Grooming Tip:
Feeling uneasy about leaving your Persian at the grooming salon? Some groomers will allow you to "assist" at the grooming table
by letting you hold your woolly friend during a
lion cut.
Your presence can help reduce your Persian's stress, so it never hurts to ask!
Cats And The Dangers Of Intestinal Parasites
By Jean Morgan
Okay, so here is one of the topics of cat care that no one likes to talk about, but still needs to be covered,
internal parasites. There are many different types of internal parasites that could potentially cause medical
problems in your cat, some of the more common being hookworms, roundworms, coccidiosis, toxoplasmosis, and tape
worms.
Even if you have had your cat wormed, she could still get roundworms or hookworms. What is even worse, your cat
can pass these parasites on to her kittens. These nasty little bugs can cause diarrhea or other types of symptoms
in a kitten, but most of the time they leave no trace that a kitten is infested. If you have children in the home,
these little kittens can pass these worms onto them, which is one reason why it is so important to have new kittens
seen by a veterinarian as soon as possible.
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