Whether your kitten comes from a shelter or a breeder or the family down the street, it's very common for the stress of moving to trigger an Upper Respiratory Infection (URI). Just like us, their bodies can have a virus that doesn't emerge until a stressful event...
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Cat Food Ingredients: What to Feed & What to Avoid
You are what you eat. So are your cats. Our experience is that much illness can be prevented and/or healed with proper feline nutrition. This is not a substitute for proper medical care but a partner in your cat's health. Cats are obligate carnivores. This means they...
Don’t Let Allergies Steal Your Cat!
Happy Cats recently received this phone question: My son has had his cat Rusty since he was a toddler. Suddenly, my son has developed severe allergies to his cat. Rusty is an important part of our family. Is there anything we can do to help our son and keep Rusty too?...
What is FIV?
FIV stands for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus. This is a disease that's almost always found in outside cats who aren't neutered or spayed. Picture this. You're a cute little boy kitten, rambunctious and playful. For whatever reason, you play too hard, you don't "get...
Oh Poop: Feline Diarrhea Solutions
Research at Ohio State University in 2011 proved that it doesn't take much to get a cat off his or her regular routine. In fact, all it took was a change in caretakers for many of their cats to become ill. As Tony Buffington, the lead researcher, says, "Cats are not a...
Cat Food & Water: Where & How
As pet parents, it warms our hearts to see our cats doing things together, like eating, sleeping and grooming. However, cats don't hunt together in the wild. It doesn't take a pack of cats to catch an insect or rodent, their main prey. Cats instinctively remove their...
Declawing and cats
"Can a kitten be declawed at birth?" Someone asked this through the Happy Cats Haven website recently. It's a fact that cats come with claws. Scratching and touching with their claws is a basic cat instinct, like eating or purring. Not only does it keep their bodies...
Litter Box Problems
Out of the Box - how to resolve simple litter box problems One of the most common reasons a cat or kitten ends up being abandoned is problems with the litter box, or housesoiling. These issues can become habitual, so it's important to resolve them as soon as they're...
How to Help Your Cat’s Fear of Vets
Are you one of those people who hate taking their cat to the veterinarian? You're not alone. Research says that 38% of people with cats get stressed just thinking about a vet visit. Most people say their cats hate going to the vet even more than they fear taking them....