A Michael Broad Blog
Below, I list 10 signs of stress in a domestic cat. These may occur together or individually depending upon the source of the stress, the degree of the stress and the individual cat’s character. The last factor is important. Confident cats are certainly less likely to be stressed while conversely timid cats will find …
The question is really about overstimulating a cat when playing with him or her. Therefore the statement in the title is not entirely accurate because overstimulation during play does not necessarily mean that the cat is angry. It just means that they are overstimulated and they start to play too hard and too rough. …
DEIRA, DUBAI – NEWS AND COMMENT: Zana Ismail is a cat lover who runs his own shipping company in Dubai. He is an Iraqi-born British citizen, 45, and has spent the past seven years living in Dubai because he likes the warm weather. He likes to help feral cats and enjoys caring for them …
NEWS AND VIEWS – THAILAND: This is probably a first in the history of the purchase of purebred cats. In Thailand assets accrued by criminals as the proceeds of crime are sold at auction to fund, I presume, the criminal justice system and of course to punish the criminals. In the past, animal assets …
Answer: shaving the eyebrows to mourn the passing of their cat, is a clear signal to others. Some background information on the relationship between ancient Egyptians and animals helps, I think, to understand the practice of shaving eyebrows on the death of a cat at that time. The quote comes from Herodotus, an ancient …
There are some excellent pictures of Bodega cats on Facebook. They really do capture the spirit of the community of these 10,000 corner shops in New York City which are characterised by their resident domestic cats who add to the ambience tremendously, I think. I think that customers like them too. However, it seems …
I can think of two main reasons why cats lie on books. The first is because the book is a hard surface. And if the book is on a bed, which it is likely to be, it is surrounded by soft surfaces. The book is going to be cooler than the duvet cover which …
This is a picture of a ginger cat in a banana plant looking very content and relaxed. We know that domestic cats like to be high up and we know that they get stuck in trees sometimes because they like to climb trees. But this is the first time I have seen a domestic …
