cat hairball remedies cat shedding
solutions and how to prevent kitten
diarrhea it is cat meows at revival
animal health and we are going to answer
the top four cat health questions cat
owners ask our pet care pros now this is
Cynthia and she is a pet care pro that
means she is trained by our own staff
vet and every day she spends much of her
time answering pet health questions from
our customers so it's time to find out
the top four cat health questions she
gets asked number one is how to prevent
hair balls and cats well Shelly to be
fair hair balls are actually a good
thing really you'll see this in the wild
when wild cats eat birds and other small
animals they ingest the bones hair balls
covered the ends of these bones so they
won't puncture the cat's intestine but
domestic cats they don't need that
protection I think we all agree though
that hair balls are unpleasant so how
can cat owners prevent hair balls in
house cats since they don't exactly live
in the wild the best way is of course to
brush your hair caps hair as often as
possible they are there are also gels or
soft chews that you can give your cat
that help lubricate the adjusted hair to
help it easily pass through the GI tract
customers have found products like our
hairball remedy worked very well it's
very tasty as well so that's always a
plus when they taste good cats are
pretty finicky also you can use a fatty
acid supplement to help reduce your cats
an overall shedding and this will help
prevent those hair balls one that our
customers like is a product called
missing link this product here it
contains omega-3 and six fatty acids
very important and it also carries
tarring which is another important amino
acid for cats okay good to know now I
know you also get a lot of questions
about kitten milk replacers so our
number two cat health question comes
from customers trying to find a milk
replacer that doesn't cause kitten
diarrhea is that even possible
you know Shelley it is certainly
possible diarrhea is a real problem now
for bottle fed kitten
and we get a lot of compliments from our
customers on how well our product our
breeders edge foster care works for them
it is easy for kittens to digest so
there's no diarrhea or sore Fannie's in
addition it has the right balance of
protein and fat to help kittens grow and
thrive but also remember that over
feeding can cause diarrhea so you want
to keep those tummies more
football-shaped and not too round like a
basketball great tip there now we all
know cats love to groom but they still
leave hair and dander around the house
and that can cause allergies for their
humans the number 3 question we get from
cat owners is how to reduce cat dander
in our home what tips do you have for
that the biggest tip I have is to clean
and clean and vacuum and vacuum very
often in order to remove that dander and
don't forget to frequently clean under
furniture and wash the drapes the
curtains the comforters the blankets and
other items that can easily trap that
dander again daily brushing removes
loose hair like we talked about with the
hair balls
there are also cat beds made with
special fibers that trap cat hair and
dander this amazing kitty lounge sleeper
and this amazing kitty pad have soft
polyester fibers that are like magnets
for the hair and the dander and these
are both really soft and what I love is
they're actually machine washable so you
just throw them in the washing machine
and you're done
and remember your cat's diet does make a
difference in how much she will shed she
or he we shouldn't be specific there I
guess hair loss and excessive shedding
can be a sign of an insufficient diet if
a poor diet is causing your cat to shed
more feeding higher-quality food that
has the right balance of vitamins fatty
acids protein and fats can really help
so now let's talk question number four
about cat vaccinations given how many
vaccine orders we ship every week at
revival it is no surprise you get a lot
of questions on this topic especially
when it comes to whether killed and
modified live vaccines are both safe for
cats that's
right Shelly we do get this question and
I mean a lot one of the most important
things to know about killed and modified
live vaccines though is that they are
both very safe kill vaccines use an
adjuvant to stimulate the immune system
to respond whereas a modified live
vaccine contains a wimpy virus strain of
the virus that does not cause the
disease but it stimulates the immune
system so it responds without the
adjuvant so how they create the immune
response is different but they are both
very safe to use okay great tip and good
to know now we hope we were able to
answer some of your cat health questions
if you have another question that we
didn't talk about leave a comment below
and we will get you the answer and if
you have any ideas for future topics
you'd like us to talk about on the pet
care Pro Show leave your ideas below in
the comments as well I know Cynthia and
our other pet care pros are always happy
to help answer questions so don't
hesitate to give us a call at one eight
hundred seven eight six four seven five
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i'm shelly with the revival education
team this is Cynthia a revival pet care
pro thank you so much for joining us for
this cat meows episode of the pet care
Pro Show
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and very easy to clean so
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I think you can just throw them in the
washer yeah
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