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November, 2007
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What's New at Kitty Kindom?
Anniversary SALE!
Local Customers
November 5th marks the second year year of business for our
retail outlet: Kitty Kingdom. Stop by our store from
November 5th to November 10th to take advantage of
our sales! For six days only, we are offering fantastic
sales!
Online Customers
Our Anniversary sale will be online as well. In addition
to the sale products, we will be giving out a free gift
with every order, but only from November 5-10 .
Don't miss it.
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November Cat Show in Richmond
Sponsored by the Can
Am Cat Club at:
Best Western Richmond Inn
7551 Westminster Hwy.
Richmond, B.C.
Click here for Show Hours!
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Cat Themed Placemats and Table Runners
Some new styles of placemats and runners to spice up your
table. More...
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Cold Weather Tips
- Keep your kitties indoors! Outside, cats freeze and can
become lost, stolen, or injured.
- Never leave your cat, or any other animal friend, alone
in a car in very cold weather! A car can act as a refrigerator
and your animal could freeze. So, if you take your animal
friends on a trip, make sure you and your family take them
with you when you leave the car.
- Make sure all of your animal friends have a warm place
to sleep that's off the floor and away from places where
cold air might get in. They would be happy and warm in a
kitty bed or on a warm blanket.
- Cats generally get less active in winter. As such, you
should cut back a bit on what you feed them. (Don't expect
your cat to see it this way, however!)
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In cold weather, keep your cats away from antifreeze solution,
and promptly clean up any antifreeze that spills. Antifreeze
is attractive to pets and is deadly, even in very small amounts.
Antifreeze may consist of nontoxic compounds, such as propylene
glycol, but most contain a very toxic compound, ethylene glycol.
Some commercially available antifreeze preparations contain
as much as 95% ethylene glycol. Antifreeze poisoning has the
highest fatality rate of all toxins in small animals, with
the fatality rate even higher for cats than it is for dogs.
The reported fatality rate of ethylene glycol toxicity in
dogs is 59 to 70%.
If you suspect your cat has gotten into antifreeze, get
to your vet immediately! Early clinical signs, usually
seen within 30 minutes to 12 hours of exposure, include depression,
nausea and vomiting, and central nervous system signs including
ataxia (wobbly gait), head tremors and back and forth movement
of the eyes in the head. Prognosis is excellent if treatment
is instituted within 3 hours of ingestion of ethylene
glycol for cats, and within 8 hours for dogs. Prognosis is
poor if renal failure develops.
While cats should be inside all year-long, outdoor cats run
the risk of getting frost-bitten ears or freezing altogether.
Left on their own to find warmth, many cats crawl under the
hood of a car where they can get hurt or killed when an engine
starts!
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A Cautionary Tale
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Karen had always wanted a kitten, but her mother was allergic
to cats. So, when Karen finished school and found a job and
her very own apartment, one of the first things she did was
answer a "Free Kitten" Ad from the local paper.
Karen chose an adorable white ball of fluff and christened
her "Snowflake".
Intent on being the best possible mom to the kitten she loved,
Karen bought a cat-care book, and everything she needed to
make Snowflake feel at home.
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This "cautionary tale" was written by Cheryl Simpson
of "Feline Friends Network" in Stratford, Ontario, to
underline the current cat overpopulation problem.
Click here
to read the rest of this story.
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The information provided in this Newsletter is for general information
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