What affects us affects cats
子供とめちゃくちゃ楽しそうに遊ぶ猫 – This is ‘cat messing around with daughter’ in Japanese. Well, that is what I think it means in English! There are two videos and they are utterly charming. This took place in Japan. The little tabby cat was rescued. She was sick and blind. She formed a wonderful relationship with the young …
Willow, a classic, brown tabby cat, warned her owner, Annemarie Cotton that she had breast cancer. Cotton is convinced that her tabby cat saved her life. “My cancer was caught in time thanks to Willow drawing my attention to my breast.” Here’s the story in some detail. Annemarie Cotton said: “Willow had always liked …
By Robert Cheney There are many things that you can do to improve your health, but did you know that simply owning a Savannah Cat (or any other cat) can have a positive impact on your body? No, owning a Savannah Cat does not mean that you can forget about exercising or eating healthy, …
The other day while I was perusing the cat food aisle at our supermarket, a stranger walked up to me and had the unmitigated gall to ask, “What are cats good for anyway?” It was hard for me to believe that a cat hater had the nerve to approach me and attempt to cast …
This is a jaw-dropping fact: Cats can reduce the likelihood of having a heart attack by 40%! And it’s backed up by a University of Minnesota research study. I guess it’s all about reducing stress to the point where having a heart attack or stroke or developing heart disease is much reduced. We know …
Puppies are being used to cut the stress that students are under during exam time but it could be cats or indeed any animal. Interacting with puppies in “puppy rooms” is far more healthy that resorting to tons of coffee or drink and even drugs. There is a growing trend at universities to use …
There is a Twitter Feed or a hashtag called “Academics with Cats” from the Twitterer: Academia Obscura. It is an extension of what we have all experienced: our darling cat getting involved in our work. This does not automatically mean that we are less productive although it usually does mean that but there are …
The words of Dr Phil Hammond are in fact “for 90% of symptoms, you’re better off with a dog than a doctor”, but I have extended that to include companion animals and in this instance domestic cats. Dr Phil Hammond is a general practitioner meaning not a veterinarian and is also a television personality …
