What affects us affects cats
The cat associations are out of step with the public in respect of what is the most important cat characteristic. Whereas cat associations prioritize appearance over everything else, the public have informed us in a recent survey, what we probably already knew, namely that temperament comes first and appearance second. It should be noted …
Cats: 6 Degrees of Separation is a bit of crude cat-centric philosophy….but I believe there is some value in writing about it, particularly in these difficult times of world dysfunctionality. As I said in an earlier post, I believe everything that we do is connected. If all of us are connected then our cats …
If a cat has rabies blame people, not the cat. In the USA, people who like to criticize domestic, stray and feral cats often raise the topic of rabies. They say all domestic cats should be kept inside and all stray and feral cats should be exterminated. In support of their argument they say …
By Elisa Black-Taylor Today I’d like to tell all of my friends here about my sweetest cat. MandyLane, or Mandy came to us as part of our first rescue the Friday before Thanksgiving in 2010. I still remember seeing that ugly little face on the Greenville County Pet Rescue euthaniasia list, where she was …
The feline herpesvirus, which is commonplace, can blind cats. The same can happen to humans. I refer to that infectious agent, briefly below, but first we have to recognise that even the best qualified veterinarian will not be a good vet without that precious characteristic: compassion. You can add to that an empathy for …
It is almost impossible to write about cat pictures or cat behavior etc. when people have been so cruelly killed and injured in two explosions by bombs placed near the end of this year’s Boston marathon (2013). I have to address that today, at least briefly, and as best as I can, hard though …
For anyone is who has sensibilities towards animal welfare, this video of a cat meowing under water has to be upsetting. Firstly, the cat is not actually meowing under water. He or she has her mouth slightly under water so the meow sounds interesting to the sort of blockheads who like funny cat videos …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Thanks to Kevin for inspiring this article by his comment that he and his sister are cat lovers and definitely not dog lovers. There is no reason why a person can’t love both cats and dogs of course but most people favour one over the other. I do love dogs and …
