The internet is full of articles featuring gimmicky cat deterrents while providing advice to neighbours of cat owners who want to keep the cats off their backyard (garden in the UK). Some might work to some extent but they are often overblown and hyped up to make the article more interesting and to help …
The health of a domestic cat’s gut microbiota is very important to their health. A healthy gut microbiome improves and supports a healthy immune system. It affects hormones and general welfare. It’s something that cat caregivers should, I believe, think about. In this article I discuss how a caregiver might improve their cat’s gut …
OPINION: I believe that there is a link between the belief that big cats exist in the UK and religion. Both require faith and belief without evidence. Ultimately religion is based upon faith and the belief of a supernatural being, a god. And ultimately when people believe that there are wild large cats roaming …
In the UK, children between the ages of 10 and 17 are not sent to adult prisons if convicted of a crime but, instead, to special secure centres. A range of other options are available including referral orders in which the young offender is referred to a panel of trained community volunteers and a …
This is a quick word of warning which is on the Internet but I feel an obligation to spread the word. There are two drugs available to treat pets with arthritis. There are others but these two drugs, Librela and Solensia, made by Zoetis appear to be highly problematic as there are many reports …
Late last year there were many articles on the Internet which stated that domestic cats eat more than 2000 species. In other words, domestic cats across the world preyed upon 2000+ different species of animal. It caused a lot of consternation in conservationists. I have read one or two of the articles based on …
Yes, cats can get toxoplasmosis from drinking unpasteurised milk. This is interesting because it still remains the case that in many countries people think that the domestic cat will enjoy a saucer of milk and sometimes it will be unpasteurised. Cow’s milk is not ideal for domestic cats as estimates suggest that a significant …
RELATED: Captive Pallas’s cats die of toxoplasmosis The fact in the title is true. Humans are indeed more likely to get toxoplasmosis from eating raw foods than from cat feces. Here’s why: Prevalence in raw meat: The parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii, forms cysts in the muscle tissue of infected animals. Consuming undercooked …
