This is weird on two counts for me. Ben the Vet listened in on a phone-in agony uncle radio show in which it seems an American actor, Paul Rudd, dished out advice to a women who was concerned that her dog was ‘addicted to television’. Sounds odd. How does she know? I mean her dog …
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This is a short note about cat caregiving. I am concerned at the growing trend to keep domestic cats inside full-time. It is very good in one way: safety from physical injury, usually by motor vehicles but bad in another namely a lack of activity and boredom. Do these two cancel each other out? Overall …
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Why do cats suddenly make mad dashes around the house? This is otherwise known as the zoomies or the cat crazies. It is a very comprehensively discussed topic on the internet. I have written about it before but here I go for a third time! Every cat caregiver has noticed their cat companion suddenly make …
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Introduction: The problem of domestic cats not using the litter box is the source of millions of articles. It is euphemistically called “inappropriate elimination”. It is an inaccurate description because from the cat’s standpoint it is entirely appropriate because there’s a reason behind their behaviour and this article sets out 14 different possible reasons. Many …
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Domestic cats must have a basic grasp of the existence of gravity. They don’t know the physics behind gravity but they know it exists. They also don’t know the meaning of gravity but they know damn well that objects fall down when pushed off shelves! They actually understand that this will happen with certainty. And …
British Shorthair is less destructive than the Sphynx. However, take this with a pinch of salt, please! A poll run by the goodmove.co.uk website into the destructiveness or otherwise of companion animals in the home found that among the cat breeds the British Shorthair is far more destructive than the hairless Sphynx. The most destructive …
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When searching for something to write about today I notice that people are typing into Google’s search box phrases such as, “my cat does nothing all day”. Or something along those lines. I find it curious. They are looking for answers as to why their cat is doing nothing all day and asking Google to …
Lazy cat? No, tired old cat. She’s mine or I’m hers. Introduction Is the domestic cat lazy? If so, why? Perhaps the domestic cat is just more sensible than us. And laziness is thrust upon them. Lazy cats make good videos and pictures and there is quite a bit of talk on the internet about …
