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The following information comes from my veterinary nurse neighbour. Not all vets would agree with this way of treating cat diarrhea.

If your cat has diarrhea fast him or her completely for 24 hours. Provide plenty of fresh water while this is going on.

When the 24 hours is up, for the next day or two, give your cat a teaspoon of easily digestible food every hour.

Keep an eye on the contents of the litter tray while you are doing this. After one or two days of this regimen, you can begin feeding your cat his or her regular meals again.

Two days after the fast day, give your cat half a teaspoon of good quality plain Bio yogurt. It has to be Bio yogurt, because the idea is to reintroduce bacteria to the cats gut. As the healthy bacteria necessary for proper digestion, has been flushed away with the diarrhea. There is no need to give your cat any more than half a teaspoon of the yogurt.

If this method doesn’t clear up the cat diarrhea, then it is vital that you contact your local veterinarian to discover the cause of the problem.

If you feel bad about fasting your cat while you are eating, you can always have a fast day too! 

My neighbour fasts her cats once a week on a regular basis anyway, as she considers this good for their health.

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This lovely cat needs a home West Cork Animal Welfare

These cat care health tips are taken from Dr Jones of Veterinary Secrets Revealed daily newsletter. To subscribe go to Veterinary Secrets Revealed . 

Here Follow the Cat Care Tips

1)  Feed your cat a variety of food never just dry food.  Raw food included in your cat’s diet is excellent, but some cats won’t touch it.  Here is a wonderful site which gives simple instructions for making your own cat food. Pet Grub

2)  Give your cat regular health checkups and Vaccinate less. Here’s an article about over vaccinating  called Are We Overvaccinating Our Pets  Go to your Veterinarian to get a yearly health check and give your cat a regular home health exam.  Dr Jones recommends that you do this once a week. 

3) Give your cat a regular cat supplement along with a varied diet. Dr Jones is preparing a supplement that will be on the market soon. Until that’s ready, here’s another natural supplement from Pet Wellbeing:  Feline Multi Essentials Cat Vitamins

4)  Begin using natural solutions rather than conventional medication when at all possible, ie Homeopathic preparations, Herbal remedies, Massage and Acupressure.  

5)  Make sure your cat gets regular exercise.  An indoor cat will need stimulating toys to keep him or her active, fit and healthy.

6)  The bond of love that forms between a human and cat is good for the health of both of them. So cultivate that bond.  (If you’re reading this page you’re probably doing that already).

If you want to learn more about any of the above methods go to the official Veterinary Secrets Revealed site

A BIG CAT STORY  Here’s a moving story; ‘How a lonely lioness found love with a little help from her friends’

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Puffin a few months before she died

The only thing that I don’t like about Cats is the fact that their life span is so much shorter than my own. Which means that you and I have, at some point, to face the inevitability of losing our beloved cat companion. I’m writing this post to help anyone with a sick cat or anyone going through the grief of losing a cat friend.

When my first cat Puffin died (she’s in the picture on my shoulder) I felt as though I had lost my other half. Many non Animal people cannot understand the strong feelings that a person has towards their Animal Companion and can be unfeeling out of ignorance, to say the least. So keep away from them when you’re grieving. Surround yourself if you can, with ‘animal people’ who will understand what you are going through.

There are a couple of online resources for anyone with a sick or dying animal or for anyone grieving for an animal companion they are: www.petloss.com    www.aplb.org

I had the good fortune, when Puffin died, to be put in touch with an Animal Psychic.  I was reassured by her, that Puffin had become a magnificent creature in another realm entirely, she had transformed into something more akin to a Lion.  The person the Psychic was concerned about was me!  That was probably the worst time of my life for a whole load of reasons and it was as though Puffin was guiding me through that difficult period and probably still is, from wherever she lives now.

I am in touch at present with an Animal Communicator called Pea Horsley, who can contact your beloved Cat Companion in spirit, if you so desire.  You can contact Pea at her website  Animal Thoughts  

Pea can communicate with living Animals as well, to help you to understand their issues, like general cat care or with things like finding a lost cat, or with your cat’s health and your cat’s behaviour.

Here’s a beautiful and inspiring poem that’s often posted on the Feline Leukemia site: www.felineleukemia.org  This site is well worth visiting, full of care and love, also very infomative on caring for cats with FELV

We who choose to surround ourselves with lives more temporary
than our own,
Live within a fragile circle,easily and often breached.
Unable to accept its awful gaps.
We still would have it no other way    

I’m posting a funny cat video here which might help to cheer you up a bit, there’s nothing like laughter to help with healing, though time is the greatest healer of all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvBiSW5QFKY link to You Tube video ‘Cat fixes Printer’ with subtitles)

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