Are You Accidentally Hurting Your Cat? Avoid These 7 Things

Thank you so much for watching and caring about your cat! Do you think you've ever accidentally hurt your cat? Let's discuss!

My Maine Coon Chester weighed 26 pounds when I got him at 7 years old. Vet said he could benefit from losing a few pounds, so I began giving him several small meals a day instead of keeping his bowl full all the time. He now weighs a slimmer 20 pounds, so I know that tip about small meals works.

Times are ruff. I have two cats and both have been my best friends since they were baby kittens. They are 14 and 15 years old now. The first one I got is so smart loving. Beginning this year she was tested with early kidney failure. So now yeah I've worrying alot about her. Her number one focus is water and give her as much as she wants even add it to dry food. Unfortunately I'm still alone at my age and not quite sure how I'm gonna cope when I have to put her to sleep. Honestly feel ruined even thinking about it. They have been my best friends through all the bad the only ones who been by my side 💯

Thank you for mentioning the heartworm and flea and tick prevention! I work for a vet and people don’t think indoor cats need preventions but they are OH SO WRONG. Where as dogs can have hundreds of heart worms and it will damage their heart and shorten their lives, it only takes ONE heartworm to kill a cat. Thank you for addressing the importance of preventions! 🙏🏻♥️

The litterbox goes in the restroom by my toilet. We go together LOL

Every day I need to pray to keep my strength for my nine cats and three dogs.

Tripping over your cat , especially when you head for the door and they want to walk under your feet right in front of you. Pre-empt the race to the door ! And also ; houseplants and flowers - some are toxic .. even the pollen !

Two other things to avoid hurting your cat are getting teeth check-ups/ brushing and not making sure the plants you have in your home are safe. Common plants like lilies can easily kill a cat and many people have no idea

Before Whiskers, I'd never had a cat so for the first two years since his arrival, I was a worry wart but thank God for my neighbor. He helped tremendously in letting go of that anxiety. Now, I just allow my whiskers to be himself and follow his rhythm. We both are happier about it ❤😊

Wow I never even considered them licking their paws after walking around on the floors all day.

I need to think about moving my girls litter box out of the front closet. It's pretty enclosed and also near the front door/hallway (I live in an apartment complex). I thought that was the best place but after watching this video, maybe it's not? Thank you. Also, I appreciated and felt a little emotional when you mentioned taking care of ourselves for our cats. I've been struggling with a severe major depressive episode and I needed to hear that today. I always take care of them but I don't always take such good care of myself. Thank you.

The fountain sounds like a good idea, our cats do love a running tap….🙏🙏🙏🙏

You could be in a hurry in the morning getting ready for work and not seeing the cat on a dark rug and accidentally kicking her. She forgave me and I immediately replaced the rug with a light colored rug so I always see her laying there. Now she watches my feet like a hawk. I felt terrible and still do but I'm glad she forgives me

My cat Martini watched your whole program. Ha ha.❤

#8 - Having toxic plants in the house

Exactly, overfeeding can be such an issue. My cats used to live in a household with multiple feeders and they ended up weighing a bit more than they should -- we reduced the meal time and even packed the daily food to limit the food intake and feed the cats multiple meals a day. Good thing they are not good at accounting how much they are eating and lost the weight really quickly.

You nailed it on the chemicals. We changed asap! Love your channel.

I’d like to echo what others have said about researching cat-friendly vs harmful plants to have in the home with the cat. Also, when cats get older, I’d think about having their teeth checked more deeply than just a visual inspection. Our elder cat had to have some teeth extracted due to abscesses that were only caught after 1) we noticed her eating patterns were changing 2) she would drop more food when she would eat, and 3) dental x-rays I never had an elderly cat before and it isn’t common knowledge to get their teeth cleaned and looked at (apart from a visual check at their yearly vet visit). I wanted to make a comment so others may know, too. Thank you always for sharing such insightful and helpful videos! 💜

I would add not paying attention to what’s going on (or not!) in the litter box. If your cat is either not peeing as usual, like either not peeing as frequently, or peeing too long, it could mean a UTI or cystitis. Different colored or density of poop could also mean a medical issue. Yes, we want to give our cats privacy when they go, but being aware of their habit and end product is important.

You could also ( I don't do it myself because I give them wet food ) but you can add some bone broth to the dry food but make sure it doesn't have any onions or garlic in it.