A Michael Broad Blog
The answer to the question depends on (1) your personal opinion and (2) where the cat lives. There is no strictly correct, general, all-encompassing answer to the question in the title. A survey is needed. People have different opinions about this and sometimes their opinions are simply based upon personal preferences which means they …
When I came across this post on the Facebook wall of a good friend, I knew I had to turn her post into an article. Because I see this much too often. This is a VERY long post but in this case it’s necessary. Please take the time and read it to the end. …
A Blackburn, UK family is safe after a dog knocked over a candle in an upstairs bedroom on Saturday. A woman, two dogs and a cat were rescued by Blackburn firefighters. A woman in her 30’s was treated by paramedics for a small burn to her hand suffered when she attempted to put out …
There are a lot of blog posts out there this Christmas season that are bringing attention to how we aren’t gifting as we should. Click here for an article that goes into a lot of statistics and is a must-read. Below are some key numbers 28% of shoppers are entering the holiday season still paying …
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA: The headline on the ABC15 website is, “Phoenix cat deaths: crime or coincidences?” For me, my immediate response was, this is a crime. Is it just me and am I alone having this thought? Kevin Ashton and his family have lost ten cats with the same symptoms which clearly indicate poisoning: …
This minuscule wasp is a cat-safe way of eliminating moths from your home and allows you to avoid endangering your cat with mothballs. Here is a neat, natural way to kill moths and protect clothes without using mothballs which are highly toxic to domestic cats. Mothballs kill cats. These tiny (1mm or less), almost …
This is a picture of Madison Waddell in Scotland cuddling her dying cat, Millie, wrapped in a towel. Thirty minutes later Millie was euthanised. She had been poisoned by antifreeze which damages the kidneys irretrievably. Millie was a tortie. On the family’s return from a weekend holiday they found Millie unwell. Madison was best …
I have been searching for a link between mouth ulcers and seizures in cats. I have a friend who’s 10-year-old cat has sadly just died having been diagnosed with diabetes. The cat had mouth ulcers and had a seizure. It seems to me that at aged ten illnesses caused by old age can be …
