Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Diseases

Common Preventable Diseases

The sad fact is that every year thousands of cats die from communicable diseases that could have been prevented, either by vaccines or by keeping them away from other cats that are potential sources of these infections. Learn more about the most virulent of these infectious diseases.

A glossary of feline terms is included to help you understand more about feline health matters.

Factors That Contribute to Feline Disease

Aside from letting cats roam free, other factors are present that can either cause or exacerbate the possibility of your cat acquiring a serious disease or condition. Diet is a large factor, as are heredity, aging, and contact with other cats. To learn more, read further.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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Cats' Basic Nutritional Needs

  • Protein from a meat, fish, or poultry source
  • Taurine, an essential amino acid
  • Certain other vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and fatty acids
  • Water

That's it, basically. Cats do not need carbohydrates, although corn, wheat, and/or rice are used as fillers for both canned and dry cat foods. Other ingredients, such as binders, flavoring, and coloring, are added by cat food manufacturers to satisfy the aesthetic wants of the consumer. Although preservatives are necessary, to keep foods fresh for our cats, canned food should not be allowed to remain out for any length of time, in any case.

How to Make Homemade Cat Food

Big Mack for Cats

Yield: About 10 cups | Serving Size: 1/2 Cup

1 1/2 pounds mackerel fillets or sardines (fresh, if possible, or frozen, never canned)
1/2 pound green beans, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound carrots, coarsely chopped
1/2 pound celery, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon kelp powder
4 to 6 cups spring water

Combine all ingredients in a stainless steel pot with enough water to cover. Bring to boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the carrots are tender. Remove from the heat and let cool. With an electric hand mixer or a food processor blend all the ingredients (working in batches) in to a puree. Using plastic containers, make up meal-sized portions and freeze whatever you won’t use within 2 days.

Salmon and Veggie Patties

Yield: 4 servings / Serving Size: 1-1/2 inch patty

1/4 cup coarsely chopped green beans
1/4 cup coarsely chopped sweet potatoes
1/4 cup coarsely chopped zucchini
1/4 cup coarsely chopped yellow squash
1/2 cup spring water
1/2 pound wild salmon
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon plain yogurt

Combine the green beans, sweet potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash and water in a large skillet over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then add the salmon. Cover and steam for 5 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Cool to room temperature, then transfer to a food processor. Add the orange juice, Parmesan cheese and yogurt and blend well. Shape into patties and either serve right away or store in the refrigerator. Freeze any portions you won't use within 2 to 3 days.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Feline

What is Feline?
  • Belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions, tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid.
  • Suggestive of a cat, as in suppleness or stealthiness.

Know Your Feline

CFA Breeds


CFA recognizes 39 pedigreed breeds for showing in the Championship Class, and 1 breed as Miscellaneous.

Our breed profiles below present a brief look at each breed's history, characteristics and personality. The historical breed articles give an indepth and detailed look at the history of a breed.

Abyssinian
American Bobtail
American Curl
American Shorthair
American Wirehair
Balinese
Birman
Bombay
British Shorthair
Burmese
Chartreux
Colorpoint Shorthair
Cornish Rex
Devon Rex
Egyptian Mau
European Burmese
Exotic
Havana Brown
Japanese Bobtail
Javanese
Korat
LaPerm
Maine Coon
Manx
Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat
Oriental
Persian
RagaMuffin
Ragdoll
Russian Blue
Scottish Fold
Selkirk Rex
Siamese
Siberian
Singapura
Somali
Sphynx
Tonkinese
Turkish Angora
Turkish Van


ICT


What is ICT?

Information and communications technologies (ICT) are the computing and communications facilities and features that variously support teaching, learning and a range of activities in education.

ICT-related activities include, the use of:
  • Broadcast material or CD-ROM as sources of information in history
  • Micro-computers with appropriate keyboards and other devices to teach literacy and writing
  • Keyboards, effects and sequencers in music teaching
  • Devices to facilitate communication for pupils with special needs
  • Electronic toys to develop spatial awareness and psycho-motor control
  • Email to support collaborative writing and sharing of resources
  • Video-conferencing to support the teaching of modern foreign languages
  • Internet-based research to support geographical enquiry
  • Integrated learning systems (ILS) to teach basic numeracy
  • Communications technology to exchange administrative and assessment data

IT capability at school age includes:

  • Understanding of how information is structured in a database
  • Skills in carrying out a search on the World Wide Web with sensitivity to meaning, accuracy of data and reliability of sources
  • Understanding of how computers can simulate real processes e.g. predator-prey relationships
  • Skills in using software e.g. word processing or e-mail to communicate effectively
  • Understanding that ICT can be used to control things
  • Knowledge of how to use ICT securely, with consideration of the feelings of other people, their rights to privacy and ownership of material.

    The focus is on the subject being taught or studied, or the organisation being administered, rather than developing student' skills with, and knowledge of, the technologies themselves.