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Friday, June 25th, 2010 | Home and Family |
The exotic and fairly mysterious Siamese cat hail from the country of Thailand. They had forever been a common breed of cats, some even residing in majestic palaces. Siamese cats, in the forgotten, were trusted to guard majestic palaces and monasteries from evil spirits. These cats were also thought of as bringing good fate to their owners as well.During the year of 1884, the very first Siamese cats began to make their way to England, when they were givens as gifts to a British general. After ...
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010 | Home and Family |
Occasionally, some of us get to do work that is totally fun and
such is the case with my assignment to review Cat Fancy
Magazine. My own two Bengal cats volunteered to assist with my
research but in the end both of them were found sleeping on the
job.
A recent issue of Cat Fancy Magazine estimated that, based on
the latest surveys, there are approximately 90 million cats in
the United States. Thus, it is indeed fortunate for those of us
who own these 'purrfect' animals to have Cat Fancy ...
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Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 | Home and Family |
Over the past several years, the wild mother cat who has taken
up residence in our barn in rural Wisconsin has given me many
opportunities to figure out how to tame wild kittens. The mother
cat always hides her kittens very well, and then, when they are
big enough to leave the nest and are big enough to eat kitty
food, she brings them out and expects me to feed them.
When the wild mother cat brings her kittens out of the nest, it
is the first time in their lives they have seen a human ...
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010 | Home and Family |
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Caring for a kitten is a lot of work. With her high energy and
intense curiosity and sense of adventure, raising a kitten will
keep you on your toes. Careful attention during the first year
of life will set a strong foundation for a long, loving
relationship with your cat.
Kittens aged 8-12 weeks need four meals a day, 3-6 months three
meals, and kittens over 6 months old, two meals.
Follow the guidelines on the food packaging as to how much to
provide in each feeding. Give your kitten both ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010 | Home and Family |
How to choose the perfect cat breed for you is easy if you do
your research first.
Cats are the world's most popular pets. They are independent but
at the same time make for great company. The have minimal
maintenance needs but they satisfy any pet owner's need to
cuddle.
There are many different domestic cat breeds, but less than one
percent of all cats have pedigrees or are pure breeds. All in
all there are about 70-odd breeds. The rest of the cats fall
into two main groups: domestic ...
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Saturday, June 5th, 2010 | Home and Family |
In USA, a cat is sold from cattery at cost any where upto US $
20000. In USA alone people spend more than four billion dollars
every year for cat food. People of USA spend more money for
buying cat food than buying their baby food. Cats need balanced
diet consisting of proteins, vitamins, fats and carbohydrates.
People also spend large amount of money for buying cat beds ,
cat furniture, cat clothes, litter box, cat bathing soap, cat
carriers, cat toys, catnip, apparel, collars leash harness, ...
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 | Home and Family |
The night vision of cats is six times greater than human beings.
For function of vision, Cats have more nerve cells in their
brain as compared to human beings and all other mammals. Cats
also have about three times more rods in their eyes as compared
to human beings so they can see better than human beings in dim
light. Cats have Peripheral vision and binocular vision which
enables it to accurately judge large distances. Eyes of cats
have a additional third eyelid or nictitating membrane which ...
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 | Home and Family |
When you have decided that the cat is the right pet for you, there are many other decisions you need to do before you're ready to get your cat. Choose a breed of cat can be one of the most important decisions you make for your pet. Simply choose the race that will be best for you. There are many types of cat breeds to choose from, and they all vary in shapes and sizes and their behavior. If you are considering buying a cat or a kitten, you want to know more about some of the most popular breeds ...
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