As I have said before, cat and dog caregivers need to have some knowledge of companion animal health and treatments in order to discharge their responsibilities concerning pet caregiving including being able to discuss in a meaningful way treatments at their veterinarian’s clinic. In order to try and assist a little bit in that …
A study worked out why urine sprayed onto vertical surfaces by cats to mark their territory is smellier (emits a pungent odour) than urine which is excreted when cats go to the toilet. They decided that this increased pungent odour of urine designed to mark territory is due to the fact that it has …
A study is required on the use of emulsifiers in cat food such as xanthan gum as a study concerning humans published in The Lancet found an association between emulsifiers in heavily processed human food and an increased risk of type II diabetes. Might there be a similar increased risk in domestic cats? The …
Here is an Infographic telling us about the shocking decline in population numbers of four iconic wild cat species. These are for big cats. I have left out the jaguar which is a classic big cat for no particular reason. It’s important to remember that, as stated in the Infographic, the best experts in …
This veterinarian, Amir Anwary, who is successful on the social media website TikTok, provides us with his three top tips for cat owners which are: Changes to diet This is discussed quite a lot on the Internet. Amir emphasises the potential problem. For me, he might be overemphasising it. Also, changes in diet can …
This is a cross post. I feel obliged to try and make sure that cat owners understand the conclusions of a study referred to by many online newspapers. The study comes from Australia where arguably there is a strained relationship between domestic and feral cats and the population. Particularly feral cats which are denigrated …
From 24th June 2024, cat owners must ensure that their cats are microchipped under the law: “Cats Protection is delighted that pet cats in England will be given the same protection as dogs when it comes to microchipping. The charity regularly reunites owners with their much-loved cats, and in most cases this is only …
A true domestic cat, i.e. a cat that has been thoroughly socialised and who has lived with their caregiver, cannot become a true feral cat because they cannot lose that initial, early several weeks of socialisation before they are about 7-weeks-of-age. That will remain with them all their lives. The process is immutable. However, …
