Did you know your cat is technically considered a “senior” as soon as she hits 11 years old? Cats age really quickly as kittens – their first 2 years are equal to our first 25! – but once they hit adulthood they age at around four-times as fast as humans.
Healthy adult cats aren’t very big. With the exception of particularly heavy-framed cats like Maine Coons, male cats should weigh around 9-12 pounds and female cats around 7-10 pounds.
A pet microchip is a tiny, non-reactive computer chip. Microchips for pets are about the size of a grain of rice, and each is programmed with a unique identification number.
Vaccines help a cat’s body fight off the invasion of disease-causing organisms. Vaccines themselves are made of antigens – essentially disease impersonators – that teach your cat’s immune system how to recognize and fight off the disease should they ever come into contact with it.
Over the last fifty years, hyperthyroidism has grown from a disease that no one – not even trained vets – had ever heard of to one of the leading afflictions of senior cats today.
Regular visits to the veterinarian are essential to keeping your cat healthy. You can keep tabs on how your cat is doing between vet visits with nose-to-tail checkups at home.
Going to the vet is a huge pain. There’s getting your cat into her carrier, which should be considered an Olympic event.
According to the most recent statistics available, cat owners take their cat to the vet less than half as often as dog owners take their dogs. Does this mean cats are just naturally healthier animals?
The statistics are shocking. Dog owners take their pets to the vet more than twice as often as cat owners!
