A Michael Broad Blog
by Marisa (Monroe Ny) Cleo Introduction There was a time on this website when visitors could write their own articles. Some visitors asked questions about their cat and whether they were a purebred cat or not. This is one of those articles. It begins with a question about Marisa’s cat. She wonders whether her …
The question asks what is the ancient Egyptian word for ‘cat’? I have had to explain it because the question is not 100% clear. It is a question that people ask Google and sadly Google does not produce the correct answer at the time of this post. Hopefully it will now. In ancient Egypt …
A Helmi Flick multi-portrait; stunning looking cats probably photographed at a cat show in America. A breeder brings the kittens in to her traveling photographic studio. The way it is done is to place all the kittens on the table and very quickly present a cat tease (stick with feather) in front of the …
Dr. Ismail Elkholy who co-founded the Egyptian Mau Rescue Organisation (EMRO) has died aged 67. He passed away on Monday, November 4, 2013 at a Canadian hospice. This is not a post about the glossy, American version of the Egyptian Mau, which is a popular pedigree cat (in the top 10) but the real …
Price in USD: Retired breeding cat about $500. Cat bought from breeder around $1,200-$1,600. Although this is a popular cat breed there appears not to be that many breeders in the US. Breeders retire-off their breeding cats. They are purebred, of course, and of good quality but they are adult cats that have probably …
In analysing the differences between the cat breeds using DNA testing, I am compelled to come to the conclusion that it’s all a mashup. Nothing is what it seems. Everything is blurred and grey without clean distinctions. The breeds, themselves, have a different and distinct appearance – they have to, to be a cat …
This is a nice picture of three beautifully spotted, street cats of Cyprus. Their coats are very high quality spotted tabby. They are a “a spotted male and some of his family”. The three are, no doubt, looking for food from the person in the chair that I have covered with the map. Despite …
You’ll like this large format picture of four beautiful Egyptian Mau kittens. Said to be descended from the African wildcat, the Egyptian Mau is also said: to be the fastest domestic cat over the ground (31 mph top speed but this is anecdotal) with a belly flap to make the cat more flexible and …
