Sentences with phrase «aged cat as»

For example, in terms of cognitive abilities, they define a healthy aged cat as one that shows none of the so - called «DISHA» pattern of signs described in dogs; namely disorientation, interaction changes, sleep / wake disturbances, house - soiling and changes in activity.

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My two favorite photos of him are one as a teen - aged hayseed in ill - fitting, coarse clothes, and the other as a middle - aged fat cat, cigar in hand.

I hate to admit that I also went through a period where I wished we didn't have the cats, but as the human kids aged out of the putting - everything - in - mouth stage & started to avoid health hazards on their own, I was able to love the furry kids as much as I ever did.

I have 2 male cats aged 18 months and I love them as much as I love my 1 yr old daughter.

In North America, the Ice Age was marked by the mass extinction of several dozen genera of large mammals, including mammoths, mastodons, American horses, Western camels, two types of deer, ancient bison, giant beaver, giant bears, sabre - toothed cats, giant bears, American cheetahs, and many other animals, as well as plants.

At the request of Bleiberg and Barbash, Fischetti identified the creatures inside — ibises and cats and shrews and snakes — and also noted details such as their age and physical condition.

The big - cat fossils are the latest addition to a string of mammalian fossils recently found in Tibet, says Wang, including pikas, horses, hyenas and pre-Ice Age fauna such as the woolly rhino and Tibetan blue sheep.

The big orange - and - black cats reach sexual maturity at an older age than cats such as leopards and cougars, and tiger populations take longer to recover from the loss of mature individuals.

So says a team led by Stephen Wroe at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, which found that the ferocious marsupial lion (Thylacoleo carnifex) shared the same super-predator body plan as Smilodon fatalis, North America's ice age sabre - tooth cat.

The authors have also developed new resources, such as serum biochemistry and complete blood count reference intervals specifically for mature to geriatric cats, which were generated from a population of over 600 healthy aged cats.

But large animals from cattle to polo ponies are being cloned, as are dogs and cats, so the study — the first to examine the long - term health of animals created as Dolly was — provides assurance that cloning does not cause premature aging.

Schizophrenia.com has recently reported on such pre-natal risk factors as increased exposure to Cat Virus, infections during pregnancy, exposure to x-rays or lead, and increased age of the father.

I'm not ashamed or sad about it, I think as a single woman over the age of thirty you are looked upon as a sad immature woman who will be alone with her army of cats.

Years later, at age 24, and now living in National City while working as an assistant for Catco Worldwide Media mogul Cat Grant, Kara has spent so many years trying to fit in that she forgot to ever stand out.

Robert Fripp appears as a guest guitarist on Grinderman's remix album featuring reworkings by A Place To Bury Strangers, Barry Adamson, Cat's Eyes, Factory Floor, Joshua Homme of Queens of the Stone Age, Silver Alert, SixToes, UNKLE, Andrew Weatherall, and Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

In this movie, he's a fully grown Siamese cat that acts as Garfield's low - rent side kick and talks with a voice more annoying than John Leguizamo's sloth in «Ice Age.»

Cat, BookPage Associate Editor We often think of brilliant writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda as a fast - burning, glitzy mess at the heart of Jazz - Age NYC.

A: The lesions described could be pustules, and the condition is commonly known as feline chin acne — a common skin condition that can affect cats of any age, breed, and gender.

Some cats tend to turn obese as they age.

Most young children are better off with cats above 6 months of age as young children may not have the maturity to handle young kittens responsibly.

Many do not realize that a female cat can become pregnant as young as four months of age.

As a cat's metabolic rate does not change much with age, its energy needs usually remain constant throughout adulthood.

The amount of sleep your cat requires depends on each individual cat, as well as the cat's age and personality.

Because a female cat can become pregnant as young as 16 weeks of age and go on to have two or three litters a year, the feral cat population — and the problems associated with it — grows and perpetuates.

