Caring for Your Cat Starts Here
Guidance, tips and resources to help your cat feel safe, heathy and at home.
Resources for Cat Owners
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![A colorful calico cat lying on its side with an IV needle attached to its paw, resting against a white background.]()
You Adopted a Cat. Now What?
Congratulations, you've decided to adopt a cat! To ease integration into your home, take into consideration where your cat came from. Was she staying in a cage, a room, or in a foster home? Were there other cats living with them or were they alone? Was the environment noisy or quiet? How often did they eat and where did they sleep?
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![Two cats playing together on a beige couch. One cat is lying on a round cardboard scratching pad, while the other is standing on the couch, reaching out with its paw towards the sitting cat.]()
Introducing Cats. Creating a Feline Friendship.
Introducing cats slowly is the key to building trust and keeping your home peaceful. Moving too fast can trigger conflict and set back their progress. These six steps will help guide the process and ensure each cat feels safe, supported, and set up for success.
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![A dog and a cat standing close together outside, with the dog resting its head on the cat's back. The dog has a black and tan coat, and the cat is white and beige with closed eyes.]()
How to Introduce a Dog to a Cat.
Some dogs do fine living with cats; others simply cannot live safely with felines. Sometimes, a dog can live with certain cats (depending on their age, temperament and activity level), but not others. Even if your dog has successfully lived with cats in the past, it is important to remember that each dog and each cat is an individual and therefore each introduction is different.
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Litter Box Training
When kittens are about four weeks old, they will begin to play in, dig through and explore loose, soft materials such as dirt or litter. As a result of this investigative digging, kittens begin to relieve themselves in these materials. So, kittens do not have to be taught by either their mothers or humans to relieve themselves in soft, loose materials, or to dig and bury their waste. Kittens are simply born knowing how to do it.
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![Gray tabby cat with green eyes lying on a wooden floor, partially under a blue blanket.]()
Feline Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
Feline URI is similar to the common cold in humans. It’s caused by a virus, and stressful environments and situations also factor in. With supportive care and rest in a quiet, calm place like a loving home, most cases of Feline URI resolve in 7-14 days.
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