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Buying a Purebred Kitten

Choosing a Breeder

It is important you find a breeder you are comfortable with. The breeder should be registered with either a local or international cat club. Don't be afraid to ask questions, such as how long they have been breeding for, if they can provide references. Do they guarantee the health of the kitten and if so for how long? Is it okay for you to e-mail or phone them with any queries once you have the kitten at home?

Do they guarantee the health of the kitten and if so for how long? Is it ok for you to e-mail or phone them with any queries once you have the kitten at home? Any breeder worth their salt will be happy to provide you with as much help as is required after you've bought your kitten.
Don't buy a purebred kitten from a pet shop or an unregistered cattery. You will not be supplied with the cat's papers and you don't know anything about the cat's history. Almost all unregistered breeders offer no guarantee with the kitten, many don't perform routine checks on their animals. Many breeders sell kittens microchipped, fully vaccinated and already desexed. This not only saves you time running around organising it yourself but it often saves you money because breeders are able to pass on their veterinary discounts and therefore save you money. NSW law states that cats obtained after 1st July 1999 must be microchipped, so pet shops are required to sell kittens that have had this done, but most pet shops/unregistered breeders don't sell their kittens desexed and they will also require an additional vaccination, which can work out costly in the long run.
You may think you are saving money buying from an unregistered kitten but more likely than not you end up greatly out of pocket because their kittens are often sick and require expensive veterinary care.
Don't buy a kitten just because you feel sorry for it because it looks sick or unhappy. You may think you are doing the right thing by getting the kitten out of such an environment but in the long run you are not doing any favours. By lining the pockets of unregistered and or unethical breeders who don't take proper care of their animals you are just encouraging them to continue by buying their stock. Once again, you will often end up hugely out of pocket with veterinary bills etc.
If you are unsure if a breeder is registered through the cat body they claim to be, ask for proof of registration. If they won't supply this, go elsewhere.

Selecting Your Kitten

This is very important and you need to take care when doing this. It is advisable that you contact breeders several weeks in advance as they often have waiting lists for their kittens. You should be allowed to go and choose a kitten when the litter is around 7-8 weeks of age. You can make a selection then and watch what they do as they play. You can also see which kittens are outgoing and those who are a little quieter. Once you have chosen your kitten you should be able to get updates on the progress of the kitten as the next six to eight weeks go along.

Take a look around the cattery, does it look and smell clean? Steer clear of a cattery that has too many cats kept in cramped and dirty conditions.

Try to take a look at the parents, their nature will give you a good indication of what their kitten’s nature will be like. Does the cattery look clean, do the cats appear happy and healthy? When you are deciding on a kitten give it a discreet look over, check it’s ears, eyes, bottom and nose. Never buy a kitten with discharge coming from the eyes or nose or dirty ears. The kitten’s coat should look and feel healthy, you should not see or feel any dry skin or scabs. There should not be a greasy feel to the coat, which could mean the kitten has not been properly groomed by its mother.

Prices of pedigree cats can vary. This is because breeders sometimes sell cats that may have a minor flaw. This could include incorrect eye colour, a slight kink in the tail or something else that makes it less than perfect to breed from and show, but doesn’t have any effect on the cat’s health or personality. So, if you are buying a pedigree cat just as a pet and you don’t plan to show or breed from it, a pet quality cat will be ideal. These are cheaper than show and breeding quality cats. When you speak to the breeder let her know exactly what you want your cat for. If you want to show your cat, you will pay a little more for a show quality cat. Generally breeding cats are the most expensive to buy.

Many breeders will ask you a lot of questions, this is because they have raised these kittens from birth and want to make sure that they are going to the best possible home and that you, the buyer are fully aware of the responsibility of owning an animal that can live for up to 20 years.

Some questions the breeder may ask you may include:

Do you plan to for the kitten to be indoors only?
Many breeders won't sell their kittens to people who plan to let their cats outside, unless they are either supervised, in an enclosure or on a harness. Too many cats are killed on the roads, or by other animals.

Will you be breeding from this cat?
If not, the breeder may well desex the kitten before you take it home. This is fairly common practice among breeders.

How Much Time Do You Spend At Home?
If you are out for long hours daily the breeder may recommend you get a second cat. This is because a cat left for long hours daily will get lonely and could even become destructive.

One final comment, responsible breeders go to a great deal of effort to keep their cattery disease free so please show a little respect when you go to visit a kitten and don’t go directly from one cattery to another. This is especially important when you are handling young kittens as their immune systems are not fully developed.

Questions for the Breeder:

When you go to choose a kitten it is important to ask her what you get for your money. The most common questions are:

Does the kitten come desexed?
Does the breeder regularly check her cats for infectious diseases? Such as FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency virus) and FeLV (Feline Leukaemia).
How many vaccinations has the kitten had? When is its next one due? You should get a signed vaccination certificate from the breeder.
Does the kitten come microchipped?
Has the kitten been regularly wormed?
Does the kitten come with official cat club registration papers? If so, do you get the papers when you pick up your kitten or when you show proof the kitten has been desexed? Will the pedigree be transferred into YOUR name or kept in the breeder's name? Some owners don't mind what name the official pedigree remains in, while others do. It is better to sort this out before money has exchanged hands.
Does the breeder offer any kind of medical guarantee for the first few days after you have taken the kitten home?
Is the breeder registered and if so, with whom?
Is the breeder willing to provide you with help and advice AFTER you have taken the kitten home?
Is the kitten you're buying pet, show or breeding quality?
If you want to show your cat, make sure you specify this to the breeder in advance. When you collect your cat, ensure you have the official cat club pedigree, and that it is in YOUR name.
When asking questions, try to get everything in writing, so if there is a dispute at a later date you have evidence of health guarantees, promises made by the breeder. This may help your cause if you have to take either legal action or contact the breeder's official cat club.

Finding a Vet

It is important to find a vet both you and your cat trust. You will build a relationship with your vet that will last for years and years. Ask friends and neighbours who they use. Your breeder may be able to recommend a vet in your area. When you find a vet, ask if they have an after hours number.
If they don't, can they recommend an alternative vet for after hours emergencies? It's always wise to get this information before the event. Hopefully you will never have any reason to call an emergency vet, but it's always prudent to be prepared. Don't choose a vet by price alone, the cheapest vet isn't always the best choice.

Taking Your Kitten Home

Now that you have your kitten home there are a number of things to remember. Firstly the kitten will be very disorientated as it has been taken from a known environment into an unknown one. Your kitten may be quite timid for a few days, this is normal. Make sure that you have the kitten in one quiet room of the house to start with so it can get used to that room and then allow it to explore from there. If you are able to, have the kitten with you for the first few nights as it will need company to help it get over the shock of suddenly being on its own. A hot water bottle wrapped in a towel and a ticking clock can often help settle your kitten down. Your kitten may not eat for the first 24 hours so don’t be to worried if this happens. It will soon get over its reluctance to do so.

Don't give your cat food straight from the fridge, warm it up a little in the microwave first, but be careful it's not so hot the kitten burns its mouth. If you wish to give your kitten milk you can buy specially formulated "cat milk" from the supermarket. This is lactose free. Cats often have a problem with the lactose in cow's milk and it can upset their tummy. If you have any problems, your kitten’s breeder should be more than willing to offer you over the phone support. Most breeders will give you a diet sheet, try to stick to this because a sudden change in diet can upset a cat's tummy. If you don't wish to feed the food the breeder has been using then SLOWLY introduce your chosen brand of food over a few days.

Kittens can get into all sorts of trouble so it is important to cat proof your home before the new arrival. Make sure the toilet seat and lid are down at all times. Many kittens have drowned in the toilet. If you have houseplants, make sure they are non toxic to cats.

Make sure cupboard doors are closed at all times and never leave the washing machine or dryer door open. Keep medicine and poisons in a child proof cupboard.

I STRONGLY recommend taking your new kitten to your own vet for a check up within a day or so of bringing it home. This way, if there are problems with it's health, they can be picked up quickly and you can contact the registered breeder. If s/he has sold you a sick kitten, they have an obligation to either pay the vet's bills or take the kitten back and give you a full refund. If your kitten is sick, ask the vet to put it down in writing so you can pass this information onto the breeder. Make sure you take a photocopy for your own records.

Isolate your kitten in a quiet room for a few days to let it settle in. Do not allow contact with other cats you may already have for a week or two. Definitely hold off doing this until your new kitten has had a thorough check up with your own vet and been given a clean bill of health. Cat-World supports indoor cats, if you can build or buy an outdoor enclosure for your cat that's great. We do not recommend you allow your cat to roam outdoors for a multitude of reasons, the most important being that the cat can get hit by a car, be exposed to sick cats or get into fights with other animals. If you don't follow these procedures it may well make the breeder's written health guarantee null and void.