The Five Saves Lives Campaign will emphasize two facts that many pet owners may not be aware of: that health benefits from pet sterilization are the greatest for female cats and dogs if they are sterilized before their first heat cycle and female kittens and puppies can go into heat as early as five months of age.

As your cat is 14 years old, she may have acquired an age - related eye problem such as eyelid issues, damage to the tear duct system, or glaucoma due to abnormalities associated with the structures inside the eye — these include cataracts, loose lens, inflammation of the soft tissues inside the eye, tumours, or bleeding inside the eyAs your cat is 14 years old, she may have acquired an age - related eye problem such as eyelid issues, damage to the tear duct system, or glaucoma due to abnormalities associated with the structures inside the eye — these include cataracts, loose lens, inflammation of the soft tissues inside the eye, tumours, or bleeding inside the eyas eyelid issues, damage to the tear duct system, or glaucoma due to abnormalities associated with the structures inside the eye — these include cataracts, loose lens, inflammation of the soft tissues inside the eye, tumours, or bleeding inside the eye.

With the prescribed medication and attention, she has been able to give these cats a good quality of life as they move into old age and beyond.

Jefferson noted that cats can become pregnant as early as four months of age, meaning the kittens you see today will be having kittens of their own come springtime.

On the other end of the spectrum, senior cats over the age of seven tend to sleep more as well.

In fact, as cats age, they all inevitably require special care.

As this generation ages, cat healthcare spending will also grow.

With age comes the decline in cognitive functioning, affecting the senior cat's memory, ability to learn, awareness, as well as sight and hearing perception.

Over a period of a decade, she treated three of our cats as they aged, each with complicated diseases.

As your dog or cat ages, they may develop conditions such as osteoarthritis, heart disease, kidney dysfunction, or canceAs your dog or cat ages, they may develop conditions such as osteoarthritis, heart disease, kidney dysfunction, or canceas osteoarthritis, heart disease, kidney dysfunction, or cancer.

«I tend to think of cats between the ages of 9 - 13 as senior and those 14 and older as geriatric,» said Angela Witzel, DVM, PhD.

All funds collected are distributed as grants to organizations to support cats and dogs that need special care or extra help getting adopted due to conditions such as blindness, deafness, physical disabilities, birth defects, chronic illnesses, or old age.

Our services and facilities are designed to assist in routine preventive care for young, healthy cats; early detection and treatment of disease as your cat ages; and complete medical and surgical care as necessary during his or her lifetime.

As he or she ages, your cat's nutritional needs may also change.

The Guinness Book of World Records cites the oldest cat for whom records are available as living to the ripe old age of 34.

As your cat ages, regular check - ups at the vet become more important than ever.

Other cats have entirely the opposite problem — they lose weight as they age, sometimes as the result of kidney disease, over-active thyroid glands, known as hyperthyroidism, but also conditions such as heart disease, dental issues and diabetes.

It is vital to pay attention to your cat as she ages, to catch problems before they turn serious.

The majority of skin and ear parasites, such as Demodex, Notoedres and Otodectes, most commonly occur in cats less than 12 months of age since kittens have an immature immune system; however, they can occur at any age.

In fact, at this stage of your pet's life, it is recommended that they receive a thorough examination every six months, as adult cats can age as much as four years (in human terms) within the period of one calendar year.

Factors such as the age and breed of cat can also make a difference in the cost of the insurance.

In affected cats, signs are usually first evident by the time kittens are 1 - 5 months of age, and will progress over time to the point where there will be weakness (first of the hind limbs then front limbs as well), depression, seizures and eventually the kittens will die, typically at 8 - 10 months of age.

A healthy aging cats should not show any signs of urinary tract disease such as frequent or increased urination or eliminating outside the litter box.

Vaccines are frequently recommended for all kittens and are subsequently lifestyle dependent as a cat ages.

Healthy aging cats should have a normal appetite and no evidence of gastrointestinal distress such as frequent vomiting, diarrhea or constipation.

The box that suited your fit adult cat for years, may not be so suitable as your cat ages.