Do you use flower essences for cat emotional states?

by Michael (London, UK) California Poppy – used in flower essences – Photo by mikebaird (Flickr) Bach Rescue Remedy is quite a popular product for humans. I have used it on occasions to slow me down a bit and found that it does work. There are many other types of Bach remedies. Yet veterinary …

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Does a Cat have Nine Lives?

by Poochu (India) First pigeon Loud meow Careless throwing of poisoned rodent carcass in the open takes away the life of feral kittens. This human negligence killed a hungry black male feral kitten through “Secondary Poisoning”. Weeks later when the dead feral’s sibling, an orange male kitten was found vomiting yellowish frothy mucous followed …

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Dogs Hate Cats

Dogs hate cats it is said or thought. The media and the cartoons tend to promote this idea. For me it is an entirely misplaced notion. in the wild a dog might chase a cat as prey. That is the underlying motivator it seems to me. There is no hate involved – a human …

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Declawing? Why not detoothing as well?

by Finn Frode (Copenhagen, Denmark) Picture added by Michael (PoC Admin) – photo by flikr (photographer’s username at Flickr) I was shocked by the recent article on declawing in the United States (new window). To me this practice seems absolutely disgusting and I’m surprised that some veterinarians display such poor ethics. Thanks a lot …

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Chubby moggy reveals great bird hunting skills

by Finn Frode (Copenhagen, Denmark) Snow White at rest but alert Watching the big flatscreen display Great Tit Never underestimate the hunting skills of your cat. No matter how indolent and comfortable with having every meal served, inside every domestic cat resides a great hunter. Our moggy Snow White seems like a chubby, laid-back …

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Cats Are Digitigrades! Stop Declawing Digitigrades!

by Susan (Ohio, USA) Mushu’s front declawed paw pads are hard, dark, irritated, and misshaped. “A digitigrade is an animal that stands or walks on its digits, or toes…”. Have you noticed that many pro-declawers and veterinarians use the argument that cats walk on their paw pads so they don’t need the last digit …

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