What affects us affects cats
The modern imagine obsessed society driven by social media platforms such as Instagram (owned by Facebook) has had a negative impact on the adoption of companion animals, in one way. It is worth adding, however, that there are positive aspects to social media in the area of companion animal adoption so it is not …
“…the love and loyalty you receive from a special needs pet is unlike any explicable bond I’ve ever felt before…” – Mandy James I am taking my cue from three kindhearted and wise people living in Oklahoma, USA. They are Heather Hernandez, 32, her husband John and friend Mandy James. They rescue special needs …
You may have heard of Simon. He is the only cat to have won the PDSA Dickin Medial, the animal’s equivalent of the human’s Victoria Cross (VC). He won it as a ship’s cat on HMS Amethyst fighting the Chinese communists in 1949. Simon is the world’s most highly decorated cat. The ship was …
It’s all over the internet at present; research indicating that outside cats are three times more likely to pick up a parasitic infection than indoor cats. But Brits will totally ignore this. It will have no impact on their decision making about whether to allow their cat outside or not. Cat owners did not …
This is a ‘tail’ of cat survival and it’s a near miss. Tux had gone missing for 11 days. His disappearance had coincided with the removal by the council of an old sofa which the owner had arranged to be disposed of at the waste recycling plant. The sofa had been placed in a …
This article is very tough to stomach. I’ve blurred out the images of the children for legal purposes but you can see the entire photo if you visit the source page at the bottom of this article or check out South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s Twitter page where she boasts “Love seeing kids this …
In 1932, Jeanette MacDonald posed with then famous cat, Puzzums who was kind of a big deal in old Hollywood. He earned $250/week to appear in films with stars like Will Rogers, Maurice Chevalier and Carole Lombard. The cat was raised by hand when his mother deserted him at birth, but he went on …
Newborn kitten care depends on a committed and caring approach, underpinned by common sense and a good veterinarian when needed. It is hard work but highly rewarding and probably suits a woman as she is more likely to have those female nurturing instincts which may be a little more finely tuned than those found …
