Domestic cats can be unaware of potential human-created dangers

Domestic cat does not perceive human created dangers

Sometimes cats just don’t understand the potential dangers they place themselves in. I suppose that this cat sees the children skateboarding around him and instinctively presumes that they will always avoid him. He does not consciously have these thoughts but that is the end result of his behavior. He can’t rationalise the possibility that …

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Why Domestic Cats Cope Better Than Humans in High Temperatures — With Important Caveats

Domestic cats, with their graceful movements and composed demeanour, often seem unbothered by the soaring summer temperatures that leave humans wilting. This is no accident of nature. Cats are biologically better adapted to withstand heat than their human caregivers — a gift from their evolutionary heritage — but with a few important caveats that …

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Think of Delhi’s cats and dogs in the city’s worst airborne pollution in 40 years

The smog of Delhi harms pets and people

The report is that Delhi is suffering its worst smog in 40 years. Of course, the story concerns how people are suffering. But what about the pet dogs and cats living in that sprawling city? The airborne pollution is choking the city. The Scottish historian William Dalrymple has lived in Delhi for 40 years …

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Infographic on ‘notable zoonotic diseases that can affect domestic cats’

List of some zoonosis affecting cats

List of some notable zoonotic diseases that can be carried by domestic cats in an Infographic by Michael Broad It is my personal belief that for some people there is an irrational fear of zoonotic diseases affecting cats. Or there are people who have an anti-cat agenda because they are predators killing native species …

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Indoor house cats have died of bird flu. How did they get it? How to prevent it? INFOGRAPHIC.

Indoor house cats have died of bird flu. How did they get it? How to prevent it? Infographic.

Well, I have summarized some information about the possible transmission of bird flu to domestic cats in an infographic as I think it is a nice way to present this kind of info. A point worth making, I believe, is that a lot has been written about bird flu (H5N1) on the internet and …

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