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How Maine Coon Kitten Pictures Get Your Attention

In the cat world category, who wouldn’t be captured by looking at the beauty of Maine coon kitten pictures? Well I’d say, no one!

People got to hear, be curious, and then adore the newfound breed of cats for quite sometime now. Charles Darwin once said that– any animal can hardly be said to have a distinct origin. In the inception of the Maine Coon cat kittens, there are numerous legends, myths, and assumptions that existed on over 250-year time history.

Truth is Maine Coon kittens’ ancestral genes are a native long haired cat of North America. They are well known for their luxuriously shaggy fur coat. Originally a working cat, the Maine Coon is solid and rugged that can endure a harsh climate.

These felines come in a myriad of colors and patterns. Although the color of the coat takes several months to settle into the finished product. The Black Smoke Maine Coon kitten is one variety that shows off white undercoat, which is deeply tipped with black. The cat in repose appears black, but in motion its white undercoat is clearly apparent.

Males are goofy, females are sensible— so the saying goes. These gentle giants are backed up by intelligence, a well balanced character and a friendly disposition. Their voices, setting them apart from other cats, have a distinctive, chirping trill which they use from courting to cajoling people into playing.

Popularity grew with their amiable disposition and huggable appearance. They were gathered and shown and recorded in the cat’s literature at around 1861 with a mention of a black and white cat named Captain Jenkins of the Horse Marines. Surprisingly enough, this cats’ popularity gain and gain more recognition and even won various awards in cat shows. The fame grows progressively, but not until the more exotic-seeming cats came. This causes their decline but popularity soon began to climbed by 1950s and until today.

Kittenish throughout their lives, the Maine Coon males tend to be the clowns while the females retain more dignity. Loyalty and gentleness made them a well-loved pet among families. They are very sociable and get along with children and other household pets.…

Fatal Ferret Hair Loss

It is 300 years since ferrets arrived in America as tamed pets. Just like any living species they show symptoms of various diseases and hence the ferret owners have to be aware of the symptoms to provide timely medical attention in case of conditions like the ferret hair loss.

Ferrets have a tendency to molt which results in detachment of hair during night. Normally the feathery hairs of the ferrets fall off in spring and grow again during winter. But due to molting, sometimes there is complete loss of hair in a very short span of time and equally quickly the hairs grow. You need not worry about this condition, as it is normal for ferrets to experience this.

There are high incidences of the tumor of the adrenal glands in ferrets found in America. The tumor is prevalent particularly when they are between 3 to 4 years old, but on few occasions it occurs even when they are beyond 4 years old. At this point they experience loss of hair, which is known as endocrine alopecia. Unlike during molting, during this condition hair begins to fall from the tail and the limbs to finally leave the ferret bereft of hair except for few patches at the end of the tail and the head. The ferret has to be rushed to a vet, when this happens.

As pet owners love their pets they are fully conversant of the symptoms occurring before the disease and never miss to notice the symptom. The ferret hair loss is a symptom of glandular enlargement, which results in tumor for the ferret.

Signs of hair loss in ferret have to be carefully noted without being confused with the normal loss of hair. If early detection of symptoms is missed it would become difficult to save the ferret as the tiny animal quickly lapses to distress and succumbs. Hence it is not a bad idea to take the ferret for routine periodic check-ups to the vet to prevent calamities.…

Why Kittens Are Better Than Puppies

So, you are deciding on either a puppy or a kitten. Let’s look over the various characteristics, like physical attributes, personality, care requirements, and time. The physical attributes of puppies and kittens are sight, hearing, smell, coat, eye color, temperature control, and personality.

Puppies are color blind in that they can’t see red and green. They do have hearing in the 16 to 20 hertz range. This is much better than humans. Puppies can be born with certain coat color markings and eye color, but they can change as the puppy becomes an adult. Generally they are born with blue eyes that change to brown. Puppies shortly develop temperature control. When they are hot they can perspire through their paws, and they pant to cool themselves off. Generally there are two types of personalities. Similarly to humans there is the busy, active, and self-centered type. The other type as you can imagine is the laid back forgiving type. Puppies require a set schedule for relieving themselves. They are fed in the morning and in the evening. They require that their owner or a care giver be around to take care of their needs. They are a pet that requires time.

In comparison kittens are born blind and they can’t see clearly and don’t have clear and functioning eye sight until the thirty-fifth day. They can’t see color. Kittens cannot regulate their body heat until they are 7 weeks old. Their hearing is fully developed at 4 weeks. Their sense of smell is refined by 3 weeks, but they only have 67 million smell-sensitive cells as compared to the 220 million of a puppy. In this regard the puppy wins out. Eye coloring can change as the kitten matures, but this is in the first few weeks. The kitten’s coloring remains the same as it matures. Kitten’s personality should be full of energy; this is an indication that the kitten is healthy. They need physical activity and space to properly develop. They require physical touch for warmth and to develop a hierarchy within the family. The more you interact with the kitten the more you will have an active member of your family. After the kitten has developed to functioning on its own you may leave it for many hours with just a litter box, food, and water.

In conclusion after comparing the physical attributes, personality, care requirements, and time in this busy lifestyle the clear choice is to get a kitten. I now that kittens and puppies are both cute and adorable because they are young and small, but the time factor alone decided that kittens are better than puppies.…