A Michael Broad Blog
This is a cute story from social media. A lady reports that she went to a cat or animal shelter to adopt a kitten. She said that she walked into the shelter and was taken to a room where the kittens were allowed out to play and interact. As she was looking at the …
The question is quite a common one from anyone who has adopted a cat. In this case it refers to a senior cat brought home from a shelter. The first thing the cat probably does is to hide behind furniture. Their behaviour depends on their character. If they are a kitten, it might be …
I would like to introduce ‘Red’, a charming but regular looking tabby cat who is sadly stuck at a large Australian animal shelter owned and managed by the Australian Animal Protection Society. She was surrendered by her owners in September of last year not because she was a problem to them in any way …
The words of the title are not mine. They come from a social media user. The woman, Mona, wrote a story about a dog that begged to be adopted by the owner’s neighbour – her husband. The picture was taken by her husband as the dog was pleading. You know the old adage that …
I was at the barbers today to have what hair I have left trimmed 🙂 . As usual for the UK, the hairdresser was Polish (sometimes they are Albanian or Hungarian). And she was a woman. Most Polish hairdressers in the UK are women it seems. They are all good hairdressers. But we never …
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a sad but probably predictable story made worse by post-Covid inflation. The news media report that American pet owners are concerned about the economy. And some are under financial pressure because of inflation which, by the way, is the same in European countries although inflation has significantly dropped. And …
Before I dip into the pros and cons of adopting an old cat from a shelter, I would like to briefly mention a story on social media about a woman (Sarah W) who adopted an old cat who suffered from chronic kidney disease. She knew that he had no more than about 12 months …
An interesting study about the health and behaviour of cats and dogs one week and one month after adoption from an animal shelter is on the Internet and it was conducted by the AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) and published in 2008. I have summarised the long report. Here are some facts from this …
