What affects us affects cats
by Finn Frode, Copenhagen, Denmark Sunday June 10th our Milly celebrated her 18th birthday. A special picnic was served in our garden for her and her lieutenants, Snow White (domestic Shorthair) and Rags (Somali). Milly has been with our family for her entire life – ever since that first morning when I held her …
The veterinarians of America are at it again trying to remove competition even when it is for the greater good and in the interests of cat welfare and health. It is ludicrous and damaging to the reputation of what should be a respected profession. The veterinarians of Alabama have failed in their unethical attempt …
This is just a simple presentation of some really nice photographs of cats which I believe have found their way into the public domain¹. You can see I have a particular fondness for interspecies relationships. There is something very nice about seeing cats with dogs and cats with horses. I find cats with horses …
This page is about cat osteoarthritis. This is degenerative joint disease – the wearing out of the cartilage that covers the surface of the joint resulting in bone to bone contact. The bone becomes rough which damages the joint. The process may begin during the first half of a cat’s life, becoming apparent later …
A cat drinking and peeing too much is something we can spot. It is a very obvious sign of cat ill-health. For that reason it is something we can diagnose ourselves at an initial level. This is not a substitute for a vet’s diagnosis but information that can be given to a veterinarian. It …
Is paracetamol toxic to cats? The answer is a resounding YES. This is a little story that underlines that sentence. Claire Pritchard had three cats: Midnight, Maisie and Moo-Moo. She lives in Bournemouth, England, UK, a nice seaside town on the south coast. One day Midnight came home with a limp. Midnight may have …
Keeping a domestic cat safe while allowing him to enjoy as natural a life as possible is a tricky business because what is natural behavior for a cat can be inconvenient for a human if it entails going outside. Letting a cat go outside allows a cat to behave naturally but it is often …
This is a slightly provocative post. It is deliberately so. There is probably or possibly a link between cat abuse and the modern Siamese cat (and the Persian cat). The modern Siamese cat, as I have called it, is the super slender, cat with the exaggeratedly elongated face and giant ears that is far …
