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In the final week of your cat’s pregnancy, you will be able to see her displaying an important behavior - nesting behavior. Although she may be the most pampered cat ever, she will still think that she is living in the wild and will feel compelled to search out a birthing place that is safe,warm and secure.

Under - or even on - your bed is often a prime choice!

As you may be called upon to lend a helping hand during the birth, it is wise to exercise some influence over your cat’s choice of nesting area. As long as your pet feels that she is in control of her surroundings and you have good access to keep the nest clean or offer help, she will be happy.

To build a suitable nesting box, locate a cardboard box that is spacious enough for your cat to move around in comfortably and to have her newborn kittens close by whilst she finishes delivering their siblings.

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Cat health problems are a challenge for cat owners, partly since your cat can’t tell you when she’s ill. There are many possible illnesses that your cat may face througout her life. The symptoms of these feline illnesses often overlap, just as in people.

Generally speaking, your cat is at higher risk for developing an illness if she has been stressed in some way. Those stresses may come from other pre-existing health problems, or a life change of some kind. Examples of this might include recent injury or immune disease, or a recent surgery. Life changing events may also include the addition or removal of a family member or other pet, or perhaps you’ve recently moved.

Your cat can catch the flu or a cold in same way you can. Cats may also get heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and are subject to parasite infestation. Some of these cat health problems will require treatment.

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If you’ve ever come home and found that your mature, always-housetrained Pug has just left you a big mess to clean up, you’re not alone. “Whoa!” you might say.

And it’s natural if one thinks there must be another cause for the mess, such as a broken pipe or a faucet left on…until the moment when the Pug is caught in the act!

It’s typical, after a lot of screaming and disbelief, for the Pug to be quickly banished out-of-doors. But the truth is that such harsh and fast action can actually have a negative impact on a mature Pug dog. That’s because most often it is a medical or psychological cause involved that requires some treatment.

The medical reasons will be covered first, since the majority of cases can be traced to that cause, rather than the psychological. It is important that the reasons for such behavior be pointed out and thoroughly checked before any retraining techniques are instituted.

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