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Chronic Renal Failure in Cats
Although more common in senior cats, Chronic Renal Failure, aka Chronic Renal Disease, or CRF, has been diagnosed in cats as young as five or six years old. It is a serious condition evidenced by gradual, irreversible deterioration of kidney function over a period of months or years. The news isn't all bad, though. Learn more about CRF.
| OCD in Cats
Activities such as grooming are not only common in cats, but necessary to keep their coats clean and free of debris. Cats also use grooming as a relaxing diversion, such as when they have just committed a feline faux pax, such as just missing the target in a jump. It is only when the grooming becomes incessant to the point of hair loss, that grooming becomes an obsessive-compulsive behavior. Find out more about OCD in cats.
| Carpets and Allergies to Cats
For many years it has been believed that carpeting in homes with cats can exacerbate symptoms of allergies to cats, because carpeting attracts and holds cat dander, along with pollen and other allergy-inducing substances. Most of us believed that therefore, bare floors, such as wood, linoleum, or tile, were superior to carpeting for those reasons. However, world-wide studies on carpeting . Read more
| Cat Picture of the Week: Roozu
This week's Cat of the Week, Roozu, is not spoiled - oh no, she just knows that she is very, very special. But when visitors come knocking on the door, Roozu, hides that specialness away, and saves it for Sabrina and her boyfriend, as she doesn't like strangers. I understand, because I have a Tortie who acts the same. I you're lucky enough to have a tortie girl, read more of Roozu's story, and learn now to submit your own cat's story and up to two photos.
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