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Pet Doorbell Products, Inc., is proud to introduce to all pet lovers a Useful, Unique, and Entertaining New Pet Product. Now with the Pet-2-Ring TM Doorbell "Your Pet's Own Doorbell" your cat or small breed dog can ring their doorbell just like you or I ring a doorbell. This is clearly demonstrated in the training video included with your purchase. We always knew that dogs could be trained. Now you can see that the cat is also trainable and very intelligent. Note: Pet should not exceed 30lb. For questions or comments, please contact: webmaster@pet-2-ring.com Enquiries from Manufacturers welcome. Pet Doorbell Products Inc., contact details: Telepone: 1-609-859-1660 (USA) - Fax: 1-609-801-9165 (USA) or toll free 1-866-Pet2ring (738-2746) Pet-2-Ring is a trademark of Pet Doorbell Products, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Anybody who owns a cat knows the necessity of having good cat furniture and so does the cat. Cat furniture comes in all sorts of varieties, sizes and prices etc, but unfortunately not very many are built to last. TopScratch decided to produce a range of cat furniture made from the finest of materials built to withstand your cats every need, which will last and last. TopScratch also custom builds furniture to the customers own requirements and designs. Topscratch address: 27 Longford Avenue Bispham Blackpool Lancashire United Kingdom FY2 0BN Telephone number: 01253 355121 (UK) |
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To a nation of animal lovers, the natural tendency of our much-loved cats to kill our equally valued garden birds is often extremely distressing. A common suggestion is to hang small bells around the cats' necks. However, cats are expert stalkers. They can learn to move silently or to lurk in ambush, so actually very few birds are 'saved by the bell'.
CatAlert™ from Willana Lifesciences is a bleeping collar for cats, designed to warn birds and other wildlife of the presence of a predator. Purchasers of these collars have kept records of the wildlife killed by their cats. The British Trust for Ornithology analysed these records to investigate whether the CatAlert™ collar did actually work. A preliminary report on this work has been produced (available on the Willana Lifesciences' web site).
On average, cats in the trial caught a bird every week when the CatAlert™ was not in use. When the same cats wore the CatAlert™ bleeping collar, they only caught a bird every 2.5 weeks on average.
This might seem a small difference. However, there are an estimated 8 million cats in the U.K. Of course the number of birds killed varies widely between cats and with the seasons. However, even if only one million of our cats kill a bird a week, fitting bleepers to them might reduce the birds killed by these cats from about 50 million to about 20 million, possibly saving as many as 30 million birds every year! More research is clearly required to establish the exact effects of cats on garden birds.
The CatAlert™ had no effect on the number of rats, mice and other mammals that were taken by cats with an active collar. So far the CatAlert™ has been tested during spring, summer and autumn and the results are consistent. To complete the picture we hope to carry out another survey in January and February to check that the results are consistent throughout the year.
The CatAlert™ weighs under half an ounce and is just 3 cm long. Its batteries last over a year and the device can be switched on and off by the owner. The collar beeps during daylight hours alone or both night and day. Collars left over from the trials can be purchased from Willana Lifesciences. The cost for a single device with collar is £17.99 inc. p&p (cheques, Visa etc). The cost of a collar for other cats in the same household is £16.99
Does your cat do his own typing on your keyboard, or - worse still - reconfigure your computer while your back is turned? Cats on keyboards typing random commands can make computers do strange things, but help is at hand from software developed by a company called BitBoost Systems.
PawSense detects and blocks typing by cats. Once installed, the software protects the computer against cat typing, while letting humans use the computer freely. Pawsense runs in the background to guard the computer while the computer's other programs are running in the background.
When PawSense detects a cat on the keyboard, it makes "cat-annoying sounds" chosen by the human user, including dissonant harmonica, falsetto singing, or sounds recorded by the computer's owner. In the long run the cat may learn to stay off the computer altogether, as it knows what happens when it presses the keys!
Chris Niswander got the idea for PawSense because of the trouble his sister and friends had trouble with cats crashing and reconfiguring their computers. "I think my algorithms for detecting cat pawsteps were helped along considerably by the large number of cats that have walked all over me when living in multi-cat households and visiting friends who are well-supplied with cats," - "I guess it's this paws-on experience that makes PawSense possible!"
PawSense costs $19.99 (US Dollars) plus shipping and handling. Delivered to the United Kingdom this totals abut £16.
Being a modern e-company, BitBoost sells PawSense on the Internet by credit card at http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense/pawsense-buy. More information is available from http://www.bitboost.com/pawsense.
