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Today is a special day in this house. On January 13th, Artichoke turned 2 years old, and I'm thinking of throwing him a big party. I want to decorate everything so that it looks beautiful. I'm also going to make a special party for him. I've thought about inviting all my friends, and Artichoke, of course, has to be dressed for the occasion. I've even thought about putting a little hat on him. Hi, I'm Carlos and I'm a veterinarian. And before we start, let's congratulate the birthday boy. Welcome to the Happy Pets and Families Channel. Shush. All this is in your honor. And of course I'm not going to do anything. I've told you, it's a huge mistake when it comes to celebrating the birthday of our feline companions. You already know me. And celebrating Artichoke's birthday is not going to be anything like what I've just told you. And why? Well, because these types of celebrations make sense for a person, but not for a cat. He won't understand if the house is filled with noise and we start banging on a pinata in his honor. Basically because the tribute we want to pay to our cat for his birthday in this way is being seen from a human perspective. And we have to think precisely about the vision a cat has of all these things. This is what we often talk about and call humanization. When we transfer human needs or people's points of view to our feline companions, they often do not perceive reality in the same way that we do. And above all, their needs are completely different from those of human beings. So you think that for your cat's birthday you put a bow tie or some very, very cute clothes on him so that he will be the center of all attention. Does that mean something to the cat? Well, it probably does mean something he doesn't like. Our feline companions do not usually like to wear anything on top of their hair that restricts their movement. It will only make him feel uncomfortable. Now I'm looking at the comments. My cat loves it. Some cats may not care too much, but it's true that to get to that point, many have had to go through a fairly traumatic process of fighting with the costume. Come on. Most of our feline companions don't usually like it. And in the end, we are putting a human whim that our cat looks very cute, that is funny, or that looks good in an Instagram photo before their well being, their comfort, and that also serves absolutely no purpose. And what about singing happy Birthday to them? Putting on background music to liven up the party. If you know cats, you will know that a noisy celebration with a lot of people is probably the closest thing to hell on earth for cat. We know that all this only represents things that the cat may even be afraid of and creates an environment of great confusion and chaos with all that noise. It is true that, for example, Al Cachofo is a very sociable cat and gets along well with anyone who enters the house. He goes to greet them and so on. But even so, we see that he is a little more nervous, that he does things that he usually does not do at home. We see him as agitated, and we especially realize this when the visitors leave after a couple of hours. You can see that the cat is a little rushed, a little disoriented. And it is true that receiving visitors in a house is practically inevitable. But we should never put the cat in the center of everyone's attention, where people are going to touch him or pull his ears because it is his birthday. Instead of this, he should always have a safe area, a shelter where the cat can go unnoticed and let the visitors do their thing and then leave his house. And another really bad idea is to prepare a sweet for them. Well, well, well. This is so hard to get a handle on. It's true that you can find a lot of recipes on the Internet that may be suitable for cats. Well, I recommend that you take a look and make sure that before you give your cat any type of food it's suitable for them. However, sometimes you come across some real nonsense out there. Of course, giving your feline companion human sweets or human food is not the best option to start with, because sweets have a lot of sugar, and that can also negatively affect their health, making the pancreas work harder. And some cats can even develop diabetes if they eat sweets too often. On the other hand, human food is formulated in a way that doesn't sit well with people. Sometimes it has a lot of salt, a lot of fat, and it can also upset your feline companion. And yes, if I celebrate my cat's birthday, I'm going to give it a recipe that's suitable for cats. Well, if you do it in a very exceptional way, like baking him some cookies, it might not be bad because you give it to him as a reward one day and that's it. But I also have to tell you that the cat won't see the point of the birthday cake either, which is what we're hoping for, for our feline companion to feel honored. He'll Be happy because you're giving him the reward, but as if you were giving it to him any other day of the week. Because for your cat, any day is exactly the same as the last. He has a cat's life. He's not counting the days left to complete a trip around the sun to make the years that doesn't matter to him at all. The ones who put a value on that birthday are precisely us people. And finally, there's the issue of decorations. Well, you've probably put Christmas decorations or something like that in your house at some point, and you see how the cat reacts to them. He simply sees that decoration as just another toy, a cat amusement park, right? And it's possible that they'll destroy all the decorations. That's why it's super important to always choose decorative elements that won't be dangerous for the cat when we're going to put anything up. For example, avoid string lights. And this is perhaps the best case scenario, since the cat sees the decorations as something fun and wants to hunt them down and play with them. But there are many cats that get very stressed out by changes. So I'm not going to tell you not to change a piece of furniture in your house because, well, for example, your sofa is broken. But decorating your house for your cat's birthday is really necessary. If it's not, please don't do it. Also, when we're celebrating a birthday, what usually happens? Well, displays of affection, right? Of love, of getting close to the person, of giving them a hug, a kiss. How do you think your cat would feel about that contact with people coming to your house? Probably very disoriented and in most cases nervous. And they can even become aggressive. Is it really necessary to make your cat go through all that? And you'll tell me, Carlos, you're exaggerating. Nobody celebrates a cat's birthday like that. Well, you'd