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…what are they watching???? 🙂

The healing power of pets

Emotionally speaking, having a  pet companion makes a huge difference for us humans: pets seems to be able to relax and make us happy with their presence. They also have healing properties, and this is recognised by the medical profession, who now allow pets to visit patients in hospital (they seem to recover much quicker).

This doesn’t surprise me. The healing process is operated by the body itself, and not by external intervention; yes, medicines can help fight infection and support the body, but it’s the body itself that does the ‘job’, so to speak. So if we are in an emotional/mental state of relaxation and contentment, it’s more likely that we will allow the body to use its energetic resources to fight illness or to support recovery, rather than to create tension.

A friendship with an animal is devoid of all the trappings we silly humans are victim of; the animal sees us for what we really are ‘inside’, emotionally and mentally. An animal ‘senses’ us. Have you notices how pets seem to know instinctively who they can trust? It’s not by pure chance 😉

I have found some interesting articles about pets in hospital and the healing powers of pets if you want to expand the subject. I am sure, as pet owners, you have a lot yourself to tell. I can say, personally, that my cat seems to sense my modes and if I am sad, she sits next to me, ‘looking after’ me. I find her presence incredibly reassuring and soothing, and I tell you she’s not the most cuddly of cats 🙂

Enjoy the reading!

 

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5300398_healing-power-pets.html

http://www.petsastherapy.org/

http://www.ehow.com/how_5949717_train-pet-visit-hospitals.html

http://www.drmartinwilliams.com/healingpets/healingpets.html

 

What’s the password?

…now down to work! Enough with the chatting 😉

…whatever happens…

…..keep smiling 🙂

Cat hairballs

Due to their grooming habits, cats will often develop hairballs: this will cause vomiting and sometimes constipation. How to avoid this problem?

The most obvious thing to do is to arm yourself with a good brush 🙂 and brush your cat as regularly as you can… if this fails to sort the problem out the next step is to perhaps change your cat’s diet to a diet very rich in fiber. This should ease things internally (at least on the constipation front…), and help the elimination of hairballs. Wet food instead of dry food also helps.

Homemade remedies I have heard of are butter (a couple of times a week) and canned pumpkin (to be mixed to your cat’s dry food).

Hairballs are tricky, because they do happen; cats love grooming! Hopefully the above remedies might help.

Note: do consult a veterinarian before using any of the above suggestions; I am not a veterinarian and this is not information from a qualified medic.

Children and pets

Giving your child a pet, is in my opinion one of the best things a parent can do, to help their child’s emotional and spiritual  development.

Interacting with an animal can teach the child to care and provide for others, and sense of responsibility (said that, in our household, guess who cleans the litter, usually…).

A friendship with a pet has magical aspects; we always had out cat Kitty, but over the years our house has hosted hamsters, dwarf hamsters, fish, terrapins and the many guest dogs who came to sleep over through Elena’s Cat Care (I used to do much more dog walking and dog boarding). In fact, I can say to you that, originally, my venture in pet care started because my daughter wanted a dog; I put an ad on Gumtree and Puppy arrived, a lovely dachshund whom I looked after three days a week. I then had the idea to provide petcare in the pet’s home, and Elena’s Cat Care was born 🙂

I myself loved animals as a child, and as we lived in the countryside there was never a shortage of dogs, cats and all sorts: horses, rabbits, hens and of course the wild life in the nearby fields and forests. It was a great experience, and although we now live in London, I have always tried to make my children aware of nature and animals.

Here are a few articles on children and pets, that I think may interest you 🙂

http://www.petsandkids.co.uk/

http://www.myparentime.com/articles/05/article462.shtml

http://www.messaggiamo.com/articles/44753-kids-and-pets-will-it-work.html

http://ezinearticles.com/?Children-and-Pets-Do-Well-Together&id=3859497

Why do cats purr?

Interesting question. The obvious answer would be, ‘because they are happy’. Cats do indeed purr to express the emotion of happiness, but interestingly research shows that purring may have other functions.

There isn’t a definitive answer to how purring is produced, as there isn’t  a specific organ allocated to this function: it is believed that the vibration is produced by the larynx.

Cats do purr when petted by humans, but not only. They are known to purr when grooming each other; when nursing their kittens; kittens purr when they feed! It seems that cats use purring as a mean of communicating their feelings with each other and the young.

Research shows that purring may even have healing properties according to this Scientific American article 🙂

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-do-cats-purr

Really sweet!

This has to be the sweetest kitty! Lovely 😉

 

Welcome to London Cats!

Welcome to the London Cats blog, Elena’s cat and smal animals care, a pet-nanny service located in the South London area.

We have been growing organically for many years now, on the strength of excellent service and hard work: most clients come through referral and through vet’s reccomandation.

I am very proud of being a pet carer and thoroughly enjoy this work! I would like to shere, through this blog, tips and useful information I have learnt through the past years caring for animals.

I hope this will be interesting and informative 🙂 enjoy the blog!