Sentences with phrase «less time a cat»

The less time a cat has spent with humans over the course of its life, the less likely it is to take to interactions with people.

Not exact matches

The striker's goals last season played a big part in the Black Cats avoiding relegation, but two strikes so far this time around is less impressive.

I'm also annoyed by my cats now and while I always was annoyed I think the difference is just htat I have less time and patience for it now?

I had foolishly assumed that whether I liked them or not, people in government were there because they knew how to do their job but the last 12 months alone have included the decision to hold a snap election that then lost them more seats than a bad IKEA intern, Brexit talks that have mimicked that track Paula Abdul did with a cartoon cat, an offensive defence secretary, an international development secretary who had to resign in order to spend less time on holiday, Boris Johnson sadly continuing to be Boris Johnson and all of that and more culminating in an assurance that everything is fine because now our passports will be blue to match the depression everyone will have in 2018.

Fact is, teachers are spending less time in the classroom now than they did when de Blasio arrived, thanks to the fat - cat contract the mayor gifted them.

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Hopefully combat involves less cat - herding this time around.

Additionally, CAT is proven to have greater reliability for students, takes less time to complete than paper - based tests, and improves the quality of assessments.

Had I a spouse or children, I would be perfectly willing to spend less time with the devices, but it's just me and the furry - fat - cat, and he doesn't care how I read my books.

With nothing else to do, indoor cats spend a lot more time sleeping and eating, and a lot less time exercising.

The longer the time period from when the cat eats the plant to the beginning of treatment, the less likely the cat will survive.

• Clingy when they owner is home: this can cause a cat to become less welcoming to strangers or others who enter their home and take time away from their owner.

«The appreciation of less - popular animals like cats probably needs time to develop, and appears more dependent on their physical appeal and on our contacts with them.»

The auction aims to raise much - needed funds at a time when Cats Protection's adoptions have slumped to a new low, with 2,000 less cats being adopted during 2012 than the previous yCats Protection's adoptions have slumped to a new low, with 2,000 less cats being adopted during 2012 than the previous ycats being adopted during 2012 than the previous year.

Ensuring your cat gets enough play time throughout the day will make it less likely that she will get to the point of over-exuberance.

It's costing them more every single day in care, in stress, in illness, and it's probably costing them some adoptions because the cats are not presented well, they're not able to show their best behavior in this environment, so they're getting less good stuff over time.

Since they spend less time licking their fur, it contains much less saliva (a standard supply of cat allergens) and their dander is less more likely to be spread round.

In addition, the food is a new shape (less round, more like flat pellets), and my two adult cats somehow have a hard time eating it, resulting in cat food all over the basement.

Sure enough, the videos showed that lions and tigers lap less than two times per second, about half the rate of domestic cats.

Short Haired Cats: Short haired cats take less time to brush and need it less often, usually about once a wCats: Short haired cats take less time to brush and need it less often, usually about once a wcats take less time to brush and need it less often, usually about once a week.

Cats who dislike medication administration can change the way they interact with family members, running away at pill time and becoming less interactive with the family.

Feliway (Ceva) is clinically proven to help reduce stress related to traveling and visiting the veterinarian.6, 7 Other strategies to improve the feline experience in the waiting room include keeping waiting times to a minimum, having separate areas for dogs and cats, and providing benches where cat carriers can be placed off the ground, thus helping cats feel less exposed.

The statistics are sobering: according to Petfinder, these «less - adoptable» cats are likely to spend nearly four times longer than the average pet waiting for a home.

If your cat's night time yowling is about to drive you up the wall, there are ways you can help your frisky feline to meow less.

If your cat spends most of their time outdoors, climbing trees, etc., their nails may need to be trimmed less frequently.

In case you were distracted by lesser news, The New York Times shocked the world Tuesday by reporting that the nation's preeminent canine competition will, for the first time, «include a program featuring cats.»

Accuracy of antibody test results vary widely based on the stage of larval development at the time of sampling.12 For this reason, although a negative antibody test means an infection is less likely, it does not mean a cat is clear from infection.6, 9 Positive antibody test results are even more troublesome to interpret, as a positive antibody test merely indicates that a cat has been exposed to heartworm disease.

We would recommend an older cat for working families or more mature persons where their lifestyles require a feline companion who can spend more time alone or has a less active nature.

The Tacoma shelter saw intake rise in the first year they implemented capacity for care - related changes, but they had more adoptions and less respiratory infections in their cats, and for the first time in their history did not pull any cats for space.

It encourages your cat to pee more often so the urine will stay in the urinary tract for shorter periods of time, meaning there is less chance of crystals collecting.

According to the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center's webpage on mammary cancer, cats with tumors more than 3 cm in diameter have a median survival time of 4 to 6 months, cats with tumors 2 to 3 cm in diameter have a typical life expectancy of about two years, and cats with tumors less than 2 cm in diameter generally survive more than three years.

A short - haired cat will generally make fewer demands on your time than a long - haired cat, since its coat is less likely to mat and tangle.

2) Within a short time, usually less than two weeks, the cat will anticipate meal times.

Like social cats, semi-feral working cats make good companions for other outdoor animals, but will likely spend more time hunting for rodents and less time with humans.

Hopefully with a little time, your new pet will relax and feel less anxious; that said, older cats who have been newly rescued and show signs of neediness may be more set in their ways and less likely to chill out.

As time progresses your cat that is eating the more convenient and less expensive dry food diets become obese.

When cat owners go on a vacation a lot of things change for their pets including the absence of their owners, different feeding times, less attention, new people and sometimes new environments if they are being boarded.

While eating may not slow if the cat is accustomed to eating softer food, you may notice less chewing or discomfort during meal time.

Next time you clean the litter box entirely, fill more of the new ökocat litter with less of the old on top until your cat has adjusted to the change

The total capacity for cats of all U.S. shelters and sanctuaries combined ---- which is higher now than ever before, but includes many facilities that are unsuitable for longterm holding ---- is still less than 25 % of annual shelter intake of cats, now lower than at any time since 1950.

Cats have been living with people for about 9,500 years - considerably less time than dogs.

Typically, some cats in the group are alphas, or quicker than the rest, and will dominate the play opportunities unless you make sure the slower and less gregarious cats get their fair share of playing time.

Probably less than half of the urban cats in Western Nations carry it or have recovered from it at one time or another.

Through a different method of action than other NSAIDs, Onsior for Cats is reportedly safer and much less toxic than other drugs of this class when used for short periods of time.

In less than 10 minutes» time, Beau was back in the hands of his owner — who had just realized that he was no longer in the back yard from which he had been happily chasing stray cats.

At less crowded times shelter cats may be a bit older and the choice for a very young kitten isn't available.

When your baby arrives, you'll probably have less time for your cat, so it can be useful to start preparing for this moment so that you and your cat are ready.

The household cats are less impressed, but are willing to condescend to clicker - training, and will come, sit, and go to their spot on request (well... most of the time).

Jill looks nervous in the photos but she's also been getting much more relaxed n less shy since she arrived at my place two days ago; very sweet n great kisser, loves chew toys, playful with her brothers, probably the most interested in my cat but not in an aggressive way, just the most curious and with little barking; I'm sure it'll get much better with my cat with more time.

That also means that fewer «pictures» need to be taken, minimizing the time your pet is on the table, which is less stressful for your cat or dog.