A: Pets naturally need to have much less food for the duration of the warmer months of the year: a latest review at the Royal Canin Study Centre in France invested four many years monitoring how considerably cats chose to eat, and discovered that foods intake elevated in colder months (they need to have much more vitality to preserve warm) and decreased during the summer (they have a tendency to lie all around a lot more, employing up less energy). The identical principle applies to all pets: it helps make sense to offer 10-15 per cent less meals throughout warmer climate. A lot of individuals use treats or particular meals to inspire a pet to eat more, but this is 1 of the typical brings about of weight problems in pets, so please really don’t do it.
Q: I am about to get a rescue cat but cannot discover a suitable litter tray. I have observed American ones that are planters with entry below the plant, and other individuals with progressive mechanisms this kind of as an automatic scraper to eliminate clumped litter into a smell-proof bin. Are these accessible in this nation, and, if so, what variety would you recommend?
A: Complicated litter-tray arrangements, such as people you describe, are offered in pet shops and on the internet, but bear in mind that these are developed with humans in thoughts, rather than cats. House soiling troubles are the most regular cat behavioural issue, and these are more widespread when men and women consider to force cats to use littering setups that they really don’t like. Cats have easy requirements: a broad, flat location with a appropriate substrate that they can scrape effortlessly to cover up their enterprise. The more challenging the litter tray – with extras this kind of as a roof, moving components or narrow cat-flap entry or exit points – the more most likely the cat is to mess in the house rather. My very own favourite is a more substantial-than-normal tray (such as a seedling tray from a backyard centre) with deep sides. A every day clean-out assures that offensive smells (and sights) are stored to a minimum.
Social media’s pet parade
Britain’s pets are joining the social media revolution, with cats major dogs in the trend. An infographic launched by cat foods brand Felix (tinyurl.com/jwprsey) reveals that 350,000 British cat owners have set up social media accounts for their feline friends. This craze, recognized as “social petworking”, consists of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and even YouTube accounts focused to pets. Twitter’s most renowned cat, the US-based mostly @Sockington, is followed by much more than one.36 million folks. (Prime Minister David Cameron only has 697,000.)
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