What affects us affects cats
This is a nice little vignette of cat and human life at London Royal Docks. A black-and-white cat chases another black-and-white cat. The cat being chased is knocked over by the other cat and then rolls over at the edge of the dock and falls into the water. A man who happened to be …
People search on the Internet for an answer to the question: What is considered an obese cat? The answer is both simple and not quite so simple. Obesity with respect to cats is defined as greater than 15% above ideal weight. I would expect that that figure surprises most people. I’m sure that the …
I’ll focus on cats. To quote P.L. Bernstein (The Welfare of Cats) some scientists (see below) have suggested that anthropomorphism “may have evolved to enable humans to recognise animals as ‘alternative sources of social support’”. The main reason for being a cat guardian is companionship. This may have had the consequence of acting as …
Thanks to the joint effort of some Daytona Beach Good Samaritans, four kittens rescued on Monday from a pile of trash are safely in the care of a no-kill shelter in Florida. The 3-week-old kittens were found in a box left on North Halifax Avenue in a pile of trash. The person who abandoned …
A cat peeing on walls inside the home is scent marking territory. Strictly speaking it is not what is euphemistically described as ‘inappropriate elimination’ because the cat’s objective is not to eliminate urine because his bladder is full but to send a message to other cats. The most likely reason why a cat is …
nbc29.com has reported that the Waynesboro police have received complaints from residents that their domestic cats are being mysteriously shaved over the underside of their body (belly and groin areas). One of the cats is Tigerlily, owned by Rebekah Martin (see above). Remarkably her cat has been shaved twice in 2017. She says that …
Whether cat litter can cause allergies in humans and cats is an interesting question because almost all we hear about (concerning cats and allergies) is the human allergy to cats caused by the protein Fel D1 in the cat’s saliva. It would be ironic if cat litter caused allergies in cats and humans. Without …
Thanks to a creative teacher from a North Carolina school, very young students are learning about pet ownership while simultaneously having a good time. The kindergarten students of the Columbus Charter School have completed the annual art project for the Columbus County Animal Shelter. Each year a local school is asked to provide pet-themed …
