A Michael Broad Blog
Cats living with a cat hoarder are almost invariably neglected. They are often only partly socialised, stressed and unhealthy. After rescue, a substantial percentage of them do not take well to a rescue facility. It may be so bad for them that they stop eating and toileting. They are essentially unadoptable because they’re so …
Here are 14 links between stress in domestic cats and health implications: Stressful events for whatever reason including emotional upsets can activate hookworm larvae lying dormant in a cat’s tissues. This results in the appearance of eggs in their stool. Before deworming a kitten, it is advisable to remove from their environment stressful conditions …
It might be convenient to bracket cat overgrooming into three reasons (a) itchiness (b) pain (c) stress and anxiety. A cat who licks and therefore is overgrowing all over is probably trying to reduce itchiness on the skin. This might be due to an allergy (perhaps food or environmental and hard to resolve, I …
This is a list of the things that can stress a cat (can you add to it?). I like it because rather than delving too deeply into the reasons why certain things stress cats, I present a list as the main focus. However, you’ll see that a main reason for cat stress is change …
Stress could be one of the reasons for feline stroke, seizure and/or heart attack. Feline heart attacks are rare but seizures might affect 2.1% of the entire cat population and one cause of seizures is a stroke. So stress might indirectly cause seizures for the reasons set out below. I think it is acceptable …
Just a quick note about the Thames flooding. Here are a couple of snapshots taken yesterday evening of the Thames about a 15 minutes walk from where I live. They were taken with an iPhone. I live in Ham which is near Richmond Park. The Thames always looks awesome and beautiful but it can …
by Julie Browns (England) Lola Belle is 3 yrs old and for the past few days she hasn`t been herself. She is anxious and nervy, has messed in the house more than once, if she has gone in her cat litter she has not even bothered to cover it up. Looks wide eyed and …
