h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

in multi cat house holds ,if you are useing sprays such as fr***line you can save money by just treating one cat ,(only if they sleep together).
dont spend time and money on worming all your cats and leave the faeces in the garden ,otherwise reinfestation occurs within two or three weeks.
Bathing a cat presents no problem if you start young i:e 8/10 weeks
16/18 weeks again at 9 months (no need to use soap) Do not expect to get away with bathing a year old cat for the first time without scratchs.
garlic regulerly in food cuts down on some parasite infestations.
Another usefull peice of advise if your cat is put off by aeresoles spay a bit of cotten wool and wipe comb ,apply to coat.
Also when attempting to catch a wary cat on approaching animal do i repeat not look in direction of cat when approaching ,use periphal vision (corner of eyes) that way you will be that nuch closer ,when he realises whats going on.
Pill giveing can also be made easy by wrapping animal up like egyption mummy (cut arm of old jumper) place over head and body, you then only have to avoid teeth as claws legs pinned to body by jumper.