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Feral Cats Can Make Good Pets

Many people feel that feral cats cannot be kept indoors as pets. This is not true. In fact, feral cats are happy being kept as indoor only pets if you don’t attempt to treat them exactly like tame cats.

What are Feral Cats?

Feral cats are cats that haven’t been properly socialized. What this means behaviorally is that feral cats are not tame toward humans. Very often, feral cats result from the offspring of cats that were once owned and then abandoned. As a result, the kittens are not properly socialized to humans and become feral.

There is a critical period during kitten development in which kittens must be exposed to human caretakers, otherwise they will be feral or at least semi-feral. This critical developmental period is generally from birth to 8 weeks old. If the first human exposure occurs past the age of 8 weeks this usually results in a feral or semi-feral cat. Sometimes older feral kittens can be tamed toward one or two human caretakers.

What to do if You Find a Feral Cat or Kitten

Many well meaning cat lovers will find feral kittens and take them to their local animal shelter. Unfortunately, feral kittens aren’t very adoptable and most of the time animal shelters will destroy the feral kittens to make room for tame kittens that are more likely to be adopted.

Fortunately, there are some shelters that will spay or neuter the kittens and then return the kittens to their natural environment. This at least gives the feral cat a chance to live without the ability of producing more feral cats. This program is called Trap-Neuter-Return, and it is being implemented in many areas to control the outdoor cat population without having to kill the cats. It generally works like this: The kittens are caught in a humane trap, such as Havahart live animal traps. The animal is unharmed. Then the cat is taken to the vet or the shelter that participates in Trap-Neuter-Return and the animal is spayed or neutered and is usually given some vaccines. When the cat has recovered from the spay or neuter surgery the cat is returned outdoors in the same location where it was found. Trap-Neuter-Return is a much more humane way of dealing with feral cats and kittens than euthanasia.

Feral Kittens Can Also Make Very Rewarding Pets

Some people who find feral kittens take them into their homes as pets. This can be a very rewarding experience as you gain the trust of these special cats. It is also the best option for the well-being of the feral cat or kitten. Taking them into your home as a pet is even better than Trap-Neuter-Return programs. Taking them in as pets generally works best if you catch them when they are relatively young. The younger the better, although some people have taken older feral cats into their homes as pets and they have been fine.

It is also best to take in two feral kittens or cats from the same litter if possible. If this isn’t possible it is best to have at least one other cat in the household because feral kittens and cats really enjoy the company of other cats.

Feral cats need to be kept as indoor only cats. Cats sometimes behave differently once they get outside. Because feral kittens and cats don’t trust humans very much they may be fearful of approaching your house once they are outside and they may get lost. In general, they are very fearful of any humans other than the human caretakers that they have grown to trust.

I have four feral cats that have lived with me for about 2 years now and they have been very happy indoors. Three were caught when they were 10 weeks old and the fourth cat was caught when she was 12 weeks old.

For the first few weeks after I brought them in the house, all of the kittens used to hiss when I walked by them. Eventually they came to trust me and stopped hissing when they saw me. In fact, now they greet me at the door after work. When I wake up in the morning they come up on the bed to greet me the very first thing. They love playing with toys and with each other. They are still semi-feral, but there is nothing more rewarding than seeing how happy they are and knowing that they are indoors where it is warm and safe.

However, they aren’t exactly like other cats. For the most part you can’t pick them up. One of the kittens lets me pick her up and kiss her on top of her little head, but the other kittens don’t allow it (Actually, they are no longer kittens, but they still seem like babies to me). However, they do like to play toys with me, and except for one of them, they do like to be petted and to have their fur brushed.

Feral cats and kittens would not make good pets for children. Basically feral cats that live indoors with humans like to do their own thing most of the time. They don’t want to be held and will usually only let you pet them on a limited basis. Because of this they are likely to scratch a child that attempts to have more contact with them than the cat wants. The key to making a feral cat happy is to only have as much contact with the cat as it wants.