2013-07-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

Falling in Love with Someone You Can’t Have

Falling in love is the best feeling in this world. I know many of you think that love hurts a lot, partners are not trustworthy, they don’t understand your feelings or only you love them they don’t. If you really feel all these negative things then please read this each and every word of it, with a practical approach. I am sure, it will help you a lot to enjoy your love rather than regretting it. This is one of the worse things that can happen to anyone, falling in love with someone you can’t have.

The most challenging phase of love is when you fall in love with someone, whom you can’t get or not even think of getting him/her in your life. It really hurts sometimes and you even feel very painful when you miss that person. Loving someone is not in your control, it’s just a feeling and tough to get over it.

Now, it’s up to you that how you take this love in your life, with a positive approach or negative approach? Having a negative approach has kept on crying for that person, who don’t take you more than a friend and not even notice your tears. Another approach is to take the feeling positively and enjoy the moment to the fullest.

How to be in love when another person when another person don’t love you back:

Think in a positive way:

If you think that providing tips is very easy and applying them is very difficult than just for 5 days try to apply these tips with a positive approach. No tips can make your life better unless you want it to be better. If you will keep sympathy with yourself and expecting same with others, you won’t able to enjoy the feeling of true love.

Expectations:

True Love is always unconditional, then why you start expecting that the person should love you back?

If you are expecting to return the love back as much as you love him/her then it’s not true love. Why can’t you just love that person? Love is neither a business nor a give and take relationship. How you can think of love when you have so many expectations. Even if he/she doesn’t reply to your text messages, emails or phone calls, why you get hurt? You want to convey your feelings and you did that. Don’t ever expect that the person will respond it back otherwise it will hurt you for sure.

Don’t force them to love you:

The main reason of not getting the person you love is that they don’t love you or might be committed to someone else. Think once from his/her point of view, you might not be the one he/she is looking for. Everyone has their own choice and they have all rights to choose the one they find interesting and loving to them. You can never force anyone to fall in love with you.

The day you will stop crying for your love, you will start enjoying it. If you find it tough to get over the person you love then waits for my next article for tips to get over someone you love.

But yes, best advice would move on. Life is short and there is no point in waiting and falling in love with someone you can’t have. Instead find someone special, who completes you.

2013-07-10T01:01:00.000-07:00

Questions to Ask a Cat Breeder

Reputable breeders are not only happy to answer questions but also welcome them as the sign of the caring buyer they want to share their cats and kittens with. You can find out a lot about the breeder by asking a few questions. Try these and listen carefully for the right answer:

How long have you been breeding cats? How many breeds do you have? Do you show? Why or why not? You're looking for someone who has been breeding cats long enough to know what they are doing, someone who concentrates on one breed, or maybe two or three related ones. And here's a tip: A breeder who shows their cats is a good thing. Showing is a sign of someone who has confidence in their cats and also someone who's not just into breeding to make a buck.

What congenital defects are in this breed? How are you breeding to avoid those defects? You want someone who's up-front and knowledgeable about problems in the breed, and someone who's actively working to minimize them.

How large is your breeding operation? Where do your cats spend most of their time? You're looking for someone who isn't overwhelmed with cats, so each kitten can get the care and socialization that are so important. Make sure you get a look "behind the scenes" to ensure the cats are kept in healthy conditions — don't just take the breeder's word for it.

Are your cats tested for infectious diseases? May I have the kitten checked out by my veterinarian before I adopt? A reputable breeder keeps his cattery clear of preventable illness by making sure infectious diseases don't exist among his cats in the first place, and by never allowing cats who haven't tested negative for these diseases to interact with his cats. Do not buy a cat from a breeder who does not allow you to seek the advice of a veterinarian of your choice . . . it's always important to get a professional opinion.

What sort of health guarantees do you offer? What happens if the kitten gets sick? Not even the most reputable of breeders can offer a 100 percent guarantee that your kitten is going to stay healthy. Your pet may become ill within days of your bringing her home, or she may manifest congenital health defects months or even years later. A reputable breeder, shelter, or rescue group is going to want to play fair and is prepared to compensate you for some of the financial loss — although sadly, not the personal one — should your new kitten become ill or die.

What makes this kitten or cat "pet quality" or "show quality"? Most people looking for a pedigreed cat end up with "pet quality" because of the large expense associated with acquiring "show quality" cats, and because breeders prefer to place their "best" cats with people whom they know intend to show them. A knowledgeable, reputable breeder can honestly assess a kitten's show potential and explain what "defect" classifies the animal as pet quality.

A pet-quality cat is in no way a lesser companion. Very few cats are born with the traits they need to be truly competitive in the show world. Their markings may be wrong, or their coats may not be lush enough. Their ears may not fold forward or curl back as their show standards dictate, or their "expression" may not match the ideal for their breed. These missing traits don't mean those kittens aren't beautiful or loving. As long as their faults aren't health- or temperament-related, such cats are wonderful prospects for purchase or adoption.

2013-07-01T05:46:00.001-07:00

East and West: Seeing the world through differerent lenses.

East is East and West is West, and the difference between them is starting to turn up even on brain scanners.

New brain research is adding high-tech evidence to what lower-tech psychology experiments have found for years: Culture can affect not just language and custom, but how people experience the world at stunningly basic levels - what they see when they look at a city street, for example, or even how they perceive a simple line in a square.

Western culture, they have found, conditions people to think of themselves as highly independent entities. And when looking at scenes, Westerners tend to focus on central objects more than on their surroundings.

In contrast, East Asian cultures stress interdependence. When Easterners take in a scene, they tend to focus more on the context as well as the object: the whole block, say, rather than the BMW parked in the foreground.

To use a camera analogy, "the Americans are more zoom and the East Asians are more panoramic," said Dr. Denise Park of the Center for Brain Health at the University of Texas in Dallas. "The Easterner probably sees more, and the Westerner probably sees less, but in more detail."

In January, researchers led by Trey Hedden and John Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed that such deeply ingrained habits of thought affect the brains of East Asians and Americans even as they perform simple tasks that involve estimating the length of a line.

Hedden's experiment involved two tasks. In one, subjects eyeballed a line simply to estimate its length - a task that played to American strengths. In another, they estimated the line's length relative to the size of a square - an easier task for the Asians.

Brain scanners measure levels of neural activity by tracking blood flow. The experiment found that though there was no difference in performance - the tasks were very easy - the level of activity in the subjects' brains differed, suggesting different levels of effort.

Areas linked to attention lit up more in the Americans' brains when they worked on the task they tend to find harder, estimating the line's size relative to the square. In Asians, too, the attention areas lit up more during the harder task, estimating the line's length without comparing it to the square.

Those findings, published in the journal Psychological Science, echo more than a decade of previous experimental research into East-West differences that are so fundamental that people tend not to be consciously aware of them. A University of Michigan professor, Richard Nisbett, even wrote a 2003 book about it, "The Geography of Thought."

But brain scan data add new heft to such findings, said Hazel Rose Markus, a psychology professor at Stanford University who collaborated on the Gabrieli paper. Brain findings may help people become aware of deep cultural differences that are normally "so much part of the water that we don't see them," she said.

Such differences have turned up in experiment after experiment. For example: In one study, researchers offered people a choice among five pens: four red and one green. Easterners are likelier to choose a red pen, while Westerners more often choose the green.

In an experiment measuring how well 8-year-olds could solve puzzles, American children performed best when solving puzzles they had chosen themselves, while Asian children performed best when solving puzzles they were told their mothers had chosen for them, Markus said. American children brought up in an independence-minded culture felt best when they were exercising free choice, she said; while the Asian children assumed that their mothers had their best interests at heart.

When they are tested on details of an underwater scene they recently viewed, Westerners tend to remember more about the biggest fish, while Easterners remember more about the scene's background.

"Literally, our data suggest that people see different elements of pictures," Park said. "If you're looking at an elephant in the jungle, the Westerner will focus on the elephant and the Easterner is going to be more thinking about the jungle scene that has the elephant in it."

Researchers use the terms East and West very roughly. West tends to mean Americans and people from independence-oriented European countries or Australia. East means East Asians - mainly Japanese, Koreans, and Chinese in research so far - as well as much of the rest of the world.

Researchers point out that the differences detected by psychological experiments and brain scans are not glaring; they are subtle but detectable trends. Also, individuals within cultures vary greatly, and gender differences can arise as well.

The brain research promises to add new precision to the earlier work. In January's study, Gabrieli said, the scanning not only showed brain differences on the line-and-square task, it allowed researchers to begin to ask how deep those differences go.

