Domestic cats are already adapting to modern human living but what about the long term future, the 22nd and 23rd centuries? Cats are more sociable than they were when first domesticated some 9,500 to perhaps even 14,500 years ago. However, … Continue reading →
A recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports has come to the conclusion that the domestication of the cat may have occurred thousands of years earlier than we once imagined. They decided that because the house mouse existed in … Continue reading →
This photo from WW2 of a ship’s cat in a custom made hammock reminds me of the most famous cat of that era, Simon. He was also a black-and-white moggy and he was awarded the VC for animals, the Dickin … Continue reading →
I’m not writing about the internal organs of the domestic cat. I’m referring to what is described as a musical instrument but which I would describe as an instrument of torture; the torture of domestic cats. It is a very … Continue reading →
For a long time, people believed that the first cat was domesticated in ancient Egypt about 3,500 years ago. There are lots of records of domestic cats of that time as we well know. This information is still disseminated on … Continue reading →
Instinctively because of their evolution domestic cats don’t drink much water which can impact their health and drinking habits. Domestic cats have kidneys which are two and a half times more efficient than ours at ridding the body of waste … Continue reading →
If you live in America it believed that polydactyl cats were brought to the country as ship’s cats from England. It is said that they originally came from Western England, Wales and Kingston-Upon-Hull. Why do they come from England? A … Continue reading →
I have decided that there is no such thing as a feline tantalus.
Continue reading →The domestic cats of ancient Egypt were all brown, mackerel tabbies whereas the bronze statues of cats from that era had plain coats. The statues look like modern day Abyssinian cats both in terms of their coat and body confirmation … Continue reading →
It is sensible to ask why ancient Egyptians worshipped deities (gods) and then ask why one of them was a cat (Bastet). There are various theories on why humans created a range of gods in the ancient world. These are … Continue reading →
