What is a tabby cat?
A tabby cat can be any one of the following: a random bred domestic cat, a feral cat, a stray cat, a community cat or a purebred, pedigree cat and even a wild cat; all of which have or can … Continue reading →
A tabby cat can be any one of the following: a random bred domestic cat, a feral cat, a stray cat, a community cat or a purebred, pedigree cat and even a wild cat; all of which have or can … Continue reading →
The recent finding of a 1,000-year-old domestic cat skeleton in Kazakhstan confirms that the domestic cat travelled with traders from the area of its origin in the Middle East to the Far East. The Daily Mail online reports that the … Continue reading →
It seems incongruous that for thousands of years humans have shared their homes with fearsome predators. I am referring to the domestic cat. The reason why we do is because of the initial reason why the wild cat was domesticated. … Continue reading →
If and when domestic cats use their paws to eat food or to drink water they do so in a very specific way. They scoop up the food such as dry food pellets or water from their bowl into their … Continue reading →
The Daily Telegraph reports that the first named pet in the UK has been revealed as a cat called “Mite” who lived in a 13th century Hampshire monastery. The author claims that that is the first naming of a British … Continue reading →
It depends how far back into history you want to go. The important point is that the Maine Coon, or any other domestic cat in the North America, did not evolve from a small wild cat species in North America. … Continue reading →
Kiddo was a small, self-assured tabby cat who in 1910 inadvertently joined the American explorer Walter Wellman and his crew as they set off in the airship “America” in an attempt to cross the Atlantic. The crew had no idea … Continue reading →
Domestic cats still hunt because it is in their DNA to do so. It is a characteristic which is a genetic inheritance. It is hard wired into their brains and personalities. And it has not been removed by humans controlling … Continue reading →
I feel confident enough to state that there can only be one reason why domestic cats have different coat colours and types. I put forward my thoughts on this page. Orignal domestic cats were brown tabbies We know that the … Continue reading →
The Nazis used animals as trappings of tyranny writes David Crossland in The Times today. Adolf Hitler liked alsatians because they are similar to wolves and wolves are predators and in his words, “Like the wolf tearing into the sheep … Continue reading →