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We absolutely adore our pets, no matter what crazy shenanigans they may get into or how often they keep us awake at night. The alternative to living a life without a pet just sounds so... lonely. If you're a pet owner, you'd want the absolute best for your best friend because you love them. Well. here are some really helpful tips that may just take you from being a good pet owner to being a great pet owner. 

When it comes to animals, vets have quite a difficult job. To be a vet you must love animals, yet you often sick animals and sometimes, even have to help them cross over the rainbow bridge. It's definitely no easy task and we can't help but admire their strength.

Thanks to Redditor, u/mrktx21, a question to the Reddit community about what veterinarians wish people knew and understood about their pets has gone viral, and within the thread is a lot of valuable and excellent information. 

Thanks to our loyal I Can Has Cheezburger user, Chris10a, for contributing these awesome cat tips on our Lolcats page!

We love our users and love their love for cats! 

Without further ado, a spotlight on some clever and helpful tips, from cats, on how to care for your human:

When your pet suffers an illness, injury, or poisoning, knowing what first aid to do (and not do) can have a big impact on their recovery, safety, and comfort. Regardless of whether you've taken (or are planning to take) a first-aid class, you still need to have the supplies and "gear" handy to be able to administer first aid to your pet. And that's where having a good pet first-aid kit comes in. Below is an easy and handy guide to putting together an awesome first aid kit for your pet. (Pro tip: keep one at home and one in the car).  Although you can buy a ready-made pet first aid kit, you can customize one to the needs of your specific pet with some items you may already have in the medicine cabinet or pantry, plus a few others you can pick up online or at a local pet store. Via: Rover

Feeling too stressed these days? Let these animals teach you ways of achieving inner peace. 

And if all else fails, just remember to breathe and take a moment for yourself because your mental health is more important than whatever else you're stressed/anxious about. 

Feral Cat Day is celebrated every year on October 16th to remind us of our love of the furry-little devils, and how every stray cat has within them a loving cuddle-able furball looking for a forever home.

In August of 2001, Alley Cat Allies celebrated its 10th anniversary and launched the first annual Feral Cat Day to promote raising awareness about feral cat colonies and how to care for and prevent them. Alley Cat Allies is a strong supporter of the 'Trap-Neuter-Return' policy, where stray cats are captured and brought in to local volunteer veterinarians to be neutered and returned to the streets. This allows the cats to live out their lives on the streets, without creating more kittens to perpetuate the problem.

Feral Cat Day is best celebrated by alerting people of the various issues facing stray cats. 

One of these issues is the cold winter months. For feral cats, this time of year is no winter wonderland. Winter temperatures stress outdoor pets and take a toll on homeless animals. These cats need our help, especially during the cold season. 

How brilliant! We're totally obsessed... 

The experts of Catster (This time- Pam Johnson-Bennett, a certified cat behaviorist) are back with some advice on how you can find the right cat scratching post for kittens, adult cats and older felines. Now you can match your cat's age with his urges to scratch. 

Tiporesity is described as providing short tips for busy lives. One of its main categories are tips for pet owners. We have collected some of the best ones we could find. 

One cat year does not equal seven human years. Read on for tips on determining your cat's age and check out a helpful cat years to human years chart. Via: Catster

For indoor cats, windows provide hours of entertainment and mental stimulation — vital to keeping your cat happy and healthy. It's really easy to create a special space near a window for your cat to enjoy the view. So the people on Catster brought up some useful tips by the feline design pro, Kate Benjamin, on how to turn an ordinary window into a cat-friendly paradise. You don't have to have any special skills or spend a lot of money — just pick a good location, then make it comfy, and your cat will be curled up watching the show in no time! 

Kate Benjamin has been writing about feline design since 2007 and is co-author with Jackson Galaxy of two New York Times best-selling books, Catification and Catify to Satisfy. Get more of Kate's feline design tips at hauspanther.com.

Keep your loved ones healthy this weekend, and review these Thanksgiving safety tips for pets. You can find out more at Iamonitor.com.