What affects us affects cats
Well, this was a promotional poster (now deleted sadly!) from an insurance company (sent to me) with a link to the company’s website. That’s fine because I like the poster and it does contain some nice facts. The sources are reliable so these are probably pretty accurate facts. Thanks for contacting me Homeowners Insurance. …
A discussion about untrue cat facts. In my opinion, almost all untrue cat facts are disseminated (spread about) by people who don’t like cats, don’t care about them or care more about their objectives (disagree? – please tell me in a comment). By and large facts about cat health, anatomy, population sizes (hard sciences) …
Here’s 10 general cat questions that you might not have seen before – with the answers: Who has the best hearing between cats, dogs and humans? The answer is cats. Cats can hear nearly 3 times more frequencies than humans. A cat’s hearing stops at 80 kHz, dogs at 45 kHz and humans at …
These are questions that people ask when searching with Google. In fact, Google provides these sample questions from its database. These are just some examples and I would hope to do some more in due course. I am providing one line (almost) answers to each question as a guide for further research and by …
We tend to like pets that look like babies and some breed standards go for that look: round heads and big eyes. Do all breeders understand the consequences of their actions? I am not against dog and cat breeders. I am against people who hurt animals or create animals that hurt. There are several …
The Siamese cat is predisposed to getting adenocarcinomas of the small intestine. This is a certain type of cancer and in this case it affects the Siamese cat’s small intestine. Compared to domestic shorthair cats (non-purebred cats) the Siamese is 3-8 times more likely to suffer from these cancerous growths¹. Other sources state that …
Colonel Meow, one of the most famous internet cats in the world, died January 29 after a brief illness. He was rescued several years ago by the Seattle Persian and Himalayan Society after being found abandoned on the side of a road. Colonel Meow underwent a thorough vet exam, and was soon adopted through …
Making the home a place that is hostile to the cat flea, eggs, larvae, and pupae is how you keep cat fleas away once you have got rid of them. The ideal combination is a Sphynx cat (hairless) and a home without carpet and soft furnishings other than those covered in leather. Instead, a …
