For a while now, the Mail Online has featured a startling headline which states that cats are falling ill with ‘life-threatening stress’ because their owners are working from home under social distancing rules during the Covid pandemic. That of course … Continue reading →
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 →
A Reddit.com user summed it up: “After a stressful weekend, I’m so grateful to have this monkey in my life”. The ‘monkey’ referred to is his/her tabby cat (see below). And it got me thinking. It seems to me that … Continue reading →
Below, I list 10 signs of stress in a domestic cat. These may occur together or individually depending upon the source of the stress, the degree of the stress and the individual cat’s character. The last factor is important. Confident … Continue reading →
I’ve seen it before, cats and dogs campaigning to be mayor of a town or city in America. It looks a bit bizarre but it has a purpose especially nowadays. With the stresses of coronavirus combined with the lengthy presidential … Continue reading →
Stress can cause a cat to lose her appetite and if this happens the owner should do some detective work to find out why she is stressed.
Continue reading →This is an interesting development. Some cat and dog owners are putting face coverings on their cats and dogs, photographing them and then uploading the photographs to Instagram and other social media sites. Why are they doing this? There are … Continue reading →
Cats feed off of human emotion and this is largely displayed, subconsciously or otherwise, by body language. I agree with Jackson Galaxy. Human emotions and stress are bound to be visible in body language, gestures and the way you interact … Continue reading →
It has come to the public’s attention that Palmerston, the 6-year-old tuxedo, Foreign Office cat, was suffering from stress. It was diagnosed because the cat was over-grooming his forelegs. A clear sign of stress as grooming is calming for cats. … Continue reading →
A study concerning three aspects of the provision of veterinary care which causes stress in veterinarians has produced some interesting insights. The first insight comes from me rather than from the document itself. Fifty-seven percent of veterinarians reported that they … Continue reading →
