Category Archives: Advice & Tips

Stress Reported as Major Barrier to Cats Visiting the vet

This article first appeared on iCatCare. As cat owners we are responsible for the health [...]

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Moving Home With Your Pet

How to avoid stress when you’re moving Moving house can be one of the most [...]

The Complete Guide To Introducing Cats To Chickens

As backyard chicken-keeping only becomes more popular, so too does the number of households where [...]

How to Keep Your Pets Calm on Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night is a seasonal tradition and a sign of celebration. At this time of year, wrapping [...]

Five Most Expensive pet Insurance Claims Revealed

New research from Scratch and Patch reveals the agonising cost of veterinary treatments in the UK, along [...]

How to Improve Your Pet’s Carbon Pawprint

With 2020 looking likely to be the hottest year on record, as predicted by meteorologists, [...]

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Caring for Pets With Arthritis

Arthritis in pets can be an invisible but incredibly painful condition and during Arthritis Awareness [...]

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Scientists Outline Hidden Risk of Seasonal Changes on Pets’ Health

19 leading European scientists warn that warmer weather poses a threat to pet health1 Two [...]

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Hairballs in Cats: Treatment Options

Hairballs in Cats: Treatment Options Following on from our past article discussing hairballs in cats [...]

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Only Half of all Cats Receive Regular Veterinary Care

43% of all cats in the UK and Ireland have not seen a veterinarian within the last year and [...]

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Breed Differences of Inherited Behaviours in Cats – is it in the Genes?

By International Cat Care Domestic dogs have historically been bred for certain behaviours that have [...]

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Keeping Cats Safe: Permethrin

Hi everyone, Please find below the latest entry in the icatcare spotlight on science entry: [...]

Is my Cat or Dog’s Weight a Big Deal? Free Webinars to Help You Keep Your Pet a Healthy Weight

Pet weight experts from Royal Canin and Royal Canin’s Weight Management Clinic at The University [...]

The Reality of Working From Home with Cats

Hi everyone, We recently wrote this article for teletext holidays and thought it would be [...]

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Everyone Grieves Differently, Top Tips on Helping you Cope

Grief is a complicated emotion and the process can and is different for everyone. Each [...]

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Spotlight on Science: Cross-Sucking Behaviour in Kittens

Hi everyone, Please find below the latest entry in the icatcare Spotlight on Science series: [...]

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Keeping Your Pet’s Heart Healthy This ‘World Heart Day’

Our pets offer us so much – companionship, love, and they even help boost our [...]

Keep Your Pet’s Heart Healthy

Keep Your Pet’s Heart Healthy Tomorrow 29th of September 2020 marks World Heart Day There’s [...]

Adopt Vs Shop: The Need-to-Knows of Getting A Cat

After debating the pros and cons of getting a furry friend to welcome into your [...]

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The Purrfect Bed and Carrier Combo

Hi everyone, With the weather still being unusually warm for us at the moment, one [...]

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Bringing up a Four-Legged Friend?

YOUR PET PAW’RENTING STYLE DECODED New study reveals pet parenting personas are as common for [...]

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Keeping Cats Safe: Pica

Hi everyone, Please find below the latest entry in the Keeping Cats Safe campaign from [...]

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Keeping Pets Safe This Autumn

PDSA offers advice on how to avoid toxic plants With summer nearly over and autumn [...]

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How to Stop Your Cat Begging for Food

We’ve all heard of ‘puppy dog eyes’, but it can be equally hard to resist [...]

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PDSA Vets Highlight Importance of Pet Insurance

During lockdown, many people have welcomed a pet into their lives. While taking on a [...]

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Dealing With Memory Loss in Pets

Charity vets PDSA offer advice during World Alzheimer’s Month September marks World Alzheimer’s Month and [...]

6 Ways to Be an Eco-Friendly Cat Owner

Photo Credit: pixabay Sustainable shopping is challenging enough, but for your pets, there might be [...]

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Keeping Cats Safe: Cats and Foreign Bodies

Hi everyone, Please find below the latest entry in the iCatCare Keeping Cats Safe For [...]

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Leading Cat Charity Warns Public to be Vigilant Over Online Kitten Sales

The UK’s biggest cat charity has issued a warning about the risk of online sellers [...]

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Top Cat names of 2020 – Revealed!

It’s almost International Cat Day! In celebration of all things feline, partners of the day, [...]

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