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Cats

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  • Keeping your cat safe and happy at home
    With a large portion of the population living in densely populated cities and urban suburbs, preventing your cat from roaming from your property is an increasingly common practice.
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  • How should I deter cats from entering my property
    If you are experiencing frequent unwanted visits from our four-legged friends, here are some tips to humanely discourage them from entering your property.
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  • Cat Flu
    Feline Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)
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  • Keeping your pets safe during a flood
    During extreme weather scenarios such as flooding, it is vital for households to be prepared in the case of an emergency. Prepare to best care for your animals during these stressful times.
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  • FIV
    Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV)
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  • Know the difference: companion, stray and feral cats
    The topic of cat management in New Zealand can be controversial and emotive. When discussing cat management, it is important to distinguish between feline categories, which hugely impact these discussions, and guide SPCA’s approach.
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  • Kitten Socialisation
    ​Kitten socialisation is the process of introducing a kitten to a variety of different experiences, environments, people, and other animals in order to help them become a confident and friendly adult cat.
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  • Speak up for Responsible Companion Cat Ownership
    Cats are beloved members of our families and communities. Whilst many cat owners are responsible and desex their cats, we have too many companion cats that are allowed to breed and have unplanned litters of kittens. Often, these kittens experience sickness and death with many needing help from SPCA and other cat rescues. These kittens can also end up as stray cats and further contribute to the cycle of cat overpopulation in New Zealand. Cat overpopulation is a problem for cat welfare and causes problems for our neighbours and wildlife. In this article learn how you can advocate locally for more responsible cat ownership.
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  • How to help your arthritic pet cope over winter?
    Older animals tend to find the cold weather over winter a bit of a challenge, especially those with arthritis. Arthiritis is inflammation of the joints and can have many underlying causes including prior injury, degenerative disease and developmental disorders.
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  • Keeping your pets safe in spring
    The warmer weather is great for pets and their owners alike, but it’s also a timely reminder to check your house and garden for anything that may be harmful to your pet.
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