autonomic nervous system – Michael Broad

Domestic cat’s autonomic nervous system explained in an infographic

August 18, 2024 by Michael Broad

I have chosen the infographic as an excellent way to provide information about the feline autonomic nervous system. Indirectly we see the working of the autonomic nervous system every day particularly with indoor/outdoor cats; less so with full-time indoor cats. For the later the parasympathetic nervous system is often in charge while for the …

Do cats sometimes defecate when scared?

January 28, 2023January 28, 2023 by Michael Broad

Do domestic cats sometimes defecate when they are scared such as when on the veterinarian’s consultation table? The answer quite definitely is yes. I have personal experience of this when I took my then three-legged black, male cat to the vet because of what transpired to be a tumour behind his eye. He was …