Did Easterners actually see differently, at the level of perception, or just think differently? Based on what parts of the brain were activated during the tasks, Gabrieli believes everyone sees the same thing, but may filter it differently.

"Culture is not changing how you see the world, but rather how you think and interpret."

And that could be good news: "If it changed how you saw the world, it would make the barrier higher for people to agree on what they are seeing and talk with each other," he said. "If it's in the thinking stage, even though our work suggests it's harder work to see things from a different perspective, it's much more within your reach."

The older people get, it seems, the more pronounced those cultural differences become, as if the older you are, "the more you're steeped in your own cultural mode of processing," Park said. But that does not mean such habits are immutable. Some initial psychological studies suggest that when an Easterner goes West or vice versa, habits of thought and perception quickly begin to change.

So beyond perhaps helping to defuse tensions a bit between cross-cultural roommates or spouses, does East-West brain research have applications for the real world?

It could have implications for, say, Western mental health care workers trying to help Easterners. On a broader scale, researchers say, it might be useful in business schools for students preparing to work in East-West trade, to help clarify culture gaps.

"Understanding cultural differences in the mind is really important as the world globalizes," Park said. "There can be a lot of breakdowns in communication."

2013-06-18T00:15:00.000-07:00

When life sucks .....

Life can be rough sometimes, and most people, at one time or another, feel like shit. This can mean different things for different people. It might include feeling sad, angry, stressed out, or fed up. It might also be a sense of not feeling like yourself or feeling physically sick.

Why you might be feeling shitty

Sometimes it is difficult to work out why you are feeling shitty. Identifying the factors that are contributing to this feeling might help you to work out how to deal with it. Remember —it’s just a feeling and it’s likely to pass.

Some reasons you might feel shitty:

§ You’ve experienced one or several tough or stressful events;

§ People around you are experiencing tough times. It’s not uncommon for other people’s unhappiness to influence how you’re feeling. This could be because it is hard to see people you care about feeling sad, or because of the way they’re coping with their emotions, they are difficult to be around.

Not being able to identify the reason for how you are feeling is not uncommon.

Factors that might contribute to feeling shitty include:

Psychological factors

§ Stress or anxiety—Stress can come from many different sources, like pressures at school, work or home from parents, teachers and sometimes your friends, or even your own expectations;

§ Grief or loss—This can include the death of a loved one, or the end of a relationship or friendship;

§ Depression and other mental illnesses.

Social factors

§ Family problems, like parents going through a divorce or fighting, or transitioning to a step family;

§ Problems at school or work, like bullying or violence;

§ Relationship or friendship problems, like breaking up or fighting with a boyfriend or girlfriend;

§ Moving into a new house;

§ Starting at a new school or job;

§ Living with someone with a mental or physical illness or disease;

§ Feeling bored or uninspired, like over school or summer vacation.

Physical factors

Physical or biological factors might also influence your feelings and reactions as well as how you think about yourself and the world around you. Physical factors might include:

§ Not eating well;

§ Not getting enough exercise;

§ Not getting enough sleep;

§ Using drugs or alcohol;

§ Being sick, or fighting off illness, which can make you feel run down and not well;

§ Chronic illness or other medical conditions;

§ Hormonal changes, especially for women during their menstrual cycles. This may happen a few days before you get your period and you may not make the connection immediately.

What to do if you’re feeling shitty

When you’re feeling shitty, you might have the urge to lash out at someone, even if they had nothing to do with your feelings. Here are some ideas that might stop you from blowing up and help you get to a happier place.

Talk to someone. Talking to someone you feel comfortable with, like a friend, teacher, parent or counselor, can be a great way of expressing your feelings. These people might also be able to help you identify why you are feeling shitty and work out strategies for dealing with it.

Chill out. Sometimes getting some space away from what is making you feel this way or a change of scenery can be helpful. This might include going for a walk or listening to your favorite music, reading a book, going to the movies, or whatever works for you.

Express your feelings. Writing down your feelings or keeping a journal can be a great way of understanding your current emotions in a particular situation. It can also help you come up with alternative solutions to problems.

Express your feelings in a way that won’t cause bodily damage to yourself or another person. Try yelling or crying into a pillow, dancing round the room to loud music or punching a pillow.

Get creative. Find things to do to distract yourself from feeling shitty and that get you thinking creatively. This can include drawing a picture, writing a poem, or playing a game. Even though you might not feel like it at first, even a little creativity might be enough to shift your mood.

Take care of yourself. Feeling shitty may be your body telling you it needs to take time out, and pushing yourself physically might just make things worse. Take time out to spoil yourself by doing something that you usually enjoy. Even though you might not feel like it, exercising and eating well can help. Getting plenty of sleep is important, too.

Exercise helps stimulate hormones like endorphins, which help you feel better about yourself. If you haven’t done a lot of exercise before, it might be a good idea to start doing something small a couple of times each week, such as a 15-minute walk or two or three laps in a pool. Visiting your doctor for a regular check up can be a way to make sure there you don’t have any physical health problems.

Avoid drugs and alcohol. Try not to use alcohol or other drugs (including lots of caffeine or other energy-boosting drinks) in the hopes of feeling better. The feeling is usually temporary and the side effects often make you feel worse.

If you need someone to talk to now :

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2013-06-12T01:24:00.003-07:00

Our olive trees that produce ORGANIC OIL.

Cretan oil is famous throughout the world for its unique quality characteristics !
Organic foods are foods that are produced using methods of organic farming – that do not involve modern synthetic inputs such as synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Organic foods are also not processed using irradiation, industrial solvents, or chemical food additives. Last years many people prefer organic foods, that’s why our family export our oil to customers who ask us to send them “pure” oil.
Healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, stabilizing your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible !!!

2013-06-12T00:55:00.000-07:00

Natural Olive Cosmetics - benefits for skin and hair.

Based on ancient Greek holistic recipes

Olive oil has been known for generations not only for its internal healing qualities but also as a natural, deep penetration moisturizer, regenerating skin cells and softening the tissue. Extra virgin olive oil is the preferred grade for moisturizing the skin care and can prove quite beneficial, since it is rich in all kinds of nutrients, antioxidants, and vitamins which are great for the body, whether you choose to eat it, or use it on your skin.

In human beings ageing leads to gradual structural and functional skin damage. Skin tissue goes through a number of changes. Some of the chief ones are that the inner and outer layers of the skin (dermis and epidermis) grow thinner, elasticity is lost, the area joining the dermis to the epidermis becomes less cushioned, fibrosis occurs with the accumulation of collagen and the tissue is less able to fight against and repair damage.

External factors, such as the sun's rays, speed up ageing by generating free radicals. Though cells are equipped with mechanisms that neutralise their action, it is possible to reduce cell damage by using inhibitors that lower the risk. One such natural inhibitor is olive oil, whose lipid profile is very similar to that of human skin.

Olive oil and olive leafs are rich in polyphenols. Polyphenols are well known for their ability to postpone aging. By taking out free radicals, freed in the body, these special agents are guaranteed to prolong your life, as they contribute to cell repair. The same thing is valid when you apply olive oil on your skin. As you may well know, our skin is many times exposed to pollution and other factors that cause it to grow older. By caring for skin with olive oil, you will limit the actions of these factors, and enjoy a beautiful skin for a long time.

Olive oil has a large proportion of vitamins A, D and K, as well as vitamin E, the main source of protection against the free radicals that produce cell oxidation. This makes it a good aid in specific therapies to treat skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis and seborrheic eczemas.

It has also been suggested that because of its pronounced antioxidant effect, olive oil could play a choice part in the prevention of continuous oxidation, one of the processes that influences the development of certain types of skin cancer. Vitamin E studies have begun, but these kinds of observations take a long time, which means that conclusive data are not yet available. However, the theory is that oleic acid is believed to play a major part in counteracting continuous oxidation.
Olive oil also contains a natural moisturizer, called squalene. Sebum is what makes our skin too greasy, but squalene has the incredible ability of regulating its secretion. This means that, when used on your skin, the sebum will be reduced, and you will experience less skin problems than before.

Another nutrient that exists in olive oil is chlorophyll. This helps a great deal in healing wounds and other scars. Acne blemishes will be nothing but a bad dream, after you apply plenty of olive oil on your skin.

Olive oil's and olive leafs extract’s essential fatty acids are a natural Rx for rough elbows, hands, and cuticles, says dermatologist Lisa Donofrio, MD, of the Yale University School of Medicine. Fatty Acids in olive oil are essential to cellular membranes. These monounsaturated fatty acids are less easily damaged by oxygen than other types of fat. And when the skin’s fatty acid content declines due to aging, environmental and free radical damage, elasticity of the skin will decline as well and at the same time water loss will increase resulting in skin roughness and scaliness. Therefore topically applied olive oil provides fatty acid content to be absorbed by the skin, normalizing the cell lipid layer and improving the water-retention capacity.

