The poet T.S Eliot T.S. Eliot, the famed poet, once likened cats to creatures that a household depends on, the there is some truth behind his words. A happy, well-behaved feline is a great addition to any home. Unfortunately, cats can be hard to live with sometimes. Here’s some advice for building a healthier relationship with your pet.

Check with your shelter before you purchase a cat. They have tons of amazing cats who desperately need a home. Adopting your cat through a shelter means you are helping to control the cat population and saving a life at the same time.

If you own a female cat, you should have her spayed when she is old enough. You may not think it’s necessary if you have an indoor cat, but your cat may escape. Having your cat spayed is the only way to 100 percent prevent accidental litters.

Flea Products

Make sure you purchase medicines and treatments specifically for cats. Cats usually react negatively to items made especially for dogs. Flea products are a prime example. When used on your cat, flea products for dogs can be lethal. You need to separate your pets when you treat them for fleas.

Spraying the electrical cords in your home with a bitter apple solution helps keep the cats from chewing on them. If the cat likes to chew on cords, its best to cover them as best you can. You can hide away any cords inside the rolls that come inside paper towels. Any electrical cords that are really thin (and very tempting) should really be hidden whenever possible.

It’s not easy to keep cats off counters. A cat will naturally want to be high enough to view everything around them. You can get your cat to quit doing this if you make areas that it can climb up to. Putting a cat tower in or near the kitchen can help keep the cats from laying on the counter.

Normally cats are nocturnal animals. They get very active at night. Close the door to prevent the noise from getting to you. This will ensure they don’t pounce on you at nighttime, or wake you up in other ways.

Avoid the chance that your male cat will develop crystals in his system that will come out in his urine by feeding a high quality diet. These are very painful and expensive to treat. Keep your cat’s diet low in levels of magnesium. Just as in the grocery store, take the time to read the labels. Products that have fish in them have more magnesium usually when compared to products with poultry.

Caring for a cat can be a lot of work, but it’s absolutely worth it. The advice above can be beneficial to the owner of a lazy cat, the owner of a hyperactive cat, or the owner of something in between. If you have a happy cat, you will probably be happy too!

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