A Michael Broad Blog
by Ruth (County Durham,England) Little Ruthie – the pussy that was in this particular well My only claim to fame when volunteering for Cats Protection was when our local newspaper printed the article entitled ‘Ding Dong Dell, Pussy’s in the Well’ Our CP co-ordinator had sent Babz and I to the garden of an …
by Michael (London, UK) California Poppy – used in flower essences – Photo by mikebaird (Flickr) Bach Rescue Remedy is quite a popular product for humans. I have used it on occasions to slow me down a bit and found that it does work. There are many other types of Bach remedies. Yet veterinary …
by Ruth (England) Some people have the misconception that declawing a cat is no worse than neutering him or her. When vet nursing I assisted at many cat spays and castrations and cared for the cats as they recovered afterwards. Both sexes wake up peacefully. Males usually go home the same day,theirs is a …
by Walter and Jozef (England) We feel so sorry for any of you cats in the USA and Canada who live with people who think you don’t need your claws, so we’ve written you a poem and we hope it helps to save your claws. DON’T THEY KNOW? Don’t they know you need your …
By their very nature, creative cat names, have to be created. And this is best done by people nearest the cat emotionally because only people living with a cat are able to create a name that well suites the cat, that will be unique to the cat. Ideas for the creation of cat names …
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) After reading what felt like the 20th animal cruelty case making the news today, I decided to do some research. My dear readers, you’re going to need a punching bag after reading this one. This story is extremely important so I’m telling it. The case that fired me up was …
by Michael What are the consequences of killing feral cats in large numbers? Many people want to eradicate them entirely from North America. They say they are an invasive species but overlook the reasonable argument that home sapiens could also be defined as an invasive species in countries and continents other than Africa. They …
Feral cat clinic- cats being spayed and neutered – photo by Feral Indeed! (Flickr) – Picture added by Michael (Admin) We have a feral male in my neighborhood that I call ‘scary cat’. I feel so bad for him, but he is the top cat right now. The poor guy is scared and often …
