Medications used to manage pain, anxiety, and inflammation can have several different effects on the body and your cat’s behavior. Drugs used during anesthesia can also affect the way your cat behaves and affect breathing in some cases.
Senility, or cognitive disorder can affect elderly cats. If your cat seems confused, or if his personality seems to change, this may be the reason. Some symptoms might be howling for no reason, or staring off into the distance. Keeping him mentally engaged for as long as possible will can...
socialization with humans is difficult to assess on intake to a shelter, and that where a cat lies on a feral to friendly behavior scale is not indicative of that cat being at home in the location where the cat was found. Further, behavior and temperament may change over time and ...
Once spayed or neutered, keep in mind that it may takeup to one month afterthe surgery for the cat to exhibit appropriate behavior. Will my cat hate me after being spayed? Expertssay not to worry. “Overall, your cat's personality should not change,” Brömme says. Your cat may seem ...
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Another common behavior in this breed is the “wiggle-tail” in which it twitches its tail, shaking it like it’s spraying territory although it does not release urine. This breed can be territorial with other pets but can learn to get along. It does however enjoy families, especially ...
This behavior was likely due to the asymmetry between the right and left sides of the experimental corridor, the right wall of which was transparent whereas the left was not. Cats certainly noticed that the walking corridor was elevated on a ∼1 m high platform, which may have rendered the...
That was a big change because, normally, I went to lectures with subjects I love, like anesthesia, dog behavior, public relations/marketing, and horse topics, and as I mentioned, I really did not like cats. I thought they were difficult, incomprehensible, and could hurt you too much!
More than half of impounded cats are euthanased due to shelter crowding, shelter-acquired disease or feral behavior. Trap-neuter-return (TNR), an alternative to shelter impoundment, improves cat welfare and reduces the size of cat colonies, but has been regarded as too impractical to reduce ...
It depends on the cat’s metabolism. Methimazole typically takes between 2-4 weeks to take effect. During this time, it is important to observe and record your cat’s symptoms and behavior so you can report them during your next visit. Your veterinarian may need to fine tune the d...