Common illnesses affecting UK domestic cats are almost completely preventable

Baloo with one of the technicians

The top 6 diseases affecting domestic cats in the UK are listed in the table below. FELINE DISEASE PERCENTAGE OF CATS SUFFERING Gum disease 15.23 Obesity 11.58 General dental disease 9.23 Overgrown nails 5.23 Flea infestation 5.07 Heart murmur 4.44 Table showing the top 6 domestic cat diseases in the UK from a “random …

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2 girls stand over their cat killed on a road where they are about to be hit by a van behind them

Two girls stand over their cat killed on the road where they are about to be hit themselves by a van behind them

NEWS AND COMMENT: This is a picture taken from a security camera video of two girls who are standing in the middle of what appears to be a 4-lane dual carriageway road in Buena Park, Los Angeles, USA. They are looking at their dead cat who had only just been killed by a vehicle …

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Cat behavior linked to breed, coat type, and eye color?

Stunning black mackerel tabby male cat

This article is based on a very skimpy source (study summary) which I regret but I don’t have any other options. It’s interesting nonetheless to me because a study hypothesised (to put something forward as a possible theory or idea) that a cat’s behaviour can be associated with the breed of the cat, their …

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How male cat neutering affects their appearance

The effect of neutering male cats on their appearance

Am I the only person who is concerned about the effect that neutering has on a male domestic cat’s appearance? There is almost nothing, perhaps there is absolutely nothing, on the Internet or in the books that I have on whether people are concerned about the effect of neutering on the appearance of male …

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Pet theft is not trivial – on a par, say, with shoplifting

Dog on lead meets cat on lead outside see what happens

Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has usefully written about pet theft in the UK for the Mail on Sunday. His article is published on the Mail Online website. Observers will have read the stories about the surge in pet thefts in the UK, mainly of dogs, due to the Covid-19 pandemic which encouraged …

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Governments can’t force cat owners to confine their cats to protect wildlife

Inside cat

Cat owners must agree to confine their cats to protect wildlife – all of them ideally. In other words there must be a voluntary agreement by cat owners because it’s the only way to stop wildlife predation by domestic cats. Why is this? Because any law enacted by any government which confines cats to …

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