Some basic tips for your cats’ health

Cats are instinctively big self-groomers! After a meal you can notice cats comfortably sitting down to lick their paws, and gently clean their faces, and their entire body. Cats often devote more time to clean themselves by licking and because of this they inadvertently swallow the hair caught in their paws. These fur balls when swallowed could upset their tummy and they could end up vomiting. To avoid this you could gently brush your cat’s coat I mean the fur a few times every day. Initially your cat might not like it but as time goes by your cat will get used to it! Brushing your cat can also help him/her stay hydrated and subsequently avoid bladder infections.

Avoid giving some human foods to cats. It might be toxic for them and moreover it could turn fatal if they develop more liking for human food than theirs which could ultimately make them lose the essential nutrients found in cat foods. For example, onions, chocolates and garlic can kill red blood cells in cats and cause anemia. Similarly, grapes, green tomatoes, raisins should be avoided.

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Can I make my pet sick?

Hi friends, it's been a while now since I shared some info here about animals. There is more than one reason for this one of them being that I was down with viral fever for almost 10 days! During these 10 days I was suffering too much but to add to my woes my (good?) neighbour never allowed Bittu, his pet cat near me for all those days! Bittu has been visiting my home ever since I moved to this place some 3 years ago! She is a cute little cat and is a delight to watch and play! Whenever my mother went to my neighbour's to bring Bittu to me my neighbour used to protest! He was afraid that Bittu could catch the flu from me!! I was happy that my neighbour has been so caring about his pet cat!! How nice it would be if everyone were like that towards their pets?! But can I make my pet cat sick? I certainly do not know and I decided to find out. My veterinary friend says that there are viruses that are zoonotic which can pass from animals to humans and vice versa but not all flu viruses do that!! Some of these species-specific and very rarely will affect both animals and humans!

Folks, I will be writing more on this in the coming days! Thanks for reading!