A Michael Broad Blog
Not infrequently we read about domestic cats being lost and found hundreds of miles from their home. How do they get there? There can be only one plausible reason: they have hitched a ride on a lorry or a van parked outside their home. It might be a removals van or lorry or perhaps …
This is a little note about the vulnerability of domestic cats when their owner goes away on holiday. A cat detective, Said Beid, in Italy who is currently searching for a chinchilla Persian who lives with a social media influencer, Nima Benati, said that he is busiest when cat owners go away on holiday …
Indoor/outdoor cats do not need to patrol their territory in order to find food when they are well fed. But domestic cats still, instinctively, patrol their ‘home range’ (the area they call home). Domestic cats are attached to their territory as much as they are attached to their human caregiver. It’s about habits and …
If you have lost your cat it is 90% probable that she is within a 5 acre zone around your house. Five acres is around 200 metres by 100 metres (220 yards by 110 yards). This figure is mine and is both an average and a guesstimate based on what I have read over …
The story of Tigger, the much travelled 15-year-old Australian cat, reminds me of the dangers of cat travel over long distances. Every so often we hear of cats who have become lost at airports. There are dangers as well for cats in the holds all aircraft and airline travel generally. It makes you wonder …
If you have experienced, or are currently experiencing a lost or missing cat, it can be a very stressful time. These feelings are understandable because your cat is part of your family and you sincerely want your cat to come home. I’ve been blessed to work with people and their lost cats (as well …
George’s Facebook photo Readers, it is with deep regret that I must report another lost airline cat is dead after being mishandled by an airline. His name was George and he was found frozen to death on the grounds of Edmonton International last week. George the cat is the latest victim to die while …