Cosmetics with an olive oil –olive leafs extracts base nurture your skin by maintaining a moisture balance that both soothes dry skin and absorbs easily to nourish deep beneath the surface. This therapeutic quality is especially important to those who suffer with skin rashes, eczema, psoriasis and allergies. Products with natural essential oil bases and high quality extra virgin olive oil , may be a little expensive but the long term benefits are well worth the price .

Olive oil soaps and shampoos that are rich in pure, extra virgin olive oil can contain the moisture and nutrients your skin and hair desires. Stress, dietary choices, environmental pollutants, medications and exposure to ultra-violet rays all take a toll on the health of your skin and hair. Olive oil replaces the moisture and elasticity lost to these elements because it is naturally rich in vitamin E and other powerful antioxidants that have tremendous healing and preserving properties.
Olive oil can help restore and retain hair and skin`s health, youthfulness and beauty. Dandruff sufferers find products containing high concentrations of olive oil to be very effective. The purer the olive oil, the more favorable the results. Olive oil helps reduce the buildup from largely synthetic hair care products and environmental contaminants that leave your hair feeling brittle and dull.
Olive oil shampoos, conditioners and hot oil treatments deeply condition and moisturize hair from strand to scalp, returning natural strength, luster and overall health to your tortured tresses without weighing it down.
When taken by mouth olive oil helps prevent wrinkles, thin skin and other signs of aging, it can also help increase skin density and help the skin heal from damage. Olive oil applied on the skin may protect the skin from external irritation. Olive oil helps to slow down the aging process of the whole body.

SKIN CANCER AND OLIVE OIL

A 2001 study from Japan found that hairless mice exposed to damaging doses of sunlight then soothed with olive oil developed fewer skin cancers. We don't know if people's skin will react the same as hairless mice, but it is likely that the antioxidants in olive oil could help prevent cancer in humans too.
Sunlight damages DNA and creates free radicals that cause oxidative damage. Olive oil has polyphenols and other natural antioxidants that could prevent the type of damage that leads to cancer. Cheaper refined olive oil didn't seem to help the mice as much as fresh, extra virgin olive oil. The utility of this study is unclear, as no amount of olive oil would undo all the damage caused by the sun. A wiser course would be to avoid the sun, use a hat and sunscreens and save the olive oil for a salad.
A more recent study from Ireland demonstrated the role of olive oil in an anti-cancer diet. It seems that the lycopene of tomatoes is more effectively utilized to prevent skin cancer when combined in the diet with olive oil. These foods eaten together provided the equivalent of a low factor sunscreen of protection to the study participants. Again, it should be noted that the best protection from sun is afforded by hats, clothing and minimal exposure.

Links:

Wikipedia
Oxford Journals
International Olive Oil Council

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Collecting olives in Crete -La collecte des olives en Crète- Sammeln Oliven in Kreta- Сбор маслин на Крите .

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Excellent Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Greece/ Crete !
Ausgezeichnet Extra Virgin Olive Oil aus Griechenland / Kreta !
Отличное дополнительное масло Оливковое Богородицы из Греция / Крит
Excellente huile d'olive vierge de la Grèce / Crète!

Our excellent Extra Virgin Olive Oil in CRETE is a result of a unique combination of the quality of soil and climatic combinations in this semi-mountainous region, ideal for cultivation of the olive tree and production of exceptional Extra Virgin Olive Oil with acidity levels not exceeding 0.3%
We produce an annual volume of about 200 tons of Exta virgin Olive oil, varying from year to year, and it is distributed 2 ways:
- Bulk disposal of cretan olive oil .
- Ιndividual orders to people living abroad and interested in healthy eating and longevity .
Quality product, competitive pricing, and an unwavering commitment to excelence in customer service, are three reasons why we are considered as highly regarded extra virgin olive oil supplier.

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Ausgezeichnet Extra Virgin Olive Oil aus Griechenland / KRETA

Unsere ausgezeichnete Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Kreta ist ein Ergebnis einer einzigartigen Kombination von der Qualität des Boden-und Klimaverhältnisse Kombinationen in diesem semi-Bergregion, ideal für den Anbau des Olivenbaums und Produktion von außergewöhnlichen Extra Virgin Olive Oil mit Säuregehalt nicht mehr als 0,3%
Wir produzieren ein jährliches Volumen von etwa 200 Tonnen Exta natives Olivenöl, variierend von Jahr zu Jahr, und es wird 2 Wege verteilt:
- Masse Entsorgung kretische Olivenöl.
- Ιndividual Aufträge an Personen im Ausland leben und interessieren sich für gesunde Ernährung und Langlebigkeit.
Qualitätsprodukt, wettbewerbsfähige Preise und ein unerschütterliches Engagement für excelence im Kundenservice, sind drei Gründe, warum wir als hoch angesehen Olivenöl extra vergine Lieferanten berücksichtigt werden.

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Отличное дополнительное масло Оливковое Богородицы из Греция / Крит!

Наше отличное оливковое масло на Крите является результатом уникального сочетания качества почвы и климатических комбинаций в этой полу-горный район, идеально подходит для выращивания оливковых деревьев и производство исключительных Оливковое масло с кислотностью не превышающей уровни 0,3%
Мы производим годовой объем около 200 тонн Exta оливкового масла, изменяясь из года в год, и она распространяется 2 способами:
- Массовое утилизации нефтесодержащих критского оливкового.
- Ιndividual заказов для людей, живущих за границей и заинтересованы в здоровом питании и долголетия.
Качество продукции, конкурентоспособные цены, а также приверженность к Excelence в обслуживании клиентов, три причины, почему мы считаемся как высоко ценится поставщиком оливкового масла оливкового.

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Excellente huile d'olive vierge de la Grèce / Crète!

Notre excellente huile d'olive vierge en Crète est un résultat d'une combinaison unique de la qualité des sols et des combinaisons climatiques dans cette région semi-montagneuse, idéale pour la culture de l'olivier et la production d'huile d'olive vierge exceptionnelle avec des niveaux d'acidité ne dépassant pas 0,3%
Nous produisons un volume annuel d'environ 200 tonnes de Exta huile d'olive vierge, variant d'année en année, et il est distribué 2 façons:
- Élimination en vrac de l'huile d'olive crétoise.
- Commandes Ιndividual aux personnes vivant à l'étranger et s'intéresse à l'alimentation saine et la longévité.
Produit de qualité, des prix compétitifs et un engagement indéfectible envers excelence service à la clientèle, sont les trois raisons pour lesquelles nous sommes considérés comme fournisseur d'huile d'olive extra vierge très apprécié.

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Cretan Diet: the top of the Mediterranean Diet !

Критская диета: верхнюю часть средиземноморской диеты!
Kretischen Ernährung: die Besten der Mittelmeer-Diät!
Régime crétois: le sommet de la diète méditerranéenne!

Mediterranean diet is considered to be the healthiest diet today, by scientist worldwide. Olive oil, Cheese, honey, red wine, herbs etc have always been favorite products of Cretans, only from this blessed by nature island. These established the Cretans the longest living and healthiest people of the world, inspiring studies for the Mediterranean diet.

Cretan diet, based on the genuine Cretan products. Products we would be happy to provide worldwide.

-Meditteranean diet- definition page from Wikipedia:

“ The Seven Countries Study found that Cretan men had exceptionally low death rates from heart disease, despite moderate to high intake of fat. The Cretan diet is similar to other traditional Mediterranean diets, consisting mostly of olive oil, bread, abundant fruit and vegetables, fish, and a moderate amount of dairy foods and wine....

Crete, much of the rest of Greece, and southern Italy in the early 1960s`: this diet, in addition to `regular physical activity,` emphasizes `abundant plant foods, fresh fruit as the typical daily dessert, olive oil as the principal source of fat, dairy products (principally cheese and yogurt), and fish and poultry consumed in low to moderate amounts, zero to four eggs consumed weekly, red meat consumed in low amounts, and wine consumed in low to moderate amounts`. Total fat in this diet is 25% to 35% of calories, with saturated fat at 8% or less of calories.....

Olive oil is particularly characteristic of the Mediterranean diet. It contains a very high level of monounsaturated fats, most notably oleic acid, which epidemiological studies suggest may be linked to a reduction in coronary heart disease risk. There is also evidence that the antioxidants in olive oil improve cholesterol regulation and LDL cholesterol reduction, and that it has other anti-inflammatory and anti-hypertensive effects....... ”

Healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, stabilizing your mood, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible !!!

