Normal Cat Weight vs. Age

Normal Cat Weight vs. Age

The Kitten

A cat is considered a kitten for the first year of her life. Kittens grow rapidly and are very active, and it's normal for her to look a bit lanky during rapid growth phases, as long as she is getting enough food. Regular checkups at the vet can help ensure that she is not underweight.

Adolescence

Most of your kitty's development is finished by adolescence. Between 6 months and 1 year, your cat will begin to be sexually active if you have not yet had her spayed. She is still very active, and so it's fine for her to be somewhat lean.

Adulthood

Things start to slow down for your cat as she enters adulthood at or after 1 year, because she's not growing or changing as quickly as when she was a kitten. It's important at this stage to be vigilant about checking that the numbers on the vet's scale don't start creeping too high.

Seniors

As cats age, they sometimes have health issues that extra weight can worsen, such as arthritis and heart, kidney or liver disease. Carrying less weight after the age of 12 years or so is important to Kitty's good health and ease of movement.

Signs of pain in cats

Signs of pain in cats

Top 5 signs

• Appetite decrease
• Avoiding bright areas
• Growling
• Groaning
• Eyes closed

What if you see these signs of pain in your cat?

Cat owners should be aware of these signs. Some mistakenly attribute behavioral changes, such as absence of grooming or playing less, as signs of aging; they can actually be signs of pain.

If you see any of these signs in your cat, see your veterinarian right away. Also remember that the absence of a sign does not mean your cat is no pain.
These signs may help both vets and cat guardians better assess the pain status of cats in their care.

While it can be fairly easy to recognize severe pain, it is much more difficult to detect low grade pain. The criteria above are a great start. Hopefully, this research will spark more studies to help us assess mild pain in cats as well to ensure their well-being.

CAT BEHAVIOR

Why Does My Cat Lick Me?

Does your feline companion lick you, and are you wondering why? Particularly since a cat’s tongue can feel a bit rough, it’s a behavior that’s hard to ignore! In general, there are two major reasons a cat will lick human family members.

Some cats lick for social affiliation and affection. you have more than one cat, or have observed cats together, you’ll notice that cats will lick other cats in their social group.   many species of animals will lick and groom each other to strengthen their social bonds. It also helps to reduce conflict within the group¹. Since cats live with you, as part of your social group, it’s natural for them to engage in allogrooming to demonstrate affiliative behavior. If your cats are generally healthy and behaving normally, licking is a positive indicator that they like you and want to be closer.

Some cats lick to alleviate anxiety.Some cats will lick humans because they feel anxious and/or fearful. Licking their humans is a way to calm themselves³, somewhat like how humans will chew their nails when they feel anxious. This behavior is also observed in cats that were too young to be taken away from their mothers.

A RESPONSIBLE CAT OWNER

A RESPONSIBLE  CAT OWNER

While your are busy with your work, you still need to give a lot of care and attention to your cat. Why? Because it is your responsibilities to take care about your pet not only for cat but the other pets that you have. So, how you want to be a responsible cat owner? There a lot of ways that you can do to be a responsible cat owner.

Firstly, you must always play with your cat when you are free. Give them a lot of attention so that they can play around and feel comfortable with their owner.

Besides of that, you must take care of you cat carefully. Never forgot to give them cat foods when its time to  they eat. Dont make they feel too hungry because waiting for their foods.

Cats make great pets to have around the home. They bring their own personalities, habits, and characters, soon becoming a key part of your family. And while some cats are known for being a little less on the needy side, you do need to care for them to make sure they're at their happiest.

feeding your cat

FEEDING YOUR CAT

Diet is the brick and mortar of health. Everyone want their cats to feel healthy. So there are some often-ignored principles of feline nutrition and explains why cats have a better chance at optimal health if they are fed canned food .

Putting a little thought into what you feed your cat(s) can pay big dividends over their lifetime and very possibly help them avoid serious, painful, and costly illnesses.  An increasing number of nutrition-savvy veterinarians, including board-certified veterinary internists, are now strongly recommending the feeding of canned food instead of dry kibble.

The three key negative issues associated with dry food are:
1) water content is too low
2) carbohydrate load is too high
3) type of protein – too high in plant-based versus animal-based proteins

In addition, dry food is very heavily processed which includes being subjected to high temperatures for a long time resulting in alteration and destruction of nutrients.

Dry food is also often contaminated with bacteria, fungal mycotoxins, storage mites/cockroaches and their feces.

Also keep in mind that dry foods are not refrigerated and they sit in warm warehouses, on pet store shelves, and in your cupboards for weeks or months before your pets consume them.  Fats can easily become rancid, and bacteria will proliferate, in this type of environment.

So, there is no doubt that dry food is responsible for far more intestinal problems, and other diseases, than most veterinarians and cat owners realize.