What affects us affects cats
National Cat Day was started to highlight cats at cat rescue shelters and to celebrate the domestic cat companion. Therefore, this day, which takes place on October 29 annually in the US, should be for people who do not live with a cat and those who do. For people who are thinking about adopting …
It came to me in a flash about two minutes ago. Well, I’ve known about it for years and sometimes cogitated on it. The life of a domestic cat is often too easy. The reason why it is too easy is because they are domestic cats. It’s a dilemma. It is a built-in failure …
There’s a huge study out at the moment from the University of Southern California concerning a third of a million people in 67 countries. Although it is obviously wrong to generalise, the scientists found that women say that they are more concerned about the virtues of fairness, compassion and moral purity than men. And …
In the immediate aftermath of your perhaps untimely and unforeseen death, you would like your companion animal to be protected and looked after. In the normal course of events, if you died of old age or of a chronic illness, the executor of your will would take care of your cat or dog under …
It is difficult to provide a straightforward answer to the question in the title. However, things have changed with respect to “packing peanuts”. These are Styrofoam packing materials. Traditionally they were made of polystyrene which is made from petroleum-based substances. However, my research tells me that since the early 1990s starch-based packing peanuts have …
You can do yoga and/or Pilates with your cat. My experience tells me that it works very well and the video confirms it. The people who watched this video are enchanted or at least they like it. They like the interaction between cat and man. They also like to see men with cats! One …
This is a cool little tip from the cat behaviourist Jackson Galaxy. I think it’s a good one which is why I’m passing it on. The tip is based on two facts: cats like to sit at windows either looking out of the window or soaking up the sun that passes through it. This …
In the UK, there is an advert in the London Underground system. It advertises a disinfectant manufactured by Dettol. The advert encourages white-collar office workers to go back to the office because of the advantages. It promotes the pleasures of the average working day in the office which includes banter with your colleagues at …
