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What Do I Do If I Find A Stray Cat?
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What Do I Do If I Find A Stray Cat?

If you find a cat you have never seen before wandering around your neighbourhood, you might start to worry that it is possibly a stray cat. We all want to help animals we feel may be in distress but it's important to make sure that it is safe to approach them and do not put yourself in any dangerous situations


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Welcoming your kitten home!
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Welcoming your kitten home!

Welcoming a new kitten into the family is extremely exciting for all involved and we are here to help you in your exciting new journey. Your kitten checklist: A new cat bed Kittens will change where they sleep quite frequently so you may need more than one


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Vaccines For Your Cat
Cat health

Vaccines For Your Cat

When you get a kitten, there's always so much to think about. Making sure they're on KatKin (build your trial box here), providing them with the best toys you can find, picking a name that strikes the balance of funny but also meaningful


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Understanding Feline Viruses – FIV and FELV
Cat health

Understanding Feline Viruses – FIV and FELV

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukaemia Virus (FELV) are two of the major viruses affecting cats around the world, and all too often they tend to be surrounded with a haze of fear and misunderstanding. While they are two distinct processes, they are sometimes grouped together because of their many similarities


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Understanding Cat Bite Abscesses
Cat health

Understanding Cat Bite Abscesses

Today’s topic is not for the faint hearted! Cat bite abscesses are a squeamish subject, but one which many cat owners have been challenged with. Unfortunately, these rather iffy injuries occur quite commonly in our feline friends – especially in those that roam outdoors and those that are unsterilized, as these factors predispose them to fighting


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Tricks of the cat food trade
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Tricks of the cat food trade

If you’ve ever stood in the supermarket pet food aisle (bizarrely always next to the detergent aisle) and felt overwhelmed and baffled, you’re not alone. The cat food industry is full of so many competing claims, tricks, and carefully worded labels, it can be difficult to understand what’s really in your cat’s food


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Toxic foods for cats - Easter edition
Cat health

Toxic foods for cats - Easter edition

Easter beckons with its four day weekend and promise of better weather on its way. But, did you know that this, the most egg-filled holiday, comes with some pitfalls for your cat you might not be aware of? Luckily, we’ve outlined them for you, so you can make sure your Easter is cat friendly, and finally embrace what you’ve given up for Lent (unless it happens to be on the list below)


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