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Keeping Your Cat Content Part 4: Toys, Prey Behavior, and Keeping Your Cat Active

Jun 22, 2018 | Cat Health, Healthy Pets

Cats are often considered a low maintenance pet: feed, water, scoop the box. You don’t need to take them for a walk. You rarely need to get them groomed. They aren’t begging for your attention like a dog does. We often forget how important it is to play with our cats...

Pet Emergency Signs

Jun 4, 2018 | Cat Health, Dog Health, Healthy Pets, Holiday Pet Safety, Pet Safety

Signs Your Pet Needs Emergency Care: Knowing the signs of an emergency is especially difficult when assessing pets who cannot talk! If your pet shows any of these signs, seek help immediately! Labored breathing Pale gums Bloody diarrhea Vomiting blood or vomiting more...

Keeping Cat Content: Part Three: Perches and Scratching Posts Galore

May 11, 2018 | Cat Health

In this multi-part article from Longwood Veterinary Center, your Kennett Square vet, serving Greenville, Chadds Ford, West Chester and surrounding areas, we will discuss keeping an indoor cat happy. Scratching is a natural behavior that enables cats to stretch their...

Keeping Your Cat Content Part 2: Litter Box 101

Apr 3, 2018 | Cat Health

Normally kittens are relatively easy to “potty train”. However, if litter box issues arise it is best to address them quickly in order to minimize the possibility of an occasional “accident” outside the box from becoming a habit. In this second installment...

Multi-Part Series Blog: Keeping Your Cat Content

Mar 1, 2018 | Cat Health

First Step: Basic Items Needed for the Purrfect Environment For the safety and longevity of your pet, most veterinary experts recommend keeping your cat inside if possible. With that being said, we understand keeping your cat strictly indoors poses some unique...

Potential Toxins and your Cat

Mar 1, 2018 | Cat Health, Pet Safety

According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the following are among the most frequently identified causes of feline poisoning: Insecticides that are used on lawns and gardens Rodenticides, which are used to kill rats and mice...