by Michael A cat at a restaurant in Dahab, Egypt — Photo by nebedaay (Flickr) I read about the stray cats of Egypt yesterday. The revolution there has caused a steep decline in tourism. As there are a lot of stray cats in Egypt the proportion of cats to tourists has increased. At restaurants …
by Deborah Cameron (Australia) Feral cat Australia – Photo by betta design (Flickr) Romanticism means the longing for things past. This is very true of the people and organisations trying to remove feral cats from Australia. But which past, the past before white settlement? Maybe not a good choice, since over 40,000 years the …
by Michael It’s true. If you are overweight, even obese yourself, you tend to normalise the extra weight. Obese becomes fat and fat becomes normal and that applies to yourself, other people you see and your pets: cats and dogs. This is one factor that is fuelling the steady rise in obesity in cats …
by Anonymous (Southern Arizona.) There are millions of feral cats within society. What is a feral cat people ask? A feral cat is a formerly domesticated loving cat that has been abandoned & has no contact with humans at all, thus it has turned wild (feral) – includes kittens born to fertile females. Death …
by Kyle Smith (Saratoga Springs, NY) Required Materials Shelter filled with stray – No lids. Feral cats are very resourceful at surviving most things but winter takes a harsh toll on their well-being. Cold temperatures and wind can create frostbitten ears, noses and paws. What can you do to help the feral cat population …
by Michael He had raised her from the time she was a few days old. He loved her. He named her Scruffy. He found companionship in his cat that had helped him stay clean for more than a year. He felt he was a recovering drug user. Scruffy got caught in a barbed wire …
A million words have been written on how to control cat fleas or eliminate them. If we have cat fleas on our cat they are in our home and if they are in our home we are not doing enough to control them. The best thing is to first understand the flea life cycle. …
by Michael Charlie – neutered cat – he’s a sweet boy but not very masculine The majority of us probably agree that neutering cats is a necessity. It is done almost automatically by responsible cat caretakers. We don’t think about the consequences beyond the obvious, that the cat can’t reproduce. Most of us recognise …
