Ataxia refers to a lack of coordination. It comes from the Greek language meaning “lack of order”. It is used in reference to all animals and people. A cat with ataxia will suffer from an inability to coordinate voluntarily muscle movements. Ataxia is a symptom of some central nervous system disorders or injuries. It …
In general, cats in conventional animal shelters are living through a stressful and hazardous time. It is probably the most hazardous and stressful time of their lives (depending on the individual shelter and cat). We don’t have to go over the same ground to conclude that, in the USA, shelter cats in a typical …
Here are some interesting cat facts relating to letting cats go outside or keeping them in. Traditionally, in the US, the preference was to let cats go outside. That has changed. In the UK the preference to let cats out continues to be the norm. In the UK, Seventy-five percent (75%) of cats are …
When readers made comments on my most recent article about Cornell University and FIP, I knew I had to tell the readers about a facility in my area that manufacturers cat food. Why? Because cats are used as test subjects for the products they create. SFP has been in the Hodges area for only …
I like this. It is fun and I am sure it is useful in placing rescue cats with suitable new homes. ASPCA runs a “Meet Your Match program”, which entails placing rescued cats at shelters into categories based on their personality – “feline-ality”. This helps matching cat to person and home. It is an …
By Elisa Black-Taylor When I wrote the article about the tragic Newtown shooting back in December, it gave me a chance to get to know Robin Olson. Click this link to go to the story. Robin runs a rescue called Kitten Associates, and her program Kittens For Kids recently helped families of the Newtown, …
If your cat’s abdomen is distended, the advice, as always, is to see a good veterinarian as soon as possible. You can read this page before you go so that you can discuss your cat’s health in a more enlightened fashion. I believe that it helps the vet, you and above all your cat …
For me, OMG Cat looks like another example of dumbed down human behavior at the expense of the domestic cat. It is a personal viewpoint and I respect the views of others. If I am correct, YouTube are behaving badly too in publishing it. YouTube as we know is owned by Google. Come on …
