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Common illnesses affecting UK domestic cats are almost completely preventable

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 sample …

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

2 girls stand over their cat killed on a road where they are about to be hit 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 on …

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Stunning black mackerel tabby male cat

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

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 coat …

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

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 the …

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Regulations regarding cat ownership results in significant decline in ownership in Australia

A recent survey found that pet ownership has declined in Australia. Numbers have fallen by 200,000 while the dog population has fallen by 100,000 in the past 12 months. It is unsurprising that the cat population has fallen at twice the rate of the dog population, in my opinion, bearing in mind the barrage of …

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