Cat Care Secrets Revealed

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By Richard Lam

Cats meow. But do you know what does it mean? Cat chat is the unique system whereby cats behave when they want to communicate something to you. Else you will not even understand what it wants.

Cat chat is especially suitable for owners who have been around cats for quite some time. Therefore, they are more likely to know what their cats want for just their meowing and their actions.

Particularly, Siamese cats have human-like voices that absolutely resemble you having a conversation with your cat when it starts to meow. Thus, it is not surprising to hear a human greeting in the middle of the night.

However, cat chat does not only include the meows but also the purring part of cats which cats do often. Actually, this is their favorite form of communication. Once they purr, they are actually telling you that they are satisfied and contented or just want to socialize with you. But it has another meaning too. It can mean that they are nervous, jumpy or in great pain.

When your cat trusts you enough, your cat will honor you by submitting fully to you. This can be seen when your cat rolls on its back. However, do not mistake it that it wants you to rub its stomach.

The tail of the cat is also part of cat chat. It will tell a lot involving feelings. Puffed up tails show fear in your cat and a tail that is held high is just showing that your cat is feeling good and relaxed.

When your cat head butts you, it is just showing you that it really loves you and not showing any kind of aggression. You can also do it back to your cat but be very careful as it is definitely more fragile that you. You will find that your cat actually enjoys this and soon form a solid bond with you.

So in a sense, cat chat is being able to decipher the kind of needs that your cat wants just by observing its behavior. With time and a solid bond, I am sure that a real cat chat will be possible.

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By Remy Fletcher

One of the most important elements in cat care is cat food. It is the most important need of cats and has to be provided by the owner. Plus, the kind of food you feed them will also reflect the nutritional contents of their food intake.

In order for your cats to be as sick-free as possible and grow well, we have to care for them by feeding them with the most nutritious food available. There are always guidelines where you can follow to give them a balanced diet and always refill their drinking water.

But what about those other reminders that remind us to not do this and that when feeding our cats?

Well, the don’ts of cat food feeding are also part of cat care. Avoid giving cat food that includes by-products such as “meat and/or bone meal”, “animal digest”, etc. Most of the other descriptions including the words “digest” or “meal” should be avoided as they are of no nutritional value to your cats.

Below are some more invaluable tips:

- Do not give food that includes corn meal as filler. - Avoid giving meals that conation like almost 50 percent of carbohydrates fillers. - Food with too much preservative is highly-discouraged.

Good cat care comes from good cat food. Always remember the basic nutritional needs of your cats. This includes protein from a poultry source or fish. Taurine, also an essential amino acid, certain other vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fatty acids and of course the most important of all, Water.

Cats do not really need so much carbohydrate as we do. But we just could not get away from the widely available canned cat food with carbohydrates fillers. Just ensure that the fillers do not tip over the 50 percent mark.

One great tip is to vary your cat menu from time to time. Don’t stick to one for too long else your cat will get bored and its appetite will plunge.

I hope that these cat care tips will help you better select the type of more nutritional cat food for your pets. But I highly suggest that you learn more so that you can be make better choices for your pets.

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