What affects us affects cats
The United States Census Bureau has provided us with their American Housing Survey (AHS). They tell us how many households have pets and they break it down into cats and dogs and other animals. They also break it down into multi-cat and multi-dog homes. The survey has thrown up a very surprising number for …
Dr Desmond Morris, the renowned author of many books on animal and human behaviour including the definitive ‘CATWATCHING’ describes this book as a ‘classic’ cat book. But a bookseller has a different opinion (see below). I have scanned it and it is a classic cat book but not as we, today, understand the meaning …
There has been a surge in podcasts online. It’s a trend but I tend to shun them. I prefer the written word because I can scan the page looking for answers. I can skim across the article and pick out the relevant bits that I want to read about. You can’t do that in …
I have had to interpret a very complicated study on the Toxoplasma gondii protozoan parasite published on the Cell Host & Microbe website. But it is an interesting study if you take the time to try and interpreted as a lay person i.e., non-scientific person because this parasitic disease is very important in the …
My research indicates to me that osteoarthritis is underreported and underdiagnosed in domestic cats in America. That assessment probably applies to other countries because it is difficult to assess. It’s hard to assess in the consulting room because cats are frightened anyway, and they don’t behave normally so it is difficult to assess a …
I am angry (as the capital letters indicate) at the comedian Trevor Noah who is all over the news media online as you can imagine. I would like to briefly throw my hat into the ring because I can’t resist it. This is not, clearly, a general news media website and therefore I will …
I’m getting mixed messages about the cost of looking after a cat in the USA. I’m not even sure that it is worthwhile trying to work out an average because everybody’s different. Everybody has their own budget and how much they would like to spend on their cat. Obviously, it depends upon disposable income …
This is an incredibly impressive, committed and wonderful cat rescue organised mainly, on my understanding, by Homewood Trails Animal Rescue (11116 Fairfax Station Rd, Fairfax Station, VA, United States, Virginia). They have a Facebook page and a couple of their Facebook posts are republished below. There is also a video from WUSA9 YouTube. Note: …
