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Page 1 of 2 Protecting Your Cat's Health Cat owners may sometimes mistake the symptoms of their pet's poor bladder health as behavioral issues.
Cats often seem mysterious, but a new national survey polling more than 1,000 cat owners reveals that our feline friends may be more misunderstood then we think-and that misunderstanding could affect their health. According to the new Cat Behavior Survey conducted by Harris Interactive, 75 percent of cat owners are not familiar with important bladder health issues that may affect their companions. This lack of knowledge can often leave cat owners mistaking warning signs of the disease as "behavior problems," which can ultimately lead to serious consequences for the cat if not properly addressed. A Common Problem Cat bladder health issues, such as inappropriate elimination, are actually reported as the No. 1 behavioral reason owners relinquish their cats to animal shelters. Additionally, a 2006 study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) reported that animal shelters took in nearly 20 percent more cats and had to euthanize almost 14 percent more cats than previously reported from 1996 to 2004. Healthier Cats Cat owners can help keep their cats healthy by familiarizing themselves with the warning signs of bladder conditions and speaking with their veterinarian about therapeutic pet foods formulated for bladder health issues, such as the new Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Multicare Feline pet food. Additionally, owners can help manage bladder conditions by implementing the following changes: 1 Have one more litter box in the home than the number of cats. 2 Scoop litter after each use. 3 Clean litter box with warm water and mild detergent every two weeks.
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Cat Jewelry: Freeing the Inner Feline
| | ARTICLE SUMMARY: "Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored individuals, and are repelled by the faintest suggestion of insult or even by the most trifling deception." - Pierre Loti By : Sam Serio 
Submitted 2007-10-05 07:22:24 | "Cats are possessed of a shy, retiring nature, cajoling, haughty, and capricious, difficult to fathom. They reveal themselves only to certain favored individuals, and are repelled by the faintest suggestion of insult or even by the most trifling deception." - Pierre Loti
Ah, where to start? Cats are among the most celebrated creatures of literature. They're domesticated and at the same time wild, loved and at the same time hated. They stand for stealth and mystery, the power of silence and secrets. And cat jewelry is a testament to that power.
Even before Halle Berry popularized the Catwoman, and before the sleek, sassy villainess ever graced the pages of DC comics, cats were being worshipped all over the world. The way the cat moves, the easy grace and mysterious stillness fuels the imagination and fires up the senses. Bast, the ancient Egyptian cat-goddess, was a wild goddess who was generous in good humor, and ferocious in ill. To kill a cat in ancient Egypt was to call down the wrath of Bast, and was not only considered an act of evil, but a crime against the gods.
To compare a person to a cat is to give credit to his/her capricious, languid, underhanded nature. Cats will only do as they desire, not as they are told. Loyalty is something they only bestow, not give out of a sense of obligation. At the same time they are affectionate to those whom they have chosen, work with reasons they may not disclose to anyone, and perform incredible tasks with absolute secrecy. Sending a person -- especially a woman -- cat jewelry as a gift would serve as a tribute to these special traits. Wearing cat jewelry would aid in fostering an image of mystery and an instinct for the refined.
The endearing nature of cats has been immortalized not only in classical literature ("The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe, and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" by Tennessee Williams, to name two of many) but also in modern literature, like TV shows and comic strips. We have Garfield and Heathcliff on our Sunday papers, and Top Cat and the Thundercats in our (all right, kind of outdated) Saturday morning cartoon lineups. Cats have been preserved in so many artistic forms -- why can't jewelry be among them?
Cat jewelry might be popular among children, especially little girls who love kittens and probably raise cats of their own. Young women may also appreciate the extraordinary sleekness of the feline motif, and feel especially sexy wearing something so in tune with their sensual nature. 
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