Also, you need to give the shy ones extra space when they are using the litter or eating. Sometimes it is best to keep their litter and food bowls in low human traffic areas so that they can feel safe while eating or using the litter box.

Vet trips can be difficult because they don’t always allow you to pick them up to put them into the pet carrier. However, there are ways to do it. Sometimes you can throw their favorite toy into the carrier and they will run in to get it and then all you have to do is shut the cat carrier door.

Feral cats are well worth the extra work and they are the best pets ever! Also, because they only want limited contact with humans you generally don’t have to worry about them walking on your keyboard while you are typing or laying across you newspaper or book while you are reading.

In my opinion there is nothing more rewarding then gaining the trust of these cats, especially if you don’t mind taking their special needs into consideration. The reward comes in knowing that you are providing a loving, warm, happy home with plenty of food, water, toys, and veterinary care for these special cats.

For more information about feral cats and cat and kitten information please visit About Cats Online.com

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by Okinawa Soba

Get Creative with Pets in the Classroom!

At Pets in the Classroom, we don’t just love animals. We also look forward, every day, to giving teachers the unique opportunity to educate their students in a fun and interactive way. We believe that by incorporating your class pet into your curriculum, your students will easily develop a genuine interest to learn. Try bringing pets into your English or Art lessons for a unique experience, and don’t be afraid to get creative.

Taking your kids on a trip to the library is a great way to spark an interest in reading. You’ll find a wide variety of books – fiction and non-fiction, based on your classroom pet for students to share with their peers. They’ll get an early start on doing research and have fun finding new stories of animals just like theirs.

You can also have your students write their own stories about their pet. Have them tell how they’d spend a day out with their new friend, or write daily journal entry’s about its life in the classroom. Help them find different ways of describing their pet to make each assignment even more interesting. By doing this, your students will be able to use their imagination while working on critical English skills.

Want to get even more creative? Have your class illustrate pictures of their pet on a regular basis as a way to record its growth and change over time. Try having them create an image with markers or crayons and another with paint. Experimenting with different materials is a great way to get your students familiar with art. Encourage them to use lots of different colors and details to make their images stand out.

Another great creative project is to have your students create collages of pictures and facts about their animal. This is a great way for them to express themselves while having fun incorporating their new friend. Have each child present their collage to the rest of the class, and you’ll be subtly building an early foundation for public speaking.

Pets in the Classroom is dedicated to providing teachers with new fun and interactive learning opportunities. Whether you decide on adopting a goldfish or a guinea pig, your class pet will help inspire creativity and learning in students of all ages. Fill out an application online, and let us help you take the first step.

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Collars Or Harnesses? Protect Your Pets Safety

Pet owners often use a collar for the purpose of restraining their dog or cat. Collars should not be used for restraint. Your dog or cat can easily escape from a standard collar and martingale and pinch collars can cause discomfort, they should be used only for for the purpose of training and attaching your pet’s identification (You should have your pet’s identification attached to their collar or harness at all times it only takes seconds to do with the tag-it pet id holder). A harness is the proper tool for restraining your dog or cat and attaching a leash. If you crate your pet remove their collar or harness before placing them in their crate in order to prevent them from being entangled. Choose the appropriate size harness for your dog or cat by measuring the circumference from around the belly behind the front legs to the top of the shoulder with no slack and adding five percent. You can do this easily with a flexible tape measure. For collar measurement measure the circumference around the neck with no slack and add five percent.

It is very dangerous to leave your pet on a tie out. They can become entangled and injure themselves. If you put your pet on a tie out only leave them on it for a short period of time and
NEVER leave your pet on a tie out without being supervised.

Remember our pets rely on us to keep them safe it is the least we can do for them.

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The Most Low Maintenance Pets

Dogs and cats are great pets, but they require an awful lot of work to keep them healthy, happy and well adjusted. Food, shelter, veterinary costs, plus time, grooming and whatever extras you factor in can really add up quickly, making some people question whether pet ownership is really worth it in the long run. For some people, the lessons that a child learns through pet ownership are worth a lot, but not quite as much as the effort to raise dogs or cats, so a smaller, simpler pet is the solution that they seek. But, what are the best choices?

