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Outdoor-Indoor Cat House by KatKabin

This mini cat-house seems like a good idea, somewhere snug for the kitties if you don’t have a catflap. And if your cat doesn’t go out it is also ideal for a secluded hide-away bed indoors too.

The Outdoor-Indoor Cat House by KatKabin is a luxurious outdoor cat house that will give your cat comfort and safety in your garden, patio or balcony. Specifically designed to cope with outdoor conditions, standing above the ground the sturdy KatKabin DezRez withstands extreme temperatures of the seasons.

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Raw Cat Food

It is only natural for cats to eat raw meat, if you have an outdoor cat they are no doubt supplementing their diet with mice and birds and other small creatures that they catch.

But what are the benefits of changing from processed cat food to natural raw meat?

Pros:

• Healthier fur and skin – some cats are allergic to the grains in processes food, they can get dermatitis
• Clean teeth – a raw diet can lead to healthier teeth and gums
• Natural weight control – carbohydrate in processes can lead to weight problems
• Increased vitality – cat’s are carnivores their digestion works best with raw meat, they will be healthier with more energy
• Less chance of suffering from diabetes

Cons:

• Contaminated meat – if you don’t buy from a reputable outlet there is a danger of salmonella, e coli, listeria
• Cost – raw meat can be more expensive
• Convenience – if you buy frozen meat you have to allow time to thaw – if you buy fresh the meat cannot be stored as long

It is better to feed as small chunks rather than ground to get the best nutrition value from raw meat; grinding can add more bacteria to the meat.

Cats will naturally prey on rabbits so it is an excellent choice for their diet. You may also try other meats such as lamb, also beef liver, heart and kidney are good sources of nutrients, you may have  to mince this and add to other foods if they will not eat it. The food should be room temperature, cats don’t like cold food. Occasionally you can give your cat fish too, but not too much as this can cause health problems.

Don’t feed your cat more than they can eat, you don’t want excess meat laying around all day. Younger cats will need regular small meals, older cats should suffice on two meals a day.

Make sure any bowls, utensils and food surfaces are thoroughly cleaned.

Everything a wild cat needs nutritionally can be found in their prey, and similarly domesticated cats need real meat and bone for a healthy diet.

Related articles

• Raw Food Diet for Cats: A Natural Solution (cats.about.com)
• The Benefits of Raw Dog Food for Dogs (dogslikerawfood.com)
• Myths About Raw Feeding | What About Cats (www.rawfed.com)

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New pics on Cheezburger

I just uploaded a few more Babe Cattykins pictures onto Cheezburger
http://cheezburger.com/Cat-Things/pics

Why not add your own funny captions?

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Cat Things ~ Favourite Quotations

“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little they become its visible soul.” ~ Jean Cocteau

“If cats could talk, they wouldn’t.” ~ Nan Porter

“Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched.” ~ Cervantes

“One cat just leads to another. ” ~ Ernest Hemingway (owned over 30 cats!)

“There are no ordinary cats. ” ~ Colette

“A little drowsing cat is an image of perfect beatitude.” ~ Champfleury

“It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can’t see.” ~ Eleanor Farjeon

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. ” ~ Albert Schweitzer

“Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.” ~ Joseph Wood Krutch

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

“When I play with my cat who knows whether she is’nt amusing herself with me more than I am with her?.” ~ Montaigne (French Philosopher)

“I have noticed that what cats most approciate in a human being is not the ability to produce food which they take for granted – but his or her entertainment value.” ~ Geoffrey Household

“My cat does not talk as respectfully to me as I do to her.” ~ Colette

“Usually I know exactly what the cat has eaten. Not only have I fed it to the cat, at the cat’s insistence, but the cat has thrown it up on the rug, and someone has tracked it all over onto the other rug. I do not know why cats are such habitual vomiters. They do not seem to enjoy it, judging by the sounds they make while they are doing it. It’s their nature. A dog is going to bark. A cat is going to vomit.” ~ Roy Blount Jr.

The Difference Between a Cat and a Dog

“What’s the difference between a cat & a dog? A dog ponders his relationship with man: ‘He feeds me, he grooms me, he takes care of all my needs… He must be God’. A cat thinks: ‘He feeds me, grooms me, takes care of me. I must be God’. ” ~ Friend Tali

“A dog is prose, a cat is a poem.” ~ Jean Burden

“Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.” ~ Anon

“The difference between dogs & cats is that a dog will respond but a cat will take a message & get back to you.” ~ Mary Bly

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Getting My Attention

I’ve been trying to work on my computer today but the cats have had other ideas.

Stole has been visiting me at regular intervals through the day sitting between me and the monitor and every so often she reaches up with a paw to touch me. It really is so sweet but a little bit annoying too. Sometimes she just wants stroking but usually she is begging for food.

Now, at last, Stole is sleeping but Danny Mittens has decided he wants some attention. He is laying with his head on the mouse mat so that when I have to use the mouse he gets his head stroked at the same time. Multi-tasking made easy.

A left-handed photo so not one of my best…

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