Bodega cats are famous. Particularly the New York bodega cats. And domestic cats are famously attracted to sources of warmth. The shops might get quite chilly during the winter with the front door open. And all devices on standby, as … continue reading…
A cat chasing a mouse is the classic “predator hunting prey” but, hey!, it can be a rat chasing a cat for love and affection and getting it! This turns things on its head. This page has been refreshed and … continue reading…
It’s nice to recognise the useful hunting skills of the domestic cat and Towser (1963-1987) holds the record for the champion mouser of all time. She was a tortoiseshell cat owned by Glenturret Distillery, near Crieff, Tayside, Scotland. She is … continue reading…
The screaming of the mice. I can’t forget it. It’s a scream that they make at the moment of their death. It is loud enough to be heard by a person five metres away or more; a clear, piercing sound. … continue reading…
The question implicitly refers to domestic cats. Cat guardians probably know the answer through their experience of seeing their cats bring mice into their home and release them. If alive and able mice sometimes run under furniture such as sideboards. … continue reading…
My cat just walked in with a damned big mouse or a rat. I don’t know. I can’t tell the difference without doing some research and I haven’t got time right now for that. Here is the video: My cat … continue reading…
This is a story about a woman, Jacqueline Lamb Jackson, who was desperate to get rid of mice in her home and who eventually turned to a domestic cat which proved successful. Over this period of time, from failure to … continue reading…
“The dramatic decrease in value of domestic cats over a 1000 years feeds cat abuse” – Michael Several statutes (laws made by government) specifically mentioned domestic cats showing how valuable they were for their mice catching skills. One Welsh statute … continue reading…
An artificial intelligence (AI) controlled cat door (cat flap) could be manufactured to distinguish between an owner’s cat bringing in a mouse and a cat without a mouse in the mouth. This would be very helpful to a lot of … continue reading…
The Holy Grail of playing with your cat is to achieve the situation in which your cat growls when she catches the ‘prey’ (a cat tease) telling you that her ‘raw cat’ has been activated. What Jackson Galaxy advocates is … continue reading…
Cat owners see this under their bed. What do I mean? Well, this is what I found under my bed this morning. You can tell that it is under my bed because of the dust! It is a strange looking … continue reading…
Because of renovations to the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) mice are more visible. They have been disturbed. They have come out of their burrows and behind the walls and are now clambering over desks and munching on MPs’ … continue reading…
The UK Parliament has thrown away a good opportunity to raise the profile of MPs and cats. The British Parliament (Palace of Westminster), described as “the mother of all parliaments”, has rejected the idea of adopting one, or perhaps, two … continue reading…
The old rhyme goes: Hickory, dickory, dock, The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one, The mouse ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock Only in our case the mouse did not run down. Kitty, one of the cats our … continue reading…
Another slice of Siberian cat life, this time from the Far East. The cat’s name is “Syoma”. He is an all-white cat with copper eyes and a dense short double coat. His work is to keep the rodent population down … continue reading…