Критская диета: верхнюю часть средиземноморской диеты!

Средиземноморская диета считается самой здоровой диете сегодня, ученым во всем мире. Оливковое масло, сыр, мед, красное вино, зелень и т.д. всегда были любимыми продуктами критяне, только из этого благословенного острова на природе. Эти установленные критяне самой длинной жизни и здоровых людей мира, вдохновляющие исследования для средиземноморской диеты.
Критской диеты, основанной на подлинных критских продуктов. Продукты, которые мы были бы рады предоставить всем мире.

-Средиземноморской диеты четкости страницу из Википедии:
"Семь стран Исследование показало, что мужчины были критские исключительно низкие показатели смертности от болезней сердца, несмотря умеренного до высокого потребления жиров. Критской кухни похож на другие традиционной средиземноморской диеты, состоящего в основном из оливкового масла, хлеба, обильные плоды и овощи, рыбу и умеренное количество молочных продуктов и вина ....
Крит, большая часть остальной Греции и южной Италии в начале 1960-х `: эта диета, в дополнение к` регулярной физической активности, подчеркивает `` обильные растительные продукты, свежие фрукты как типичный ежедневный десерт, оливковое масло как основной источник жиров, молочных продуктов (в основном сыр и йогурт), а рыба и птица потребляется в малых и умеренных количествах, от нуля до четырех яиц потребляется еженедельно, красное мясо потребляется в небольших количествах, и вина потребляется в низких до умеренных количествах `. Всего жиров в этой диете 25% до 35% калорий, насыщенных жиров на 8% или меньше калорий .....
Оливковое масло особенно характерно для средиземноморской диеты. Он содержит очень высокий уровень мононенасыщенных жиров, особенно олеиновой кислоты, который эпидемиологические исследования показывают, может быть связана с уменьшением риска коронарной болезни сердца. Существует также доказательство того, что антиоксиданты, содержащиеся в оливковом масле совершенствованию регулирования холестерина и LDL холестерина сокращение, и что он имеет другие противовоспалительное и гипотензивное действие ....... ».

Здоровое питание идет не о строгих философий питания, оставаясь нереально тонкий, или лишаете себя продукты, которые вы любите. Скорее, речь идет о чувстве Великий, имея больше энергии, стабилизирующие настроение, и держать себя как можно более здоровым!

Kretischen Ernährung: die Besten der Mittelmeer-Diät!

Mittelmeer-Diät gilt als die gesündeste Ernährung heute von Wissenschaftlern weltweit. Olivenöl, Käse, Honig, Rotwein, Kräutern etc. sind seit jeher Lieblingsprodukte der Kreter, nur von diesem von der Natur gesegnet Insel. Diese gründeten die Kreter die längsten lebenden und gesündesten Menschen der Welt, inspirierende Studien für die Mittelmeer-Diät.
Kreta-Diät, auf den echten kretischen Produkten. Produkte, die wir gerne liefern weltweit.

-Meditteranean Diät-Definition-Seite von Wikipedia:
"Die Sieben-Länder-Studie festgestellt, dass kretischen Männer außergewöhnlich niedrigen Sterberaten hatte von Herzerkrankungen trotz moderater bis hoher Zufuhr von Fett. Die Kreta-Diät ist ähnlich wie bei anderen traditionellen mediterranen Ernährung, die hauptsächlich aus Olivenöl, Brot, reichlich Obst und Gemüse, Fisch und einer moderaten Menge von Milchprodukten und Wein ....
Kreta, viel von dem Rest von Griechenland und Süditalien in den frühen 1960er Jahren `: diese Diät, zusätzlich zu` regelmäßige körperliche Aktivität, `` betont reichlich pflanzliche Lebensmittel, frisches Obst als typische tägliche Dessert, Olivenöl als Hauptquelle von Fett, Milchprodukte (vor allem Käse und Joghurt) und Fisch und Geflügel in niedrigen bis mäßigen Mengen, null bis vier Eier pro Woche konsumiert, rotes Fleisch in geringen Mengen verzehrt und Wein in geringen Mengen verbraucht wird, um `mäßig konsumiert. Gesamtfett in dieser Diät ist, 25% bis 35% der Kalorien, mit gesättigten Fettsäuren mit 8% oder weniger der Kalorien .....

Olivenöl ist besonders charakteristisch für die Mittelmeer-Diät. Es enthält einen sehr hohen Anteil von einfach ungesättigten Fettsäuren, insbesondere Ölsäure, die epidemiologische Studien deuten kann zu einer Verringerung der koronaren .
Herzkrankheit Risiko verbunden werden. Es gibt auch Hinweise, dass die Antioxidantien in Olivenöl Cholesterin und LDL-Cholesterin Regulierung Reduktion zu verbessern, und dass es andere entzündungshemmende und anti-hypertensive Effekte ....... ".

Gesunde Ernährung ist nicht um strikte Ernährung Philosophien, bleiben unrealistisch dünnen oder berauben Sie sich selbst von den Lebensmitteln, die Sie lieben. Vielmehr geht es um große Gefühle, mit mehr Energie, stabilisiert die Stimmung, und halten Sie sich so gesund wie möglich!

Régime crétois: le sommet de la diète méditerranéenne!

Diète méditerranéenne est considérée comme la plus saine alimentation aujourd'hui, par le scientifique dans le monde entier. L'huile d'olive, fromage, miel, vin rouge, herbes etc ont toujours été les produits préférés de Crétois, seulement à partir de cette île bénie par la nature. Ceux-ci ont établi les Crétois les plus longues et les plus saines vie des gens du monde, les études d'inspiration pour le régime méditerranéen.
Régime crétois, basé sur les produits crétois authentiques. Les produits que nous serions heureux de fournir dans le monde entier.

-Meditteranean la page diète définition de Wikipedia:
"Les sept pays étude a révélé que les hommes crétois avaient un taux de mortalité exceptionnellement faible de maladies cardiaques, malgré modérée à forte consommation de matières grasses. Le régime crétois est similaire aux autres régimes traditionnels méditerranéens, composé principalement d'huile d'olive, du pain, des fruits abondants et légumes, du poisson, et une quantité modérée de produits laitiers et du vin ....
Crète, une grande partie du reste de la Grèce, et l'Italie du Sud au début des années 1960 `: ce régime, en plus de` activité physique régulière, `souligne` aliments végétaux abondants, des fruits frais comme dessert du jour typique, l'huile d'olive comme principale source de matières grasses, les produits laitiers (principalement fromage et le yogourt), le poisson et la volaille consommée en quantités faibles à modérées, de zéro à quatre œufs consommés par semaine, de la viande rouge consommée en faibles quantités, et le vin consommés en quantités faibles à modérées `. Matière grasse totale dans ce régime est de 25% à 35% des calories, de gras saturé à 8% ou moins de calories .....
L'huile d'olive est particulièrement caractéristique de la diète méditerranéenne. Il contient un niveau très élevé d'acides gras monoinsaturés, l'acide oléique, surtout que les études épidémiologiques suggèrent peut être liée à une réduction de risque de maladies cardiaques. Il est également prouvé que les antioxydants contenus dans l'huile d'olive améliorer la réglementation du taux de cholestérol et la réduction du cholestérol LDL, et qu'il a d'autres effets anti-inflammatoires et anti-hypertenseur ....... ".

Une alimentation saine n'est pas sur les philosophies de nutrition strictes, en restant excessivement mince, ou de vous priver des aliments que vous aimez. Au contraire, il s'agit de se sentir bien, avoir plus d'énergie, stabilisation de votre humeur et vous garder en bonne santé que possible!

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The Importance of Mothers ( To be a Mother or Not to be )

2012-05-12T00:09:00.002-07:00

In a world where mothers and homemakers are mocked each and everyday, by anybody and everyone, there are a few that stand alone and tall. These few know the true power behind motherhood; they know what and who mothers really are. Mothers are the superheroes, the hospitals, the finest five star restaurants, the nurturer, and the one that children can turn to at any given time. Mothers have the most challenging and the most rewarding job in the world. This is the ultimate full time job; in fact it is twenty-four hours a day, from the first child until the mother dies. You see once a mother always a mother; what other job offers that kind of a deal? Not one single job or career can do that. For those women who think that the workforce is the most challenging or difficult; they should try being a mother.

