How to keep your cat from waking you up

There are two main components to changing this behavior:

Stop rewarding undesired behavior.

Use your cat’s natural cycle to your advantage.

via How to keep your cat from waking you up | The Conscious Cat.

Feline acne

Feline acne is a common problem in cats. Cat guardians usually notice small, oily black bumps on the cat’s chin, very similar to blackheads in humans. These blackheads may become red and itchy if they get infected.

via Feline acne | The Conscious Cat.

New treatment for cats with feline leukemia and FIV

In the simplest terms, that means that TCyte works on the infected cat’s immune system to improve the cat’s ability to deal with the feline leukemia or feline AIDS infection.

via New treatment for cats with feline leukemia and FIV | The Conscious Cat.

Don’t force your cat to be vegan | The Conscious Cat

People adopt a vegan lifestyle for a variety of reasons, some of them health related, others as a conscious choice to help the planet. One of the most frequently cited reasons why people become vegan is because of a genuine concern about animal rights. There is no doubt that factory farmed animals live in abysmal conditions both prior to and during slaughter.

via Don’t force your cat to be vegan | The Conscious Cat.

Mews and Nips from around the internet

Mews and Nips from around the internet | The Conscious Cat.

A bunch of happy endings in this news roundup from The Conscious Cat, including George the-not-frozen-cat from Edmonton and a lucky mother cat in the UK who gave a blood transfusion to her own kittens.

Brushing your cat’s teeth

 

The most effective way to prevent dental disease is to brush your cat’s teeth. Ideally, you get your cat used to this when she’s still a kitten, but even older cats can learn to accept having their teeth brushed.

via Brushing your cat’s teeth | The Conscious Cat.

Mews and Nips from around the internet | The Conscious Cat

The story of the week has to be Willow, the cat who went missing in Colorado 5 years ago and was found on the streets of Manhattan this week.

via Mews and Nips from around the internet | The Conscious Cat.

Cat to cat introductions | The Conscious Cat

We most definitely have a new way of looking at things; from the cat’s perspective.

via Cat to cat introductions | The Conscious Cat.

Guest post by Jackson Galaxy

Making medical decisions for your cat

Advances in veterinary medicine make it possible to treat medical conditions in cats that would have been a death sentence a decade ago.

via Making medical decisions for your cat | The Conscious Cat.

News for You and Your Pet

News for You and Your Pet.

Read about FIP research, how to keep your pet safe during Independence Day celebrations and about the healing purr of cats.