What affects us affects cats
The Maine Coon breed standard tells us what the Maine Coon should look like. The trouble is that it is a bit technical. The language is written for cat breeders to read. Therefore, I have presented it in a slide show with Helmi Flick images. I think the two together, words and pictures, may …
This is a very well produced spoof video about the effects of catnip on cats and an anti-drug film parody. The video can be seen on YouTube where you will also see some comments. It is one of the films playing at the Sundance’s Short Film Program in 2013. The Sundance Film Festival is …
There are four grey cat breeds. These are cats that the cat associations say must be grey. In North America “grey” is spelled “gray”. Grey cats have a blue tinge. For this reason cat breeders call them “blue”. Korat The name comes from an area in Thailand called “Korat”. These cats, which have a …
This is a page on the American Shorthair cat written for children and people who like information in plain language with good pictures. The American Shorthair is an important cat breed. It is part of the history of the United States of America. It is known as a cat that is very good with …
The word “torbie” is a shortened version of “tortoiseshell-tabby”. The word describes a coat that is an amalgam of tabby patterns/colors and tortoiseshell patterns/colors. Both pedigree cats and moggies have torbie coats. The black areas are replaced by dark tabby patterning. They are also known as a ‘patched tabby’. To people unsure about cat …
This is a page on the LaPerm cat for children and people who like things to be explained in straightforward English with good pictures. The LaPerm is a cat breed with a curly coat that has its beginnings in America. There are other cat breeds with curly coats. For example, the Devon Rex.. The …
This is a page on the Manx Cat written for kids and people who like to read plain English and see good pictures. The Manx is a cat breed that has been around for a long time. It is one of the first cat breeds. The cat comes from a small island, in the Irish …
In answering the question, “Why are tabby cats called tabby cats?” we have to recognise the fact that we are writing about an English word. Tabby cat are just about everywhere on the planet. Where there are cats, there are tabby cats. How do other languages describe the tabby cat? As the first ever …
