By Sonal Adhav We lost our darling boy Biscuit yesterday. He was an 8 year old cat, and after some years of the vets urging to get his teeth cleaned, I thought it would be ok. Little did I know … please continue reading
What happens when a cat dies? It is more or less the same as when a human dies. There is either a cremation or burial. The cremation should be an individualized cremation organized by the owner. A veterinarian will organize a multiple-shared cremation. You can do what you like with the ashes. Is there an afterlife? please continue reading
The question presupposes that domestic cats know when they are dying. The well-known Dr Desmond Morris (a zoologist who I completely trust) believes that cats don’t know what death is. If that’s the case they won’t know when they are … please continue reading
The answer will be a personal one because we can’t rely on science. I believe cats don’t understand death. They don’t fear death and are impervious to its ramifications. This is a question asked through Google search. Unsurprisingly Google fails … please continue reading
This has been a long time coming. It is very reasonable to place an obligation on drivers of vehicles who hit and kill a domestic cat on the road to report the incident to the police and/or the local authorities … please continue reading
This is a photograph of a dead cat in an abandoned hospital. I was looking up cat ghosts and for some reason this came up. Clearly this cat is not a ghost. However, the slightly concerning aspect of the picture … please continue reading
Scrappy died at 3:45pm (UK time) on 3rd April 2017. I believe he was around 19 years old when he died. A very good age. I was so taken by his amazing coat that I failed to spot that he … please continue reading
The concluding numbers on this page are based on the following estimates and the figures are rounded for ease of calculations and because you will never get a truly accurate figure because we don’t know how many cats and dogs … please continue reading
Yes, raccoons do sometimes kill domestic and feral cats. What I mean is that they sometimes kill small cat species which in this instance might mean an outside domestic cat. It doesn’t take long to realise this fact when doing … please continue reading
As I follow cat news fairly assiduously I know how many fires occur in the USA and elsewhere which end up killing cats. The cat owners almost invariably escape the burning home but the cats don’t. When push to come … please continue reading
