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Are you a cat person or a dog person? Both? Neither?

Can a Pet Predict Your Personality?

Are you a cat person or a dog person? The answer may say a lot about your personality. A survey developed at the University of Texas at Austin found that some stereotypes about cat and dog lovers may be true, and you may be a lot more like your furry friend than you ever realized. Browse our gallery to see where you stand - and how other Americans divide into cat people vs. dog people.

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Chinese Li Hua (Dragon Li), The original Chinese breed

This is our special cat-agory dedicated to the Chinese Li Hua or 'Li Hua' cat' ('Fox Flower Cat').
The Chinese Li Hua is the most popular home grown breed in China. Most recognize the 'tabby' pattern but few understand the true origins of the 'Li Hua'.
Distinctive traits of the Li Hua include extra large eyes and a highly intelligent, intuitive personality in line with its wild origins.
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‎[Useful App] Paw Card-for keeping track of your pet's vital information.

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Hats: Are your pets afraid of people who wear them?

Dear Gary:

I went out of town for a couple of days. I hired a cat sitter I had used previously. She is a vet tech and very competent.

The first night she came over, our "Furnami," a 4-year-old male tabby, was very friendly to her. (Furnami is what you get when you combine fur with a tsunami. When he was a kitten tearing through the house like a maniac, I said to my husband that he was a tsunami with fur and my husband said, "Furnami.")

He has a mellow, laid-back personality, and is the kind of cat that's not deterred when he's laying on your feet in bed and you try to kick him out of bed so you can turn over. The kind of cat if you squirt him with water to discourage him from doing something, he is unaffected.

The second night, the pet sitter came over wearing a stocking cap and he approached her growling and hissing. He has never done that behavior in four years. She threw the hat on the floor and he "killed" it.

The third night the sitter came over without the hat and he was fine. She said that sometimes dogs react to her hat the same way. There was nothing unusual on the hat, no trim or anything.

Have you heard of this before?

Barbara Bushee,

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Year of the Cat brings about nationwide cat campaign

By David Archibald

The Guardian

This is the Year of the Cat, according to the Vietnamese calender, and a network of Canadian cat welfare advocates are honouring the year with a nationwide awareness campaign.

Care for Cats is a collaborative effort to bring the major problems facing cats to the attention of the public.

Started by a Hamilton, Ont. feline practitioner, Elizabeth O’Brien, the initiative seeks to deliver its message through events and theme months.

Veterinarian Anne Marie Carey, from the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, works with spay and neuter programs across Prince Edward Island to combat cat overpopulation and has been providing O’Brien with information from her research.

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Vietnamese Year of the Cat

The prowler, the Vietnamese year of the cat symbolizes sensitivity, gentleness and kindness. But, be careful, for cats can be like kittens, too. People born in the Vietnamese horoscope years: 1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, and 1999 are Cats.

Cat Type-ing

There are different kinds of cats in the Vietnamese horoscope. There is the Metal Cat born in 1951 and 2011 and they tend to be resilient, determined and strong. Their intensity is unparalleled by any other type of cat.Those born in 1903 and 1963 are called water cats and are inclined to be peace makers, cool and easy going. Unfortunately, their kind and supportive nature is most often abused and taken advantage of.

Wood Cats brought into existence on the years 1915 and 1975 are characteristically giving and generous, to the point of self sacrifice. Unknowingly, they often very vulnerable to opportunistic and unscrupulous people.

Cats are naturally attentive and hospitable because they do not like unpredictable and unsettled situations; they have the tendency to feel contrived in promoting a comfortable and peaceful atmosphere.

Cats pay great attention to detail. They always get anxious when everything is in chaos. They gravitate towards safe and conservative decisions; thus missing good opportunities in life. Sentimental and compassionate, cats wear their hearts on their sleeves. As a result of being empathetic, cats make great friends.

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Stress can make cats ill: study

Researchers hope cat owners and vets will look at a sick cat's environment before deciding on euthanasia.

In a three-year study, Ohio State University researchers found healthy cats showed signs of illness when stressed and sick cats became healthier when stress levels were reduced.

The 20 sick cats in the study were all diagnosed with a chronic pain syndrome that affects a cat's bladder and were scheduled to be euthanised.

