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Cats · today

How to help your cat live longer and better.

Three keys for your cat.

1. Nutrition

   Write down everything you give in a day: bowl, treats, table food. Sometimes the treat already is the day’s meal.

   Take the full list of what you feed to your veterinarian.

   guide WSAVA, cats · WSAVA

   Where: Ask at your clinic or veterinarian.

2. Hunting play is an environmental need, not a luxury.

   Play today with a wand that mimics prey; let the cat “catch” it.

   guide AAFP/ISFM 2013 · paper · Ellis et al., JFMS

   Where: At home. No shop needed.

3. Visit

   Cats have their own life stages, and they also need a yearly veterinary visit.

   If your cat is scared, take them in a covered carrier and tell the veterinarian, so they can keep them apart or take extra care.

   guide AAHA/AAFP · AAFP/ISFM 2022

   Where: Ask at your clinic or veterinarian.

More detail: nutrition, weight, movement, visit.

We do not use “1.8 years” for cats: that paper is in dogs. Cat weight is cited as body condition (often 4–5 / 9), not that trial.