NEWS AND VIEWS, UK: Katie Price, a British celebrity, is careless when it comes to her welfare and an appparent failure in respect of the welfare of her companion animals. It’s worse than that. She is a walking disaster. Correction, she can no longer walk because it is reported yesterday in all the online newspapers …
Cat hoarding is a symptom of a mental illness, often a mild form. What kind of mental illness is it? This is work in progress. It is probably a sub-type of standard object hoarding. It is different to standard hoarding of objects. I refer to the difference below. We need to start with object hoarding. …
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The quality of a person’s cat caretaking depends upon whether the person regards themselves as an owner of cats or in a relationship with cats. Ownership Cat lovers (ailurophiles) always try and get away from the concept of cat ownership. It is hard for two main reasons. Firstly the law persists in treating domestic cats …
This anonymous guy had what he thought was one male cat named Oscar. Oscar was unneutered and pregnant. She gave birth to four kittens. A young male in the litter mated with Oscar (his mother) AND his sister as soon as he could. They both delivered litters. Twenty-one weeks after Oscar gave birth to her …
God this is bad behavior from parents. There are two examples on Reddit of parents reneging on their promises to look after their kids’ cats during their first year at college. Instead of looking after the cats they gave them away (or worse) and the kids’ hearts are broken and they can’t trace their beloved …
There are different views on this and some websites actively recommend it as a cat trainig method. Apparently in a proportion of US homes there are spray bottles in every room! These are, in effect, water pistols used to squirt water at domestic cats who are on surfaces which are forbidden by the owner. The …
The response depends on: What you mean by cat? Do you mean adult cats? Or do you man kittens? The reason why you are considering caging your cat at night. Reason for caging a cat at night If you are thinking about caging a cat or kitten at night because they disturb you and if …
OAK CREEK, WI, USA: The carelessness, callousness, blank ignorance, stupidity, cruelty and heartlessness of Ryan Ross in his relationship with the domestic cat warrants that he be banned for life from having anything to do with animals. It is time for some tough punishments on animal welfare issues. This idiot – and he truly is …
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Neurotic people who own cats come out badly in a studyA about the personality of cat owners and how it affects the well-being of their cats. The immediate observation by this study is that cat ‘ownership’ parallels the parent-child relationship. Where a mother of a child is neurotic there is a real link between that …
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Two cats belonging to Julie-Ann Greenwood have been permanently taken from her because she neglected them for a long time such that they suffered with terrible flea infestations causing one of her cats to become partially bald. Greenwood served in Iraq (not sure in what capacity but probably in the military). She is 53-years-of-age and …
Woman blames her sex change for neglecting her cats Read More »
I’ll take it that you love your cat but despite that warm emotional feeling towards her do you sometimes swear at her? It would not surprise me. People argue with their loved ones all the time. They have a drink and lose their cool and bingo a red hot row starts incorporating ugly language. You …
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“I dare you, go on Lilah”, said a cat owner while her black-and-white cat climbed out onto the window sill of a first floor room overlooking the backyard and a trampoline in the middle of it. She giggled after she said it and as her cat prepares to jump. Soon Lilah jumps and lands clumsily …
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WJLA.com reports that the growing opioid epidemic is resulting in some cat owners stealing painkilling opioid drugs from their pets to service their addiction. The report says that opioid addicts are hurting their pets and that the FDA is sounding the alarm and sending a major warning to veterinarians. The FDA recommendations include using alternatives …
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In 2003 (I know it’s quite a long time ago) the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors published information about behaviour problems in cats in its annual review. It provides information on the incidence of feline behaviour problems, the types of problems and the breeds of cat responsible for these reported problems. In my opinion, the …
The top cat behaviour problems are all to do with people Read More »
By Ruth How often do we hear someone say: ‘If I have to be reborn on this earth I hope I come back as a cat’ (domestic cat). Well, to me that’s the daftest wish of all to make, because cats are the most vulnerable, misunderstood and mistreated animals of all. Too many people expect …
