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Sweet kitten recovers from surgery wearing cast (video)
Celia Hammond reports on a little tabby rescue kitten who had to undergo complex surgery to rectify a congenital deformity … please continue reading
120 cats killed at no-kill shelter because of calicivirus outbreak
Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (C.A.R.A.) decided, we are told, to kill every single cat (120) at their facility because … please continue reading
PYTHON KILLS CAT!!! shouts snake catcher resulting in cat hating fest and Facebook arguments
Luke Huntley is a snake catcher living in Noosa, Eastern Australia. He has a Facebook page. On January 16 he … please continue reading
Is it true that toxoplasmosis partially blinded two Turkish women?
A Turkish online newspaper, Hurriyet Daily News, reports that toxoplasmosis has caused partial blindness in two Turkish women. Both women … please continue reading
Why does my cat head butt me, then meow, before placing her paws on my lap while I’m computing, but never jumps up?
Someone asked, ‘Why does my cat head butt me, then meow, before placing her paws on my lap while I’m … please continue reading
When your best friends are lions
You just have to know what you are doing! And you have to have an amazing relationship with these big … please continue reading
What causes feline hyperesthesia?
What causes feline hyperesthesia (hyperaesthesia)? The veterinarians and scientists don’t know. They speculate. I’d like to speculate too. Perhaps the … please continue reading
Cat dad takes girlfriend back to his pad
When you find out he’s a catdad… Barbara found this for me. I am surprised that I had not bumped … please continue reading
Why are cats’ eyes mostly green?
Someone asked, ‘Why are cats’ eyes mostly green?’. The answer is that cats’ eyes are not mostly green, positively not. … please continue reading
Thanks to a microchip, family cat ‘mourned as dead’ turned up 3 years later
Thanks to a microchip, a family cat mourned as dead turned up three years later in the Brandon, County Durham … please continue reading
Two cats rescued by FDNY from five-alarm fire in Brooklyn
Two cats were rescued on Saturday morning by Fire Department New York firefighters in Brooklyn after a five-alarm fire broke … please continue reading
No one would help get her cat out of a tree….until 2 Good Samaritans showed up at her home
This began as a frustrating situation and ended with two Good Samaritans who drove to a Fayetteville, North Carolina home … please continue reading
Do owls and cats get along?
Do owls and cats get along? The answer has to be a qualified yes, but only under certain specific circumstances. … please continue reading
Tortoiseshell cat with blaze and amazing mane needs an agent
This female cat with an amazing mane and a cracking ‘blaze’ (the straight line down the bridge of the nose) … please continue reading
20 rescued cats from the famous Camp Fire will be barn cats but how do they know they are not pets?
The video shows a reporter in an animal shelter discussing the placement of 20 cats rescued from the devastating Camp … please continue reading
Defensive cat body language. A good example on video.
This is a good example of what I would describe as defensive cat body language. Of course, it normally takes … please continue reading
6 foot panther-like big cat grabbed man’s hand but his thick skin saved him!
This 30-year-old man living in Cornwall, UK says that he was attacked by a 6 foot panther-like big cat which … please continue reading
Heartfelt plea: Ohio cats Daisy Doo and Peak-a-Boo have been at the shelter for 657 days
The Portage Animal Protective League in Portage County, Ohio has issued a heartfelt plea to help two long-timers find their … please continue reading
See moment 11 abandoned cats were cut out of sealed cardboard boxes (video)
An astonishing moment when 11 abandoned cats were cut out of large cardboard boxes heavily sealed with tape. There are … please continue reading
Mother’s instinct compels woman to rescue her cat from neighbour’s tree and then disaster…
Maria Parry living in Hampshire, UK, had adopted Harry, her sweet cat, seven weeks before he went missing. She saw … please continue reading
