What affects us affects cats
The problem with shipping pets on aircraft is in the use of the word, “shipping”. I believe we can gauge people’s attitude about something by the words they use. You are handing over a loved companion animal to airline handlers who are, 99% of the time, handling luggage and other inanimate, dead objects. I …
This post is about certain aspects of the quantity and quality of space required for a contented domestic cat. A predictable environment that provides safety with stimuli and control over the environment for the cat, is a good start as a general recommendation for cat housing requirements. Even “experts” don’t know enough about the …
By Leanne – Kays Hill Animal Sanctuary The first time I saw Doc he was ferocious, hissing, spitting, growling. He wanted to kill everything and everyone who got in his way. He wasn’t alone. There were also 21 kittens of about 3-4 weeks old, there were 4 queens, mothers to the kittens; we called …
You’d like to get a cat. Temple Grandin says that people should definitely get two cats if they are going to be out all day and no one is at home. Another reason for keeping two cats is if a cat owner has little time to interact with her cat. This well known animal …
From Leanne – Kays Hill Animal Sanctuary An old black and white cat came to us through Silke, our vet. He had been found wandering the streets, very distressed. Some kind soul realised he needed help, so picked him up and took him to the vet. When he was checked they realised that he …
How do I make a cat love me less? This is a real question by a nice looking women (Samantha?) who obviously gives off the right vibes and smells for cats. She was or is staying at her parent’s house. Her parents’ cat, who is a gorgeous looking, laid back, ginger boy by the …
I don’t believe that you can’t totally prevent cat fear at the vets, but you can do things that help to reduce it. Having read Ruth’s double whammy (two cats at the same time) session at the vets, I thought I’d pass on the advice of Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson¹ about how to …
An even worse nightmare than taking one of our cat to the vets, is taking them both….. Jozef saw a strange cat in our garden one evening last week and saw it off after a bit of a battle. He came in full of himself and we could see no wounds but decided to …
