What affects us affects cats
This is an entirely new idea. No one has proposed it before and it is speculative but based on good science. It is known that domestic cats with ginger hair are almost 18 times more likely to develop skin cancer than your typical domestic cat with a different coat colour other than white cats …
The health of a domestic cat’s gut microbiota is very important to their health. A healthy gut microbiome improves and supports a healthy immune system. It affects hormones and general welfare. It’s something that cat caregivers should, I believe, think about. In this article I discuss how a caregiver might improve their cat’s gut …
NEWS AND OPINION: Being an animal advocate, I like to see this. I know a lot of people won’t. They’ll think that it is mad and just plain disruptive but I love it. It seems that this was a very well organised, highly visible protest as when one of the protestors is hustled off …
Last week I took my cat to the vet because I found a lump on her stomach that didn’t go away. I paid €120 on the consultation for them to tell me it was her bellybutton. Gigi in Amersterdam, Holland It’s a cute story. And this young woman should be praised for checking that …
OPINION: The news media online is writing about a bug-eyed cat who’s gone viral thanks to an uncanny resemblance to some A-list actors. Great fun. This cat, called ‘Winky’ has an Instagram account. It’s another example of a cat with a severe inherited health problem becoming a celebrity. RELATED: Munchkin Cat Breed Am I …
I can answer this question from personal experience without relying on so-called experts. I am referring to domestic cats and, in any case, I am an expert. 🤔 If you flea comb your cat daily or twice daily as I do you will know when your cat is losing their winter coat because there’s …
A study concluded that of 61 Ragdoll cats assessed, 77.1% had type A, 4.9% type B and 18% type AB. The predominant type, is therefore A. Type AB is extremely rare cats. There is an unusually high percentage of Ragdoll cats with type AB blood. Type AB cats have no alloantibodies to either Type …
This article is about the effectiveness with which cats and dogs visual recognise people they know (their ‘handler’ in the tests) and animals they know. It is based on a scientific study. Caveat: this is one study. I am discussing it as it has potential to interest some people but I am not convinced …
