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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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We love our dogs and when they leave us due to old age or illness, it can be devastating. Whether there is advance notice of the pending loss or not, it’s hard. It can be especially hard on children and single folks who depend on their dog’s companionship.

If you find that you aren’t mentally prepared for that inevitable moment, it can hit you like a ton of bricks. This is compounded when the loss is sudden and without much warning or none at all. If you are facing this difficult time, here are a few things to remember when you are dealing with this kind of grief.

Leave your home for awhile. You may not feel like a vacation but perhaps a visit to family or friends will help you find a bit of solace. Don’t visit a house full of energetic small children if you need quiet but take a break.

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Why not give your lovable pooch a cozy dog bed? With its warm interior that promises your pet to have a cozy nights sleep, it will surely help them have that cozy winter they have always dreamed about! As your pet slips into one of these thermo caved dog beds a feeling of security will come upon them for the heat that is retained from the soft padding within will make them feel as if they are right there in your arms.

A cozy dog bed is also a fantastic thing to have when it comes to bringing your dog in at night. Who wants all that dog fur on their bed? Hand over a cozy dog bed to your beloved family pet and they will feel as if they are in the bed with you the entire night, therefore not giving them a feeling of allowing them inside but not being able to sleep with the family.

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With the commercial pet food industry being under the gun in recent times, it can be hard for any of us to believe that we will not be seeing more pet food recalls in the near future. The sad truth is that the dog food we buy in the stores has the potential to cause extreme illness to our dogs.

The pet food industry did not just taint themselves, they also caused concern and heartbreak among many dog owners that will never be able to regain the faith that most of us all took for granted with this industry.

With all these recalls it is going to be difficult for the dog food industry to ever regain the trust of thousands of dog owners. Many people lost their pets because of tainted food that made it into their house.

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