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<description><![CDATA[Na sec&ccedil;&atilde;o dos gatos poder&aacute; obter toda a informa&ccedil;&atilde;o sobre os nossos amigos felinos! Consulte esta p&aacute;gina para descobrir respostas &agrave;s perguntas que pretende, ver o guia de ra&ccedil;as e as &uacute;ltimas informa&ccedil;&otilde;es sobre gatos...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cats: Allergic to Humans]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=408</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cats are widely known as a source of allergies for a lot of people. However and oddly enough, it seems that they are now rather the victims of allergies themselves, which are caused by humans and their lifestyle.
This report first came out in 2005, brought by investigators at the University of Edin...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-07-13T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Cat Care: Part II]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=405</link>
<description><![CDATA[Senior cats need especial attentions. As humans, the aging process comes with psychological and physiological changes that affect the animal (see part I of this article). Knowing these changes and dealing with them in the appropriate manner, will help to prolong the live of your cat and also to prov...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-06-29T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior Cat: Behavior and diseases]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=404</link>
<description><![CDATA[No living being can escape aging and although cats have many lives, aging will eventually caught up to them. According with the Guinness Book of World Records the cat that lived longer was Grandpa, a 34 year old cat (over 150 human years) that died in 1998. However, the average life expectancy for c...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-06-25T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Cats and Children]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=401</link>
<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;
The opportunity of growing up surrounded by cats gives children priceless lessons on love, responsibility and respect for animals. For this to happen, however, it is also necessary for the owners to always watch over the children and the cat.
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Cats are not aggressive or rough at all ...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-06-18T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Cats: Strange Behaviours]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=392</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cats are captivating creatures, whether their owners understand them or not. Some particular behaviours, however, often leave any cat owner intrigued. These include leaving a mark on visitors, washing up their paws after every meal, listening to music, amongst other things.
Leaving a mark on the gu...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-05-21T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
<dc:subject>We explain the 6 most common weird behaviours on cats.</dc:subject>
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<title><![CDATA[Dogs and Cats chat: do they get along?]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=388</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dogs and cats have been the &ldquo;eternal enemies&rdquo;, but they are often forced to live together under the same roof and, therefore, find a way of communicating with each other. Cat and dog non-verbal communication can either draw them together or create a fuss when one of them is misunderstood...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-05-07T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Catnip: A positive influence on Cats]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=384</link>
<description><![CDATA[A catnip-influenced cat is a happy cat. The catnip has no harmful consequence nor does it generate addiction on the cat; it is a very attractive plant for felines and it produces feelings of euphoria and relax on them. Making the catnip work as a benefit for the owner might actually be the answer fo...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-04-23T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Cleaning Cat Urine: Get Rid of Smell and Stains]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=377</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cats&rsquo; urine has quite an intense smell, which is not that easy to eliminate. It won&rsquo;t be enough to just throw the clothes into the washer or use water and cleaning products. Getting rid of cat urine can actually be a nightmare, especially because until it is completely wiped out, the cat...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-03-30T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[FIP: Rare, yet fatal]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=371</link>
<description><![CDATA[Without a safe vaccination, a reliable diagnosis and, especially, with no cure to be found yet, FIP is the most deadly infection for cats. Once it is diagnosed, the cat&rsquo;s life expectancy goes down to two years left.

Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) is caused by one of the many variants o...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-03-09T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Are you a feline-addict?]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=368</link>
<description><![CDATA[Have you reached a stage where you have lived with cats for so long that you just think you&rsquo;re becoming one of them? Do the following test and find out if you&rsquo;re a feline lover or hater.


* Do you think an outfit isn&rsquo;t complete unless there is cat fur?

* Do you believe cat h...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-02-26T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Cats and Kitchen Countertops]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=360</link>
<description><![CDATA[Cats are climbers by nature and there is no place that they don&rsquo;t like to explore. The kitchen countertop is one of the most problematic places, since it&rsquo;s not hygienic having a cat on the countertop, but it&rsquo;s complicated to keep it away from food.

Cats and discipline isn&rsquo;...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-02-02T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Cat Naps]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=354</link>
<description><![CDATA[Of all the cat&rsquo;s daily activities, its favorite is certainly sleeping. Cats spend more than half their life doing naps, but they are always relatively alert.

Cats spend between 12 to 18 hours per day sleeping. This behavior would be great for owners, if the cat wasn&rsquo;t a crepuscular an...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2009-01-12T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Cats and Christmas – The Tree, the Decorations and the Plants]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=348</link>
<description><![CDATA[Decorations, Christmas tree, mistletoe, and visits from relatives and friends characterize the typical Christmas. Because the cat&rsquo;s routine is broken at this occasion, the owner should pay special attention to the cat at this time.

For those who have cats, Christmas should be prepared with ...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-12-15T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Spending the night at the vet]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=336</link>
<description><![CDATA[Dogs, cats and other pets may have to spend one or more nights at the vet&rsquo;s clinic, due to various reasons. This can be stressful for owners and pets: pets don&rsquo;t like to be away from home and owners worry about the health and loneliness of their pets. 

Spending the night at the vet ca...]]></description>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<dc:date>2008-11-03T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[History and Domestication of the Cat: From Wild to Familiar]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=332</link>
<description><![CDATA[The extinction of the Dinosaurs, around 60 to 70 millions years ago, was a golden opportunity for mammals to thrive. The Miacids, small carnivores with supposedly large brains for the time, were successful on surviving. The war between the dog and the cat would be declared around 50 million years ag...]]></description>
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<dc:date>2008-10-20T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Noisy cats!]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=285</link>
<description><![CDATA[Control the excessive meowing! 
Some cats are noisier than others. It&rsquo;s a curious and very pleasant characteristic of the eastern cats but it isn&rsquo;t exclusive of this group. And when the meowing becomes annoying? Well, it won&rsquo;t be possible to correct the cats&acute; behaviour compl...]]></description>
<dc:creator>Carla Costa: Hospital Veterinario Principal</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2003-05-23T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
<dc:subject>Control the excessive meowing! </dc:subject>
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<title><![CDATA[1 kitten, 10 kittens, 40 kittens…]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=281</link>
<description><![CDATA[Picture your neighbours having kittens at home. They adore cats, they adore watching them playing. This was something that started slowly: last year they had two kittens, a beautiful yellow female and a pretty grey male; these kittens have grown up and meanwhile they produced a litter of four. Four ...]]></description>
<dc:creator>Joana Campos: Hospital Veterinario Principal</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2003-03-24T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
<dc:subject>The importance of birth control of our feline friends.</dc:subject>
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<title><![CDATA[Tiks as carriers of diseases]]></title>
<link>http://vivapets.com/article.php?id=6</link>
<description><![CDATA[There are&nbsp; about 800 tick species all over the world (although only a few are commonly encountered in domestic animals) and this number tends to proliferate with the increase in numbers of their preferred hosts (especially abandoned dogs and cats). It is an ectoparasite that needs 1, 2 or 3 hos...]]></description>
<dc:creator>Pedro Fabrica - Médico Veterinário</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1999-11-30T0:0+00:00</dc:date>
<dc:subject>Protect yourself and your animals</dc:subject>
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