Snowmobile Parts And Accessories

Thanks for visiting our site!
Fire Cat
Checkout Ebay Auctions For The Cheapest Prices

Check out Amazon:

Here are some more information for Fire Cat:

If you feed your kitty dry food, you may be setting him up for feline diabetes and urinary tract problems. Your furry friend is an "obligate carnivore," which means that he needs to be getting his protein requirements from a meat-based diet, not a grain-based one. His body is not built to digest plant proteins like corn, wheat, and rice efficiently.

Guess what most commercial dry foods are made of? You've got it--corn, wheat, and rice. And this includes dry foods formulated especially for diabetic cats. Feeding a kitty with this disease a diet high in carbohydrates has been compared to pouring gasoline on a fire and wondering why you can't put it out.

A kitty in the wild eats birds, mice, rabbits, and squirrels, not grains. This meat-based diet contains only three to five percent carbohydrates. Commercial dry foods, on the other hand, contain between 35 to 50% carbohydrates. These excess carbs are stored in your kitty's body as fat. And it's a known fact that fat cells secrete a substance that causes insulin resistance, a factor in type 2 diabetes.

Water is another important nutrient. Most kitties don't drink a lot of water. Why is this? Wild cats, large and small, get most of their water from the animals they eat, so felines don't have a strong thirst drive. This can lead to problems when we feed dry food, which only contains about 10 percent water. If your furball eats mostly dry food, he's probably in a constant state of low-level dehydration.

High-quality canned foods not only contain about 78 percent water, but their carbohydrate level is around three to five percent. This is much closer to what a cat would eat in the wild, and provides the water he needs.

A kitty who eats dry food exclusively may drink more water than one who eats canned food. But when you consider how much water he's getting from both his food and what he drinks, the kitty on dry food is taking in only half the amount of water the kitty on canned food is getting. This is probably one reason why urinary tract infections are so common in kitties.

Kidney disease is one of the leading causes of feline death. A kitty who is chronically dehydrated is more than likely headed for kidney problems. Any feline with kidney trouble needs to be fed a high-quality canned food, not dry food.

It's important to read pet food labels. This isn't as easy as you would think, since these labels don't really have a lot of information on them. You can get an idea of what's in the food, but not how much of each ingredient. For example, if "rice" is mentioned, you can't tell if the food contains a lot of rice or a small amount. You may need to contact the pet food company and ask for a breakdown of the number of calories that come from protein, from fat, and from carbohydrates. If more than ten percent of the calories come from carbohydrates, avoid that food.

Look for a muscle meat as the first ingredient, not an organ meat like liver. Words like "chicken" or "turkey" are preferable to "by-products" or "broth" or "meal." "Meal" is a meat that has been cooked for a long time at high temperatures, which lowers its quality. "By-products" includes yummy stuff like feet, intestines, feathers, and egg shells.

There shouldn't be any grain listed, but since grains are inexpensive, most pet food companies include them as fillers. Corn, wheat, and soy should not be among the first three ingredients, as they cause blood sugar to go up quickly. These ingredients are also common allergens, along with yeast.

Most of the "prescription" diets contain corn, wheat, soy, and meat by-products, and they're also very high in carbohydrates. Be aware that words like "natural," "premium," or "veterinarian recommended" don't mean a lot.

It's unfortunate, but many vets don't know a lot about nutrition. Do your own research to prevent health problems for your kitty.

Note: If your kitty has diabetes and is being treated with insulin, be sure to check with your vet BEFORE making any changes to his diet. Dietary changes can change the amount of insulin your furry friend needs, and too much or too little insulin will cause serious problems or death.

Darlene L. Norris has been owned by many kitties over the years. Now I've combined my love for cats and my life-long interest in herbs and healing at Your Cat Care Guide [http://www.your-cat-care-guide.com] Information on natural remedies for cats can be hard to find. Stay up-to-date on the latest herbal and homeopathic treatments for your feline friends!

Can herbs really help to control your kitty's diabetes? Visit [http://www.your-cat-care-guide.com/diabetes.html] now to discover a safe, effective natural remedy to lower his blood sugar levels.

