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Cat Fights - How to Avoid Aggression Between Cats
Your older cat is easy going and slow. She still has a lot of life in her but you'd like to get another cat as well. You know your existing cat is tolerant of children and other pets, but what will happen when you bring the new cat home?

It may surprise you, but even cats who have been housemates for many years - even siblings - can become aggressive and territorial if one of them is gone for even a few days. So if you have two cats and take one to the vet overnight you may be starting at square one when bringing the cat home. It is important to have some techniques in your 'bag of tricks' to deal with this situation should it occur.

Pet Cat Grooming
Grooming is vital to keeping your kitten healthy, especially if your kitten is long-haired. Think of the coat as the fur and skin together: You cannot have a healthy coat unless both the skin and fur are healthy. Cats naturally maintain well-groomed coats. Look at your kitten's tongue-notice the bristles facing backward. Cats use these bristles to groom themselves, often for hours at a time.

Help Prevent Cat Hairballs
Cats are fastidious animals. They like things clean and apparently one thing they like clean the most is themselves. Therefore they spend an excess amount of time just grooming. The act of licking themselves helps to untangle and remove loose hair. Their tongues are specifically made for the task. They are covered with little bumps and toward the center of the tongue is tiny barb-like bumps that act to snag the hair. Unfortunately, this habit of grooming can lead to the formation of hairballs.

How to remove cat urine from carpets
Removing cat urine from carpets or rugs is a whole lot more difficult than from your hardwood floors, tiles or linoleum. No one can pretend that to know why your cat is "doing it" outside his litter box, but there could be many varied reasons.

Perhaps he has found a new way to test your threshold, or maybe he believes that urinating where he should not is a great new sport to partake or maybe, just maybe, this is his new hobby. Whichever the case may be, and whatever your cat's reason for being naughty is, do try to convince him to do it, if he must, off and away from your carpets.

10 Quality Play Tips for Your Cat
Boredom can sometimes be the root of feline behavior problems such as neurotic chewing, compulsive grooming, over eating, and in some cases aggression.

Even 15 minutes of quality play with your cat could prove to be beneficial when it comes to improving your cat's mental health and physical well being. In addition, playing with your cat regularly will also help to strengthen your bond.