Cat and Kitten Zone Blog

When you are ready to include a magnificent feline into your family and life the question arises whether to purchase a cat, or to adopt one who is looking for a safe loving home. You can purchase a kitten or a retired breeder for a reputable breeder, or you can adopt a cat from the shelter or from a family who for whatever reason needs to relinquish their cat.

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Quite a lot of cat lovers asked about what to do if your cat has vomiting problem. Many cats vomit occasionally. If a cat vomits once or twice but is still acting normal, has normal stools and quickly resumes eating and drinking within few hours, then you do not need to be too worried. In this case – vets normally recommend watching your cat to make sure that the vomiting does resolve. Watch for any additional signs such as lethargy, diarrhea, weakness, or inappetence.

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Kittens love to play and they appear to have boundless energy. They are very curious creatures and love to discover and giving them things to play with and look at will help to keep them occupied and out of trouble as much as possible. There are lots of different excellent toys available to keep young kittens happy for hours on end, but there is nothing better than the time that you spend to interact with your kitten and develop a relationship that will ensure you have a lot of fun for its ent

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If told to imagine a “typical” cat, you’re doing well if you think “tigerstriped.” That’s because the tabby pattern, with its familiar stripes, is the most common in all of catdom. It’s so dominant that even some apparently solid-colored cats can be discovered, on close inspection, to have faint stripes, especially on their heads, legs and tails.

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Max the tabby shows off his long legs. He’s something of a classic striped cat, but there are more than 40 varieties of tabbies, with many patterns and colors. If told to imagine a “typical” cat, you’re doing well if you think “tiger-striped.” That’s because the tabby pattern, with its familiar stripes, is the most common in all of catdom. It’s so dominant that even some apparently …

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For almost as long as there has been advertising, cats have been used to promote products. And not only in advertisements for cat food, such as Arthur the cat in Britain and Morris the cat in the USA, and other cat products but also for hoards of non feline products. From cigarettes ( Craven ‘A’) elevators, chocolate, baking soda, perfumes, diamonds, sewing machines, soap to railroad lines. Both Toulouse-Lautrec and Steinlen featured felines in their brightly colored advertising posters.

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Kittens love to play and while we might not have enough time to dedicate to them. There is nothing better than to spend the time playing and build up a relationship with them that they will keep for life. At times when you won’t be able to spend the time playing, the kitten will need some toys to keep it pleased. Kittens love soft toys as they can get their claws into them easily and roll about on the floor without causing themselves any injury. Other toys that will keep a kitten amused for ho

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First of all they need a good place to sleep that is private and they can feel safe. Luckily there are many different types of beds and baskets that are available. The area that the kitten will be sleeping needs to be free from drafts and as warm and comfortable as possible. It will need a litter box initially as it will have to stay inside until it becomes familiar to its surroundings. The litter box can have shredded newspaper for a cheap option but the best content for a litter box is comme

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The kitten is tearing up your house, biting your feet, scratching your furniture and running around chasing its own shadow so loud in the middle of the night that you can’t sleep. It is ok, before you bring in the priest and try to expel the evil; it is just a stage, it to will

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A man beat a kitten with a wooden brush after the animal soiled its own bed. Smeagol, a six-month-old ginger tom, died just hours after suffering the horrific attack, in which its face was also rubbed in the faeces before it was put in a bath filled with water and had a shower head turned on it. Craig Slee, 38, yesterday admitted causing unnecessary suffering by beating the pet on the face and back with a 12in wooden brush at his former home in Silloth. But the case was adjourned for a speci

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