What affects us affects cats
“Leopard cubs are born after a gestation period of about 96 days, although zoo records suggest that gestation can take anywhere from 90 to 105 days.” The information is a direct quote from the premier book on the wild cat species, Wild Cats of the World by Mel Sunquist and Fiona Sunquist. They are …
This problem has happened before quite a few times. In each case the outcome was fraught with difficulty. I believe that I know the legal answer and therefore the correct answer but cat rescue organisations don’t always follow good legal argument. They do what they like. Sometimes a cat who is owned by somebody …
Yes, domestic cats can get sinusitis (a sinus infection). They have two frontal and small wedge-shaped sinuses. Secondary infections (bacterial infections) of the frontal sinuses occur quite a lot because URI (upper respiratory infections) are common in cats. The signs of feline sinusitis are: sneezing and snuffling a purulent discharge from the nose which …
Domestic cats don’t chuff. Tigers chuff. It is a form of communication made at close range and part of the tiger’s greeting behaviour. The tiger chuff is sometimes described as a ‘prusten’. I believe that they are the same sound. It is a staccato puffing sound. There may be some confusion because on the …
Law enforcement in Madhya Pradesh, India have finally tracked down, after six years of trying, a man whose name is Yarlen. He is a tiger poacher and he believes that eating the penis of sloth bears helps to cure impotence. I’m told that people in the West, in developed countries, should be reluctant to …
“If animals are on the road, you continue driving. Do not hit the brakes.” A Russian blogger, Valeria Lyubarskaya, with 1.3 million YouTube subscribers and 870,000 Instagram followers has advised people to run over animals on the road, companion or wild animal, if the animal appears in front of them while driving. The argument …
On the internet, the answer to the question in the title is almost set in concrete and that answer is Yes. But is it correct? There are two or three things which indicate to me that it is not strictly correct to say that domestic cats are territorial. And please note that I’m specifically …
People ask how much do cats drink? I am confining this discussion to domestic cats but obviously the amount that cats drink depends upon the species of cat. With respect to domestic cats the amount that they drink also varies depending upon their circumstances so you’ll have to read this post to get the …
