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Bringing a new cat or kitten into your home and introducing it to your resident cat or dog can be quite nerve racking. You want them all to get on together and welcome the new feline into the house, but this seldom happens quite so easily - even though your reason for getting another cat may be to keep your resident cat company, it may not rush out and welcome the newcomer with open paws! Careful introductions can help to smooth the way towards harmonious merging of animals - Click here to read more
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 WHY NEUTERING IS A GOOD IDEA
Neutering a male cat is an excellent step in helping your young man grow into a loving well-adapted household citizen. The main reason to neuter a male cat is to reduce the incidence of objectionable behaviors that are normal in the feline world but unacceptable in the human world.
ROAMING: > 90% will reduce this behavior with neutering Approx. 60% reduce this behavior right away
FIGHTING: > 90% will reduce this behavior with neutering Approx. 60% reduce this behavior right away
URINE MARKING: > 90% will reduce this behavior with neutering Approx. 80% reduce this behavior right away
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Spaying your cat is an important part of basic cat health care. Spaying at a young age prevents mammary cancer and spaying at any age prevents unwanted kittens, noisy heat cycles, and possibly even urine marking in the house. The following is a list of frequently asked questions gleaned from years of veterinary practice as well as from answering questions on line. We have found that, even though the cat spay is a routine and commonly performed procedure, many pet owners still have questions. Hopefully, this site will be helpful.
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 Keep Fur in Mind When Picking Shorthaired or Longhaired Cat
Let's get one thing straight up front: Almost all cats shed. The "almost" is there to apply to those very few cats who haven't any fur -- such as those of the Sphynx breed, who still manage to carry a little down that can rub off on your clothes. Once you accept the shedding, though, you'll find there's a lot of variety when it comes to cat fur.
Cats can have three kinds of hair in their coats -
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 Cat owners sometimes have difficulty understanding why their cats, who seem to be friendly and content one minute, may suddenly bite and scratch them the next. Aggressive behaviours are part of the normal behavioural patterns of almost any animal species. Some of the many reasons why cats direct aggression towards people are because they:
1. Are fearful and defensive
2. Are redirecting aggression which was stimulated by something else (e.g. a cat outside) onto their owners.
3. Are playing.
4. Do not want to be petted any longer.
5. View certain people as intruders in their territory.
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What Cats are at Risk?
Despite the highly contagious nature of all the feline upper respiratory agents, it is important to realize that most cats are at small risk for exposure. In other words, in order to get this kind of infection, a cat must be in the same home as an infected cat or share the same human caretaker, toys or food bowls.
Typically, infected cats come from the shelter, are outdoor cats, or are housed in close contact with lots of other cats (experiencing crowding stress). Persian cats are predisposed to upper respiratory infection due to their inherent facial flattening. The average house cat who is not exposed to any rescued kittens, lives with only one or two other cats at most, and never goes outside is unlikely break with infection. Kittens are predisposed due to their immature immune systems and are usually hit the hardest.
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 FIV stands for "feline immunodeficiency virus," just as HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. In fact, these two viruses are closely related and much of the general information that has become common knowledge for HIV also holds true for FIV.
FIV is a virus that causes AIDS in cats; however, there is a long asymptomatic period before AIDS occurs and our job is to prolong this asymptomatic period. The average life expectancy from the time of diagnosis for FIV is 5 years. Humans cannot be infected with FIV; FIV is a cats-only infection.
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 Toxoplasmosis is one of the commonest infections in the world. Almost all cases are extremely mild and go undiagnosed, resembling mild flu.
Many women are told by their friends or even their physicians to avoid contact with cats during pregnancy but it is important to know that cats are not a high risk source of toxoplasmosis infection. Many more people are exposed to the parasite by ingesting raw or undercooked meats, and avoiding meat or cooking it thoroughly is a better way to avoid the disease than steering clear of felines.
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