I have been scratching my head trying to figure out how to write about this so-called cat breed discovered in China and first described by a Polish Jesuit missionary Michael Boym in his book Flora Sinensis (1656). The best source of information about this cat breed is Sarah Hartwell and I would happily refer …
There are a couple of well-known photographs of Charles Lindbergh with a kitten. He was the famous American aviator, who at the age of 25 made the first non-stop flight from New York City to Paris on May 20-21, 1927. Did Charles Lindbergh have a kitten? Was he a cat lover? Did he have …
A lady on the mumsnet.com website requires urgent advice about importing cats from Poland to the UK. But one the cats (a mother) originally came from Ukraine and the other is a kitten born to the mother in Poland. She is putting up a Ukrainian family. They’ve been in the country for 4 months …
Although food banks for people are well established, there is a growing need for pet food banks, which is an expanding area of operation and as yet there are no umbrella organisations providing pet owners in need with a definitive map covering the UK or any other country (except for the USA! – see …
It seems that observers think that the Pallas’s cat is mean, angry and aggressive (aka Pallas cat). And the reason is because of the misleading facial expression of this wild cat species which is about the size of a domestic cat. This 2-4 kg cat looks much larger than they really are because their …
There is a trend on Twitter of cat owners in Islamic countries showing the world their cats, in photos and videos, using cat-sized prayer mats. It is very cute. For me it makes the Islam faith more attractive. For some Westerners there are negative connotations with the Islamic faith because of its connection with …
My research tells me that there is a risk of minute particles of toxic lead shot being in some pet food, albeit rarely. And I’m referring to the UK and the US at the moment. It is a difficult subject but in the UK a Cambridge scientist has warned that children and pregnant women …
There is a single scientific study or report on the topic of cats drinking seawater and whether it is viable or not. There’s lots of anecdotal evidence from commenters on social media saying that cats can drink seawater (salt water) because their kidney function is superior to that of humans and they are, therefore, …
