June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month

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Each spring thousands of newborn kittens are brought to animal shelters to join millions of adoptable cats already there. This means your local shelter has many, many tiny little kittens, along with older cats desperately waiting to find their forever home. Your local shelter staff will help you adopt your very own furry friend and…

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Keep Your Cat Safe While Enjoying the Great Outdoors with a Catio

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Every cat lover wants to provide a stimulating, interesting life for their cat. Some people worry that it’s harmful to a cat’s well-being to keep him/her indoor only. However, letting a cat roam free outdoors carries all sorts of inherent dangers: traffic hazards and natural predators such as raccoons and coyotes lead to countless feline…

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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month

Since April is the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month, we must focus on the tragic reality that animals are constantly being abused. No creature in the world deserves to be harmed in any way, especially our loving felines. However, there are countless ways you can help all our furry friends by preventing cruelty! Cruelty…

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Lilies and Cats: A Toxic Combination

Lilies and Cats A Toxic Combination

Spring will be soon arriving in the Seattle area, bringing with it beautiful blossoms budding all around us. Flowers will make their way into our homes. The flavored flower around Easter time is the beautiful, but toxic, lily. Sadly, people have lost their beloved pet cats to lily toxicity. Lilies and Cats: The Toxic Flower …

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February Is National Pet Dental Health Month

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Your cat’s dental health greatly affects overall health and happiness You may not know it, but your cat suffers from some of the same dental issues you may experience. Broken or cracked teeth, cavities, plaque and gum disease are just as common in cats as in people. To avoid these problems with your teeth, you…

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Those Pesky Fleas Are Still Here in the Winter

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Can you believe how cold this winter has been in Seattle? We’ve even had snow – quite unusual for us! For those of you who have outdoor cats in Kirkland, WA, and the Seattle area, you’re probably thinking how great it is that those pesky fleas will be dormant while it’s cold. And if your…

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Reducing Feral Cats in Seattle Neighborhoods

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Here Kitty, Kitty! Have you noticed the cat napping under your bushes? Or maybe you’ve seen some adorable kittens behind the garage? If cats come to you and seem to want your attention, they’re likely a stray or lost pet. If they run away when you approach them, these cats may be part of a…

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The Cat’s Out of the Bag

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Cats now outnumber dogs in Kirkland, WA, and millennial men lead the growth in cat ownership Today’s millennials, the generation born between 1980 and 2000, are getting married later and living alone longer than previous generations. This lifestyle is one of the main reasons millennials have become the largest group of pet owners, larger than…

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