A Michael Broad Blog
This is a question about domestic cats. In general, tinfoil does scare cats. In my view it is because of the noise tinfoil makes when handled plus the texture and the unknown quantities and qualities of the material which can make domestic cats anxious. They may get used to it and some individual cats …
Dr. Thomas Hamilton has become a celebrity vet because he does something which few other veterinarians do. He takes more than the usual amount of time to gain the trust of the animal patients that he treats; he bucks the normal trend. Veterinarians are under pressure to process their patients as quickly as possible. …
This is a clever TikTok ‘funny cat video’ in which the face filter facility has been used in a cool way. I don’t use TikTok but it seems that Anne, from Canada, is miming along to a song and she is looking into her smartphone which is recording her performance. At the same time, …
For years now I have noticed that my cat sometimes swallows 1-3 times after I have physically interacted with him. What do I mean by ‘physical interaction’? It might be flea combing him. That’s a good example. It is a pleasant experience for both of us. He actively asks for it. Or your cat …
This is an example of the kind of silly and desperate cat video that I don’t like. The whole ethos is about frightening your cat for kicks to try and grab some YouTube views and make a few bucks. It is pathetic really. It happens quite a lot; the mild abuse of domestic cats …
I think that this scientific study is telling us what we probably already know but it has some value nonetheless. As I understand it, it is more or less saying that people suffering from neuroticism are going to be less good at taking care of a companion cat than somebody who is better balanced …
There is not a lot to say in response to the question in the title because common sense applies. When a kitten or an adult cat hides it is usually because they want to feel protected against a perceived threat, just like humans. And/or they are ill. For a kitten the former reason is …
This is a really good cat picture. It is unusual to this sort of quality in a photo taken by a non-professional photographer. The cameras help nowadays and I mean smartphones. The optics are amazing and the chips are awesome. You don’t need a 35mm sensor SLR anymore as smartphones have 50-million-pixel chips and …
