How do I help my overweight cat lose weight?
Carefully and slowly, because crash dieting a cat is dangerous and can trigger fatty liver disease
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Why does my cat knead me with her paws?
Kneading, that rhythmic push-pull with the front paws often called making biscuits, starts in kittenhood, when nursing kittens knead to stimulate milk
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What is stud tail in cats, and should I worry?
Stud tail is a waxy, greasy, sometimes crusty buildup near the base of the tail, where a cluster of oil glands sits
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What should healthy cat poop look like?
A healthy stool is brown, formed and firm but not hard, roughly the shape and segmentation of a small log, and a cat typically goes about once a day
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Can I flavor my cat’s water to get her to drink more?
Yes, lightly, and it can work well for a stubborn drinker
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Why do cats need taurine?
Taurine is an amino acid cats can’t make enough of on their own, so they have to get it from their diet, and it comes only from animal tissue
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Covered or uncovered litter box: which is better?
People tend to prefer covered boxes for the smell and tidiness
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Best indoor cat food: 5 formulas that account for a life spent mostly on the couch
Indoor cats face real obesity risk. We compare five dry indoor cat food formulas by calorie density, fiber and protein, and share what we’d actually put in the bowl.
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Why does my cat have black spots on her chin?
Those little black specks on the chin are usually feline chin acne, blocked oil glands that look like blackheads and sometimes progress to red bumps
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Why does my cat have such smelly gas?
Occasional gas is normal, but truly foul, frequent gas usually traces back to diet or how she eats