Anyone can get pregnant or adopt but it takes real commitment and hard work to be a mother. Only a mother can handle raising children, by starting out at one in the morning to feed a child and throughout the day handle the children; feeding them, giving them naps, cleaning up their messes, teaching them how to read, write, do math, and other life skills. For those who think that being a mother doesn’t make a difference this is my reply and rebuttal, try to debate this if you can. There was a woman who didn’t know what to do with her life, she thought about being a writer and the many books she could write and how they would help mankind. She then thought she would like to be a farmer and how she would be able to end world hunger. She then thought about being an architect and how she could create wonderful and beautiful buildings to be adorned for generations to come. Then she had another idea; if she became a mother, she could teach her children to be writers, farmers, architects, and many other things to help and improve the way people lives their lives. You see to be a mother is a very, very important role; you help others decide what they want to do and you directly influence their young and impressionable lives. To be a mother means commitment and sacrifice, the greatest of commitment and sacrifice. And I say this here and now that a mother and homemaker is the greatest and noblest thing that any woman can do. And furthermore, those people who make a mockery of mothers and motherhood is making a mockery of their own mothers and grandmothers, and so forth, because if it weren’t for your mothers, you would not be here right now. So I say stop this mockery and foolishness, because foolishness it is.

There was a sign I saw some time ago and it read "A nation is built or destroyed on the children". Just take a look around and you will see that the nations are crumbling to pieces because woman are not stepping up to the plate and keeping the families together. Just look at all the gangs and gang activities; why are there so many? Because they are trying to be family, they need that nurture and support that they can only get at home with a mother to raise them properly. We wonder why this generation is coming to a thing of naught and I have told the answer. Sure I am a man and there might be some that I am a woman hater and want to keep woman in the home and under my thumb; how wrong they are. For you see when everything is said and done I will be there with my wife and mother to our children, raising the kids, side by side. Right now my own mother still works, even if it is at home, but I still want all of her attention on me. I need someone with a loving and nurturing demeanor to listen to me. But I can’t have that. And all you men know what I am talking about so don’t say that I am just a momma’s boy, because we all are. We all need that nurturing guidance, that can only come from a mother and when we are married that comes from our wife. As you have read this I hope that your feelings have either changed from your previous views or for those who knew the right thing they have strengthened your commitment to motherhood. Let each of you who have read this, join with me so my opening statement will be changed to: "In a world where mothers are respected and revered, there are those who many who stand tall and together, who know the true power behind motherhood."

ΣΤΑΘΜΟΙ ΣΤΗ ΖΩΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΚΥΛΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΓΑΤΑΣ

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Ηλικία	Συμβάν
1 ημέρας	Αντίδραση σε ακουστικά ερεθίσματα.
10-16 ημερών	Άνοιγμα βλεφάρων, αλλά ακόμη δεν βλέπει καλά.
3 εβδομάδων	Μπορεί να σταθεί σε όρθια θέση. Αρχή έκφυσης νεογιλών οδόντων (στις γάτες από την ηλικία των 2 εβδ.).
4 εβδομάδων	Μπορεί να περπατήσει. Ωρίμανση όρασης. Αναγνωρίζει τη μητέρα και τον ιδιοκτήτη.
5 εβδομάδων	Πλήρης ανάπτυξη ακοής.
1,5-2 μηνών	Απογαλακτισμός & ολοκλήρωση έκφυσης όλων των νεογιλών οδόντων. Μπορεί να τρέξει.
3,5 μηνών	Αρχή πτώσης νεογιλών οδόντων (στις γάτες από την ηλικία των 3 μηνών).
4-10 μηνών	Έναρξη αναπαραγωγικής δραστηριότητας (ακριβής ηλικία αναλόγως της φυλής, του φύλου και των συνθηκών διαβίωσης).
6-7 μηνών	Ολοκλήρωση έκφυσης όλων των μονίμων οδόντων.
15-18 μηνών	Κατάλληλα για αναπαραγωγή (ολοκλήρωση ανάπτυξης σώματος, όμως: μικρόσωμες φυλές σκύλων και γάτες: 6-9 μηνών και μεγαλόσωμες φυλές σκύλων: 18-24 μηνών).
7-8 ετών	Πρώτα συμπτώματα γήρατος (λευκές τρίχες στο κεφάλι). Αυξάνονται οι πιθανότητες εμφάνισης δυσλειτουργίας διαφόρων οργάνων του σώματος όπως του ήπατος, των νεφρών, των αρθρώσεων.
10 ετών	Γήρας: λευκές τρίχες σε όλο το σώμα νωθρότητα θόλωση ματιών το κεφάλι στέκεται χαμηλότερα αρχή πτώσης μονίμων οδόντων, ιδιαιτέρως μέσων και παράμεσων τομέων

Πώς φροντίζουμε νεογέννητα ορφανά γατάκια

2012-05-11T02:15:00.000-07:00

Μπορούν να μεγαλώσουν φυσιολογικά τα νεογέννητα ορφανά γατάκια χωρίς τη μαμά τους; Φυσικά και μπορούν, αν είμαστε διατεθειμένοι να ακολουθήσουμε πιστά ένα πρόγραμμα φροντίδας υπό την καθοδήγηση του κτηνιάτρου, ειδικά τις πρώτες εβδομάδες της ζωής τους που είναι ιδιαίτερα ευαίσθητα.

Πέρα από τη σωστή διατροφή, τα μωρά γατάκια έχουν μεγάλη ανάγκη από ένα ασφαλές και υγιεινό περιβάλλον, ειδικά διαμορφωμένο ώστε να καλύπτει τις ανάγκες τους. Σε ένα ήσυχο, θερμό μέρος του σπιτιού που δεν το χτυπά ο ήλιος, τοποθετούμε μία κούτα και τα βάζουμε μέσα. Όμως χωρίς τη μαμά τους που υπό κανονικές συνθήκες θα τα κρατούσε 24 ώρες το 24ωρο ζεστά με το σώμα της, κινδυνεύουν από υποθερμία, ειδικά όταν έχει κρύο. Οπότε μέσα στην κούτα τοποθετούμε πετσέτες, μια κουβέρτα ή κάτι ανάλογο, ώστε τα νεογνά να είναι σε ένα μαλακό και θερμό μέρος.

Ωστόσο, το να τα σκεπάσουμε απλά με μια κουβέρτα δεν αρκεί για γλυτώσουν από την υποθερμία, επομένως φροντίζουμε να προσθέσουμε στην κούτα και μια θερμοφόρα, ή ένα μπουκάλι με ζεστό – κι όχι καυτό – νερό, που θα έχουμε τυλίξει με μια πετσέτα. Έτσι τα μικρά θα έχουν μια μόνιμη «πηγή» θερμότητας δίπλα τους. Φυσικά όλα τα παραπάνω δεν ισχύουν αν επικρατούν συνθήκες... καύσωνα καθώς τα ζωάκια μπορεί να πάθουν κακό από την υπερβολική ζέστη!

Δεν πρέπει να ξεχνάμε πως τα νεογέννητα δεν μπορούν ούτε να ουρήσουν ούτε να αφοδεύσουν μόνα τους εφόσον δεν έχουν αναπτύξει ακόμα του απαραίτητους μύες για τις συγκεκριμένες φυσικές λειτουργίες. Η μαμά τους με τη γλώσσα της φροντίζει να διεγείρει την περιοχή και την κοιλίτσα τους. Όμως επειδή στην περίπτωσή μας πρόκειται για ορφανά ζωάκια, με ένα κομμάτι βαμβάκι που έχουμε βρέξει με λίγο ζεστό νερό, πρέπει να τα τρίψουμε προκειμένου να προκαλέσουμε αφόδευση και ούρηση, συνήθως μετά το γεύμα. Παράλληλα παρακολουθούμε το χρώμα των ούρων. Αν όλα πάνε καλά τότε είναι διάφανα ή ελαφρώς κίτρινα, ενώ αν είναι σκούρα τότε τα ζωάκια δεν τρέφονται αρκετά. Αν τα κόπρανά τους δεν είναι από ανοιχτό έως σκούρο καφέ χρώμα και σχετικά σχηματισμένα, αλλά αντίθετα έχουμε ενδείξεις δυσκοιλιότητας ή διάρροιας πάλι υπάρχει πρόβλημα στις διατροφικές τους συνήθειες.

*Δεν παραλείπουμε να καθαρίζουμε τα μικρά αλλά και να αλλάζουμε συχνά τις πετσέτες ή τις κουβέρτες που έχουμε μέσα στην κούτα.

*Δεν ξεχνάμε ποτέ τη σημασία της σωματικής επαφής με τα ζωάκια μας. Προκειμένου να αναπτυχθούν σωστά και να γίνουν κοινωνικά, δεν... τσιγκουνευόμαστε τα χάδια!

