A Michael Broad Blog
On his TikTok page, Ben the Vet said: āIām a vet, and in my opinion, you cannot call yourself a true cat lover and have a Scottish fold cat.” Ben is a well-known TikTok favourite and he spells out a lot of wisdom in his videos. Always animal welfare underpins his statements. In this …
In the distant reaches of the galaxy, where stars whispered secrets to one another and nebulae painted the void with iridescent hues, there existed a planet unlike any other. Its name was Zephyria, a place where magic flowed through the very air, and creatures from different worlds coexisted in harmony. On Zephyria, the skies shimmered …
With more multi-cat, full-time indoor cat arrangements, it’s important that people understand the natural social organisation of cats. And perhaps the greatest problem for a cat caregiver when looking after cats in a multi-cat home is adding a cat to the “colony”. In effect a multi-cat home is a managed colony of cats. They …
Here are 20 succinct facts about the Havana Brown aka the ‘Havana’. The sources are excellent and reliable. The facts are in bullet formatting for quick reading. The Havana Brown is referred to as the “Havana” in a well-known book on the cat breeds. The cat has two names although the Havana is always …
This is a shocking photograph, which in many ways sums up what Putin is doing to the citizens of Ukraine. He is brutalising the most vulnerable. His troops are forcing people like this disabled woman in her wheelchair to flee her home while clutching her tortoiseshell cat. Her crutches are by her side and …
There is a surge in enquiries at cosmetic clinics for an ‘Instagram face’ which involves procedures such as high cheekbones, cat-like eyes and full lips. In this post I focus on cat-like eyes. Exactly what are ‘cat-like eyes’ on humans? I believe the phrase means to have eyes which are almond shaped, open and …
It’s obvious that if a cat is pawing at her ear or ears it is because the ear flap (pinnae) or ear canal is irritating or hurting her. The question is what is the cause of that irritation or hurt? Here are some possibilities. If you decide there’s something genuinely wrong don’t hesitate to …
Rarely, domestic cats fight to the death. A cat may die of their injuries. However, there are many caveats to that statement. In the urban environment, outdoor domestic cats, in general, get along well by avoiding each other even making friends. Domestic cats are, after all, quite sociable. Fights normally take place between male …
