The Best Living Conditions for Your Cat
Household Cleaners
Many people don't realize that even the cleaning products that we use on our floors can have quite an effect on cats as they pick them up on their paws and fur and then they proceed to ingest them when cleaning themselves. Many different products can make the cat feel ill including fly sprays, even though the manufacturers claim that they are pet friendly.
These types of irritations can cause runny eyes, a lack of energy, and a very unhappy cat. Irritations can also cause sneezing and coughing and this can also be brought about if the cat has been lying in a draft or where they have been rapid changes in the weather conditions or the temperature within the house changes from hot to cold and vice versa.
Always consider what the conditions might be down at floor level as these are the conditions that your cat will be experiencing for much of the time. Cleanliness in the house will assist your cat's health even though in the natural state a cat will be lurking about in the dirt and the garden.
Human Medications
As all the grooming is done with its tongue, any foreign matter that comes in contact with its paws or fur can end up in its digestive system and create health problems.
Because cats are inquisitive it is important that you don't leave any medication, pills, or other types of medicine or products that can be swallowed, that could have fatal consequences. Generally cats are very careful in what they will eat but there is always the possibility that they will be unsure whether a particular product is dangerous or not and end up swallowing it.
Usually a cat will vomit if it has eaten anything that isn't agreeable but if you are sure that it has eaten something that could cause health problems get it to the vet immediately because they are only small creatures and problems can occur rapidly.
Engine Coolant
One thing that many people are unaware of is the danger of engine coolant that could leak from hoses or a radiator on the car.
This coolant can kill a cat very rapidly and this can happen just from having the cat walk through a puddle of radiator fluid that has spilt onto the driveway and then clean itself so be sure that there are no leaks from your car that your cat can get near.
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