A Michael Broad Blog
White cats are far more likely to get skin cancer, in a sun-exposed site of their body, than other cats. In fact, over 13 times as likely. By skin cancer I am referring to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is cancer of a certain type of cell (epithelial cell) in the skin. In a …
This is a video of Tootsie by VG. It is in slow motion. You’ll see Tootsie’s ears flatten while she yawns and then flip forward. The slow motion makes it easier to see how the ears move when a cat yawns. Being an ailurophile I am interested in ear movements during yawning 😉 We …
Are some people who care for feral cat colonies clipping the ears of cats to give the impression that the cat is neutered (although they are not), which helps to protect the cat from being trapped and euthanised? I have no idea. Neutered (male) and spayed (female) cats do not present a problem to …
Overview There is a wide variation is cat ear size and shape both for wild cats and cat breeds. It seems that the cat breeders have followed the lead of the wild cats in selectively breeding for different ear size, shape and even the position of the ear on the head. I have divided …
by John Warren (Moscow, Russia) Hi Everyone! I was recently given the most adorable lilac scottish fold… and I am totally smitten by her. I have heard, though cannot confirm this anywhere, hence me writing this email, that their ears “unfold” if something is not right with their diet. I am feeding her according …