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The researchers say about 1.5 per cent of house cats have lower urinary tract diseases and many pet owners can't stand the messes that come with them.

As a result, they say millions of sick cats are euthanised or turned over to shelters every year.

To cats, stress might be unwanted attention, a dirty litter box or strange noises.

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Strange but True: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets

Sugar and spice and everything nice hold no interest for a cat. Our feline friends are only interested in one thing: meat (except for saving up the energy to catch it by napping, or a round of restorative petting) This is not just because inside every domestic tabby lurks a killer just waiting to catch a bird or torture a mouse, it is also because cats lack the ability to taste sweetness, unlike every other mammal examined to date.

The tongues of most mammals hold taste receptors—proteins on the cellular surface that bind to an incoming substance, activating the cell's internal workings that lead to a signal being sent to the brain. Humans enjoy five kinds of taste buds (possibly six): sour, bitter, salty, umami (or meatiness) and sweet (as well as possibly fat). The sweet receptor is actually made up of two coupled proteins generated by two separate genes: known as Tas1r2 and Tas1r3.

When working properly, the two genes form the coupled protein and when something sweet enters the mouth the news is rushed to the brain, primarily because sweetness is a sign of rich carbohydrates—an important food source for plant-eaters and the nondiscriminating, like humans. But cats are from the noble lineage Carnivora and, unlike some of its lesser members, such as omnivorous bears or, even more appalling, herbivorous pandas, they exclusively eat meat.


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Why do cats hate citrus?

Citrus is an acid. Ever wondered why snorting sherbert gives you a bleeding nose (just on the off chance you ever tried it)? It hurts and irritates, and cats are so much more sensitive in terms of the senses (except for taste, apparently). So they get much more annoyed when they smell it, and hence don't like it at all.


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Homemade Citrus Spray as a Cat Deterrent

Step 1

Measure two cups of water into a small saucepan. Add one cup of citrus peels. Choose from orange, lemon, grapefruit, lime or any combination that you find pleasing.

Step 2

Place the pan over high heat and bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat and allow the mixture to simmer for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to cool. Once the contents have reached room temperature, pour the solution through a coffee filter to remove all of the solid pieces of peel.

Step 4

Add two tbsp. of citrus scented liquid soap and two tbsp. of lemon juice to the water and stir until well blended.

Step 5

Transfer the mixture to a plastic bottle with a spray attachment. Spray any furniture you'd like the cat to stay away from with a liberal coating of the repellent. Additionally, the spray can be used on plants and shrubbery to stop cats from eating them or to establish a chemical perimeter around your garden.

Step 6

Reapply as needed. Outdoor plants will need a new spritz after a rain shower or after routine watering. Indoor surfaces will require an additional application about once every two weeks.

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Should Cats Receive Annual Rabies Vaccines?

Q: I am about to make a vet appointment for my 9 year old cat. She had a Rabies vaccine a year ago. My friend told me some vets are giving the shot yearly and that is not needed and can kill your cat. What are your thoughts. My cat Miss Molly is an inside cat.

Mitch
Hudson Beach, FL

A:

It is my opinion that cats, especially indoor cats, need rabies vaccines much less often than yearly. There are three reasons why vets give the vaccines yearly.

Legislative mandate is the most common reason for annual feline rabies vaccination. Remember that cats receive rabies vaccines in order to protect humans from the disease. Annual rabies vaccination is required by law in many municipalities. It is my opinion that annual feline rabies vaccine requirements are out of date. However, vets have no choice but to comply with the law.

Some vaccines are labeled as effective for only one year. Most notably, the feline Purevax (made by Merial) must be given annually in order to comply with manufacturer specifications.

The third reason why some vets give annual rabies vaccines is force of habit. Some vets have been giving cats shots every year for as long as they can remember (and these vets usually are old, so we’re talking about a long time). They see no reason to change their practices.

I disagree strongly with the philosophy behind the last reason. Rabies vaccines have been linked, in approximately one out of every 10,000 cats (but not at all in dogs), to a type of cancer (called fibrosarcoma) at the vaccine site. Those aren’t huge odds, but I see no reason to take any unnecessary chances.

Mitch, your best option is to talk to your vet. If the vet recommends a rabies vaccine for your cat, ask him why. Ask him to discuss the risks and benefits of the vaccine before it’s given.

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