What affects us affects cats
Providing your cat with a low calorie diet could delay the ageing process and extend your cat’s life. The same could be said about us and a wide range of species from yeast to mammals. Calorific restriction (CR) has been shown to delay the aging process provided reduced calorie intake does not accompany malnutrition. …
Yes, is the answer to the above question based upon my research but I will make a caveat by saying that it is quite difficult to find definitive information. The weakness in making a comparison is because although there is a considerable amount of research on cats, it is far less than the amount …
The title is a quote by Ben Huh, founder and CEO of the cat media company Cheezburger. He says: “I think what we see here is the rise of the Internet cat industrial complex,” he says. “I go to a meeting or a conference, and all of a sudden people are, you know, I’ve got …
Both Google and a company called Opera have indulged in a little bit of fun on April Fools’ Day and what better way to indulge oneself on this day and on the Internet than by involving the domestic cat. Google is well-known for April Fools’ Day pranks. On this occasion they came up with …
Summary: cat owners don’t take their cat to the vet enough and vets could do more to encourage them to do so. Apparently, feline visits to veterinarians decreased by 14% between 2001 and 2011, while at the same time the domestic cat population increased by about 5%. This rather upsetting information for the vet …
At the beginning of the month there were 29,295 comments and at the end of the month there were 31,767 comments, making 2,472 comments for the month at $.05 per comment, which in turn makes $123.60 to donate for March. As usual, I am open to suggestions as to where this month’s donation goes. …
This is a pointed dwarf cat. I suppose you could call this cat a Siamese Munchkin. I’m not sure that it really matters. Cye has been awarded the title of the World’s Shortest Cat by Guinness World Records. By “shortest” it is meant that this is the shortest cat from the floor to shoulder, …
Just when I thought that there weren’t any new cat breeds, I was flabbergasted the other day after learning that an extremely rare feline breed had just been discovered on the Galápagos Islands. Apparently, a few tourists exploring the Islands caught a glimpse of the extremely shy kitty, and they were so excited about …
