What affects us affects cats
by Michael Mouse in hamster ball – Wikimedia Commons image – author: Xsamix The hamster ball is a great kitten toy based on what I have just seen in this cute video. And Abyssinian kittens are adorable. What is a hampster ball? It is a play/exercise device for hamsters. Obiously hamsters and Abyssinian kittens …
Animal Rescue of Anderson Valley — Photo by MendocinoAnimalCare It appears that there is no standardised temperament testing of cats at animal shelters. Am I incorrect? There should be. Accurate temperament testing of cats would result in a greater proportion of cats being rehomed. It would save lives. Another term used is feline temperament …
by Michael (London, UK) Has anyone tried treating overly fearful cats or if their cat is timid has anyone tried to condition their cat to be less timid and therefore less fearful of stimuli that really shouldn’t cause a cat to run, freeze or become aggressive. I am thinking of my elderly lady cat …
by Michael (London, UK) Was it Saint Francis Xavier, the founder of the Jesuit Order who said something like, “Give me the child for seven years, and I will give you the man”? I suppose he was referring to the first seven years of the life of a child during which, through good parenting, …
by Hope (KY USA) I have had my baby for 14 yrs and she is the smartest cat that I have owned. Early on I noticed that when anyone knocked on the door she growled like a dog. Then she became increasingly more protective and would sense when something wasn’t quite right outside and …
by Michael (London, UK) It’s a jazzy headline that I just made up but it is about a serious topic; how the domestic cat can really and truly contribute to society. To all those idiots who say that cats are useless and that they should be shot or “euthanized” or whatever else you would …
by Michael (London, UK) I didn’t want to write about this but it kept coming back into my mind. It sounds awful and it is. Big Cat Rescue reported on it and are seeking funds to provide a decent home for these poor cats where they can walk on grass and see the sky! …
by Michael (London, UK) Proactive, bold cat F1 Savannah FOCUS – photo by Michael Broad A lot of people, including so called experts and scientists, don’t think that there is such a thing as cat personality types. A lot of vets until fairly recently didn’t even think cats felt pain so they declawed them …
