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Tawny a dilute torbie cat

What is a dilute coat color in cats?

PoC avatarPosted on March 1, 2020 by Michael BroadMarch 1, 2020

The term ‘dilute’ refers to the weakening of the colours of a cat’s coat as if watered down. The colours are paler. Cat breeders can deliberately create this colour by selective breeding of pedigree cats. When the cat coat’s color … continue reading…

Posted in dilution | Tagged cat breeding, dilute coats, Selective Cat Breeding | 2 Replies
What does dilute urine mean in cats?

What does dilute urine mean in cats?

PoC avatarPosted on July 28, 2018 by Michael BroadAugust 6, 2020

Dilute urine means the kidneys are not functioning properly which probably means feline kidney disease. This is not uncommon in elderly domestic cats. The kidneys are ‘trash collectors’. The waste from digested food that the kidney’s collect from the blood … continue reading…

Posted in kidney disease | Tagged cat health problems, cat urine, chronic kidney disease, kidney failure | 2 Replies
Dilute tortoiseshell cat with wild face and broken ears

Picture of dilute tortoiseshell cat with fierce human expression and broken ears

PoC avatarPosted on June 3, 2018 by Michael BroadJune 3, 2018

This is a photograph of a cat which caught my eye. When a cat picture catches my eye I like to publish it on my website. I have no information about her. She looks female which figures because she’s a … continue reading…

Posted in Pictures of Cats | Tagged damaged ears, dilute coats, pictures of cats, stray cat, stressed cat, tortoiseshell cat | 2 Replies
Neglected persian cat

Catastrophically Neglected Dilute Calico Persian (happy ending)

PoC avatarPosted on September 27, 2017 by Michael BroadNovember 29, 2018

The first photo will make you scratch your head trying to decide what it is and what’s going on. This is a story reported by The Arrow Fund yesterday. The Arrow Fund provides medical treatment to animals in Kentucky who … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged cat abuse, cat neglect, flat-faced persian | Leave a reply

Muted (dilute) Tortoiseshell Cat Dana

PoC avatarPosted on January 9, 2014 by Michael BroadJanuary 9, 2014

Dana, aged about 17, lives with a neighbour, Anne. Dana was a wandering outdoor, indoor cat that found her way to Anne’s door when she was a lot younger at the time when her owner passed away. Dana is now … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Coats, tortoiseshell | Tagged tortoiseshell cat | 12 Replies

Dilute Calico Cat – Lance

PoC avatarPosted on August 12, 2012 by Michael BroadAugust 12, 2012

A trademark Helmi Flick cat photograph of a cat whose name is Lance. I don’t know anything about this handsome cat except his name. I have decided that he is a random bred show cat with a dilute calico coat … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Coats | Tagged calico cat, dilute calico cat, tortoiseshell and white | 2 Replies

Dilute Calico Cat

PoC avatarPosted on May 25, 2012 by Michael BroadDecember 23, 2018

by Jana Marr (Milton, Ontario, Canada) Samantha Hi, My name is Jana and we found our cat under a car in a vacant lot. We have been trying to find out what breed she is but with the help of … continue reading…

Posted in Cat Coats | Tagged calico cat, cat coats, dilute calico cat | 8 Replies
"Feather" gone but never forgotten

Full medical history of elderly shelter cat is REVEALING

PoC avatarPosted on December 6, 2022 by Michael BroadDecember 6, 2022

Be prepared for a long and chaotic read! Sorry but that is how it is presented. It is unusual, it seems to me, for the full medical history of a shelter cat to be published online on social media which … continue reading…

Posted in animal shelters | Tagged animal shelter, cat euthanasia, cat health, cat health care, elderly cat, uri | Leave a reply
Toxoplasma parasite engages in 'identity theft' of immune cell to travel around the host's body

Wily toxoplasma parasite hijacks immune cells to travel around the host

PoC avatarPosted on October 30, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 30, 2022

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 … continue reading…

Posted in toxoplasmosis | Tagged Cat Parasite, endoparasites, infection, parasites, protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, toxoplasmosis, zoonosis, zoonotic diseases | Leave a reply
Civet cat produces oil which will be used in Coronation oil, and it is extracted cruelly. The cats are farmed and treated cruelly throughout their lives.

Coronation oil is painfully extracted from the gland of a deeply abused wild “cat”

PoC avatarPosted on October 13, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 13, 2022

King Charles III’s Coronation is scheduled to take place next May. He wants it to be a shortened version and less expensive which better suits the current cost of living crisis. However, the Coronation is a deeply historical event going … continue reading…

Posted in Animal Cruelty | Tagged animal cruelty, news, Royals, royalty | 4 Replies
Oriental Longhair (bicolour) showing a beautiful body conformation for me

Picture of the relatively rare Oriental Longhair

PoC avatarPosted on October 7, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 7, 2022

This is a really nice picture of a relatively rare cat breed, the Oriental Longhair. The picture caught my eye. It is by Nadi Hammouda, and I hope that they accept the publication of the picture on my website. The … continue reading…

Posted in Oriental Longhair | Tagged Oriental Longhair cat, pictures of cats | Leave a reply
Dilute tortoiseshell Maine Coon photo by Robert Sijka

Why are tortoiseshell cats nearly always female?

PoC avatarPosted on October 3, 2022 by Michael BroadOctober 3, 2022

As you might well imagine, the reason why tortoiseshell cats are nearly always female is to do with the genetics and how the genes that dictate the coat colour and pattern are linked to the sex of the cat. Female … continue reading…

Posted in genetics | Tagged cat anatomy, cat coats, cat genetics, chromosomes, dilute coats, female cat, genetics, male cat, tortie cats, tortoiseshell cat
Havana Brown

20 facts about the Havana Brown

PoC avatarPosted on September 23, 2022 by Michael BroadSeptember 23, 2022

Here are 20 succinct facts about the Havana Brown aka the ‘Havana’. The sources are excellent and reliable. The facts are in bullet formatting for quick reading. The Havana Brown is referred to as the “Havana” in a well-known book … continue reading…

Posted in Havana Brown | Tagged cat facts, havana brown, Havana Brown cat | Leave a reply

Why are gray cats called blue?

PoC avatarPosted on September 18, 2022 by Michael BroadSeptember 18, 2022

Gray cats are called ‘blue’ because the grey coat has a faint blue tint. This is because the grey coated cat is genetically a dilute black coat; the effect of the presence of the dilution gene. This partly explains why … continue reading…

Posted in grey | Tagged blue coat, cat coats | Leave a reply
Pregnant cat

Home pregnancy test for cats using urine?

PoC avatarPosted on September 16, 2022 by Michael BroadSeptember 16, 2022

The year is 2022 and you might have thought that in the 21st-century a home pregnancy test for cats using urine was available, just as there is for humans. For humans you can buy a pregnancy testing kit from pharmacists … continue reading…

Posted in signs of pregnancy | Tagged cat pregnancy, pregnancy | Leave a reply

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