A Michael Broad Blog
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra The paws and claws of cats are exceptionally well made and to those of us who truly love cats, those claws are as beautiful a part of the cat as any other part is. The way cats claws can retract is wonderful and in my opinion they are more well …
by Susie Bearder (Lorca, Spain) I thought that Jessie was having hormone problems as she would not come in the house, preferring to sleep in the long grass all night instead of her usual place between my partner and me – and the Westie for that matter. Two days later we experienced an earthquake …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Katala’s ears are gone Katala Katala Cat’s Ears Cut Off is yet another example of a world gone mad. My daughter told me just before I left for work that a dog in Greenville near where I live was found with its eyes punched out. They said it wasn’t a …
by Michael Size matters – the vulnerability of the cat in a human world – photo by fofurasfelinas (Flickr) Michele, a visitor to this website, reminded me of something that is nearly always forgotten; cats live in a land of giants. How does this affect cat behavior or indeed our behavior? In the domestic …
Pictures of cats mating, pictures of lions mating, videos of mating, text describing mating. These are what people search for. You know some cats refuse to mate when a person is present. Well, I can understand that. It makes you think. Are cats actually aware of the need for some privacy? Do they feel …
by Michael (London, UK) I’d like to discuss one function of the cat’s tail that I am yet to see mentioned on any webpage or in any book. The tail has many functions. It is well known as a means of communication. I won’t cover this in too much detail because they are largely …
by Michael (London, UK) F1 & F2 Savannah kittens – photo by Michael @ PoC The cat is the only species that can suffer from taurine deficiency. This is because of the cat’s high “metabolic demand for taurine” and its ability to only synthesise small amounts of taurine. The cat also has a requirement …
I have a brown spotted tabby female born 4/3/02 whose tail was broken running across the street. She had a fairly large separation at the S1 vertebrae. She can run and jump normally and appears to feel no pain but after about 4 months of hoping and waiting, she still has no control of …
