Author Archives: International Cat Care

Elderly Cats – Special Considerations

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. Cats are living much longer now than was [...]

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Vet Legacy supports International Cat Care’s Work With Unowned Cats

International Cat Care’s work with unowned cats has been given a boost by the generosity [...]

Cat Friendly Introductions: Cats, Dogs and Babies

Please find below the details of an interesting on demand course from iCatCare which can [...]

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Feeding Cats Creatively

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. Cats are natural hunters. The modern domestic cat [...]

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Spotlight on Science: Owner Relationship Perceptions and the Consequences for Cats

iCatCare Feline Wellbeing Panel (FWP) member Esther Bouma shares with us her thoughts on her [...]

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iCatCare/ISFM Support BVA on Responsible use of Parasiticides in Cats

Concerns have recently been raised about the risk of contamination of waterways by parasiticides commonly [...]

Working with Unowned Cats Survey

The number of unowned cats is impossible to predict with any real accuracy. The margin is [...]

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Difficult Cat Birth: When to Wait and When to Worry

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. While many authors believe that problems in parturition [...]

Thinking of Getting a cat?

The following post first appeared on iCatCare here. Having a cat can mean different things [...]

Making your Home Cat Friendly

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. Your cat’s happiness is greatly influenced by how [...]

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How to Encourage Your cat to Drink

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. There are times when it might be helpful [...]

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Training Cats for Comfort With Inhaled Therapy

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. Whilst it is understandable to be concerned if [...]

Keeping Cats Safe: Christmas Safety

Most of us look forward to the festive period, however, for cats Christmas may be [...]

How to Brush Your Cat’s Teeth

The following post first appeared on iCatCare here Brushing a cat’s teeth is likely to [...]

Keeping Cats Safe: Antifreeze

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. During the winter we try to prevent freezing [...]

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Emotional Distress in Cats

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. Cats have feelings, both positive and negative ones, [...]

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Charity Mews: Catstar Project

The following post first appeared on iCatCare here and highlights the importance of supporting the [...]

Celebrating National Black Cat Day

Today is National Black Cat Day! It’s reported that black cats in homing/rescue centres take [...]

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Keeping Your Cat Safe During Halloween and Bonfire Night Celebrations

The following article first appeared on iCatCare: Keeping your cat safe during Halloween and Bonfire [...]

Cat Handling and Interactions

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. How we handle cats matters. It matters to [...]

The Truth of Hideen Distress Behind the Behaviour Seen in “Funny” Online Cat Videos

Feline charity International Cat Care (iCatCare) has created a YouTube campaign exposing the hidden distress [...]

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New Series of Videos Help Caregivers Train Cats to use Asthma Inhalers

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. International Cat Care, in partnership with Trudell Animal [...]

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iCatCare’s First Cat Carer Guide on Blood Transfusions now Available

iCatCare is publishing a series of Cat Carer Guides to accompany the consensus guidelines articles [...]

Indoors or Outdoors? International Owner Demographics and Decisions on the Lifestyle of Pet Cats

This article first appeared on iCatCare here Following on from a previous month’s Spotlight on [...]

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Owner Personality and the Wellbeing of Their Cats Share Parallels With The Parent-child Relationship

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. This Spotlight on Science focusses on some research [...]

Microchipping to be Compulsory for Cats in the UK

This post first appeared on iCatCare here. In may 2021 the Department for Environment, Food [...]

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Stroking Cats – “You Can Stroke me Here, but Not There”

Scientific study investigating where and by whom cats like to be stroked reveals interesting findings… [...]

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Indoors or Outdoors? A Closer Look at Owners and Their Decision Making

The following article first appeared in iCatCare: Discussions around keeping cats strictly inside, or providing [...]

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Bringing Cat Friendly Solutions for Unowned Cats to Life

The following is a free course provided by iCatCare: This short course is aimed at [...]

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Spotlight on Science: Risk Factors for Road Traffic Accidents

This article first appeared on iCatCare here. We recognise that not all cats across the globe [...]