What affects us affects cats
Overview As the name suggests, this is a disease caused by a virus that infects cats. It is a complicated disease. It can develop in various ways. Sometimes an infected cat will cure himself. Sometimes it is a fatal disease as it can cause cancer. It also stops the cat’s immune system working which …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Another cat has gone missing at JFK International Airport in New York City. Xiaohwa, who is a 4 year old FIV+ female tabby, was supposed to meet up with her owner, Iris Yu in Taiwan. Iris had a friend who was sending Xiaohwa to her from JFK via China Airlines Flight …
Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is a virus that infects cats. Its presence in the cat causes the cat’s immune system to work much less well or not at all. A cat’s immune systems helps to protect the cat from infection. If it stops working the cat is more likely to become ill because it …
This is a really cool way to protest against the declawing of cats for non-therapeutic reasons. 99.9% of all operations are for non-therapeutic reasons. The idea comes from a South African artist Mark Wilby who employed it to protest against the Chinese demand for rhino horn resulting in the gradual extinction of rhinos. Anyone …
We are getting mixed up between community cats, stray cats, time share cats and feral cats. The people who compile the statistics are bundling together community cats and feral cats. The two are very different but it is probably impossible to separate them because there is a transition from one to the other. Are …
I hate bringing up this subject over and over again. It is tiresome and boring for some people. I find it more annoying and upsetting than boring. However, I simply cannot leave it alone when I am reminded of it by someone else. To red-blooded Americans who think devocalisation is OK, I apologise for …
I love to see the gentle friendship between a cat and another species of animal. I also like to see friendship and hugs between cats. Domestic cats form real friendships. So do feral cats. It is a product of living in groups. The only other cat that really lives in a group is the …
By Elisa Black-Taylor The Roman Cat and the Lost Catacomb sounds like the title to an adventure film, much in the tradition of Indiana Jones. This is the true story of a stray cat in Rome who discovered a 2000 year old catacomb in Rome last week. The adventure began around 10 p.m. on …
