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16Sep 2020 by Megan Hasenauer

How Are The Wildfires Affecting My Cat?

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How Are The Wildfires Affecting My Cat? Written by Sela Garza If you live in California at the moment and own a cat, you might be wondering how the wildfires are affecting cats and what we can do to keep them safe. Smoke and low air quality can affect your cat just as they affect humans. It’s easier to keep indoor cats safe from harm, but we can protect our outdoor cats, too, by limiting the amount of time they spend outside. It will be an adjustment for them—and probably for you—but it will be worth it when you see them emerge from the house happy and healthy! As in humans, smoke can irritate your pet’s respiratory tract, which can lead to labored breathing and coughing. Needless to say, they cannot…

09Sep 2020 by Megan Hasenauer

Your Cats’ First Week Home Pt.2

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Your Cats’ First Week Home Pt.2 By Cece Gu When it comes to cats, bonding can be unpredictable due to their moody behavior. Some cats, such as Persian, Burmese, or Ragdoll, have a more friendly and sociable personality and can be easier to bond with. Some breeds, such as Siamese, tend to be a little more standoffish. But one thing to keep in mind is that if you’re patient, you can form a bond with any breed of cat as long as you do it the right way. Bonding does not happen over a few hours but may take days or weeks. Here are some more tips for gently and effectively introducing new cats to you and your home. Tip #1: Set up a small space to bond in. Cats…

02Sep 2020 by Megan Hasenauer

Enjoying the Outdoors Safely

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Enjoying the Outdoors Safely By C. M. Saracco It’s a dilemma many cat parents face: they want their cats to enjoy the outdoors while remaining safe and protecting wildlife. What if it wasn’t strictly an either/or choice? Leash / Harness Training Training your cat to tolerate a harness and leash can help your cat explore the sights, sounds, and smells of the outdoors while remaining safely near you. Combined pricing for both units is affordable, often $15 - $40. For more than a decade, I’ve used this option with my now 19-year-old cat Ezekiel, a rescue who had been accustomed to roaming outdoors and occasionally fought with neighbor cats or dashed across the street. He’s now indoors-only except when we harness him for a backyard sunbathing or garden exploration session. …

26Aug 2020 by Megan Hasenauer

Growing Your Own Kitty Treats

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Growing Your Own Kitty Treats By C. M. Saracco The sunny days of Spring are a great time to grow cat grass or catnip for your kitties. Both are easy to cultivate in Santa Clara County, in containers or in the ground. And both are reputed to offer mild health benefits – for example, cat grass can aid digestion and help cats eliminate hairballs, while catnip can reduce anxiety and encourage exercise. Most cats like them. Growing these treats for your cat is actually quite easy. You just need a couple of sturdy containers and a sunny spot indoors or outdoors. If you’re impatient or just don’t want to get your hands dirty, many garden shops carry cat grass and catnip plants. But growing your own is fun and inexpensive and…

08Jun 2020 by Megan Hasenauer

We’re Celebrating YOU: Our Foster Heroes

Cat Blog Articles, Current "Mews", News & Happenings

It’s National Foster a Pet Month! We’re Celebrating YOU! We’re celebrating National Foster a Pet Month with the Petco Foundation and Skechers’ charity footwear collection, BOBS from Skechers, by recognizing all of our incredible foster volunteers. Your dedication, love and care enable all of us to save pet lives. Thank you! To kick off Foster a Pet Month, we’re celebrating one of our own Foster Heroes, Nannete Hopson. Nannette Hopson is an extraordinary foster whose compassion & efforts are critical to the success of our mission to save the most vulnerable cats in our community. When there's struggling kittens that need extra care to survive, she jumps to the challenge and does everything in her capacity to save them. While we have many outstanding fosters in our network, Nannette…

27May 2020 by Megan Hasenauer

Finding a Cat Sitter

Cat Blog Articles, Vet's Corner

Cat sitters ensure your cat receives proper nutrition, grooming, playtime, and medical care while you are away. Thus, it is important to do proper research with interviews and reference checks before committing to any candidate you find willing to care for your feline friend. Boarding Facilities vs Cat-Sitting Cat-Boarding facilities can be strange places for cats. New environments, smells, and sound can cause our furry friends to become stressed and uneasy. Caring for our cats with as little conflict and stress should be key. Vet Hospital Cat Boarding would be the best choice when it comes to the quality in certification of the staff. However, Vet Hospitals aren’t built to be mini-sanctuaries for felines and in most scenarios are cramped with relatively smaller enclosures. Having a cat sitter allows your cat to…