What affects us affects cats
By Elisa Black-Taylor Why doesn’t my cat Coral meow? I ask myself that question every night as Coral jumps into my lap for some quality petting time. I’d like to tell her story, and then I hope some of you may have some answers for my non-vocal cat. Coral has been with us for …
Here is a beautiful Siberian purebred cat with what appears to be a silver smoked type coat. The cat has whiskers that turn up like Salvador Dali’s moustache but not quite as much! I don’t remember seeing whiskers that turn up when in a relaxed position before. A cat’s whiskers do point forward when …
Cat breeders are trapping themselves….by breeding emotionally desirable cat features, consciously and subconsciously. It’s part of the need for emotional onanism in humans. Cats that trigger their own parenting instincts get more nurturing, and are then often used to breed more just like it. Large eyes give a cat infant-like features. Breeders are captives …
Pedigree, purebred cats have inordinately large eyes. Not all the breeds have the same overly large eyes, but even breeds, such as the Abyssinian, that are meant to be “balanced”, have unnaturally large eyes. Let’s not forget that cats already have large eyes, much larger than ours, relative to head size, as they have …
In light of the horrific devastation caused by the 200 mph tornado that cut through Moore, Oklahoma, which appears to be a suburb of Oklahoma City, I thought I’d just touch base on this subject. At least 91 people have been killed and the number is likely to rise For Brits, America does have …
Free feeding cats is not a good thing. It results in a lack of control over how much your cat eats, which can lead to obesity, and it is a barrier to monitoring your cat’s health. An excellent example of the advantages of controlled feeding is provided by Sharon who lives with Abbie a …
Is this how the cat will look in 1000 years? An animated ball of fluff? I doubt it but there are signs that things are moving that way. Sorry that I have no more to say. Domestication of the cat seems to be heading in this sort of direction.
Could you identify your cat in a police lineup, identity parade? I could because my cat has three legs. Fine. But could you, for sure, with absolute certainty identify your cat if 8 other very similar cats were lined up with him/her? I ask because there is a nice story about a woman in …
