What affects us affects cats
Ben Simpson-Vernon (Ben the Vet) has some strong but well considered views on what purebred cats he would avoid if he was considering adopting a purebred. He’s keen to point out that he would have a different opinion if he were adopting a rescue cat who happened to be purebred. Whereas he would not …
The Persian cat’s life expectancy is almost 4 years shorter than the general cat population for one major reason: polycystic kidney disease (PKD). The Internet tells me that Persian cats on average live for about 13.5 years. I have also seen a median age of 14.1 years and 10-15 years. Dr Bruce Fogle DVM, …
Some time ago the CFA Persian breed standard described this breed as having a “pansy-like” face. I don’t see it in the breed standard today but it was a phrase that contributed to an unhealthy cat. Today, the breed standard still demands that breeders create an unhealthy cat against the CFA’s own ethics and …
This is a classic Helmi Flick studio photograph of SC Surreal’s Trick of Treat ‘Fruit Loops’. She was 8-months-of-age at the time of the photograph. She was bred by Leesa and Mike Altschul. Apparently she behaved well in the studio (‘Gold Star Kitty’) which is at the home of Helmi and Ken Flick. I …
I realise that I am hammering away at the same old problem but we have to because change is needed and it’s not happening. I feel sorry for the cat of course. The coat is far too long for the cat to maintain. It requires human intervention regularly. The coat on this particular modern …
A Which? survey found that in the UK, health insurance for Maine Coon cats costs £114 and for Bengal cats the cost is £105 annually. There is then a big reduction for random bred cats of all types at around £85. The health insurance for the British Shorthair costs the same as for random …
The cat mannequin challenge or the frozen Persian cat who looks stuffed. Bizarre comes to mind. The person who made the video shouldn’t be too to proud about it if she/he is the cat’s owner. Okay, it is a question of taste when it comes to putting clothes on cats. But this is a …
Both the Persian and the Himalayan cats are breeds known as brachycephalic. This, as you may know, means a skull and face which is, in a general sense, round. In the Persian and Himalayan cat it means that the face is, in fact, flat. The face is compressed. In both dogs and cats (and …
