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Cat Tips - Cat Proofing Your Home |
Your cat's inquisitive nature can be dangerous. Follow these recommendations:
- Keep all medicines and household cleaning agents locked up.
- Shut the bathroom door when you run water in a bathtub.
- Keep stringy material away from your kitten, except under your supervision. Items like string, wool, fishing line and thread attached to a needle can be lethal if swallowed.
- Close toilet lids, and make sure the fireplace is tightly screened.
- Secure unscreened windows. Cats may jump out of open windows. Contrary to popular belief, cats don't always land on their feet when they fall and can be seriously injured.
- Close all garage and appliance doors. A warm tumble dryer or a car engine may entice cats in search of a warm place to nap.
- Immediately place opened tin or aluminium cans behind closed doors or in containers with secure lids. The edges of these cans are extremely sharp and can cut or sever your cat's tongue.
- If possible, replace the antifreeze in your car with a non-toxic brand. Antifreeze tastes sweet to pets and is the most common feline poison. Ingesting just a teaspoon of antifreeze can cause kidney failure. Keep all other chemicals in the garage out of reach.
- Set rodent traps out of a cat's reach.
- Keep easily swallowed small items such as balls, bits of fabric and baby- bottle nipples away from your kitten.Labels: Cat Tips |
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posted by Leonidas
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