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September 23rd, 2009
by Tracie Hotchner, Author & Radio Show Host

  If you have one of those cats who is fascinated by water, it won’t be long before she discovers the big bowl of water in every bathroom. If you have a cat who likes to get up on the toilet seat and try to play with the toilet bowl water, then you’re looking at an accident waiting to happen.

Cats reach into the bowl to touch the water and often can lose their balance on the seat. Once a cat falls into the toilet he may often be unable to exit because the sides are slippery and he cannot get a grip on the seat from below. He may struggle to the point of exhaustion and drown. Keep toilet seats down at all times to avoid this tragedy.

Radio show host and pet expert Tracie Hotchner is the author of The Dog Bible and The Cat Bible. Click here to follow her on Twitter.

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August 10th, 2009
by Woof Report, www.woofreport.com

  Your cat called this morning. She can’t make the swim party. She hates water. All cats hate water. Except as it turn out, a booming breed of middle-eastern meowers, the Turkish Vans. Nobody knows for sure what led these kitties to water, but experts suspect it had something to do with those full-length fur coats and the Turkish summers.

With temperatures up to 100 degrees (F) in the Lake Van area where the breed originated, the kitties hatched a plan: learn to swim and stay cool. Thanks to two British women who brought the breed west in 1950s, your cat can marvel at the feline Phelps in backyard pools and ponds. Learn more about these swimming kitties here.

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