What affects us affects cats
I argue that there is no such thing as an unprovoked attack by a domestic cat. The problem is that we don’t see a reason. That does not mean there is no reason. A recent news story prompted me to write this. A man, Mr Baxter, is suing a woman, who could be his …
By Ruth aka Kattaddorra Looking through old photos of our cats always makes me laugh because I come across so many where they are so very innocently amusing. Cats are such natural comedians. The pictures in the poster were taken a few years ago, Walter’s friend and passenger was rehomed shortly after that when …
Hi, I received an email from Leanne of Kays Hill Animal Sanctaury. She wrote about Marcus, a lovely, solid, black and white, male rescue cat who looked after Gerty, another rescue cat at the sanctuary, for a while. Here is the email. Leanne wants some help. I make some comments myself below Leanne’s email. …
I went on an internet quest for sounds that cats hate and came up with very little. This does not surprise me as I don’t believe that there is a comprehensive list of sounds that cats, in general, hate. However, I know what sounds my cats have disliked. I also refer to the sounds …
The humble, yet extremely useful, cardboard box proves that the essence of the cat resides in all cats; wild to domestic. They like to sit inside them. It makes them feel comfortable. That has to be reason for the domestic cats attraction to the cardboard box. Often, small boxes are preferred; boxes that the …
When you take your cat on holiday, it is your cat’s holiday. As a cat does not want a holiday, there is no point in taking your cat on holiday. What I am saying is that when you take your cat on your holiday, you have to give over so much of the holiday …
By happy pills, I mean anti-depressants. My instinctive response to the question is: never, no way. I don’t like pills. But am I right? I tend to think that almost all cat behavior problems are really human behavior problems. Either a person can’t accept his cat’s behavior and doesn’t know what to do so …
Some cats don’t climb down trees because they don’t want to. Some may be anxious about climbing down. It is possible that a few are not sure about doing it. I’ll discuss the last reason, first. The Cat Has Not Learned To Do It The idea that cats who get stuck up trees don’t …
