Giving tablets to your cat
Giving tablets to your cat can be stressful and few cats are cooperative. However, it is very important that a course of medication is completed, and if you are having any difficulty, simply contact the clinic – they will understand and try to help.
Cat Advice
Going home
After a stay at the clinic, you may need to take special care of your cat when they get back home:
Cats are independent, territorial animals that need to be in control of their surroundings and are sensitive to different smells. These things can make visits to a vet clinic stressful.
The International Society for Feline Medicine (ISFM) is the veterinary division of
International Cat Care (www.icatcare.org), a charity dedicated to improving the health and welfare of cats worldwide.
You can do a lot to ensure that your cat's senior years are also golden ones. Your cat will be classed as senior from approximately 8-10 years old.
1. Feeding:
From weaning age we recommend feeding a complete and balanced good quality kitten food until your kitten is at least six months of age.
(kindly reproduced from Behaviour Problems in Small Animals by Jon Bowen&Sarah Heath)
Claw marking has the functions of:
House soiling and marking can begin for a number of reasons but, in some cases it continues purely because your cat can detect the smell of locations where it has previously marked or gone to the toilet.
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