com/written.html
If you must evacuate, here are some tips to do so safely:
http://ccadrt.1hwy.com/evacuate.html
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