What affects us affects cats
by Elisa Black-Taylor (USA) Clementine has been there 7 years There are very few companies I’ve ever seen that moved me to the point of HATE, but Professional Laboratory and Research Services (PLRS) in Corapeake, North Carolina is one. I’m sure my readers will agree with me after reading this article. I don’t normally …
by Michael (London, UK) State prosecutors won’t file charges against veterinarians for the crime of animal abuse when declawing cats. Have you ever wondered why a veterinarian and their human client (the cat’s “owner”) get away with mutilating cats in the USA, when declawing them? I have. I am shocked. If two people, neither …
Portrait of Pierre Loti by Henri Rousseau by Michael (London) Pierre Loti Well, I was attracted to this portrait (below right) because it had a cat in it – what a surprise. And this is a very strange looking cat. Although it is strange for the simple reason that the painting is not meant …
Neutering Your Cat Photo under creative commons © michaelstyne Neutering your cat is something that should be done as a matter of course in the modern world. It is simply a matter of practicalities. Unneutered males will tend to roam over a large territory and spray mark the area to tell other cats he …
by Tonya (Little Rock, AR USA) I have a question to post in regards to my 15 year old male neutered domestic shorthair cat, Larry. Approximately two months ago, my cat started behaving differently….still very sweet and purring but his tail dropped and has never lifted again at the same time he began to …
by Barbara (England) Online Veterinarians – High Levels of Technology – Low Levels of Morality I had a Google alert, “how much does a basic spay and declawing cost?”. It was on a site called Just Answer. {Note: Just Answer is a high ranking website – getting lots of hits – that provides the …
The title to this page is misleading as it evolved to provide comprehensive information about this cat species including its distribution. Marbled Cat Range – 2009: Below is a large format map of the distribution of the marbled cat (scientific name: Pardofelis marmorata). It is faithfully reproduced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened …
Ordinary Salt – photo by parl (creative commons license) People search for low sodium cat food. Why? Sodium is short for sodium chloride = salt in common parlance. Most of us have heard about salt and our health. The “experts” are always telling us to restrict salt intake. This is because it is thought …
