What affects us affects cats
This is a careful selection of ten photographs in a British Shorthair picture gallery. I have tried to avoid all the pictures of the British Shorthair that are already published on PoC (except for the Russian cat). I have selected two by Helmi Flick. The rest come from the best of the Flickr photographers …
You can’t judge a book by its cover. You can’t judge a cat by its color. People do though. Often people chose cats in the same way they choose books or cars. One of the most outstanding influences is the color and pattern of the cat’s coat. I am not surprised that people are …
This is a really cool way to protest against the declawing of cats for non-therapeutic reasons. 99.9% of all operations are for non-therapeutic reasons. The idea comes from a South African artist Mark Wilby who employed it to protest against the Chinese demand for rhino horn resulting in the gradual extinction of rhinos. Anyone …
I hate bringing up this subject over and over again. It is tiresome and boring for some people. I find it more annoying and upsetting than boring. However, I simply cannot leave it alone when I am reminded of it by someone else. To red-blooded Americans who think devocalisation is OK, I apologise for …
The naked cat reveals bits of anatomy that are usually hidden underneath clothes. There are several breeds of naked cat and partially naked cats. The best known naked or nude cat is the Sphynx. I have a well known one on this page, Gunner, who has been photographed by a better known photographer, Helmi …
There have been several posts or comments from visitors throughout the website asking questions about their cat’s eyesight. The most common is that the pupils of their cat’s eyes do not change, constrict or become smaller, when the light becomes brighter. The pupil is the hole located in the center of the eye that …
This is a picture showing the anatomy of a cat’s claw. Visitors are free to use it as they wish if they think it is good enough (see base of page). I think it is not bad. The quality does not matter that much. The important thing is that cat owners fully understand the …
Despite the amazingly positive relationship between human and domestic cat that is enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people all over the world there are some differences between the two species that are the basis of a kind of culture clash that both species have to adapt to and work around. I think it …
