A cat walks into a hospital and stays – for 19 years. His name was Alfie and the hospital is the Burwood Spinal Unit in Christchurch. He was recently euthanized because he had kidney failure. He must have been about 21 years old because he was about 2 years old when he arrived. Alfie …
An outstanding photographic portrait by Helmi Flick of the popular American Shorthair. It has a “portrait” quality, hence the title. It is quite formal and straightfoward. The coat is classic silver tabby. This is considered to be the coat most favoured by breeders of this cat and buyers as far as I am aware.
This is a story of kindness from a British police officer and a British veterinarian who together managed to reunite a French tabby cat with his French owners in Le Havre after he had taken a cross channel ferry to Dover, England. The players: Cat – Poussey (a French name) – a three year …
Hi, I’m Rachel and I’ve had this cat for about 2 years now and been wondering what type of breed he may be. I’ve done many searches that haven’t gotten anywhere. I discovered this website while doing one of my searches for ‘list of cat breeds with images’. I’d really appreciate if someone could …
For me, a cat hissing at every opportunity is a sign of chronic, defensive behavior. I had not seen this before. One of the tabby cats who visits hisses constantly. It is so engrained into his behavior that he will rub against you while hissing 😉 In the video he puts his head into …
Introduction This is an alternative view on the subject of Maine Coon characteristics, which refers to notable aspects of the cat’s physical appearance and her/his personality. The entire internet is chock-a-block with conventional descriptions of the characteristics of the Maine Coon. One article feeds the other. It is article inbreeding 😉 The way that …
By Elisa Black-Taylor A lost cat named Mata Hairi will soon be reunited with her owner, more than ten months after becoming a lost cat, then a cross country hitchhiker. Her story began last September. MATA HAIRI: SAVED THEN LOST Mati Hairi, along with her brother Creto, were part of a five kitten litter …
Calico cats have a type of coat that is colored orange, black and white. People also call orange fur “red”. The orange fur is usually a tabby coat, as well. You will see lots of different sorts of calico cat patterns but they all have the same three colors. The amount of each color …
