What affects us affects cats
The Times newspaper of December 28th, 2024, has an article on the unreliable data concerning so called ‘blue zones’ across the world where there are concentrations of centenarian people; people who are at and over 100-years-old. The article is based on a research study by Dr Saul Justin Newman of University College London which …
There are two points to make about this infographic. Firstly, I am a fan of infographics as they counteract the proliferation of articles on specific topics that contain far too much waffle. You have to plough through the irrelevant stuff to find the specific information that you are searching for. In a busy, competitive …
The purpose of this infographic is to ensure that all cat caregivers are fully au fait with the importance of claws to the domestic cat. Sometimes I think millions of cat owners (hardly caregivers) in the United States forget these nine aspects of feline behavior which are integral to their existence when they declaw …
We don’t really know what our cat companion sees in terms of sharpness of image unlike for other humans for whom we can assume that their eyesight is not dissimilar to ours. A cat can’t undergo an eyesight test! We can’t ask our cat if they have vision problems and so on. I sense …
The origin of the domestic cat ‘tail-up’ body language greeting is interesting and important as it highlights a central element in the human-to-cat relationship, namely that cat caregivers are perpetual mothers to their adult cats which serves to indoctrinate the adult cat into maintaining kitten behaviors one of which is the tail up greeting; …
Feline superfetation explained in an infographic. by Michael Broad Superfetation Explained (in humans) How common in cats? The exact percentage of cats that experience superfetation is not well-documented, as it is considered an extremely rare phenomenon in feline reproduction. Most of the available information is anecdotal or comes from isolated veterinary case reports rather …
Cats’ incredible reflexes demand respect by Michael Broad The point of the infographic is that it is useful, I believe, for cat caregivers to remind themselves of the super-sharp reflexes of their humble and unassuming cat companion as attached to the end of forelimbs are those weapons. Note: please do not declaw. It is …
“Human composers must envy the cat its ears. But it is sad for the ordinary cat owner to realise that there is a whole range of sounds that simply cannot be shared with a much-loved pet. It is one of the humbling lessons we learn from living with companion animals, namely that we are …
