PISILANDIA

14/06/2025

În ultimele decenii, longevitatea pisicilor a crescut semnificativ, iar acest lucru este o veste minunată pentru iubitorii de feline. Cu ceva timp în urmă, o pisică la vârsta de 10 ani era considerată senioară. Astăzi, ne bucurăm de iubirea blănoșilor undeva între 15-20 de ani sau chiar...

13/06/2025

Desperate appeal for help for a horse 🐴 sanctuary 🙏
They need money to make a water well and pay for their essential machinery insurance.
Please help if you can or share wherever you can 😔

05/06/2025

27/05/2025

The most frequently diagnosed feline joint disorder is osteoarthritis, otherwise known as degenerative joint disease (DJD). This condition may be caused by an injury to a joint, by gradual wear and tear on a joint that takes place over time, or as the secondary consequence of a disease that compromises the internal structure of a joint.

In all cases, DJD is characterized by the erosion of cartilage, the smooth tissue that protects the ends of bones from rubbing directly against one another within a movable joint. When this protective tissue, for whatever reason, is worn or torn away completely, the bone ends come immediately into contact, and the persistent grinding of bone against bone results in inflammation and pain of varying severity.

All joints in a cat’s body can be affected by DJD, but those that become most visibly apparent to the owner will be the movable joints, most often the shoulders and elbows. But the knees, wrists and hips are also frequently affected. Outward signs of the condition will vary, depending on which joints are most painful, the extent of damage, and the animal’s age.

The earliest visible sign of DJD is likely to be apparent stiffness and a subtle reduction in an affected animal’s activity. Altered gait may eventually occur as the disease progresses or if the joint disorder has resulted from an injury.

Learn more below:
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21/05/2025

get acne? Yes, feline acne is real, and your cat's chin might be the hotspot! 🐱

Feline acne is caused by too much sebum and keratin being produced. It commonly appears as blackheads and pimple like swellings on a cat's chin and lips. Cats can also have a greasy coat as a result. 🐈

👇 Top Treatment Tips 👇

🥣 Switch to stainless steel or ceramic bowls ➡️ these materials are less likely to harbour bacteria compared to plastic

💦 Maintain good hygiene ➡️ keeping the cats chin clean after feeding and using a veterinary prescribed antibacterial wash

🩺 Consult your veterinarian ➡️ for persistent or severe cases, professional evaluation and treatment are recommended

⚠️ Remember, never attempt to "pop" your cat's pimples, as it can lead to further irritation or infection.

For more information, check out our website 👉 https://icatcare.org/articles/acne-and-stud-tail

17/05/2025

🩸 Are you checking feline blood pressure as often as you could? If you aren’t, you could be missing silent suffering.

Hypertension is sneaky, especially in senior cats, and it’s more common than many of us realise. Many cases go undiagnosed until serious organ damage occurs, like sudden blindness 👁️, neurological signs 🧠, cardiac issues🫀 or worsening kidney function 🫘.

For make feline BP part of your routine health checks! Here are some resources to help👇

Blood pressure measurement form ➡️ https://go.icatcare.org/BP-measurement-form

ISFM Consensus guidelines on the diagnosis and management of hypertension in cats ➡️ https://go.icatcare.org/hypertension-guidelines

30/04/2025

Cats thrive on predictability in their daily routine.

20/04/2025

I wish all my friends a quiet and peaceful EASTER time 🐣🐰

Not only today, but more than ever we must acknowledge the desperate need for kindness, empathy, friendship, family and faith.. Faith in everything good and the strength that humankind has in doing good.. not bad...

Please love your dear ones and be kind to your animals and help the people that have no support and the animals born in suffering.
And please stop eating them as well....
There is no joy in seeing a piece of flesh on your plate or milk in your glass... none.. it's just the image of someone's suffering

So have a great Easter Sunday and let's pray to God and the Universe we can become better 🙏🙏🙏

27/02/2025

08/02/2025

*** WARNING *** If you are considering purchasing lilies for your loved one this Valentine's Day and they have a cat, maybe reconsider.

⚠️ Lilies are highly toxic to cats and can cause kidney failure if not treated quickly.

🐱 Be sure to share this with your cat-owning friends.

13/07/2024

A cat’s level of comfort in their environment is intrinsically linked to their physical health, mental wellbeing and ultimately their behaviour. Understanding the cat's species-specific environmental needs and how they interact with their environment will give us the foundations for providing the cat with their fundamental requirements.

Environmental needs relate to their physical surroundings; the home they live in, the outdoor space they have access to, the space, structure, and physical objects within their home and social interactions with caregivers, visitors, cats and other animals.

There are five fundamental pillars that contribute to a healthy feline environment:

🏛 Providing a safe place

Somewhere private, secure and often raised for a cat to retreat to if they feel threatened. As a solitary hunter, the risk of injury represents a serious threat to survival. Avoiding all threats and confrontations where possible is an effective strategy to aid survival. Providing individual hiding places, that the cat will not be interrupted in, allows the cat to feel safe and retreat in times of real or potential threat, as well as being a place to relax and sleep day-to-day.

🏛 Providing multiple and separated key environmental resources: food, water, toileting areas, scratching areas, play areas and resting areas

Cats need to have access to their key resources without feeling challenged by other cats or animals. Privacy while eating, drinking and toileting is particularly important to minimise distress. Separation of resources prevents contamination, reducing the risk of disease spread.

🏛 Providing opportunity for play and predatory behaviour

Despite the provision of food from humans for pet cats, their instinct to display predatory behaviours is still very strong. In cats with freely available outdoor access, predatory behaviours can take up significant parts of their day, requiring significant physical activity and mental engagement. Indoor only/restricted access cats have reduced or no opportunity for such behaviours, which can result in obesity and/or boredom and frustration. Providing opportunity for predatory-like behaviours in alternative ways can greatly help keep the cat in good physical and mental condition ➡️ play with toys and puzzle feeders.

🏛 Providing positive, consistent and predictable human-cat social interaction

Our interactions with cats should mimic, where possible, the friendly behaviours bonded cats demonstrate to one another to promote a positive human-cat bond. A cat's genetic dispositions and early environment can greatly influence their perception of humans in general.

🏛 Providing an environment that respects the importance of the cat's sense of smell

Cats use a variety of chemical signals (known as pheromones) deposited from their body at various sites (e.g. cheeks, chin, base of the tail) to interact with their environment and communicate with others. Ensuring we do not disturb such messages is especially important (e.g. removing them through cleaning) because this can be extremely stressful and contribute to problematic behaviours.

Read more about making your home cat friendly 👉 https://icatcare.org/advice/making-your-home-cat-friendly/