“Cats are the only true sadists of the animal world”, so says a person who is highly educated (he has a PhD) and who is one of New Zealand’s top economists. I think he should stick to economics. He has let his dislike of cats colour his judgment rather badly. He is Dr. Gareth …
Is there a danger of your cat being infected with a contagious disease when attending an animal shelter for low cost spaying or neutering operations? And if so, how big is the risk? Is it bigger than at a vet’s clinic? I really don’t know the answer but it could be relevant to decision …
I’ll respond to the question in the title and four others. 1. Why does my cat meow loudly twice at night? This is another typical question from a cat owner. The fact that a cat meows “twice” is irrelevant really. This is more about a cat meowing at night when people are asleep or …
This is another post, a shortish one, based on the research carried out by the lady who managed the Kitty Cam project. Some interesting information came out of this project on risks taken by free roaming cats and the hunting behavior of well cared for domestic cats. As part of the project, the people …
I was driving down a dusty road in the middle of nowhere in the middle of mid-America. There were weatherboard houses on both sides of the road with plenty of space between them. The sun was hot. The road was empty. “Plenty of space in America”, I thought to myself. Then I spotted a …
By Elisa Black-Taylor How to adopt out your cat is one article I hope to receive more input into than I give advice on. Rescues and shelters have adoption applications to assist in finding a good home for a cat or kitten. The feline is spayed/neutered, up to date on vaccinations, tested for feline …
People who like to keep several cats in their house often keep a group of unrelated cats or might introduce new comers who are unrelated. I think it is fair to say that a good number of people who want to keep several cats don’t think too much about the natural dynamics of group …
The title is a shocking statement but one made by an experienced person, the director of the Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department, Barbara Bruin. She was talking about the influx of unwanted cats over the spring and summer season. This is when cats, that are not neutered, breed. It puts a huge burden on animal shelters …