Although the thought will give many people the creeps, the rodent family offers quite a few nice, starter pet options. These are relatively easy to keep, do not take up a lot of space and if handled carefully can be actually very affectionate. Guinea pigs are probably the most popular in the group, and with their slightly larger sizes, may be easier for a child to handle. They do need daily vitamin C, but can get that from fresh fruits and vegetables. Other options are the rats, the mice, the hamsters and the gerbils. Each has their own advantages as well as their drawbacks, so do your research before bringing one home.

If the rodents still sounds like too much work for you, consider the lizards or small snake group. (Of course, with snakes, you will still be dealing with rodents, but as a food source.) Not very affectionate, or interactive, these pets are interesting to watch and only need minimum hands on care to remain healthy. They do need a specialized diet and some pretty intensive habitats, so expense might be an issue in their case. And remember, the bigger the snake, the bigger the home it will need to live in.

Small birds are a good choice, but are still fairly involved on the maintenance scale- they need their cages cleaned daily, fresh food and water and can sometimes be impossible to tame down. But for a child who is more intent on a watching their pet rather than petting them, a bird is a perfectly fine choice.

Possibly the best, low maintenance pet is the fish. True, a fish will not walk with you or eat your broccoli under the table, but they are beautiful to watch as they swim about in their tank and there is a never-ending array of accessories that can be added to their tank. Each new addition will be greeted with curiosity, and the child can see which item brings out the most activity in their fish. A daily feeding, or a weekly feeding tablet is about the only real maintenance a good set up will require. Minimize initial expense with your tank choice by buying many of the items used, and as always make sure that you know exactly what you are bringing home. Remember, some pets eat everything in sight, including their own roommates!

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Lost Pets – The Unthinkable!

Well the kids are back at school, the weather is getting cooler, alas summer is coming to an end. It’s been a busy first summer for Pets Bureau. There have been many many happy reunifications, but to go along side all the happy endings there are of course those which didn’t end so happily or in some cases the nightmares still haven’t ended.

I’m sure many of you have been away on holiday this summer and left your beloved pet in a Cattery or Kennels, but let me ask you, did you do your homework and research the business that you left your pet with?

It may surprise you to know that even with the stringent laws and regulations in place for businesses such as Catteries and Kennels some, not all, fail to provide adequate care for your pet.

There have been numerous cases from pet owners who had left their Cat or Dog in a Cattery or Kennel while going away on holiday, then on return to find that their beloved pet has gone missing! As a fellow animal lover I was shocked and appalled to hear these distressing stories. But what distressed me even more was the lack of help and support some of these businesses offered after the unthinkable had happened.

One case in particular which spurred this piece on was the case of a Pets Bureau member whose cat escaped from a carrier and ran off. The Cattery insisted the cage was shut securely much to the owners disbelief. The owner returned to the Cattery to see if there was any news of her cat and to search because the Cattery had offered no assistance only to be confronted by staff who proceeded to ban her from the premises!

Most recently we had a Pets Bureau member contact us to register a lost dog, this case was most bizarre. The person was looking to rehome a Dalmatian and had been visiting each day to go for walks and bond. The day they were due to collect the dog to finally take her home they were met with shock and horror when the owner of the business told them “you already have her as she is not here.”

It really does leave you lost for words when you think about how we put our pets in possible harm’s way when we leave them with a carer without researching first so next time you decide you leave your beloved pet in the care of someone else, remember to research before deciding on a place.

The majority of Catteries and Kennels are respectable and trustworthy and will take care of your pet to the highest standard, but there are those which will sometimes endanger your pets, intentional or not, by not following protocol, regulations and the law.

So in future, if you want to leave your pet with a carer, research!

