What affects us affects cats
The mother starts the weaning process about four weeks after birth. She makes suckling more difficult. She does this by avoiding her kittens and; adopting body postures which makes her nipples less accessible. This process takes place over about three weeks. At seven weeks of age suckling is at a low level. The kittens …
Who would have thought a stray pit bull covered in scars would make a good foster mom to 20 kittens. This is the story of Hema, who has made it her life’s mission to care for kittens fostered by Marissa Cingen. Marissa, who volunteers as a foster mom, and her roommate Robin Seegers, spotted …
Forgive me for taking the easy option and presenting an embedded video with an advert at the beginning. It does, however, tell the story nicely. We are not surprised are we? I am pleased the clinic employees understood that the female cat who wanted to get in was the mother of the kittens who …
I suppose it is pretty obvious what this Bengal cat mother is saying to her offspring. It will be the same sort of words and sounds that a human uses to reassure her young child. It must be about providing reassurances to her kittens. The mother makes a trilling sound the kitten makes a …
The most famous cat in the world this week is Tara. Pretty well everybody knows about her by now. She is an ordinary tabby cat who did an extraordinary thing or at least we think she did but from her perspective it was totally natural and totally ordinary. It is what would be expected …
This a nice feel good cat photo. It is time for a bit of “feel good”. Sarah Hartwell recommended it! It is not uncommon for interspecies mothering to take place: dogs raising leopards (see also dog saves kittens), cats raising rabbits, cats raising dogs and in this instance a cat nursing a squirrel. As …
By Elisa Black-Taylor A Siamese cat living in Liverpool, UK, named Coco is now the proud parent of a Shih-Tzu puppy named Hope, who was rejected by her dog mother Diamond. Hope’s owner, David Cohen, was persuaded by Coco’s owner, Paula Ball to introduce the pair after Diamond rejected the newborn. Note from Michael: Coco …
There is a very impressive level of mutual support amongst mother cats (queens) when living in colonies. The support systems do not necessarily take place between relatives such as sisters or mother and daughter. Unrelated cats also help one another out and in quite a profound, intimate and important way. Although, when related individuals …
