Is the kitten healthy? Check list infographic.
Click the infographic below for a larger version. It covers the essential basics in order to assess your chosen kitten for health which is the number one criteria when adopting a kitten and assessing...
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Stepan is a celebrity Ukrainian blogging cat and influencer from Kharkiv
Stepan in a remarkable cat in many ways. He appears to be a very passive, well-behaved tabby cat. He is completely normal and standard looking in terms of his appearance but his background, his...
An animal’s right to be rescued
In an email to me, Nathan Winograd, America’s most knowledgeable person about animal rescue, included the following statement: While closing one’s doors to animals in need may not undermine an animal’s right to live...
Brilliant white, deaf Norwegian Forest Cat loves long cycle rides in London
This is a story with lessons! Lots of them. It concerns a proactive, positive man, Travis Nelson, who suffered from depression to suicidal levels in San Francisco, California after he lost his job but...
Are cats better in pairs?
Yes, is the positive answer to the question in the title but there’s a big caveat which is this: they’ve got to get along, which is obvious but crucial. But I’ve got a common-sense...
Surge in pet advert scams online in the UK
In the UK, fraudsters are advertising non-existing pets on social media for sale and this is just one tiny aspect of the burgeoning expansion of crime in the UK where the police are sitting...
Adopt a rescue Persian cat in Florida and everything is paid for, for life!
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to adopt a Persian purebred cat from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay and receive all the expenses of cat caregiving fully paid for during the...
Tweet claims a group of Chinese guys are killing cats in food blenders (and microwaves?)
This is the tweet using shorthand language: “Someone needs 2 do smt abt this, #CatBlender there will be a group of Chinese guys going live tomorrow and they’re planning on hurting and killing multiple...
In the UK 38% of cats adopted were purebred pedigree in 2022
Cats Protection ran a survey and reported on 6 April 2023 that “38% of cats acquired in 2022 (600,000 cats) were pedigrees such as Ragdolls or Scottish Folds while 47% (or 750,000 cats) were...
If you adopted your cat from a shelter, how did they tell you that they were the right cat for you?
There is such a high degree of variability in the behaviour of shelter cats and their potential adopters that there is no one single sign or M.O. which represents all the encounters. This is...
Can a cat be too affectionate?
Strangely, yes, is the answer to the question in the title. To a large extent the answer baffles me because people adopt cats for companionship and affection. They want their cat to come to...
What cat is right for you? Infographic plus more.
The Infographic is really about my preferences which might not square up with yours. But whether you disagree or agree with my selection, I don’t think that you can disagree with my logic. There...
Infographic on being sensible before adopting a cat companion
The title is self-explanatory. The topic lends itself to an infographic as these are bullet point reminders. Some are obvious and some less so. Perhaps the most important part of cat adoption is before...
How to select a cat at a shelter
I have never selected a cat from a shelter! Although I was a foster carer. So, you might want to turn the page right now and ignore what I say. But I’m going to...
Quiz – what cat breed is best for you?
You are looking for a questionnaire or a quiz which points you in the right direction as to the kind of cat breed that is suited to you and your lifestyle? They don’t work....
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