What affects us affects cats
I had always thought that domestic cats go through a phase in life when they become older and more sedentary, burn up less calories and therefore put on weight unless you fed them less or modify the diet. This is not entirely true. When domestic cats become older still to an age where they …
How much do jaguars weigh? I mean the cat not the car! The average weight for an adult male jaguar in Central America is 56 kilograms. For females in the same region, it is 41 kilograms. The largest jaguars are found in the floodplains of the Pantanal region of Brazil and in the Venezualan …
It seems that acts of cruelty to animals have now reached a new and higher level of depravity. Apparently South Korea has an extensive market for a very special kind of soup. The soup is being used for the treatment of arthritic symptoms. According to an article published in the Yanhap News translated by …
WARNING: unpleasant content. The video and images are now being investigated by police after it was shared on social media Cat abusers are anywhere, in any country. Sometimes they don’t even realise that they are abusing their cat such is their degraded level of sensitivity towards animals and others. In this instance, it is …
This is a jaw-dropping fact: Cats can reduce the likelihood of having a heart attack by 40%! And it’s backed up by a University of Minnesota research study. I guess it’s all about reducing stress to the point where having a heart attack or stroke or developing heart disease is much reduced. We know …
Gram for gram, many cat treats are as calorific as the junk food that we eat. Only a handful of manufacturers list calorie content. Dreamies cat treats (“treats cats crave”) contain about five percent more calories than a glazed Dunkin’ Donut. For dogs, Bonio dog biscuits contain approximately 53 percent more calories than a …
The title might have been “Understanding how cats taste bitterness will help in the delivery of medicines”. Scientists, in a recent study published 3rd June 2015, found that taste receptors in cats’ tongues are unlike those in humans. This implies that domestic cats experience a different sensation when eating a substance that is bitter. …
“Just killing them is not the answer. It’s not humane and it does not work,” said Libby Post. I am beginning to believe that New York state is the most progressive of all the states in America with respect to the health and welfare of both domestic and feral cats. Why do I think …
