What affects us affects cats
Overview There is a wide variation is cat ear size and shape both for wild cats and cat breeds. It seems that the cat breeders have followed the lead of the wild cats in selectively breeding for different ear size, shape and even the position of the ear on the head. I have divided …
I love this 3 legged cat picture by the great Helmi Flick. She knows how to capture the cat! Photographically speaking. When I first saw this picture and some other Helmi pictures of Triton I did not notice that he has three legs. He is a fine looking cat. Triton is a pointed cat: …
by Michael Sulunogen minimizes the symptoms of an allergic reaction to cat dander. It comes in the form of a spray or a wipe. Sulunogen is a new product that is due to be released on the market internationally and nationally in 2012. It is available now (December 2011) from Feeder’s Supply in Louisville, …
Cat eye color is important to breeders of purebred cats. The colour is referred to in the breed standards4 and is sometimes linked to coat colour. An example of linkage might be silver tabby cats that are often required to have green eyes3. For instance, the breed standard for the Russian Blue is described …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Oscar the bionic cat Oscar and Dr. Fitzpatrick Good morning readers. Today I’d like to tell you about the world’s first bionic cat. Oscar is a green-eyed black cat who lost his legs to a combine harvester in the British Channel Isles in 2009. He qualifies as bionic because of …
by Michael Periodontal disease – vet needs to clean under the gums hence general anesthetic – Photo by Eric__I_E We should know the risks associated with professional dental cleaning of our cat’s teeth. Whether we agree to having our cat’s teeth cleaned depends on balancing risk and reward (health benefits). The risk was brought …
by Michael (London, UK) Missy who may have died of poisoning – photo by RahelSharon (link base of page) The answer is yes but not always and there are antidotes if caught in time. Here is some detail from two perspectives (a) the type of poison and treatment and (b) remedies against the person …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Marty holding Frank and Louie A 12-year old two-faced cat from Worchester, Massachusetts named Frank and Louie was recently entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s oldest two-faced cat. This remarkable cat, owned by Marty Stevens, has three eyes, one on each of his two faces. …
