Cat scratches can exceptionally rarely cause a serious illness by allowing Group A streptococci bacteria on the skin to enter the bloodstream. Countless millions of people, brilliant cat guardians to ailurophobes, have been scratched by domestic cats without anything to … Continue reading →
The decision as to whether you should let your cat go outside is entirely based in practicalities and the answer is NO unless they are leash trained and on a lead or inside a custom built enclosure or catio. The … Continue reading →
I will quote the words of Gloria Stephens in her book Legacy of the Cat. “Sorrel – the indicative color is cinnamon. The cinnamon color combined with burnt sienna ground color and ticking, makes the cat look red”. Gloria states … Continue reading →
Well, what can you say? The ears are weird. I know that the breed standard for the Oriental Shorthair insists on large ears but this looks odd but admittedly the cat is young so the ears may look smaller relative … Continue reading →
There is a lot going on genetically with this cat. His name is Squirt. I don’t know who the owner is. But he is a flame pointed (red pointed) Siamese cat as well as being a dwarf cat. That makes … Continue reading →
This is unprecedented. I have never read about a cat breeder surrendering all of their cats. In this case Ragdoll cats, which are particularly popular at the moment, have been surrendered to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty … Continue reading →
This is a report, full of hyperbole and wild statements, about what appears to be a high filial Savannah cat wandering around Hampstead in North London, UK. Hampstead is a rich part of London which implies that someone bought an … Continue reading →
No, Siamese cats do not have long hair. This post is for people who are new to the cat breeds and are perhaps thinking about adopting a cat for the first time. In fact, the coat is fine and lies … Continue reading →
Russian Blue cats are no more suited to being full-time indoors than any other cats, pure or random bred. It cannot be said, therefore, that the Russian Blue is an indoor cat. If you have decided on getting a gray … Continue reading →
This is a cat story from central Russian, specifically the village of Pervomaisky near Yekaterinburg. A man who goes by the name of ‘Kara Fight’ (real name Rustam Shafiev) is obsessed with tattoos. He’s tattooed all over his body. He … Continue reading →