James Jay

Pets Bureau

Wonder Pets – Save the Reindeer

“Save the Reindeer” will be the second full length Wonder Pets DVD! (The Wonder Pets will also be included on the August Nick Jr. Favorites 6 release.) The DVD features a double length episode where the Wonder Pets need to save one of Santas Reindeer. Can the Wonder Pets save the Baby Reindeer in time to save Chritmas? There will be 3 additional episodes (6 mini episodes) on the DVD for a total approximate runtime of 100 minutes

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Safe Pets for Children

It should go without saying that there is no such thing as a totally safe pet for children. The younger the child, the more vigilant you should be with their interactions with the family pet, no matter how sweet and trust worthy that pet has been. Of course you think that you have the best-behaved dog or cat in the entire world, but would you really be willing to bet your child’s safety and health on it?

Make sure that your child knows how to approach all animals, whether they are their own pets or not right from the very start. Teach your child to respect their animal friends, and you will minimize trouble for everybody. Introduce the pet and the child as early as possible, but separate the two at the very first sign of anxiety for either party. Let your dog or cat sniff baby’s foot, but do not allow them to make move toward the face or neck area. (It might actually be easier to allow the pets to sniff belongings that the baby has used before he even comes home.) Once baby is on the move, make sure that the pet has a room to escape to whenever he feels the need to do so. Some dogs will realize that your noisy, tail-pulling toddler is a nearly constant source of easy food, so he may put up with far more than you ever gave him credit for. Remember though, doggy might have allowed an hour of tail tugging fun yesterday afternoon, but tonight it is ten minutes tops, so watch closely.

Dogs will for the most part whine or growl a bit as a warning that you should get your “puppy” and get it now, cats are not so kind. Sticky fingered toddlers mushing cookies into his fur will get a nice healthy swat from puss, and not always with the sheathed claws. Some cats are nearly saint-like, but others have very low toddler/small child thresholds, so make sure that your cat can get away before he feels the need to draw kiddy blood.

Some pets are poor choices if you have children, even if the child would not be handling the pet. These include snakes, spiders and any other type of creepy crawly that could escape from their cage and bite, or worse, be bitten. Yes, children put everything, including spiders into their mouths, so keep that in mind. Large snakes have been known to view small children as prey sources, so use the utmost of caution if you absolutely must own them.

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Pet Care Is Essential For Happy, Healthy, And Loving Pets

Whether it’s a goldfish, a hamster, rabbit, or a bigger animal such as a cat or a dog, all pets require a high degree of pet care to make them thrive and stay healthy.

Too many people who live in either mountainous or hilly territory choose not to walk their dogs, which can result in two detrimental situations: one, the dog will not get the appropriate amount of exercise and can suffer failing health; and two, those dogs (or cats) that are able to run free in a fenced in backyard may still be hunted down and killed by a coyote or some other wild animal that inhabits the hills.

One of the best things a person can do for their pet, especially if the animal turns up missing for some reason, is to put a microchip in the animal’s ear, a procedure done by a veterinarian that doesn’t cause any pain or harm.

And, not only will using this microchip technology prevent more pets from getting lost and not returned to their rightful owners, but it also helps in the realm of animal rescue there are so many dogs and cats that infiltrate the local pound, and many of them are runaways from their home that are put down and never found due to not having some type of identification on them.

A simple collar does not suffice these days because it’s too easy for someone to either slip it off, or for the pet to lose it on his journey in the big world.

The second thing a person can do for pet care is to learn to make their pet his favorite kind of food.

Recipes are aplenty that deal with how to make organic and healthy natural food for one’s beloved animal.

Many people have turned to making their own dog or cat food for their pets for two reasons one, it gives them a closer bond with their pet; and two, the pet owner knows that he’s feeding his animal the right food that is full of nutrition, and will serve to prolong the life of the pet.

Whether it is rescuing an animal to make into a pet or just starting a goldfish tank, all pets need loving and nurturing to make up their regimen of pet care. Those who choose not to participate in this will find their pets suffering as a result.

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