How to bath cat? Is bathing a cat difficult? Washing cat and bathing cat revealed here!

How to bath a cat easily!? Cat Bathing made simple for both humans and cats.

[1] Make sure that the Water Temperature is right for Bathing Cat.

The water should be luke-warm when going to bathe cat, more on the room-temperature side, because if you put hot water on your cat, it will get burned.
Cold water is always a better solution for bathing cats or kittens. Cats don't mind the cold. Unlike myself.

Yet water should not be tooo cold when bathing a cat-  you know what I mean - not so freezing cold that your poor cat shakes and its teeth chatter... Just pleasantly luke-warm, like for a baby bath.

[2] What Should You Bathe Cat In?

Choose a shallow bathing tub that your cat can easily stand in. Deep buckets might cause cats to panic and feel as though they're stuck in a narrow clastrophobic well.

Best would be a shallow plastic container or a small laundry bucket, that is safe for cats and not slippery.

We plan on introducing our cats to water in a gradual way and not throw them into a 6 foot/2m pool and have them get a heart attack from fright.

Place a towel around the dish so that your cat can stand on it afterwards and get dry. Also the towel aroung the cat bath will prevent your house from drowning under water. ;-D

You can also use a rubber mat for the bath bottom, so the cat won't slip, but it isn't a " must have ".

If it's a slippery tray, then the rubber mat is advisable, but if it is a plastic dish, then you don't need to worry about it. Anyway, it's a shallow cat bath so there is no risk.

[3] How Deep Should The Cat Bath Waters Be?

Start bathing your cat with just enough water to be above cats  feet.

For the time bathing kittens or washing cats, just place your cat in the tub and let cat play around in there. Cats will get used to the bath and think it is fun.

Tips For Playing With Your Cat In The Tub:

If you play with your cat inside the cats bath with a string, or with some other toy  your cat will enjoy bathing and want to get in there again.

Make it the place where you play with your cat with a certain item (like a mouse on a string or some kind of "cat bathing" toy.) you only use in bath. Your cat will be glad to jump in there and want to play with you.

Another cat bathing motivator is giving your cat a few yummy cat treats when he baths.

Next Stages Of Cat In The Tub

Don't worry if your cat makes a mess. The towels  you places around the bath tub will mop up most of it.

Gradually you can begin to increase the depth of the water.

Beware: For most cat types, water should never be deeper than cat's knees.

This should be enough water to give your cat a bath, without creating the fear of drowning panic in your cat's mind.

How to wash your cat in the cat bath?

Don't pour the water over your cat or dunk her inside, instead use a wet cloth and dab your cat with it over his or her fur while paying with it in the bath.

Some cats are amazingly expert swimmers, maybe you will have the next "swimming champion", but don't push your cat to be one...

For more information visit CatCamille's website: http://catlovingcare.com

Good luck bathing your cat!

Catscamille

About the Author

Catcamille is a beloved animal writer who writes about all kinds of cat problems and cat health and cat issues. You can keep up to date on her writing on http://catlovingcare.com if you have any questions you can ask her and she will be sure to help you!

How would I say "The cat is on fire" in Yoruba?

This is an extra credit question for my World Language class, and frankly, I have no idea. I don't even study African Languages. I've looked online for English to Yoruba translators, but since I don't know anything about sentence structure, I wouldn't be able to do anything with the words. I really need this extra credit! Please help if you can speak Yoruba!

Ologbo= cat or
Olongbo=cat
if you add the suffix -n to a noun/pronoun, it puts it in present tense, like 'is doing'

ologbon jona lowo= the cat is on fire right now
or more, ologbon 'n jona= the cat is on fire
or ologbo ti wono= the cat fell into the fire [older english]

Suspicious residential fire in Port Colborne
Niagara Regional Police are investigating a suspicious fire at a residence in Port Colborne that broke out early Sunday morning on Forkes Road. Firefighters quickly gained control of the fire and extinguished the blaze. The residence was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were [...]

Thanks for visiting!