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How to Make a Dried Herb Garden for Cats: A Holistic Vet’s Guide to Herbal Self-Selection
What if, instead of trying to hide one more supplement in your cat’s food, you gave your cat a few organic dried herbs to explore—and let them choose what they wanted?
Quick answer
A cat herb garden is a collection of organic dried herbs placed in separate piles on a towel or blanket. Your cat can choose whether to sniff, rub against, roll in, rest beside, nibble, or walk away from each herb. It provides sensory enrichment and gives you a chance to observe which plants interest your cat that day.
This is different from a traditional garden. There is no soil, planting, or watering involved. Dr. Woodley recommends using about one tablespoon of each organic dried herb, leaving enough space between the piles for the cat to explore each one individually.
This practice is often connected with zoopharmacognosy, the study of how animals interact with substances found in nature in response to physical or emotional needs.
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Top Home Remedies for Cat UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Cats with urinary tract infections are no fun and can even turn into an emergency. However, there are many natural home remedies for cat UTIs (urinary tract infections) that you can use to prevent and even help treat your cat’s urine problems.
What is a cat urinary tract infection?
A urinary tract infection can affect any part of the cat’s urinary system.
This can include the bladder, the urethra (where urine comes out of the body), or even the kidneys.
An important fact to know about cat UTIs is that it’s not always a bacterial infection. Your cat may have inflammation in their bladder without an infection which is called cat cystitis or sterile urinary tract inflammation.
How does a cat get a urinary tract infection (bladder infection)?
There are a variety of conditions that cats can get that affect the urinary tract that is labeled a feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD).
A bacterial UTI occurs when bacteria enter the urinary tract, usually by ascending up the ure...
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