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baby kitten

December 27, 2018

Hand Raising Orphaned Kittens

Kathleen M. Gallagher put together this manual on how to care for orphaned kittens: “in celebration of the hundreds of orphan kittens that I have

Category iconShelter Best Practices,  Wellness Tag iconcat,  community cats,  kitten

December 5, 2018

Hazards in the Home

Make your home a safer place for your pets by keeping them away from the following hazardous household items, plants, foods, objects, and trouble

Category iconWellness Tag iconcat,  dog,  kitten,  pet ownership,  puppy,  wellness

November 27, 2018

Demodectic Mange

Demodectic mange (also known as red mange, follicular mange, or puppy mange) is a skin disease that Friends For Life sees most often in young

Category iconWellness Tag icondog,  puppy,  wellness

trillian

November 21, 2018

Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)

What is Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease (FLUTD)? Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) describes a collection of conditions that can affect

Category iconWellness Tag iconcat,  kitten,  wellness

Marley Cat

November 14, 2018

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP)

FIP is a very rare virus. In the last seven years, Friends For Life has only had around a dozen cases of cats that our veterinary team has labeled

Category iconWellness Tag iconcat,  kitten,  wellness

espresso

November 7, 2018

FIV: Catching a Bad Case of Rumors

“I was on my way back to the sanctuary after a family visit in Colorado. Curled up beside me, purring contentedly, was Reggie, the cat nobody dared

Category iconWellness Tag iconcat,  kitten,  wellness

kitten cuddles

October 31, 2018

Feline Leukemia (FeLV)

What is Feline Leukemia (FeLV)? FeLV is a virus that weakens the feline immune system, similar to HIV in humans. At other shelters, cats with this

Category iconWellness Tag iconcat,  kitten,  wellness

dreyfuss playing with a feather wand

October 23, 2018

Why Cats Need Claws

Claws are involved in almost everything a cat does during her waking hours. In the morning, she digs her claws into her scratching post and pulls

Category iconBehavioral Resources,  Pet Ownership,  Wellness Tag iconcat,  kitten,  wellness

October 10, 2018

Declawing: What You Need to Know

What does it mean when a cat is declawed? How is it done?  The cat's claw is not a toenail at the end of the toe as in other animals. It is

Category iconBehavioral Resources,  Pet Ownership,  Wellness Tag iconcat,  kitten,  wellness

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