be surprised to know how many people do it. I mean, I've come into contact with a lot of people who do really crazy things to celebrate their cat. Turning one from making them a giant cake made of cans of pate and letting the cat gorge itself, and then coming to the clinic with vomiting complaints because of course, the cat has eaten more than it should. To inviting feline friends who are human friends to come to their home. Not to mention so many influencers who do really crazy things just to get a few likes or a little bit of repercussion on some social network. Furthermore, all of this can affect your relationship, not only because your cat will Then be a bit evasive, not want to come near you, be very stressed, look for a hiding place and not come out, which can also happen, but also because it can generate false expectations in you, precisely because you have seen it on the Internet and you have seen other cats that have reacted very well and well. They have had their birthday party and you want your cat to be exactly like what you have seen. Most of the time, the things you see on the Internet are manipulated to make them seem like something they are not. The vast majority of cats will have a very bad time at these types of parties for all of this. You already know that I am not going to celebrate these types of parties. You are with the cat. Although at this point I have to admit that celebrating your cat's birthday does make sense. But because it makes sense for us, all we have to do is adapt to our feline companion. If you want to celebrate your cat's birthday party, or in my case, with an artichoke, what you have to do is give meaning to the activities or things you do with your cat, always understanding that they will be positive for him. For example, it's easier to explain than to say, so dedicate some time to play with him. Bring him a different toy home, not because you're giving him a gift, but because cats like that novelty. And it's possible that this toy will stimulate him a little and that he will have a little more physical activity that does have a positive impact on your cat. If you also want to that day, you can feed him something special, but you don't have to prepare a potato and chocolate stew, right? You can give him his favorite can of wet food, even if it doesn't mean anything to the cat that it's his birthday. You are making him a little happier because he likes that food a little more. And it is precisely those small details that make your feline companion's day better that are what you have to focus on, even if your cat doesn't show it to you outwardly or isn't aware of the reason behind it. And I am aware that we organize all these celebrations with the best of intentions. But the truth is that we are not aware of the harm we are causing to our feline companions, or even to our canine companions, who we don't usually talk about on the channel, but who also have these types of celebrations every time we organize a party of this nature. If our cat is very happy with so much less, why should we have to throw a party as if it were for us? They are not going to appreciate it. And in fact we are going to get the opposite of what we expected. Now this video is called how we are going to celebrate the cat's birthday. And I am going to tell you what that special day consisted of. We started the day with a day of pampering. It's not that we wouldn't give them to him on a normal day, but hey, that day had a special meaning for us. And we also gave him his steam brush that he loves so that he could have his morning spa and relaxation session. Then in the morning, Jose organized a prize giving program for him so that he would have a little fun looking for something to eat. And even though it's winter here, it was very cold. Jose left him at the window a little longer so that he could go out and see the birds, because lately, well, with the rain, with the cold and all that, he doesn't see them as much. In the afternoon, when I got back from work, we organized something a little more special with an afternoon dedicated to play. And that day, to be special, we took away his ration of dry food at night. And what we did was give him a whole can just for him of his favorite flavor, which we usually give him half of the. And with that alcofo had a special day just because with a lot of things that he loves. And he obviously doesn't know the reason for all this, but for us it was the perfect birthday celebration. And here with the birthday boy. Well, I'll say goodbye. If you want, you can leave me nice messages for him in the comments, even if he can't read them, I can and I'll be very grateful. And you, have you ever celebrated your cat's birthday? How do you usually do it? Leave me a comment too, so I can find out if you liked the video. You have to give me a like anyway. And also remember that if you want to support us a lot, a lot, you can give us a super thanks. Also subscribe if you haven't already. We have a secondary channel called Questions and Answers from a veterinarian. Take a look, you'll be interested. And don't leave yet, because we have to meet the one, the cuchuzo, this little guy whose name is Sombra and he surprisingly looks very similar to the Cachofo. He greets us with his human companion, Jesus from the port of Santa Maria cz. Here's link who is the feline companion of Xiomara, a Galician woman who lives in Valencia and from Argentina. Mariana and Edgardo greet us. They do so with their human companions, Max, the little black one and Eddie. Thank you very much for following the Pets and Families Channel. Happy birthday and I'll see you in the next video with a two year old and one week old cat. Birthday boy.

Bosses treat employees better. No, I'm not saying anything more than that. So that it's on record here. No, no, it's clear here who the last monkey in this house is. Me. What do you mean me? I'm the star of my channel.

Damn. Shush. Come here, come here. Come us. Hey. These people have to greet you because it's your birthday. And of course at the celebration of the cat, which I mean, I'm going to tell you later that people, we'll.

See how the cat celebrated its birthday. They won't give me the speech. It won't be like that. It won't be like that. Not even close. It won't be like that. Not even. It won't appear even close. And it's true that. Well, we. Well, precisely by approaching the person, giving them a hug. A that.

A hug.

Going so far as to invite cats of their friends. Of their friends. Oh, it's coming. No. Oh. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you.

I'll do it again, kitten. That's it. Is the party going to turn out for me? How is the party going to turn out for me? Please don't do any of that.