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Cats / Health
Cat-scratch disease is a bacterial infection people can pick up after being scratched, bitten, or licked by a cat. Cats carry the responsible bacteria in their saliva, most likely picked up originally
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Cats / Health
Search online for skin lumps in cats and you will likely come across Cuterebra, the North American botfly whose larvae burrow under the skin of cats and other small mammals. It is worth being upfront:
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Cats / Getting Started
The first week of a kitten's life is fragile, fast-moving, and almost entirely about survival basics: warmth, milk, and sleep. Here is what a healthy newborn kitten looks like day by day, and what to
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Cats / Behaviour
Cat dander is often confused with loose fur, but it is actually something much smaller: tiny flecks of dead skin that shed continuously from every cat, the same way human skin sheds cells constantly.
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Cats / Getting Started
Building a good bond with your cat starts with understanding how they actually like to be handled. International Cat Care, working alongside Ceva, has put together a series of handling videos aimed at
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Cats / Breeds
Leptospirosis is a bacterial infection that is well known in dogs, but far less discussed when it comes to cats. That does not mean cats are unaffected. In India, where monsoon flooding and rodent con
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