December 1999 - Cats can now receive a one-shot vaccination called "Fevaxyn Pentofel" against preventable cat infections including:
NOTE: This is not licensed for use in pregnant queens.
Fevaxyn Pentofel is an inactivated (killed) vaccine, which offers improved safety over modified "live" cat vaccines. When a "live" cat vaccine is injected, the virus multiplies in the cat and an immune response is produced. During the multiplication process some virus can be shed from the vaccinated cat, possibly contaminating the environement. Some people think that this virus could potentially cause disease in other cats, although it is safe when injected it is less so when inhaled. With "killed" vaccines there is no chance of this happening as the virus cannot, and never does multiply. this risk is of particular concern to multi-cat households, which is why many cat breeders prefer to use "killed" vaccines.
Calcivirus and Herpesvirus are commonly known as Cat-Flu, and Feline Pancleucopenia is also known as Feline Enteritis. Until now, cats could only be vaccinated against Chlamydia with a separate inoculation.
The new Pentofel vaccination contains only "killed" antigens, to ensure maximum safety for all cats (including pregnant queens). Also, the injection uses special ultra-sharp Pentofel needles, which make vaccination less unpleasant for the cat.
The price charged for the vaccine will vary between individual Veterinary Surgeries, but is extremely likely to be more cost effective than vaccinating cats for the diseases separately.
The Scoop Coop is a professionally-designed American-made cat litter scoop that hides away in a cute mouse shape holder. All parts are built from colourful, high-impact plastic. So clever, so practical - get a Scoop Coop for yourself - or buy one for a friend just in time for the holidays!
You wouldn't leave your toilet brush just lying around, right? So why leave your litter scoop just lying around either? Here's your solution. The Scoop Coop hides your dirty scoop and prevents loose litter from falling to your floor. Plus, the mouse-with-pink-tail design is sure to make any cat owner smile. You'll wonder why Scoop Coops haven't been around for years!
The actual size is 7.5 inches long by 5 inches wide at the back. Comes with a lifetime guarantee.
To find out more about the Scoop Coop or order online click the following link: http://www.scoopcoop.com/. Dealer enquiries are welcome.
Scoop Coop toll-free order line 1-888-950-2667 (USA)
From George Migash (Owner/Designer): "UK Retailers (or any other retailers) who would be interested in ordering in bulk at wholesale prices, please contact me. My e-mail is: info@scoopcoop.com. My address is listed on the website at: http://www.scoopcoop.com/."
The Cat-flap came into being in the seventeenth century - Sir Isaac Newton invented it for his Cat and her Kittens.
Robert Hobbs has invented a device that will save everyone a whole lot of bother when it comes to fleas. The former painter and decorator spent four years "purrfecting" a cat-flap that automatically sprays the cat with flea treatment as it goes through.
Robert used to get covered in scratches trying to treat his wife's eleven cats. "One year we had a really bad flea season and I decided enough was enough," he says.
The Hobbs 2000 Cat-flap has a small reservoir of flea treatment liquid, which is sprayed along the cat's back. Before the cat realizes what's happening, it's through the flap. The reservoir can be switched off once the cat has been treated and on again whenever it is needed.
Robert got the itch to invent back in August 1994. He and his wife, Janet, and their four children, have one dog and eleven cats. "It's my wife who likes cats," he says. "I just tolerate them." But when the fleas became a problem, Robert set to work, removing the rear window washer nozzle and pump from his old Ford Cortina and fitting them to the existing cat/dog flap in his back door. Then he added two Tic-Tac boxes and two garden hose nozzles, plus a remote control aircraft fuel pump.
"Trying it out was great fun," says Robert. "With so many cats there was never a shortage of victims!" In June 1996 Robert appeared on TV's Tomorrow's World with his creation. Then he did his own market research. "I stood outside a pet store and asked people what they thought of the flap. Around 45 per cent said they would buy it," he says. With such a good response he joined forces with businessman Derek Graham and a financier. They set up Combined Flair Limited, found a Canadian manufacturer to make the plastic mould surround and set up a workshop in Devizes, Wiltshire.
Ten trial makes later, they were happy with the model, which just had one spray nozzle, and was powered by batteries. Derek, who is managing and marketing director, says: "You can use any flea treatment you like in the reservoir, which should hold enough liquid for the whole flea season. It's very economical." Robert adds: "We do recommend that people spray their home with a flea control product before they install a Hobbs 2000 cat flap." They also recommend using environmentally friendly or herbal remedies with the product.
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