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Cat Grooming with GROOMIT and KONG ZOOM GROOM

December 28, 2013May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Mary (Oxford, England.) Groomit Groomit Zoom Groom Please can you recommend the best way to use this type of cat comb (Groomit Deshedding Pet Brush)? She is long-haired and has never been super-keen on being groomed, but I get there … The wide-toothed-part is acceptable to Kitty, as is the “Zoom Groom” brush …

Cat Grief

October 18, 2015May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

by Michael (London, UK) Sad cat – photo by karp3diem (Flickr) People ask whether there is such a thing as cat grief. There are no easily accessible scientific studies, that I can find, which deal with this subject. Perhaps, though, we don’t need them. Perhaps we already know from personal observation and experience. Grief …

Cat Got Your Tongue

September 5, 2015May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

Cat Got Your Tongue by Michael (London, UK) This is about the old idiom, ‘cat got your tongue’. I used to hear this years ago but rarely now. How was it used? Well, lets say you are a child and lets say your mother (it’s always your mother) is accusing you of doing something …

Cat Giving Birth

February 14, 2019May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

Photo by Melanie Cook (Flickr) I am pleased to say that I have a video of a cat giving birth. It happens to be a wildcat, a serval called “Dea” and she gives birth to three kittens at the A1 Savannahs cattery/farm. I made the video with material provided by Kathrin Stucki of A1 …

Cat genetics

January 3, 2014May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

Contents – cat genetics Introduction Terms Agouti Allele Autosomal Browning gene Chromosomes Dilution Dominance Genes Genetics Genotype Heterozygous Homozygous Incomplete penetrance Inhibitor gene Locus Monogenic Mutation Phenotype Polygenes Pseudogene Recessive gene Sex Chromosomes White Spotting gene Gene symbols Use of these terms verbatim Video on genetics generally Genetic diseases in purebred cats Cat Genetics …

Cat Gas

May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

Cat Gas by Michael (London, UK) I know it is completely off topic but it does combine a cat and the word Cat gas sounds like a rather crude title for a delicate subject. Cat flatulence is a bit more scientific – or passing wind! The reason that I am writing this is because …

Cat Games To Play

July 15, 2012May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

One of the easy cat games to play – piece of string with something on the end. This mimics predatory behavior. The problem is not deciding what cat game but actually playing them. The simplest are the best. We don’t have to spend a lot of thought on what cat toy to buy. We …

Cat Furniture | The Cat Tree

July 15, 2012May 25, 2012 by Michael Broad

The cat tree is probably the most important piece of cat kit other than the litter box. “Climbing, scratching and jumping are second nature to cats – like breathing” – Dr Jon of PetPlace.com. Of course, he is correct. First time cat adopters should be very aware of this, accept it and accommodate it …

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