Your Cats are a Reflection of You

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Have you ever noticed that some mean people have nasty cats who scratch guests and growl when strangers come within a few feet of them? What about laid back people who usually have cats that are just like them lazy and carefree?

Well that’s no coincidence. It is my opinion, as a cat owner who has been around many different cats over the past 10 years, that cats adapt to their owners’ mood and personalities

A good friend of mine is very talkative and loud. She sometimes lashes out at people and goes off on a tirade over nothing in particular. (Why friends? That’s an entirely different story.) It’s no surprise that she has a husky male cat named Dee who talks all day long Meow, meow, meow, all the time. You come into the room where he’s relaxing and he starts yapping. Dee will follow you around, on your heels crying out for you to listen to him. It’s almost as if he is saying “Do you hear me? What is your problem?” He is also pretty aggressive when he wants to be, so you don’t always want to mess with him. Sound familiar?

A little about me. I am usually very calm and loving I treat people with respect, and am always there to help. But I do have a temper, and have been known to have my fits. If I don’t like a situation, I’m out of there, and sometimes will avoid conflict altogether. My two cats are extremely laid back. The first, Yoshi, is so laid back. He loves people, and even if he doesn’t really like you, he’ll give you a chance and sit nearby. When he loves you, he’ll really love you. He’ll come find you at night and curl as close to you as possible. He also will flip out and get an attitude if he can’t go outside and escape though he loves being outdoors. My other cat, Jetta, is skittish. As soon as he hears your footsteps coming he is gone before you know it. But he is-very loving and kind. He’ll come up to you (when you are sitting of course) and rub his little head up against your thigh until you pet him. But as soon as you get up, or he perceives clanger coming, he is out of there!

Bringing a New Kitten Home

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When preparing to bring your new kitten home there are several things you should think about, and it’s important to take time and to be thorough in pre paring for your new arrival.

Isolate Kitten

If you have other pets, ensure you have a suitable space at home where you can isolate the kitten. However healthy you think the kitten looks, there are always health risks to other pets when you introduce any new animal. A week’s isolation while you observe your new kitten is nothing in the context of issues that can be caused if you fail to take precautions

Ensure there are no gaps at the bottom of the door into kitten’s room, since a main reason for isolation is to incubate any illnesses. One of the worst things a kitten can bring in is cat ‘flu which can soon spread to other cats If kitten can sniff other cats beneath the closed door, or sneeze and spread droplets, this will totally undo the good work of isolation. Fasten something to the bottom of the door or use draught excluders, pillows or towels to block any gap until kitten has the all-clear.

A suitable room for isolation will be warm and draught-free, with ready access to a gentle source of direct heat. It needs to have natural light and a nearby bathroom where you can wash your hands.

Flea-Proof Your Home

Pre-treat your isolation room with a good flea spray from your veterinarian. Never buy flea products in-store as these will not suit all pets and can be harmful for kittens Follow the instructions on the can and apply the spray to all soft furnishings as well as the floor, making sure you get into all the crevices If kitten does carry flea eggs this will stop them maturing in your home. Apply the flea spray at I east two hours before placing kitten into the room.

Never apply household flea sprays to pets themselves; they are only intended for environmental treatment. Ask your vet for a suitable flea product to apply to the kitten’s skin when you  take it for a first check-up.

Bedding

Don’t spend money on special cat beds; many kittens will ignore these and look for something more secure, as cat beds are not usually comforting enough.

Instead, the room should contain a large cardboard box with bedding in, and a nice hole cut away so that the kitten can get in and out easily. It’s more likely your kitten will sleep in the box if the box has a lid, so that your kitten can hide and feel safe. Blankets should ideally be fleece to reflect the kitten’s body heat and remind it of the warmth of its mother and litter mates Put the cardboard box close to the kitten’s food and water, in a corner of the room where it will feel secure.

PICKING THE RIGHT FENCE

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Being a new dog owner, you would wan to ensure your pet as much safety as possible and as a result you should consider also keeping his area of playing and exercising safe. This aspect can be achieved by using a dog fence that can be in the form of a wooden fence, chain link fence, invisible fence or electronic fence. Let’s see what these alternatives bring to you and your dog’s safety.

* Buying a wooden fence. Wooden fences can look very nice if they are properly taken care of. These ones fit great with everything that is around in your backyard, but their only downside is that they can be rather expensive for both buying and maintenance. Wood is a material that can rot quite easily and for this you should need to maintain it periodically with some special treatment to provide it a longer lifetime. You should also put a see through mesh to avoid escapades underneath the fence.

* Buying a chain link fence. This type of fencing is not prone to rot and it would be harder on wearing. It can also prevent dog from digging underneath as it can be pegged to the ground. A better way to use this fence is to get it hidden behind something similar to hedges or bushes.

* The invisible fence or otherwise known as electronic dog fence. This system is made of invisible wire that can be extended around the perimeter you want to limit the dog’s activity. It is a good system that is kept away from public eye. It comes also with a collar containing a radio designed to warn the dog whenever he attempts to get close to the wire. However this system presents some drawbacks. First of the all, the collar’s system is supplied by batteries, and what happens when these ones instantly fall?

Another drawback is that even if your dog is kept from wandering freely, there is no way to stop other animals from entering the perimeter. In this way, your dog might be chased by another dog which dominates your dog size, and thus there is no guarantee upon his safety. Another aspect is that once your dog can break through the fence he can not return as the collar will prevent him from doing this. In this way he can get isolated being kept away from his family owner.

More than this, there is no point in tying your dog up as they will try to run away whenever they feel like. Do not forget that dogs the more they are kept in containment have the urge to set themselves free although this can be kept under control by their own master. One thing that you can resort to is ensuring that your dog doesn’t have the need of running away.

There are dogs and dogs; some will naturally have the desire to stay close to their adopting family, while others will have more often the tendency of escaping. You an use of course, a dog fence but merely as a mean of precaution and not depending on it. You should go first to the root of this problem before your dog manifests his need to escape.