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Cats 101

PET CARE DIRECTIVE
Advance planning for the welfare of your pets should you not be able to care for them.

SOLVING LITTER BOX PROBLEMS
Reasons & Tips to Help

ADOPTING IN PAIRS
Why 2 Really is Better Than 1.

FINDING YOUR PET A NEW HOME
Beware - Not all Animal Rescues are NO-KILL

ABOUT FERAL CATS
Please Don't Hurt Them

TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN TIPS
Do Your Part To Help Save Lives

TAMING STRAY KITTENS
How to socialize feral kittens.

ABOUT DECLAWING YOUR CAT
Aka... Amputating Your Cat's Toes.

KEEPING YOUR CAT SAFE
A Simple Way to Ensure a Long Life

ABOUT FIV
Understanding the Facts about FIV

KITTEN SEASON
Get the Facts

BOTTLE FEEDING
How to Care for Newborn Kittens

OVER STIMULATION IN CATS
Why Your Kitty Gets Grumpy

THE ALPHA FEMALE CAT
Understanding the Cat Matriarchal Family

SAGO PALM TREES
Deadly for Cats & Dogs

CBD FOR CATS
Benefits of CBD for Cats

Spaying & Neutering Your Pet Saves Lives

REASONS TO SPAY and NEUTER

Promotes Good Health
Spaying your female cat will not only save her the misery of frequent heat cycles throughout her life, but also will reduce her risk of mammary cancer, and eliminate the risk of uterine and ovary cancer, as well as pyometra. Neutering male cats will prevent testicular cancer. It will also vastly reduce the urge to fight other males, which inevitably leads to abscesses, torn ears, and sometimes death.

Reduces Potential Behavior Problems
Unaltered male cats spray indiscrimately, and their urine has a pungent, musky odor that is extremely difficult to remove from walls, furniture, and drapes. Unspayed female cats also spray - it is a natural instinct designed to attract a mate. In addition, unaltered cats of both sexes will stop at nothing to escape the house for mating purposes.

Helps Prevent Overpopulation
You may think that because you can find good homes for your cat's babies, that you're not contributing to the problem. Think again. There are simply not enough "good homes" to go around. For every kitten you place in a good home, another cat loses its life on the streets or in a traditional shelter. Locally, 4 out 5 cats and kittens brought to the Orange County Animal Shelter are euthanized and NOT adopted.

If you want kittens, consider fostering a litter from a shelter. You will have the joy of seeing them in their "cute" period (which lasts only a few months), and you will have the satisfaction of helping, rather than contributing to the problem.

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VETERINARIANS WE RECOMMEND
Local veterinarians we trust with our kitties.

EMERGENCY VET HOSPITALS
Urgent Care, Accidents and After Hours

SPAY & NEUTER ASSISTANCE
Vouchers & Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Vets

ORANGE COUNTY CAT & DOG RESCUE LINKS
Pet Rescues

ORANGE COUNTY CAT & DOG RESCUE LINKS 2
Pet Rescues

LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESCUE LINKS
Pet Rescues

Cats 101

Spaying & Neutering Your Pet Saves Lives

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