*Σε συνεννόηση με τον γιατρό κλείνουμε ραντεβού για τα πρώτα εμβόλια.

ΑΠΑΡΑΙΤΗΤΑ ΠΡΑΓΜΑΤΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΗ ΓΑΤΑ

2012-04-30T03:51:00.000-07:00

Πριν ακόμα υποδεχθείτε τον νέο σας τετράποδο συγκάτοικο, θα πρέπει να φροντίσετε να προμηθευτείτε κάποια αντικείμενα που είναι απαραίτητα:

Καλάθι μεταφοράς

Ο μόνος ασφαλής τρόπος για τις μετακινήσεις της γάτας είναι το ειδικό καλάθι μεταφοράς. Στο εμπόριο θα βρείτε πολλά διαφορετικά είδη : από ύφασμα , από πλαστικό ή σύρμα. Ότι και αν διαλέξετε, βεβαιωθείτε πως έχει το σωστό μέγεθος για να επιτρέπει στην γάτα να ξαπλώνει και να γυρίζει με άνεση, πως κλείνει με ασφάλεια, αερίζεται και μπορεί εύκολα να καθαριστεί. Και μην ανησυχείτε: μπορεί η γάτα σας να μπαίνει μέσα στο καλάθι της με δυσκολία, σίγουρα όμως ο περιορισμένος χώρος του την κάνει να αισθάνεται ασφάλεια όταν χρειάζεται να μετακινηθεί.

Δοχεία τροφής & τροφής

Διαλέξτε τα από κάποιο υλικό που να μπορεί εύκολα να καθαριστεί και βεβαιωθείτε ότι είναι αρκετά βαριά ώστε να μην μετακινούνται καθώς τρώει η γάτα. Πλένετε τα δοχεία καθημερινά με σαπούνι και νερό, χωριστά από τα υπόλοιπα σκεύη της οικογένειας.

Δοχείο & άμμος υγιεινής

Για την υγιεινή της γάτας σας θα χρειαστείτε ένα ειδικό δοχείο, άμμο υγιεινής και ένα φαρασάκι για να απομακρύνετε τις ακαθαρσίες. Διαλέξτε ένα δοχείο αρκετά μεγάλο για μια ενήλικη γάτα και μια άμμο υγιεινής καλής ποιότητας. Οι γάτες είναι από την φύση τους μανιώδεις με την καθαριότητα και είναι πολύ σημαντικό να διατηρείτε το δοχείο τους πάντοτε καθαρό. Απομακρύνετε καθημερινά τις ακαθαρσίες , συμπληρώνοντας με καθαρή άμμο όποτε χρειάζεται. Μια φορά την εβδομάδα πλένετε το δοχείο με σαπούνι και άφθονο νερό. Οι γάτες έχουν πολύ ευαίσθητη όσφρηση γι αυτόν τον λόγο αποφύγετε να χρησιμοποιείτε απορρυπαντικά με πολύ έντονη μυρωδιά. Μια φορά κάθε μήνα απολυμαίνετε το δοχείο με νερό και αντισηπτικό και αφήστε το να στεγνώσει στον ήλιο. Πλένετε σχολαστικά τα χέρια σας μετά από κάθε χειρισμό του δοχείου και της άμμου υγιεινής.

Κρεβάτι

Ένα καλάθι ή ακόμα και ένα απλό χαρτοκιβώτιο μπορεί να γίνει ιδανικό κρεβάτι για την γάτα σας αρκεί να το στρώσετε με ένα μαλακό, καθαρό και ζεστό ύφασμα και να το τοποθετήσετε σε ένα ζεστό σημείο του σπιτιού. Ξεκινήστε έτσι - αν και είναι βέβαιο πως στην πορεία, η γάτα σας θα ανακαλύψει μόνη της πολλά σημεία του σπιτιού που για εκείνη είναι ... τα ιδανικά κρεβάτια!

Ονυχοδρόμιο

Αγοράστε ένα ειδικό ονυχοδρόμιο ή κατασκευάστε το μόνοι σας με ένα ξύλο και ένα κομμάτι ταπέτο. Φροντίστε να έχει το σωστό μήκος για να μπορεί η γάτα να τεντώνεται καθώς ξύνει και τοποθετήστε το σε κάθετη θέση σε ένα προσιτό σημείο του σπιτιού. Αν παρ όλα αυτά η γάτα δείχνει να προτιμά τα χαλιά και τα έπιπλα σας, διακόψτε την με ένα απότομο "ΟΧΙ" και μεταφέρετε την στο ονυχοδρόμιο δείχνοντας της πως να το χρησιμοποιεί.

Προβλήματα στο πρόσωπο και στο στόμα της γάτας

2012-04-30T02:20:00.002-07:00

Μάτια

Τι διαφορετικό στα μάτια της γάτας με κάνει να ανησυχήσω;

1) Υπερβολικά δάκρυα, κοκκινίλα γύρω από μάτια
2) Φουσκωμένα βλέφαρα
3) Φλόγωση προκαλείται από μόλυνση ή αλλεργία
4) Βλέννα που παράγεται δείχνει ότι είναι ερεθισμένα, πιθανόν από γύρη
5) Διεύρυνση του ματιού δείχνει αυξημένη πίεση στο μάτι ( γλαύκωμα)
6) Αν η κόρη του ενός ματιού δεν έχει ίδιο μέγεθος με το άλλο
7) Αν αλληθωρίζει, πιθανόν να πονάει ή είναι τραυματισμένο το μάτι
8) Η επιφάνεια του ματιού έγινε γκρι- μπλε, τότε υπάρχει πρόβλημα στον κερατοειδή χιτώνα
9) Τα μάτια είναι θολά, η εξογκωμένα, η βουλιαγμένα, ή έχουν κιτρινοπράσινες εκκρίσεις
10) Ξαφνικά παρατηρείτε ότι δεν βλέπει.

Τι να κάνετε

Συμβουλευτείτε τον κτηνίατρο. Τα μάτια δείχνουν αλλαγές σε άλλα σημεία του σώματος, ιδίως στο καρδιαγγειακό σύστημα.
Ο καταρράκτης απώλεια διαφάνειας στον φακό του ματιού), οφείλεται συνήθως στο ζαχαροδιαβήτη.

Αυτιά

Τι θα με κάνει να ανησυχήσω;

1) Όταν γέρνει το αυτί σημαίνει ότι ταλαιπωρείται από μόλυνση
2) Το ξύσιμο των αυτιών ίσως οφείλεται σε ακάρεα
3) Το πρήξιμο των αυτιών, μπορεί να οφείλεται σε αλλεργική αντίδραση, ή απόστημα, ή αιμορραγική φλύκταινα
4) Όταν η μύτη των αυτιών γίνει σκληρή, μπορεί να έχει τσιμπήσει τη γάτα σας, κάποιο έντομο, ή να έχει αλλεργία
5) Αν έχει κιτρινοπράσινες εκκρίσεις από το αυτί σημαίνει ότι είναι μολυσμένο.

Τι μπορώ να κάνω;

Απευθύνομαι στον κτηνίατρο, αμέσως. Χρόνια μόλυνση αυτιών μπορεί να οδηγήσει σε καλοήθη όγκο. Χρησιμοποιώ εντομοαπωθητικό, για να αποφύγω το καλοκαίρι, το τσίμπημα των εντόμων.

Κουφές γάτες

Οι άσπρες γάτες, με γαλανά μάτια, είναι δυνατόν να είναι κουφές από τη γέννηση τους. Καλό είναι να αποφύγετε να τις αφήνετε να βγαίνουν έξω, γιατί εκτίθενται σε κίνδυνους (π. χ τροχαίο).μέσα στο σπίτι τα καταφέρνουν καλύτερα. Οι ηλικιωμένες γάτες συνήθως έχουν βαρηκοΐα. Χρησιμοποιήστε το άγγιγμα, για να την ξυπνήσετε, ή ένα νεύμα για να επικοινωνήσετε.

Μύτη

Είναι συνηθισμένο το φτάρνισμα στις γάτες;

Ναι είναι συνηθισμένο. Αιτία μπορεί να είναι, η γύρη, ερεθιστικοί παράγοντες στον αέρα και ο ιός της γρίπης. Προσοχή αν το φτάρνισμα είναι δυνατό, μπορεί να επακολουθήσει αιμορραγία. Αν αιμορραγεί κρατήστε τη γάτα ακίνητη, βάλτε μια κρύα κομπρέσα στην κορυφή της μύτης για 5 λεπτά. Μην σηκώνετε το κεφάλι πίσω. Αν συμβαίνει συχνά υπάρχει ιατρικό πρόβλημα.

