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The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human communication

Infographic on slow blink communication between cat and human

PoC avatarPosted on November 20, 2022 by Michael BroadNovember 20, 2022

A lot has been written and said about slow blink communication between cat and caregiver but it’s still ‘work in progress’, I’d suggest. The usual topic is that cats make the slow blink towards their human caregiver when they are … continue reading…

Posted in slow blink | Tagged animal communicator, cat communication, communicating with cats, communicating with your cat, slow blink | Leave a reply
Feline abdominal X-ray from Animal Clinic of Billings

Characteristics of feline diarrhea, likely cause and location

PoC avatarPosted on August 4, 2022 by Michael BroadAugust 4, 2022

This, I believe, is a useful table if you are a cat caregiver who has full-time indoor cats and therefore have to manage a litter tray or trays. The experts say that it is wise for a cat owner to … continue reading…

Posted in diarrhea | Tagged cat diarrhea, cat health diagnosis, Cat Illness Diagnosis, home diagnosis, self diagnosis | Leave a reply
Stray cat and dog fed the same food

Mars State of Pet Homelessness Index – measuring success and failure in pet domestication

PoC avatarPosted on June 10, 2022 by Michael BroadJune 10, 2022

Mars Petcare have created a useful and interesting index which pulls together information about homeless cats and dogs in 9 countries. They used more than 200 global and local sources. They researched attitudes towards cat and dog ownership. Germany comes … continue reading…

Posted in cat caretaking mistakes | Tagged cat caregiving, cat domestication, cat ownership, dog domestication, dog ownership, domestication, pet owners, stray cats, stray dogs | 2 Replies
Pictured from left to right are George, Toby, Mia, Kevin and Chester in their ‘catio’ in Blackpool

Planning permission for catios, cat breeding outhouses and cat shelters (and neighbour problems)

PoC avatarPosted on April 22, 2022 by Michael BroadApril 23, 2022

There has been a series of high-profile, media-reported examples in which individuals have failed to obtain planning permission before they operated a cat breeding facility or shelter from their home or built a catio in their front yard. In the … continue reading…

Posted in planning laws | Tagged Cat News, local authorities, local laws, planning law
Billi talks to her human companion through an AAC device called Fluent Pet

Can domestic cats ‘talk’ in human language using alternative and augmentative communication?

PoC avatarPosted on December 13, 2021 by Michael BroadDecember 13, 2021

It looks like your cat can talk to you by pushing buttons. For a while now, dogs have been communicating with their owners by using an alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) device. The TikTok video below shows you how it … continue reading…

Posted in communicating with cats | Tagged alternative communication device, cat communication, communicating with your cat | Leave a reply
Communicating with your cat softly and gently

Softer, nuanced communication with your cat

PoC avatarPosted on December 8, 2021 by Albert SchepisDecember 8, 2021

Intro: This is a guest post from Albert Schepis who has a vast amount of experience in living with domestic cats. I completely agree with Albert on this. Dog talk? How do you communicate with your cat?  Pretty much like … continue reading…

Posted in communicating with cats | Tagged animal communicator, cat communication, communicating with cats, communicating with your cat | Leave a reply
Alabama in the bottom tier of animal protection laws

Same US state has lowest Covid vaccination, poorest animal protection, poorest education, most religion

PoC avatarPosted on September 23, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 23, 2021

Alabama is perhaps one of three US states in the category of the poorest in terms of Covid vaccination rates, quality of education, animal protection laws and general quality of living (plus most religious). Louisiana has a very similar poor … continue reading…

Posted in education | Tagged Alabama, animal abuse, animal law, Animal laws, Covid-19, education, religion, religion and the cat | Leave a reply
Catio built without planning permission has to be demolished

Brilliant catio has to be torn down demands local authority

PoC avatarPosted on September 20, 2021 by Michael BroadSeptember 20, 2021

  NEWS AND COMMENT: Lorraine and Adrian Marshall built a catio in their front garden (yard) for their 10 cats, at their home in Blackpool, UK. Nice idea and they did a good job. The cats look happy in it … continue reading…

Posted in catio | Tagged Cat News, catification, catio, local authorities, local laws, multi-cat household, multicat households, vertical space | 1 Reply
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Time of domestication of cats compared to other animals

PoC avatarPosted on August 19, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 19, 2021

Fiona Sunquist in her book Wild Cats of the World tells me that the first animal to be domesticated was the grey wolf now the domestic dog and that Felis sylvestris a.k.a. the wildcat was “almost the last species to … continue reading…

Posted in cat domestication | Tagged cat domestication, cat history, domestication | Leave a reply
Drug Poisoning in Cats

Can cats overdose on medications?

PoC avatarPosted on August 3, 2021 by Michael BroadAugust 3, 2021

Yes, domestic cats can overdose on veterinary and human medications for a number of reasons. Accidental ingestion of veterinary bills and pills for humans are a common cause of poisoning in companion animals including cats. This may happen when a … continue reading…

Posted in poison | Tagged cat drugs, cat poison, cat poisoning, human drugs, medicines, poison | Leave a reply
Lily

Loved feral cat was mistakenly adopted out by a shelter due to a communications mix-up

PoC avatarPosted on July 28, 2021 by Michael BroadJuly 28, 2021

SOUTHAMPTON, NEW YORK STATE – NEWS AND COMMENT: This is an unusual story of a female feral cat who might have been part of a TNR program and therefore part of a colony but she was informally adopted by Meghan … continue reading…

Posted in adoption | Tagged animal shelter, cat adoption, Cat News, feral cat ownership, new york state, socialising cats, socializing feral cats | Leave a reply
Hiding is one possible sign of stress in a domestic cat

14 links between stress in domestic cats and health implications

PoC avatarPosted on June 14, 2021 by Michael BroadJune 14, 2021

Here are 14 links between stress in domestic cats and health implications: Stressful events for whatever reason including emotional upsets can activate hookworm larvae lying dormant in a cat’s tissues. This results in the appearance of eggs in their stool. … continue reading…

Posted in stress | Tagged cat stress, cat suffering from stress?, stressed cat | 1 Reply
'Mini-catio'

Mini-catio is better than no catio

PoC avatarPosted on May 27, 2021 by Michael BroadMay 27, 2021

Here is a mini-catio and I like it. It is a compromise. It is not great as structures go but it will be effective in giving full-time indoor cats some outdoor time to smell the air and be involved with … continue reading…

Posted in catio | Tagged catification, catio, enriched environment, full time indoor cats
Indoor catification or cat environment enrichment looks great

Picture of indoor cat climber proves catification can look aesthetically pleasing

PoC avatarPosted on February 1, 2021 by Michael BroadFebruary 1, 2021

Jackson Galaxy calls it ‘catification’ others call it an enriched environment for cats but how ever you slice or dice it, most often building a home fit for a cat makes it less fit for a human. A lot of … continue reading…

Posted in environment | Tagged catification, enriched environment, enriching cat environment | Leave a reply
African wildcat in urban environment

Practical implications for the cat being a strict carnivore

PoC avatarPosted on December 27, 2020 by Michael BroadDecember 27, 2020

We hear a lot about the cat being a ‘strict carnivore’ (obligate carnivore) but what does it mean in practical terms to the person looking after their cat? I’d like to explore that briefly in this article. The domestic cat … continue reading…

Posted in cat food ingredients | Tagged amino acids, arginine, cat food ingredients, cat’s taurine requirement, diet, food supplements, obligate carnivore, protein, vitamins

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