Cats

Does Location Affect Your Pet’s Life Expectancy?

The difference between living in abject poverty and pestilence and the comfort of a rich gated community can be attributed to a fortunate role of the genetic dice. That is, you're lucky you were born …

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The Test Your Pet Should Take (Video)

Testing, along with prevention, is an important part of keeping our dogs and cats healthy and free of disease. Here are important facts to know about heartworm disease and heartworm testing. Re…

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What to Expect When You Adopt a Pet

Taking the time up front to understand what it takes to care for an animal for the rest of his/her life is a critical step in becoming a pet parent. If more people truly understood the magnitude of th…

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Pig & Kitty Pals–Caption Contest Winners!

Last week, we asked you to caption this cute photo of Pi and Squidgy, cat and pig friends from Care2 member Luisa G. Now, we present our top five favorite captions! First, the grand prize winner, w…

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5 Tips for Safe Car Travels with Your Pet

When it comes to taking our pets for rides in the car, it’s only natural that some will be more into it than others. But whether you have the dog that loves to stick his head out the window and catch …

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We Can’t Change the Facts: Cats Need Meat

I totally support pursuing a sustainable lifestyle. For the meaning of "sustainable," I'll let a dictionary do the talking: Of, relating to, or being a method of harvesting or using a resource so that…

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Vets Share Worst Things Their Pet Patients Ate

Every year Veterinary Practice News holds a contest called "They Ate What?" in which veterinarians and clinic staff send in X-rays and case descriptions of the craziest things their patients have swal…

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World’s Richest Cat?

Leaving multimillion dollar estates to pets is becoming increasingly common around the world. Last year, a 94-year old Italian heiress passed away and left her entire $13 million fortune to her cat, T…

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Cat Poses in Mirror (Video)

Sox the cat is far from getting a modeling gig. Comedy might be more up her alley. Related Which is Cheaper: Cats or Dogs? (Infographic) Abandoning Cats is Just Plain Wrong Kitten Makes the …

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The Basics of Making Your Own Pet Food

Commercial pet food has a lot in common with commercial breakfast cereal: Both are tasty, uniform and power-packed with added nutrients formulated for what a body needs; and both make a nice jingle wh…

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