Cat Ailments
What Can You Do Until You Can Get To a Vet?
Here at MySickCat.com, we take pride in educating fellow cat owners on the problems of feline health care and how to treat common cat ailments at home. Living with animals, especially cats can be great fun but with pet ownership comes the responsibility of properly caring for your animal.
This duty is never more greater than when your feline friend become sick or ill. Taking proper care of your cat is important not only to your animal but also to your own emotional well-being. This site will attempt to show you ways to care for your beloved kitty at home or until you can get into your vet’s office.
But before you can truly determine if your pet is sick or ill, you must know exactly how a healthy cat acts.
Signs of a Healthy Cat
A healthy cat is a very alert and active critter. They are the proverbial “bright-eyed and bushy tailed” with their tails standing straight up when happy and glad to see you. Cats are naturally playful, curious and watchful. They wake in the mornings ready to go and want you to get up and go with them! They can spend hours messing around with their toys, chasing under and over furniture or scampering up high to view their world from their favorite perch.
A cat in good health will have bright, clear eyes, no noticeable bad breath (unless you feed them strong-flavored dishes like fish), a sleek well muscled body (not fat or scrawny looking) with a clean, bright coat. A healthy cat will spend 2-3 hours a day licking and grooming itself.
A healthy cat has a good appetite which increases with the smell or sound of food preparation by their human partners. “Dancing for their suppers” (standing on rear legs; forelegs pawing in the air) is a common sign of a well fed, happy animal.
Head-butts and leg strophes are also a indication of an active and alert animal. If your cat is no longer displaying all the signs of a truly healthy animal, then glance over the list of common ailments below and learn what you can do for your pet.
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