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Home Safety for Your Cat
We’ve touched on pet safety in your home, but our curious cats need additional consideration. Because they can climb in places unreachable by dogs and will play with anything that moves, we must be extra alert. Electrical cords and outlets should be covered. Where this is not feasible, perhaps coating the cords with something that […]
A Cat’s Ears
You can tell a lot about what a cat is thinking by watching its ear movements. Each ear has 32 muscles, more than 5 times the amount in human ears. That number of muscles allows the cat to turn its ears up to 180 degrees. Each movement helps the cat determine the direction of the […]



