What affects us affects cats
How has the domestic cat evolved over the approximate 10,000 years of its domestication from the Near Eastern wildcat? We have the beginnings of an answer at least. In 2014 scientists collected DNA samples from cheek swabs of 22 domestic cats. Unfortunately (for me) they were all purebred cats of various breeds including the …
It is unusual for a teenage child to make a Will. The circumstances which I’m going to describe are unusual but not unique. There is an increasing awareness that social media, particularly Instagram and Facebook, can both be very good and bad. Teenage suicides have increased markedly in the UK. Some blame social media. …
This is a call from Volunteers Helping Cabarrus Cats on Facebook to help, through Facebook sharing, a rescue cat with a cleft lip. Her name is Christina. Here is the FB message: URGENT PLEASE SHARE CHRISTINA WITH A CLEFT LIP FOR RESCUE VETTING PLEDGES. NEEDS RESCUE BY FEBRUARY 6TH. Intake Date: January 23rd – …
The old man of the cat world looking positively ancient gives his thoughts on cat digging and scratching in the litter box. Domestic cats do create hierarchies. There are dominant and subordinate domestic cats when they live in groups such as in feral cat colonies. This is what guides me in answering the query …
Does my cat need a bath? I know my mind on this subject. I’m quite clear on it. The default position is that cats do not need a bath and people should adhere to that advice. Jackson Galaxy concurs with me. I’d like to quote and refer to what he says to reinforce the …
I am interested in whether this sort of product appeals to cat lovers and cat rescuers. I’d like to hear from people involved in cat rescue. You can’t always be up to your eyes in cat litter and food bowls. There must be moments when you go out for a meal or to the …
Cats, dogs and other pets have been turned blue by ink cartridge dust blowing across gardens. The ink emanated from a garden shed which caught fire and which contained the ink cartridges. We are told that the dye is non-toxic but very hard to get off. Firefighters have confirmed that the powder is non-hazardous. …
The heartbreaking story of Tasha the cat began Thursday afternoon in the Van Singel Farms neighborhood of Byron Township, Michigan when this beautiful ginger tabby appeared to be abandoned by a woman. The temperature outside was zero degrees or colder. Rafeal Lael lives in the neighborhood snow blowing his driveway and says he was shocked …