Στόμα και δόντια

Παθήσεις του στόματος είναι η στοματίτιδα, η γλωσσίτιδα, η ουλίτιδα. Στις ηλικιωμένες γάτες οι όγκοι του στόματος είναι συνηθισμένοι.

Τι θα παρατήσουμε;

Στην άσχημη αναπνοή. Στην εμφανή πείνα της γάτας, αλλά δείχνει απροθυμία. Στο χάιδεμα της γάτας με το πόδι στο πρόσωπο.

Που οφείλονται οι παθήσεις αυτές;

1) Μπορεί να προκληθούν από ερεθιστικά χημικά οικιακά απορρυπαντικά.
2) Μπορεί να έχουν σφηνώσει στον ουρανίσκο κοκαλάκια από φαγητό, η ακόμα και παιχνιδάκια.
3) Οι ιοί της γρίπης, προκαλούν στοματίτιδα και γλωσσίτιδα.

ΑΠΩΛΕΙΑ ΤΡΙΧΩΜΑΤΟΣ ΣΤΟΝ ΣΚΥΛΟ Η ΤΗΝ ΓΑΤΑ

2012-04-27T15:20:00.000-07:00

Παράπονο σχεδόν όλων των ιδιοκτητών κατοικίδιων, τουλάχιστον δύο φορές τον χρόνο. Εκτός όμως από την εποχιακή τριχόρροια, το παράπονο αυτό το ακούμε όλο και πιο συχνά ακόμα και τον χειμώνα.Καταρχήν θα πρέπει να εξαιρέσουμε όλες τις περιπτώσεις παθολογικής τριχόρροιας σε συνεργασία με τον κτηνίατρό μας. Η απώλεια τριχώματος μπορεί να σημαίνει.....

-Δερματοπάθεια μικροβιακής ή αλλεργικής αιτιολογίας
-Ορμονολογικά προβλήματα
-Προβλήματα από εξωπαράσιτα ή παράσιτα του δέρματος.
-Τροφικές ή φαρμακευτικές υπερευαισθησίες.

ΤΙ ΝΑ ΚΑΝΟΥΜΕ

1.Η δίαιτα του ζώου πρέπει να είναι ισορροπημένη χωρίς συχνές αλλαγές. Ουσιώδη για την υγεία δέρματος και τριχώματος είναι τα λιπαρά οξέα που διατίθενται μέσω του σιτηρεσίου. Λίγο κοκκινιστό σήμερα, λίγο ψητό κοτόπουλο αύριο, χαλούν την ισορροπία και η τρίχα αδυνατίζει. Όλοι ζητούν από τον γιατρό τους βιταμίνες για το τρίχωμα χωρίς να σκέπτονται την σταθεροποίηση του σιτηρεσίου. Είναι όμως ποτέ δυνατό να μεγαλώσει ένα φυτό όταν του αλλάζεις κάθε μέρα χώμα;

2.Δυστυχώς οι κλιματολογικές συνθήκες έχουν εξαφανίσει τις εποχές. Το κρύο είναι εξαιρετικά ωφέλιμο για να «σφίξει» ο θύλακος της τρίχας. Εμείς από καλή διάθεση εγκλωβίζουμε τα ζώα στο καλοριφέρ με αποτέλεσμα την αδύναμη τρίχα και άρα την πτώση της.

3.Ενα βασικό σημείο για δυνατό τρίχωμα είναι η περιποίηση και ιδίως το χτένισμα. Το συχνό βούρτσισμα βοηθά στην απομάκρυνση της νεκρής τρίχας οπότε και η απομένουσα αναπνέει ελεύθερα.

4.Τέλος να σημειωθεί ότι ιδίως στις μακρύτριχες ράτσες φυσικό είναι κάποιο τρίχωμα να χάνεται, οπότε μην φορτώνετε τα ζώα σας ασκόπως με φάρμακα.

ΑΝΑΚΕΦΑΛΑΙΩΝΟΝΤΑΣ.....

à Σταθερό σιτηρέσιο.
à Όχι αρώματα, πολλά σαμπουάν, αμφιβόλου ποιότητας αντιπαρασιτικά
à Συχνό χτένισμα.
à Όχι συχνό λούσιμο
à Συμβουλευτείτε τον κτηνίατρο σας αν το πρόβλημα επιμένει.

Όραση σκύλου & γάτας

2012-04-25T17:38:00.000-07:00

Όπως όλοι γνωρίζουμε, τα σκυλιά και οι γάτες βλέπουν τον κόσμο διαφορετικά από εμάς τους ανθρώπους.
Μπορεί τα μάτια τους να φαίνονται ίδια με τα δικά μας, όμως δεν είναι ακριβώς ίδια. Η όρασή τους έχει κάποιες ιδιαιτερότητες και τα μάτια τους συμπεριφέρονται διαφορετικά, σε σχέση με τα ανθρώπινα.
Πολλοί πιστεύουν ότι τα σκυλιά και οι γάτες δεν μπορούν να διακρίνουν χρώμα, παρα μόνο αποχρώσεις του γκρι. Αυτό δεν ισχύει.
Μπορούν να διακρίνουν κάποια χρώματα, αλλά όχι όλα.
Τα σκυλιά και οι γάτες, έχουν κάποια κύτταρα στα μάτια τους, που τους βοηθάνε να βλέπουνε εξαιρετικά, σε πολύ δυνατό ή σε πολύ χαμηλό φως, σε σχέση με τους ανθρώπους.

Όραση το βράδυ

Τα μάτια τους, το βράδυ, χρησιμοποιούν κάποια κύτταρα που ονομάζονται "ράβδοι" και έχουν ευαισθησία σε αμυδρό φως.
Αυτά τα κύτταρα βρίσκονται στο πίσω μέρος του αμφιβληστροειδή χιτώνα, του ματιού.
Έχουν την ικανότητα με πολύ αμυδρό φως, να "συλλαμβάνουν" την εικόνα και να την στέλνουν στον εγκέφαλο.
Ο άνθρωπος δεν έχει τέτοια κύτταρα. Έτσι στο σκοτάδι, βλέπει μαυρίλα.

Τώρα, βλέπουμε πολλές φορές τα μάτια τους να λάμπουν στο σκοτάδι. Γιατί συμβαίνει αυτό;
Στην πραγματικότητα δεν λάμπουν, απλά έχουν "μέσα" τους "εγκλωβισμένο" φως - εικόνα, που αντανακλάει σε έναν "καθρέπτη".Ας το αναλύσουμε λίγο καλύτερα.

Κάποια κύτταρα που βρίσκονται στα μάτια τους, και συγκεκριμένα πίσω από τον αμφιβληστροειδή χιτώνα (ονομάζονται tapetum), συμπεριφέρονται σαν καθρέφτες.
Αυτά τα κύτταρα βρίσκονται πιο πίσω από τα κύτταρα "ράβδους.
Τα κύτταρα αυτά, αντανακλάνε την εικόνα ξανά προς τα έξω και η εικόνα ξαναδιασχίζει τα κυτταρα ράβδους, δίνοντάς τα μία δεύτερη ευκαιρία, να "συλλάβουν" και να στείλουν στον εγκέφαλο, ότι δεν μπόρεσαν, κατά την είσοδο της εικόνας!
Φανταστείτε ότι αυτή η διαδικασία συμβαίνει συνέχεια (πολλές φορές / δευτερόλεπτο).
Έτσι, επειδή υπάρχει αυτή η αντανάκλαση στο μάτι από τα κύτταρα "καθρέφτες", σε απόλυτο για εμάς σκοτάδι, εμείς βλέπουμε τα μάτια τους σαν να λάμπουν (που ουσιαστικά είναι η εικόνα που αντανακλούν!).

Όραση τη μέρα

Τώρα, υπο κανονικές συνθήκες φωτός, εμείς οι άνθρωποι έχουμε τριών ειδών κύτταρα που ονομάζονται κώνοι.
Αυτά τα κύτταρα μας επιτρέπουν να διακρίνουμε το κόκκινο, πράσινο, μπλε.
Οπότε σε συνδυασμό, βλέπουμε μία εικόνα με όλες τις αποχρώσεις και όλους τους πιθανούς χρωματισμούς.
Οι σκύλοι και οι γάτες όμως, έχουν μόνο δύο ειδών τέτοια κύτταρα, που μπορούν να διακρίνουν το μπλε και πράσινο.

Έτσι, δεν μπορούν να δουν όλο το φάσμα των χρωμάτων, αλλά περιορισμένο, σε μία εικόνα που βλέπουν!

Δηλαδή βλέπουν μόνο ότι χρώματα μπορούν να προκύψουν από το συνδυασμό των δύο αυτών χρωμάτων!