What affects us affects cats
The Detroit mystery cat that is frightening the people living in one of its suburbs is either a serval (there are some serval characteristics) or a first generation serval hybrid: a Savannah cat. The mystery cat’s description neither fits the serval nor the first generation serval hybrid, the Savannah. It somehow falls between the …
You love your cat. You care for your cat really well. Everything is right, and as it should be, chez-toi. But….there is always a “but”, it can’t always be pure harmony between you and your cat. It does not matter how much you love her, there has to be something that occasionally irritates you. …
Cashmere is killing the precious, endangered snow leopard. Increased demand for cashmere results in more livestock (goats) that produces cashmere, which in turn reduces the amount of wildlife upon which the snow leopard preys. This is because the cashmere producing goats feed on the same plant food source as the ungulates that are the …
Charlie is a 17 pound three-legged black cat. He has character, a Siamese-like face and his voice has a lot of the characteristics of the voice of Siamese cat. He is definitely not Siamese. He just has some Siamese in him. My vet agrees. Anyway, it is fairly obvious. He can be a bit …
By Amberlee Berry I work for a local animal rescue group. Years back, some kittens were found at a church in a carrier. They were all very sick with the feline herpes virus, horrible infections in their eyes. Two of the kittens were the most beautiful solid gray color. The third was a smoke …
Although this excellent video is in German, it does show visitors what A1 Savannahs is like. A1 Savannahs is a very high profile and well known Savannah cat breeder near Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA. They are possibly the world’s best know cat breeder. They have raised some very famous cats including Magic, the Guinness …
Thanks to Marion and Ruth we have this new picture of Chester with his friend George (uploaded to a comment by Ruth). Not only is it an excellent photograph, it is also an uplifting story of cat rescue. The photo – by Marion – shows a scene that is a million miles away from …
“Rehabilitating” an aggressively defensive, hissy cat is common sense. All of us, who love cats, automatically know how to do it. You just love him or her, treat him gently and provide a calm and quiet home plus some good food. Throw in some play and in time he’ll start to trust people and …
