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Cats.

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Cats / Behaviour

Cat Behaviour Changes That Could Signal a Problem

Cats are experts at masking illness. A shift in everyday behaviour is often the earliest, and sometimes the only, clue something is wrong.

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Cats / Getting Started

How to Tell If Your Kitten Is Male or Female

Sexing a kitten trips up even experienced cat owners, and it is a genuinely common source of surprise announcements later in life, when a kitten confidently named after one gender turns out to be the

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Cats / Health

Ticks and Cats in India: What to Look For and How to Keep Them Away

Cats groom themselves obsessively, which is exactly why a tick bite so often goes unnoticed until it has done some damage.

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Cats / Behaviour

Why Do Cats Like Catnip? The Science Behind the Reaction

Watching a normally composed cat roll, drool, and zoom around the room over a pinch of dried leaves is one of the more entertaining sights in cat ownership, and the science behind it is genuinely well

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Cats / Behaviour

Why Cats Blink Their Eyes at You: The Story Behind the Slow Blink

A cat locking eyes with you and slowly closing and reopening them is one of the most quietly meaningful gestures in the entire feline vocabulary, and it has actually been studied properly rather than

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Cats / Health

Keeping Your Cat Safe During Festivals and Travel Season

Festivals bring joy to Indian households, but for cats they often mean loud noises, unfamiliar guests, open flames and, sometimes, an empty house while the family travels. A little planning goes a lon

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