Sentences with phrase «most of the outdoor cats»

I've haven't seen this one around before and I know most of the outdoor cats around my apartment.

Local residents and city officials say they are proud of their Trap - Neuter - Return program. If forced to end it, most of the outdoor cats of Cape May will be trapped and killed. Nationwide, over 70 percent of cats entering shelters are killed; for feral cats, this statistic rises to virtually 100 percent.

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Most of them were 90 - 100 % outdoors (dogs, cats, horses...) and not one of them (specifically the «house» animals) ever got sick or in a bit of trouble in their lifetimes!

In a project called «Architects for Animals,» founded four years ago by Leslie Farrell, and presented by the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, some of the city's most renowned architectural firms and designers design and build delightfully original winter shelters for New York City's outdoor «community» cats to provide them with a refuge from the cold.

Well, it wouldn't be smart to push your cat outdoors to avoid PBDEs — the dangers outside are far worse, and most of them will kill your cat long before the age where she's at risk for thyroid disease.

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

These cats require the same level of care, but are either not as affectionate towards people as most indoor cats, or have a behavior problem that is better accommodated outdoors, such as litter box issues.

The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) believes that an indoor / outdoor lifestyle for cats in a safe environment can keep away most dangers, and provide a more stimulating place for your cat to participate in natural activities.

The reality is that many cats have very fluid lifestyles — they might spend most of their time indoors, but occasionally sun themselves on the back porch, live with animal housemates who go outdoors, or they go outside when their caregivers vacation at the beach cottage.

Regardless of whether your cat is the most pampered indoor kitty or an outdoor street - smart cat who appears more than capable of taking care of herself, EVERY cat needs veterinary care.

Threat to both ferals and indoor / outdoor pets by Merritt Clifton Asked one of the most dedicated of the multitude of «cat ladies» of my acquaintance, «Do you know if there's truth to the idea that if cats eat rats who have been into bait stations, the cats will also get the effects of the warfarin?»

Most jurisdictions in the United States have a large number of outdoor cats, too many for shelters to successfully place them if all the cats were captured, and it makes no sense to take them into a shelter only to kill them.

Don't let your dog be the only one that enjoys the outdoors with you, teach your cat to walk on a leash and access the outdoor enrichment that most of them desire.

Although the actual impacts of community cats compared to pet cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one issue that is not is that the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.

It appears to me that the right balance for the benefit of neighbors, wildlife and most of all your cats — is to offer an abundantly enriched environment indoors, without allowing cats outdoors from day one.

For most of feline history, most cats lived outdoors and thus, used the dirt of nature as their litter and litter box.

Cats that have lived indoors most of their lives often have a harder time successfully adjusting to living outdoors.

Dr. Stanley Rubin, a veterinarian who specializes in internal medicine at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, says that FeLV is most common in outdoor male cats between the ages of one and six years old.

Here we will discuss ways of reducing the risk of danger to cats allowed outdoors, but the most appropriate methods will depend on the individual cat, its lifestyle and its home situation — each situation is different with regards to what is best for the cat and its owners.

The most common type of flea found on ferrets is the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis), however, ferrets that go outdoors may pick up other types of fleas.

If you allow your cat to spend time outdoors, keep a close eye on her, as she will most likely be a bit of an escape artist.

Pets in general have a higher body temperature than people with Dogs and Cats at about 102 ° F. Though most healthy dogs are very well adapted to cold temperatures — provided they're not outdoors for too long — care must be taken with puppies, older dogs, and of course any sick or injured pets who can be vulnerable.

Since they are feral cats — or should I say semi-feral now — they spend most of their time outdoors.

Many cats have very fluid lifestyles — they might spend most of their time indoors, but occasionally sun themselves on the back porch, or they live with animal housemates who go outdoors, or they go outside when their owners vacation at the beach cottage.

We are proud to carry a wide assortment of quality outdoor cat house models, most of which are insulated.

But most of us are also aware that the danger of allowing cats outdoors loose offsets any benefits.

Earlier work by one of the authors found that the most common causes of death of outdoor cats were other cats and disease.

If you own an outdoor cat or a dog that enjoys spending most of its days outside, you might be adamant about flea and tick control because of the parasites that lurk in the wilderness.

Since most FIV positive cats are used to going outdoors, we consider it is detrimental to their quality of life to prevent them from going outdoors if they want to, provided that it is in an area where the virus is already present in significant numbers of cats.

Instead of hiding and sleeping by day, hunting rodents by night, as true feral cats do, remaining invisible to most of the public, fed cats treated as outdoor pets tend to loiter in daytime awaiting their feeders, sometimes conspicuously hunting birds for sport.

(By the way, did you know that «behavioral problems» are one of the most common reasons why cats are surrendered to shelters, relegated to the outdoors, or sometimes even brought to the vet for euthanasia?

In fact, for most of history, cats have lived outdoors, alongside people.

Fleas, ticks, worms, abscesses, cuts, diarrhea, a dull coat, or weight loss are all signs of trouble and are most often seen in outdoor cats.

Although the actual impacts of community and pet cats on wildlife are hotly debated, one fact is clear: the capacities of most shelter programs are simply insufficient to decrease the overall number of outdoor cats in a community.

Previously, a dog or cat lived most of its life outdoors and would chew on sticks or bones and might even catch and eat small animals.

As I often point out, multiple large - scale surveys [4 — 6] have found that only about one - third of these cats are allowed outdoors at all — and most of them only for a few hours each day.

Meow Village states this is one of the most important things you can do for cats who live outdoors.

Most callers are caregivers of outdoor colonies and are feeding cats.

Some of our outdoor cats are friendly but can not be inside for various reasons, but most are feral (not domesticated).

«Free - roaming» cats spend most of their time unconfined outdoors.

In many areas of the U.S., unlimited admission of cats is not a legal mandate for shelters, yet millions of community (unowned and outdoor) cats are regularly admitted and, despite strong efforts by shelters, most cats do not make it out alive.

She spends most of her free time outdoors and currently has 3 cats, a leopard gecko, and fish.

Over 1 million outdoor cats roam Los Angeles — a statistic not known to most people because feral or stray cats are good at finding places to tuck themselves away so the public never senses the magnitude of the problem.

Seems to me the bird people, which have been the most worst of the cat haters for centuries, way before anyone said there were «too many» outdoor ownerless cats, are just riding the bird loss hysteria to rile up the rest of the cat haters out there, in their quest for a cat - free world.

I am most proud of how our Community Cats Program doesn't just do Trap - Neuter - return, but has helped change the perception of stray / feral / outdoor / community cCats Program doesn't just do Trap - Neuter - return, but has helped change the perception of stray / feral / outdoor / community catscats.

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Bartonellosis is one of the most common zoonotic diseases that cats spread to humans and it's not exclusive to outdoor cats but also indoor cats through contact with infected fleas or ticks.

Birds are 3rd most popular animal kept in homes all over the world, and unlike dogs and cat who are often abandoned outdoors, birds are locked up in little cages like prisoners, unable to escape, slowly starving and dehydrating and losing sanity because they are deprived of social interaction (causing the neurotic screaming), and then tortured and abused because they incessantly scream for attention.

Most retailers selling traditional clay - based litters will find the bags going out to multi-cat households and owners of outdoor cats.

Outdoor cats who get into fights with other cats are most at risk of becoming infected.