Cat Fact Files

Most rescue centres will follow a similar procedure with prospective adoptive families. They will: Take down basic details about you , your family and your home. Ascertain whether or not you have had experience of owning a cat. Ask if you want a kitten or an adult cat. Decide if you will make a suitable [...]

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The laws on importing cats vary between countries. Most have strict quarantine regulations, the length of which depends on the likelihood of endemic animals being known carriers of rabies and other exotic diseases. Cats that have have been microchipped, vaccinated and subjected to veterinary checks can be moved more easily between countries that have created [...]

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Cat breeds do not really vary greatly in adult size in the way that dog breeds do. However, a diminutive, short-haired cat would appear miniature alongside an overweight, chunky-bodied, long-haired Persian cat, for example. Lengthy fur and a muscualr body considerably increase the outline shape of a cat.

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There are pros and cons of both. Kittens are usually cute and appealing animals, but they do require a great deal of commitment in their early months. At 6 months old, maturing cats do not require quite the same level of attention as young kittens. Cats become fully mature at about 1 year old, although [...]

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There are a number of strategies to try. Enter your garden and name call (brightly) at regular intervals – every hour or more often. This is especially important in the early evening and beyond dusk. Do not be disheartened if your cat does not return immediately. You can expand this action to the outer borders [...]

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Once neutered, either a male or a female cat can make an ideal companion animal. Some owners have a preference often based on their previous relationships with cats. Sometimes elderly people express a desire for a cat that is the opposite gender to them, to create a ‘replacement partner’.  Adult entire (un-neutered) cats are less [...]

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