cat welfare / crime / Human to cat relationship / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership / travel
August 30, 2023
In the UK, a cat or dog needs to be restrained inside the car when it is being driven under rule 57 of the Highway Code. I bet you didn’t know that! I didn’t....
benefits to cat owners / cat owner mistakes / cats versus dogs / Dog / Human to cat relationship / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership / popularity of cats and dogs / study
August 25, 2023
This research is not current but for a long time I have been reading about cat owners being intelligent, independent-minded people, usually single women. That is the kind of profile we read about. And...
Cat Health / Human to cat relationship / irresponsible cat ownership / obesity / ownership / Weight
August 24, 2023
The definition for obesity if different for cats and people. Surprisingly for domestic cats ‘obesity’ is defined as ‘greater than 15% above an ideal weight’. Not much above an ideal weight which is why...
caregiver's wellbeing / elderly people health benefits / human behavior / human health / Human to cat relationship / infographic / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership / Pictures of Cats
July 25, 2023
I found the headline compelling. So neat and well packaged. Almost utopian. But it is common sense really as so much of good living is. What’s it got to do with cats you ask?!...
Cat Health / cost of cat caregiving / Human to cat relationship / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership / Veterinarians
July 15, 2023
The top 6 diseases affecting domestic cats in the UK are listed in the table below. FELINE DISEASE PERCENTAGE OF CATS SUFFERING Gum disease 15.23 Obesity 11.58 General dental disease 9.23 Overgrown nails 5.23...
Cat Behavior / cat emotions / home range / Human to cat relationship / irresponsible cat ownership / leaving the home and getting lost / ownership / stress / territory and home range
July 6, 2023
Dr. John Bradshaw in his book Cat Sense tells us that surveys of domestic cat ownership in the UK confirm that many stray cats have got ‘lost’ (probably temporarily) having left a home in...
Animal laws / Australia / Cat Behavior / cat confinement / cat ownership restrictions / hunting / hunting birds / indoor cats / indoor outdoor cats / irresponsible cat ownership / Law / mental stimulation / native species / nighttime activity / outdoor cats / ownership / supervision
May 24, 2023
My understanding of this study (see base of page) is that there are four reasons why Australian cat owners keep their cats inside their home. And there are five different ways of owning a...
human stress / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership / Respect Your Cat / stimulating environment / yelling at dog or cat
May 20, 2023
If you live in America and would like a short four-point list of the do’s and don’ts of owning a cat, I’d suggest the following. Of course, the list could be huge but I’ve...
Cat Health / environment / fire retardants / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership
May 16, 2023
I am revisiting feline hyperthyroidism (FH) which affects at least 10 percent of feline patients over 10 years of age. FH was unheard of until the 1970s. At that time veterinarians had no idea...
ailurophile / blind cat / cat emotions / cat welfare / cat welfare / contentment / excitement / Human to cat relationship / irresponsible cat ownership / smile
May 3, 2023
There are many ways to make your cat happy. One of them is shown in the video which I’ve just made. A nothing video. It is not meant to be something great. It is...
Cat Health / cat welfare / irresponsible cat ownership / obesity / ownership / Weight / weight loss regime
April 20, 2023
NEWS AND COMMENT: I think that it is worthwhile discussing this story from the point of view of ethics. Something which perhaps would not occur to most people but I think it’s a valuable...
Animal Rescue / animal sanctuary / animal shelters / cat sanctuary / Cat shelters / irresponsible cat ownership / ownership / statistics
March 28, 2023
NEWS AND OPINION– AUSTRALIA: Inflation in America 2023 is around 6%. In Australia it is around 8% and, in the UK, it is around 10%. Inflation hurts dog and cat ownership. Therefore, it hurts...
October 19, 2022
This is a reference to domestic, stray and feral cats as there are no native wild cats on the island of Cyprus. There are probably more cats than humans on Cyprus in 2022. The...
irresponsible cat ownership / ownership
January 9, 2022
There is no doubt in my mind that the scourge of the cat ownership world is unplanned kittens. However, sometimes they are planned by which I mean the owner allows a female cat to...
irresponsible cat ownership / ownership
May 20, 2013
George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the British government, the person in whom we have entrusted the economy of Great Britain, is being irresponsibly with respect to looking after his family cat:...
