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10 Life Lessons That Cats Can Teach Us! You could be forgiven for mistaking a cat’s agenda as being driven by their own personal needs. Sure, our feline friends are connoisseurs of comfort and are not averse to seeking what they require from us, there’s no mistaking that! Cat’s do however bring a subtle gift that’s often overlooked and we thought we would let you in on a cat’s alternative role. **Cats Are Teachers!** Yep, you read that right. If you’ve ever heard the phrase…

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Dogs May Learn More Quickly With This Little-Known Tip Research has shown that humans and dogs share an interesting trait regarding memory retention. **Nadja Affenzeller** of the **University of Lincoln** in the UK carried out trials involving dogs that highlighted this behavioral similarity. The trials carried out on sixteen dogs involved the dogs performing task based exercises with objects that they were not used to. After ten trials and with all of the dogs achieving a…

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Five Feline Ways Cats Show You That They Love You Cats show love to their owners in ways that are not always obvious. The following five common positive behaviors are a good indication that your feline friend is showing you some love **A Cat That Rubs Its Head Or Face On You** When your feline friend rubs its head or face against you it is making a complimentary gesture. This action is essentially a cat claiming you as its own by marking you with its scent glands. And you…

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This Could Prove Crucial Information If A Dog Goes Missing Ever been on social media and seen posts about missing dogs that are sighted several times in various locations and wondered why the dog doesn't simply run to the safety of a potential rescuer? Many lost dogs can easily go into what is described as **'survival mode'**. When a dog goes missing, survival mode can be brought on by way of the dog being frightened, tired, hungry and being in a constant state of alert. In…

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Study Shows Interesting Global Cat And Dog Preferences A recent study was carried out to check cat and dog hashtagged posts on Instagram.The study aimed to show cat or dog preference by location worldwide. Hashtages such as #Ilovedogs #Ilovecats #doglovers #catlovers were checked by location data to produce some interesting results! Over ten thousand cities were analysed for cat and dog related hashtags Findings included quirky stats such as: 1. Australia, The UK and The…

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Five Quirky Things About Black Cats Black cats are often associated with good or bad luck and there are many articles written that refer to the superstitions and folklore that surrounds them. Less well known characteristics of black cats are often overlooked and below are five things that you may not have known about them. **Golden Eye Factor** A black cat's eyes are typically golden, or yellow, in color and this is because the over-production of melanin that makes their fur…

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10 Things Dog Owners Should Know About Parvovirus Parvovirus or parvo for short is an extremely infectious and unpleasant disease that dog owners should be aware of. 1. Parvo is life threatening to dogs and it devastated the US dog population in the 1970's when it first appeared there 2. Parvo attacks a dog's intestines and is often deadly if left untreated 3. Parvo symptoms include vomiting, foul smelling diarrhea, extreme lethargy, loss of appetite and suffering dogs may…

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Why Cats And Dogs Are More Important Than Ever To Their Owners Societal changes have elevated the status of cats and dogs to a level that non-owners may not have noticed. Traditionally fitting in with singles, couples and families, our pets are becoming more of a barometer for some people in how life is changing. Our pets are taking on an an even more important role in maintaining our mental health and this is shown in the studies that show an ever growing preference for our…

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Strange Cat Owning Laws That Actually Got Passed Cat owners are likely to be unaware how owning a cat could unwittingly put them at odds with the law in certain places in the world. We have, to be fair, no idea if the following seemingly extreme laws affecting cat owners have ever been enforced but the fact that they got passed is perhaps interesting in itself! **Keep A Tight Rein On Your Cat In Minnesota, USA** Believe it or not, a law was passed in **International Falls**…

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These Nuts Are VERY Toxic To Dogs! Many pet owners are occasionally tempted to share their food with their dogs and may not be aware of this fact. Macadamia nuts may be a seemingly uncommon food but are often used as an ingredient in baked products. Commonly baked products such as cakes, cookies and muffins could contain macadamia nuts. **Macadamia nuts** **are VERY toxic to dogs**! Ingesting as few as six of these nuts has caused paralysis in dogs, or around 3 grams per 2lb…

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Separation Anxiety In Pets - Did You Know This? Have you noticed the increase in products that 'keep an eye' on your pets when you can't be with them? The growing array of apps and cameras available to pet owners to monitor their pets alone time is growing all the time and reflects an interest in the well-being of our pets when we can't be around. It's a healthy and common concern among many pet owners to wonder if their absence may affect their pet and whether their cat or…

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Unusual Cat And Dog Words And Phrases And Their Meaning A collection of a few of the more interesting words and phrases that we have stumbled across over the years relating to our canine and feline friends. **CATS** ***Cumlin*** A cumlin is a word derived from *comeling* and is used to describe cats that comfortably and suddenly attach themselves to new owners, commonly to secure a sneaky second feed supply or when they consider a better deal is available!…

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This Little Known Thing Can Cause Seizures In Older Cats A study published in ***The Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery*** may well be of interest to readers with older cats. You've possibly read about cats being spooked by high pitched noises but did you know that, in older cats especially, noise sensitivity can lead to seizures? Until now, many older cats may have these noise-induced seizures put down to old age but research has shown that because cats have ultrasonic…

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Some Lesser-Known Reasons To Pick Up Your Dog's Waste Pretty much every dog owner will be aware that dog waste is a bit of a 'hot topic' these days and a high percentage of both owners and non-owners share a resentment toward those that refuse to 'scoop the poop'. Aside from the ever increasing raft of legislation aimed at offenders that refuse to pick up after their dogs, there are a multitude of clever memes across social media highlighting the topic and aimed at making…

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Some Quirky Cat-Related Things To Know Love cat trivia? Check out these feline-related finds! You may know that an unneutered male cat is commonly called a **Tom** but less well known is that a neutered male cat is known as a **Gib**. A cat called **Stubbs** was elected 'honorary mayor' in the Alaskan town of **Talkeetna** in 1998 and remained 'in charge' until his sad demise in July 2017. Stubbs lived to a ripe old age of 20 years and 3 months and during his 'reign' was…

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Yes, Dogs Can Be Allergic to Fleas! Fleas are the tiny vampires of the dog world. Like mosquitoes and other blood-seeking parasites, fleas bite their victims to obtain their blood and then live off the rich nutrients found there. It's also the bite that causes the flea allergy process to begin through an immune response within the dog's body. **Antigens: Basic Cause of Flea Allergies** Canine flea allergies are caused by something called an antigen. In simple terms, an…