A Michael Broad Blog
by Z.A The declawing of domestic cats is now among the most commonly performed surgeries on the cat today in the United States. Declawing is also one of the top contenders on the controversial hotlist that is sure to stir up strong emotions between animal lovers. But for the group of people that claim …
My Maine Coon Got Anal Cancer by Louis Sanchez (USA) My story is sad. My Main Coon cat died of cancer in his anal cavity because we tried to paint him for Halloween with special paint that we thought would not hurt him. Anal cancer is hard to detect. Much to our surprise, he …
My Final Farewell to My Teacher, Pal and Best Friend by Deborah-Ann Milette (Oklahoma, USA) This is a story about my very first cat as an adult. I was always a dog owner till this ball of gray fur entered my life twenty years ago. I named him Job (the biblical name) the Chosen …
Mid Cheshire Animal Welfare by Joanne Volunteer (Chairman) (Cheshire UK) Poor cold cats At Mid Cheshire Animal Welfare in the UK we have been working – I, personally, for 25yrs – looking after feral colonies. If we don’t bother they have nobody to help and speak up for them. We have over 100 feral …
LuLu survived being thrown from a moving car by Susan (Ohio, U.S.A.) LuLu My beautiful LuLu has touched my life. Although I swore off doing anymore rescue work because I had already emptied my bank account doing trap-neuter-return for many years and had a house full of special needs cats, I couldn’t resist helping …
by Deborah-Ann Milette (New York, USA) The Jaguar symbol in NE Last year by complete accident as I was doing my usual walk around the hotel with Motzie on his leash, a photographer and her husband asked me about Motzie. I talked with them for almost an hour. Patty, the photographer was very surprised …
by Rudolph.A.Furtado (Mumbai (India)) Late “Trixie” (1995-2007) R.I.P This is in memory of my albino Siamese mix Trixie. Trixie’s entry into our house-hold was pure “DESTINY”. Normally, whenever I visited South Mumbai, I always made it a point to visit “Crawford Market pet section” and was also facially known by most “Pet sellers” due …
HARP DITTIES TO TRANQUILIZE KITTIES? by Sylvia Ann (USA) Whoosh! Kaboooom! The Fourth is the most noisome day of the year for the Fur- and Featherbies. Can a harp soothe a cat? “Music for cats and july4 fireworks” is a fascinating read, and Ms. Raimond’s recitals raise the hopes of parents opposed to pill-popping. …
